There's no question that Marvel's women have made some serious impact on the Marvel Universe as a whole. They've contributed to countless cross overs and story arcs, but they they are still rarely portrayed as leaders in their own right. I often feel like there are so many that could be more than just "supporting cast characters." Take for example Ms. Marvel, who's series managed to last up to issue 50 before being canceled. Ms. Marvel has gone from the star of her own series to a background character in some of the Avengers books. Is that a way to treat one of Marvel's most powerful superheroines? And as far as I know, Marvel has a lot of women superheroes to choose from, so why aren't these ladies headlining more books?

Which one would you like to see get her own ongoing series?

Also, what do you think it would take for a Marvel book headlined by one of their female characters to succeed?

Black Cat.

• Ms. Marvel
• AoA Blink
• Sage

Or, Spider-Man's Girlfriend: Mary Jane. Where she is in random scenarios and hijinx every issue. Like getting superpowers or taking care of Spider-Man's super babies while he goes out and dates someone else.

Magik 
Spider Woman 
...that's all i can think of...

Black Widow
Ms Marvel
Sharon Carter

@Daveyo520 said:

Or, Spider-Man's Girlfriend: Mary Jane. Where she is in random scenarios and hijinx every issue. Like getting superpowers or taking care of Spider-Man's super babies while he goes out and dates someone else.

That comic would not sell lmao

@xkoenig said:

Black Widow Ms Marvel Sharon Carter

@Peevo said:

Echo, sounds (lol) like she is living an interesting life in Moonknight's ongoing.

Nice choices!

Ms. Marvel should definitely get another chance at a solo series...her last series was great and shouldn't have been canceled
 
someone above said Squirrel Girl and while that may not sound like a good idea the little voice in the back of my head is saying "I would totally read that"

I should say, I think it's always been hard for Marvel's female characters to thrive, and I don't really know why. I think Storm would be a strong enough character to hold her own in a series. I think maybe Ms Marvel is a bit too straight-laced to last for long in an ongoing. She needs to have more of an edge to her, or something to take her in new directions. I loved Black Widow's solo series but I'm not sure she's got a big enough fanbase to support her. My suggestion of Sharon Carter is a curveball, but I think something novel like that might work. It could be like a spy series along the lines of a Black Widow ongoing - Sharon Carter, Agent of SHIELD or something like that.

Miss America?

• Ms. Marvel
• AoA Blink
• Sage

@Daveyo520 said:

Or, Spider-Man's Girlfriend: Mary Jane. Where she is in random scenarios and hijinx every issue. Like getting superpowers or taking care of Spider-Man's super babies while he goes out and dates someone else.

That comic would not sell lmao

Ms. Marvel. I had a lot of fun with her last ongoing series. And I know I've been pushing this one for a while, but Dazzler. Sure, she's silly, but they have the potential to make her into a great character.

she hulk !  i would love to read a book about her 

@danhimself said:

Ms. Marvel should definitely get another chance at a solo series...her last series was great and shouldn't have been canceled someone above said Squirrel Girl and while that may not sound like a good idea the little voice in the back of my head is saying "I would totally read that"

This! Ms. Marvel. And.

I'd love to see Spider-Woman, Black Widow and Abigal Brand all given ongoings. Brand to me was the star of S.W.O.R.D. a book I LOVED that Marvel should have held on to. It was one of the silliest most fun reads around, mostly because of the playful banter between her and Beast.

Along this line, I recently wrote Marvel about the lack of women with their own books. I don't know if they listen, but I sure hope they do. It p#sses me off more than a little bit that they have not been showcasing any of the female super heroes or villains.

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Black Cat.

she hulk !  i would love to read a book about her 

. And I know I've been pushing this one for a while, but Dazzler. Sure, she's silly, but they have the potential to make her into a great character.

Magik 

This is one of the problems I see with the Marvel cast of women when compared to DC. DC has a lot of female characters that I think can support being the lead of their own series (Catwoman, Barbra Gordon, Cassandra Cain, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Power Girl, ect.). Marvel, not so much.

