Pygmalion and Medusa as Cixous' writing women in InSEXts: 'I Write Woman'.

This article analyzes the comic series *InSEXts: The Necropolis*, focusing on its feminist reinterpretation of the Ovidian myths of Pygmalion and Medusa through the lens of Hélène Cixous' essay "The Laugh of the Medusa." Set in nineteenth-century Europe, the narrative follows Lady Bertram and Mariah, a lesbian couple with transformative insect abilities, alongside Phoebe, a Black transgender artist, as they confront patriarchal oppression in the art world. The comic reimagines Medusa as a misidentified Javanese goddess and recasts Pygmalion's story from one of male artistic control to maternal empowerment, emphasizing female creativity, agency, and resistance to silencing. Through these intertexts and characters, *InSEXts* enacts Cixous' call for women to reclaim their bodies and voices by rewriting traditional narratives, while also engaging readers in reflecting on their role in the cycle of representation and objectification.