Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors

From "Wonder Woman" to Buffy Summers, Emma Peel to Sydney Bristow, "Charlie''s Angels" to "The Powerpuff Girls", Superwomen are more than just love interests or sidekicks who stand by their Supermen. In her new book, Stuller shows how the female hero in modern mythology has broken through the boy''s club barrier of tradition and reveals the pivotal role of high-heeled crime fighters in popular cul...