![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Everyone in Deadtown is forced to wear the clothes they were buried in, even if those clothes say nothing about their real natures.Įach woman is a parody of a famous character from the mainstream Marvel or DC universe, retelling their famous storylines from a new, feminist perspective. They enjoy extinct food and forgotten culture, sharing their stories in order to pass the time. People frequently leave Deadtown (either willingly or unwillingly) due to the unreliable nature of comic book deaths. It is populated by a race of friendly, cultured gargoyles who do their best to take care of the ghosts. ![]() Their afterlife, Deadtown, is a mix between a pleasant bohemian neighborhood and a forbidding necropolis. They have all been involved in the world of superheroes and suffered because of it, facing various forms of sexism from heroes and villains alike. In a corner of the afterlife, six women meet on a regular basis to commiserate and share their stories. The Refrigerator Monologues is a 2017 superhero fiction novel by Catherynne Valente, with art by Annie Wu, exploring the lives - and deaths - of superheroines, and of the girlfriends of superheroes the title refers to " Women in Refrigerators", and to The Vagina Monologues. ![]()
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