Did you miss the frenzy that surrounds every Marvel movie release? Or on the contrary, are you an inveterate fan of the superhero universe? One thing is certain, you will have noticed it pop culture now deals with female characters with superpowers.
Several arguments can be advanced to explain this. At first, the public who appreciate this type of content became largely feminized. The heirs of the comics of the 70s and 80s can no longer only portray female characters as sidekicks or partners of superheroes. Superheroes now figure prominently in storylines, and their personality traits as well as their passives are much more in-depth.
Secondly, whether it is their research, their personal dilemma to solve, or even their double identity, today it is easy to identify with superheroines. More than fictional characters, like their male counterparts, they have to some extent become the mirror of today’s society.
This was made possible by the arrival of women in the small world of designers and screenwriters. After all, who better than a woman can put herself in a woman’s shoes and understand the challenges she has to overcome every day. It is to pay homage to these long-marginalized protagonists that Panini Comics presents its first collection dedicated to Marvel superheroines on the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day.
Comics that go back to the origins of superheroines
Obviously a choice had to be made between the plethora of female characters who all deserved to be front-of-the-stage for the day of March 8th. The six selected superheroes are, of course, the ones whose news stories are the most prolific.
Each of the albums returns to a significant, even decisive episode in the construction of the heroine. : How did you meet your mentor? How did she establish her position as a superhero? What is the research that has profoundly transformed him?
Jessica Jones: Alias — Secret origins
Jessica Jones was chosen for the first television series about a superheroine. This is to say whether her career and personality are powerful and charismatic enough to launch superheroines on the small screen. This comic goes back to the birth of Jessica Jones’ powers and explains why she decided to put them aside afterward.. In Alias — Secret Origins, you will also find out where the trauma that attaches to the heroin’s skin comes from…
Miss Marvel: Generation Y
This superheroine is a small revolution in the world of comics. It allows some readers to finally feel represented. She is an American high school student of Pakistani descent of Muslim faith and lives in Jersey City.. In short, a teenager like there are thousands in the world… Kamala Khan, her real name, is the perfect illustration that designers and screenwriters tend to represent superheroes according to society and not vice versa.
She-Hulk: green and single
She-Hulk aka Jennifer Walters is neither more nor less the cousin of Bruce Banner: Hulk. Like him during his first transformations, the superheroine will have to learn to deal with her powers and her new appearance. However, unlike her cousin, she handles her anger very well, which allows her to maintain her professional and social life as a human while taking advantage of her awesome looks. A whole program!
Captain Marvel: Pushing All Limits
Captain Marvel aka Carol Danvers is the second heroine to shoulder a film that was a box office hit in 2019. This character doesn’t just perform heroic deeds on planet Earth, she is determined to do good across the galaxy. This year, in addition to having an album of the “Marvel Super-Heroine” collection with her image of her, she will once again star in a new feature film. Clear, 2023 is definitely the year of Captain Marvel.
Black Widow: unbreakable bonds
Black Widow has been in the spotlight for several years now in Marvel feature films under the guise of actress Scarlett Johansson. Her character is loosely based on historical facts, as she is a former spy directly connected to World War II. The album tells of her new family life, far from dangerous missions, which turns out to be less rosy than it seems.
Thor: Thunder in my veins
Norse mythology has been on the rise for a few years, and even in the superhero universe there are descendants of Odin (the god of gods). It is today under the female guise that the Thor costume is endorsed. Jane Foster of her real name fights against mythological super-villains like Loki, but also against an evil closer to human everyday life: cancer. Which gives this heroine, almost a goddess, a more approachable personality.
Superheroes have now earned their place as cult figures in the Marvel universe, just like their male counterparts. These super-powered women that pop culture can’t do without anymore, with alien or mythological origins, they have become essential. Now they are honored by Panini Comics in the first collection “Marvel Super-Heroines”.
Give yourself a gift worthy of a heroine! The six albums come in a collector’s box, which also contains six bookplates (engravings) of each of the heroines.
Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
