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She-Ra is the superhero needed to fight back against Marvel’s male dominion | Phoebe-Jane Boyd

With Wonder Woman sapped by sexism and Skeletor peddling price-comparison sites, Netflix’s reboot of the 1980s Princess of Power couldn’t be more timely
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For the honour of Grayskull – and modern children who have access to the internet – Netflix and DreamWorks are rebooting the 1980s classic for a small-screen series in 2018. Unlike the multiple-reboot failure , this will be the Princess of Power’s first outing since her original . Her return has fans of Etheria’s finest swinging their Swords of Protection and body-slamming robo-hoards with excitement. Or today’s

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