Excellent article Sara! I have always loved the character of Sif, in both the Marvel universe, and in mythology. I would love to see her in Golden hair someday though.

@greenlanterngasm: true marvel needs a leading lady because caption marvel is struggling in that spot and sif does have the potential to be just that but like you said marvel is going to need to strike will the irons are hot and push her by putting her in big spots for the company and not to mention memorable story arks in journey into mystery as well

Journey Into Mystery is the best Wonder Woman book being written.

Really enjoyed reading Sif''s storys so far, keep them comming Marvel !

Sif is a great character

@mrshway88 said:

Yes. Sif is slated to be the protagonist and focus of Journey Into Mystery for the immediate future. So sales willing, she will star in the next arc, and the next arc after.

If this is true I've got a good laugh as this is the person I think could do Wonder Woman better than anyone else. Probably just a rumor though as I doubt she'd turn down that big of a role.

I think she has always been placed in the shadow of Valkyrie

@bluelantern1995 said:

I remember now, its more to do with Jaimie being skeptical of the people behind Wonder Woman, and the story, not the actual character herself.

"I used to be (interested in Wonder Woman), and then I’ve seen how many failed attempts they’ve tried at remaking it. It’s embarrassing for me as a woman, to see what they did with that TV show. Had nothing to do with that amazing actress Adrienne Palicki. Absolutely not, she’s fantastic.”

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Sif has always been one of Thor's best supporting characters. It's great that Marvel finally is taking her out of her supporting role and thrusting her into a starring role. An excellent role model for young women as a woman stepping out of the shadow of a man and standing on her own. Great to have an article about a strong woman written by a strong woman too. LUV U BABS!!!! <3

Sif? No no no. SONGBIRD is the most underrated Lady of comics!

She is a great character and Journey into Mystery is a great book right now. This is definitely a character who has been overshadowed by other characters in the past (female characters that is) and is finally getting her own adventures.

Hope she only grows in popularity because she adds not just to her own mythos but that of thor and asgard. (Thor can't do it all all the time)

Sif's always been good and I was glad to see her get a series for a while. The dialog was a little overblown in the beginning but it got better. I was actually a little disappointed in the way the spell wasn't real, it would have been a more interesting character development for her to really change from what she's been in the past. It would make more of a difference between her and Valkyrie.

Just had to quote this. Your points are spectacular.

There are quite a few female comic characters who deserve a hell of a lot more visibility than what they're currently getting. My user name makes one such character a little obvious.

Luckily, Fearless Defenders seems to be looking to open some doors and get a lot of under appreciated characters more exposure.

Great article! Thank you for finally saying it!

I think Sif, She-Hulk, Valkyrie, Red She-Hulk (needs a new name), Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, Power girl (pre-52), Supergirl and Batgirl all need to do a team up in a comic sometime.

this

For a long time Valkyrie was in the spotlight, Sif was merely "more of the same"

I like them both, but she and Valkyrie are too much alike, and it's not because they are both female Asgardian warriors. Their temperaments are identical--you could swap costumes and put them in wigs, and you couldn't tell the difference.

This. Although, swap out Batgirl for Black Widow, Black Canary, Starfire, or Vixen. I think it'd be refreshing to have at least one team-up that wasn't with a Bat-Family character.

Damn I knew I was missing something when i first saw this series...well least there is alway the trades! Good Article too by the way Sara!

@queenfrost_: I wish DC did that with WW.

Syf is one of my favorite characters of all time and an important part of the whole Asgard mythos. For me the fact that she is underrated proves that while it is an unfortunate situation that there is also the chance for so much potential to be brought out of her in comics literature, so while it must be obviously sad that she has such an underrated reputation, let it also be a sign that this can eventually be changed!

I have a stack of Sif's JIM I need to read. Truth be told she has never interested me that much. I've read a lot of Thor stories and whereas the Warriors Three, Odin, and heck Tyr and Heimdall have all been given some degree of characterization aside from their base roles Sif never has before now. She was always the warrior who either fought beside Thor, waited at home for Thor, or hooked up with the nearest Thor lookalike. She never had any real depth that did not revolve around Thor. I think it is kind of sad that it it only now that she is getting some real character development. I am glad though and it is about time.

Sif is awesome!!! She's probably one of the most underrated characters in the industry.

I'm fairly new to Marvel Comics, so I'm not to familiar with Sif. But I too know how it feels to see a beloved character not given the respect and admiration they deserve and while reading this atricle I was amazed at how awesome she is. Thank you for helping bring recognition to Sif and reminding others how amazing Sif is.

i love Sif i do agree so underrated she could have been marvel's equivalent for wonder woman, but alas they never used her well. I still love her will also be one of my fave marvel females right up there with storm, psylocke, ms marvel, blackwidow, silver sable etc

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Sorry for this very very late tag (and somehow inconsequential) i guess i just want to say to someone that post here when the tread was "alive" and being discussed how cool/fantastic this thread is!

Sif! Is just Awesome!