benlehman

1. Comics authors tend to be lazy. Really, most authors tend to be lazy. Lots of shows, movies, comics, etc., have the "one girl" in a group of four or five. Occasionally there's two girls, if it's a group of five. Males are almost never the minority in fantasy/adventure stuff. There are exceptions, of course, otherwise I would never have found things to read as a preteen.

2. Uh, yes. I remember when Max was really into Dragonlance, discovering that the good and neutral gods were male, while the evil god was female. What's the matriarchal race in D&D? The drow (who are also dark-skinned).

3.I've only been the single girl in the gaming group twice, and one of those times was a single, completely miserable session. I've gamed in a lot of different groups since I was 12, so I'm inclined to think that gaming hasn't been male-dominated in a while, at least not from my corner. Gaming-related media has, but that's an extension of answer 1.

Though it's worth pointing out that YAFGC also has the sorceress Meegs.