So, who are they? Catwoman, Storm, Wonder Woman, She Hulk?
I'm beginning a new project and could use some advice on who is popular in comics aside from the Legion.
Help!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Well I would say the Wonder Woman, if not popular, is an icon.
Zatanna & Jean Grey have always had a good fan base.
She-Hulk has the advantage of having a series recently.
Catwoman and Storm have both bee around for a while and also have a fan base.
Supergirl & Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) are both recognizable to the general public.
Among others, I would say there is Black Canary, Scarlet Witch, Hawkgirl (Due to Justice League cartoon show).
I think Huntress and Power Girl were more popular when they were the Earth-2 Batgirl & Supergirl counterparts.
Posted by PolarBoy on :
My Fav is Fallen Angel
Posted by Star Boy on :
Is Deena Pilgrim from Powers a superhero now? She's sassy... Posted by Lightning Lad on :
What about Frank Cho's Shenna?
Babs is a favorite even though I don't read BoP.
She-Hulk definitely.
Raven of the Titans.
Blink and Nocturne of the Exiles.
Jean back before her first death as Phoenix.
Posted by Yellow King on :
Sue Storm - Invisible Girl/Woman Ms. Marvel Oh yeah, Rogue -duh- Storm -second duh in a row- Kitten (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents) Daria Amethyst Tigra Dagger (of Cloak and...) Wonder Girl (silver age) Brandy (Liberty Meadows) Zatanna Death (Sandman) Delerium (Sandman) -wasn't that her name?- Powergirl (sometimes) Star Sapphire
-2 pennies worth-
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
In terms of who is most popular, I'd guess: Wonder Woman Catwoman Jean Grey Storm Rogue Elektra Invisible Woman Batgirl (Gordon) Supergirl (I guess she's Legion though hm?) She-Hulk
Posted by Greybird on :
Do you mean "never-in-the-Legion," Sketchy? "Non-Legion," to me, suggests those who aren't in the current version. That would include Dawnstar, Andromeda, Thunder, and others from the previous reboot.
Posted by Yellow King on :
Why hasn't anyone mentioned Mary Marvel? She's almost as yummylicious as a Supergirl Robot.
Posted by Vee on :
And lets not forget Wonder Girl DOnna Troy, who is rumored about to return to the DCU.
Posted by Bevis on :
Not just rumoured, confirmed. There's a mini coming out in... June, something like that, written by Phil Jiminez, art by Jose Garcia-Lopez and George Perez. It's four issues I think, supposedly ties into the Inifinte Crisis gubbins and reintroduces Donna into the DCU. Muchly Yay!
As for *my* personal favourites:
Black Canary Wonder Woman Oracle (never really read much with Babs as Batgirl and not sure if she counts as a superhero as Oracle, but still...) Scarlet Witch Zatanna Fallen Angel Peter David's Supergirl Wasp Fire Hawkwoman Powergirl Stargirl (aka Star Spnagled Kid II) Huntress
And I'm very much liking Gail Simone's new version of Rose and Thorn as well, but i don't think she really counts as a hero.
Posted by Star Boy on :
She-Ra: Princess of Power! (has she ever had a comic as opposed to a cartoon?)
As for public perception, I'd say the only heroines known outside of comic reading circles are:
Wonder Woman (mostly due to TV show) Supergirl (old movie, JLU appearances) Storm (X-Men films) Rogue (ditto) Jean Grey (ditto, but with most people ignorant of Marvel Girl or Phoenix incarnations) Elektra (Daredevil & Elektra movies) Batgirl (Pop-culture, Animated Bats & that awful Batman film) Invisible Girl (on the edge, but bound to get more exposure with the FF movie) Catwoman (despite the terrible, terrible movie)
Other than that, I suspect you have to be in the know to have heard of any others.
Posted by Numf-El on :
Jessica Alba. Halle Berry. Famke Jansen. Rebecca Romainne-Stamos. Charisma Carpenter.
Posted by High Priestess Viviane on :
Jean Grey (Phoenix) Magma (Amara Aquilla) White Queen (Emma Frost) Scarlet Witch Rainmaker (Gen 13) Storm Moonstone (Thunderbolts) Sersi Psylocke Riptide (Youngblood) Farenheit (I spelled that wrong, from Stormwatch) Catwoman Raven (Teen Titans) Snowbird (Alpha Flight) Polaris (Lorna Dane) Warbird (Ms. Marvel/Carol Danvers) Voodoo Zealot, and Void from WildCATs Meggan and Cerise from Excalibur And along with Star Boy, Frosta and Castaspella from Princess of Power
AND THE FREAKING ENTIRE CAST OF JEM
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Thanks everybody for these responses. I'm going to count who's name appears the most here, and keep that in consideration as I begin my project.
Posted by ActorLad on :
Some I know are popular and some of my favorites in no particular order:
I asked two non-comics reading friends (a couple, one guy and one girl) seperately who they could think of...
Wonder Woman (both) Supergirl (both) Powerpuff Girls (both) Batgirl (her) Xena (her) Buffy (her) The Charmed Ones (her) Zanya from the Wonder Twins (him) - although he did call her 'that Shazam chick that turns into things' American Maid (him) - Okay, my friend does watch the Tick cartoon, as does his young son Invisible Girl (him) - referred to as 'the girl from the Fantastic Four'; when i gave her name as the Invisible Girl, he commented in surprise "Oh! Is that what she does!" Begging the question of exactly what he thought she was doing there in the first place.