I agree about Ms. Marvel but she's always been developed as more of an individual and less of a team member. Marvel has more based itself around team oriented stories. Even with Storm as powerful of a force that she is I don't think could support being the lead. The character to be the lead needs a compelling story of their own. Most of Storm's stories would involve the X-Men so often that it would just feel like another X-Men book and not a Storm book. Wolverine made it work for so long because there was so much of his past that was unknown to even himself. It gave the basis for a number of stories that had little to nothing to do with the X-Men. He wasn't always a member of the team and a lot of his tales involved Logan's life before being a member. He had a quest of his own outside of the team.
As much as I like Black Cat, I don't think she's the kind of personality to really support her own stories. She shows up, she tries to get his Spider-man's pants (but the mask stays on), and that pretty much sums up her character. She really doesn't have the depth of Catwoman.

This all leads back to that article that Tony wrote a while back about who are the iconic women of Marvel. DC has a lot, and Marvel has almost none that could be called truly iconic. Marvel's big idea for a comic for women was that god awful Sex in the City parody,

psylocke!!!

Or, Spider-Man's Girlfriend: Mary Jane. Where she is in random scenarios and hijinx every issue. Like getting superpowers or taking care of Spider-Man's super babies while he goes out and dates someone else.

Spider Woman Jessica Drew

Spider Woman, Scarlet Witch, Psylocke....
 
Squirrel Girl.. needs the attention though. She's dying for her big break!

 Storm , Psylocke and Black Cat

You're setting the bar too low. Half of the population of the earth (and, presumably, the Marvel U) is female. Why shouldn't fully half of Marvel's books star females? Are women are less heroic? Less interesting?

I'm sure the response will be that most of the audience is male. But that only begs the question. Maybe that's only so because the books are about males.

Ms. Marvel no doubt 
Squirrel Girl would be adorably epic 
Abigail Brand: Agent of SWORD 
The Amazing Spider-Woman 
The Incredible She-Hulk  
Elektra
Black Widow- Because too many redheads is never a bad thing 
 
I'd also be very open to a Femme Fatal Team starring: 
-Invisible Woman 
-Ms. Marvel 
-Spider-Woman 
-Storm 
-She-Hulk 
-Mockingbird 

NONE

they should have a solo series about mystique(raven) i find her quite interesting after watching her in x-men first class. 

I think the best Marvel series that had a female in the lead was Alias. Pretty sure you can't re-create the same dynamic with Jessica Jones now. 8 )

@SC: That Mystique series was amazing!

@SC: I need to make sure to check out Mystique's series. 

Black Widow or Spider-Woman. I was sad to see the Soider-Woman series was cac

Moonstone.

I think that Domino would make a great character for a movie.  She is lesser known for one.  That might spark interest. Her skills are very military/assassin like and her mutant power is not over the top, out of this world, or hard to wrap your head around. Her personality is very much made for the big screen.  She does not follow orders well when with team mates, she is sarcastic, and though she is brave she can show emotions of fear and anxiety.  Oh, and she would have a hot unzipped leather outfit like Selen in Underworld.  I also have to agree  like Ms. Marvel too.  

Storm and she should have it imediately!

I personally would like to see a new Black Widow series with Marjorie Liu writing again along with a new Ms. Marvel series.

@darkcloakx said:

she hulk ! i would love to read a book about her

win!

Skreet!!!! 
 

There's no question that Marvel's women have made some serious impact on the Marvel Universe as a whole. They've contributed to countless cross overs and story arcs, but they they are still rarely portrayed as leaders in their own right. I often feel like there are so many that could be more than just "supporting cast characters." Take for example Ms. Marvel, who's series managed to last up to issue 50 before being canceled. Ms. Marvel has gone from the star of her own series to a background character in some of the Avengers books. Is that a way to treat one of Marvel's most powerful superheroines? And as far as I know, Marvel has a lot of women superheroes to choose from, so why aren't these ladies headlining more books?

Which one would you like to see get her own ongoing series?

Also, what do you think it would take for a Marvel book headlined by one of their female characters to succeed?