hallidae:
I am reading the post on black characters in comics, and all I can think as I read the author’s praise of Hudlin’s elevation of black characters is that his treatment of Monica Rambeau via T’challa made and still makes me hop up and down in a shrieking rage whenever I think too much about it. He did nothing to “elevate” her. He took a character who grew from a newbie to a leader of the Avengers and an all around smart, compassionate, witty badass and put her in a position where she only existed to be bossed around by T’challa so that other men (and occasionally women) could comment on his command prowess. Maybe she got more visibility out of the deal, since her only recent appearance (to my memory) at the time had been in Nextwave, but she was sacrificed to a sexist attitude to get that, and I can’t fucking support that.
Reblogging for commentary on Monica Rambeau’s role in Black Panther.
(Source: the-biscuit-eternal)
I’m posting this super early, but I’ve been testing the queue and the result was that I can’t trust it, so I’d rather not take the risk. There’s still three more hours to vote in match-up #25 and match-up #26 if you haven’t yet.
Match-up #27: She-Hulk versus Abigail Brand
The cousin of Bruce Banner, Jennifer Walters is a hard-working and very good lawyer. After being shot by some mobsters, Bruce saved her life by giving her a blood transfusion of his own blood. Possessing some of his cousin’s irradiated blood, Jennifer became able to transform into She-Hulk. She’s been a member of the Avengers and will now return to her own book alongside Lyra!
Little is known about Abigail’s personal story other than the fact that she’s the daughter of a human and an alien being. She’s a commanding officer of S.H.I.E.L.D. and leader of S.W.O.R.D., an agency that deals with extraterrestrial stuff. Abigail was first seen in Astonishing X-Men and was the protagonist of the very short-lived S.W.O.R.D. series (which, btw, I recommend reading :D).
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Match-up #28: Black Widow vs Photon
One of the greatest spies, Natasha was raised by the Black Widow Ops, a program that trained young girls for espionage missions. There, Natasha was subjected to biological and psychological enhancements, which explains why she lived through WWII and still appears quite youthful. Brainwashed over and over again by the K.G.B., Natasha was finally able to set free and became an ally of the Avengers. She currently stars on her own series.
Monica was a lieutenant in the New Orleans harbor patrol until she was hit by extra-dimensional energy produce by an energy-disruptor. She gained the power of controlling and producing any form of energy from the electromagnetic spectrum. Known as Captain Marvel in the beginning, she received training from the Avengers and became one of their best members, at times being their leader. She finally changed her name to Photon out of respect for the son of the original Captain Marvel. Monica is also the leader of the superhero team Nextwave.
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