And He was annoyed not to have remembered Storm once she was mentioned later by me, claiming to have loved her since the original X-Men cartoons.
It was interesting to see their slighly differing interpretation of 'superhero' in their calls of the Powerpuff Girls, The Charmed Ones, Xena and Buffy for the list. She took the time to mention she definately thought the Charmed Ones were superheroes as they 'have super powers' and 'do good deeds'.
[ March 26, 2005, 01:38 AM: Message edited by: Star Boy ]
Posted by MLLASH on :
My longtime favorites:
BLACK CANARY!
Scarlet Witch
Mary Marvel
Oracle/Batgirl
There's tons more I love, such as Hellcat, Polaris, Valkyrie, Black Widow, Crystal, Medusa, Mantis, Power Girl, Huntress etc. but can they really be called popular? I dunno.
And any chick hero who had her own MEGO doll can be called an icon. Let's see, that would be...
Wonder Woman
Supergirl
Batgirl
Catwoman
Wonder Girl
Invisible Girl
Isis & Lt. Uhura Posted by ActorLad on :
Hey Sketch Lad did you want manga/anime superheroines on the list too? I was thinking of a few last night but being tired I forgot post them.
Posted by Doc Nimbus on :
i would think most non comic fans are going to know these ladies from comics: Wonder Woman Bat Girl Super Girl Catwoman Storm Rogue Invisible Girl Jean Grey Elektra
this group is sorta 'second tier', with some mulimedia exposure:
Heroic TV ladies that the general public are likely to consider 'super':
Buffy and Willow The Charmed Ones Zena Dark Angel Power Puffs Chyna
My Favs, not including the above:
Arrowette Wonder Girl The Wasp Abby Chase Caitlin Fairchild Freefall Black Canary Mary Marvel Star Girl Jade
Posted by EmeraldEmpress on :
The bad girls
Vampirella Lady Death Purgatori Chastity Tarot Vampi
The DC Girls
Crimson Fox Power Girl Wonder Woman Maxima Fire Ice Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) Huntress Black Canary Zatanna
Marvel Girls
Psylocke Shadowcat Phoenix (Jean Grey) White Queen Storm Rogue Feral Medusa
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Witchblade probably has some recognition due to the tv show...
Y'think anyone remembers Isis?
[ April 02, 2005, 11:54 PM: Message edited by: DrakeB3004 ]
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
quote:Originally posted by Doc Nimbus: Heroic TV ladies that the general public are likely to consider 'super'...
I'd throw in the Bionic Woman on this list.
Posted by White Raven on :
Shadowcat Storm Rogue Ember (ElfQuest) Raven (Teen Titans) Magik (New Nutants)
That's about it for now...
Posted by baycent54 on :
Yeah, I know this is a bit late, but: Comic and non comic choices all in one. Xena Black Widow Phoenix Catwoman Wonder Woman Starfire Troia Wasp Invisible Woman Scarlet Witch Hepzibah (from Starammers) Storm Tigra Moonstar (The others are LSH characters. Their inits are D, DG, and SL in pretty much that order)
Posted by Mystery Lad on :
I think you've gotten several good lists containing the generally popular superheroines out there.
Here're my faves (most of whom would most likely not appear on any list of popular heroines):
DC
Donna Troy Lilith Black Orchid GA Harlequin Black Canary Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal) Duela Dent Vixen
kitty pryde storm zatanna power girl fire black canary hawkwoman (old school jla wisecracker) big barda moonstar magma magik psylocke before the many times of crappifying rachel summers
somewhat in order
[ April 11, 2005, 06:26 PM: Message edited by: disaster boy ]
Posted by dedman on :
Going by who gets photomaniped the most i would say (in no particular order) -
Wonder Woman Powergirl Supergirl Mary Marvel Supergirl
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Thanks for all the suggestions. I've been distracted from this project, but I still plan on doing something with it!
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Okay everyone, thank you very much for the input on this list. I've added up all the votes and have compiled the top 12. Note--some characters have combined identities, like Batgirl/Barbara Gordon/Oracle, like Jean Grey/Phoenix/Marvel Girl, like Wonder Girl/Donna Troy. My decision on characters like that is to just include them on the list as I will, and depict them in my project as I will...
So, here's the top 12, from least votes to most. Thank you for nominating all those dozens of other characters, I've been intrigued, but feel like I must focus on most favorite.
I must say that I totally agree with this list, though I wish Starfire was on there. Still, I wouldn't know who to bump off in order to include her.
I find it interesting that at a Legion forum, the most voted for character is Storm. A Dave Cockrum thing?
Curious about this project I'm working on? Sorry! Not gonna tell yet! However, I will say that even though the Legion isn't included on this list, they will be included in the project.
Stay tuned, and thanks again. (Oh, btw... polls closed!)
Posted by Mystery Lad on :
Hey, Dean-- whatever became of this project? Did I miss it?
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
ML! Wow, thanks for reminding me...
Okay, here it is... I was going to go ahead and publish a sketch book filled with drawings of the most popular female comic book characters. I either did new sketches or gathered ones that I'd already done, and scanned them, and organized them to be laid out in comic book format.
Then, I even used photoshop to add grey tones (this would all be done in black and white). I was very happy with the project, even with my typical sketchy finishes. I even asked a couple of printers what they'd need from me in order to get this thing printed, and I got some decent input.
Then, when it became less fun, because of the technicalities, I guess I sorta lost interest and let the project slip away from me....
Sigh.
I suppose the right thing for me to do would be to a *least* post the sketches here....
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