The series is a feminist portrayal of the exploitation film genre and takes place in a dystopian reality, where non-compliant women are sent to an off-planet prison.

[3] DeConnick liked De Landro's work (particularly the heavy use of blacks and shades to portray character emotion)[3] after which the two exchanged information and planned to collaborate on a Marvel comic.

[3] Both creators wanted to include the intriguing and difficult aspects of women's lives in prison and to change the narrative of female oppression.

[1] The two creators planned to include the backstory of an inmate every third issue before discovering the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, which has a similar structure.

The segment also contains "Bitches Be Like", which is where usually-feminist guest authors write a short passage relating to topics discussed within the issue.

"[4] The back page of every issue includes satirical comic book ads for Missed Connections, and such stereotypical products as X-ray specs, but with a feminist twist.