don't you lady me, son, I'm an Avenger
Thursday, 5 December 2013 13:07
December posting meme time! ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ladymercury_10 asked for my favourite Marvel superheroes. The title and icon choice may offer a hint as to who my top two are... ;)
My very favourite has to be Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, aka Princess Sparklefists. ♥ I love her strength and the confidence that she has from years of being a pilot and a superhero and an Avenger. I love that when confronted with a problem, her first instinct is to find a way to punch it. (This characteristic is a cast-iron way of getting me to love a female character.) I love how grumpy she can get, and I love her friendships, especially with Steve and with Jess. I love that she has a tiny fangirl! She's really great and everything about her makes me happy.
Also up there is the Lady Sif, for, actually, very similar reasons. She too is tough and confident and likes punching her problems in the face. I fell in love with her MCU version when she refused to let Thor take credit for her trailblazing heroism, and I adored her when she headlined Journey into Mystery. I particularly loved her scene with Jane Foster in the latter: women respecting each other plus fish out of water humour as Sif tries to negotiate Midgardian ways? YES PLEASE.
I also really love Monica Rambeau, though I don't know her that well (anyone have any recs for good stuff to read about her?). I mostly know her from Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. and her world weary leader schtick was very appealing to me. ♥ Her team-up with Carol in Captain Marvel was great and I LOVED that she called Carol on taking the Captain Marvel name without consulting her, and that they came to an understanding about it and punched a giant robot in the face. (I want them to have a team-up book. CAPTAINS MARVEL.)
Finesse is pretty great too, I'm not 100% a fan of everything Avengers Academy did with her, but look, she's massively competent with everything except feelings, and that there is another character trope I really love. (I am never getting over the panel where she offered to lend X-23 her set of "understanding human emotions" flashcards.)
And then there's Natasha Romanoff, and her determination, badassery, stoicism and sense of personal morality. And moving into the MCU, I really like their Steve and Thor, the former for his quiet goodness and man-out-of-time wistfulness, and the latter for the way he is always trying to be a good person. ♥ I haven't yet found a comic that makes me like them as much, but I do usually enjoy it when they turn up in other things I'm reading.
Honourable mentions go to Jessica Drew - I don't really feel like I have a handle on her character yet, but I like it when she shows up - and to Annabelle and Ren from Fearless Defenders. I hope they show up somewhere else soon! And I am very fond of Peter Parker and his self-deprecating sense of humour.
And I haven't even got into any of the X-Men yet! Storm, Kitty, Jubilee, Pixie, Bling... you guys are all great too. And I'm really enjoying Prodigy in Young Avengers, and Kate Bishop of course, and America Chavez, and this post is a little out of control at this point so time to call a halt. ;D
(Still taking prompts for this meme, if anyone has anything they want me to talk about!)
ladymercury_10 asked for my favourite Marvel superheroes. The title and icon choice may offer a hint as to who my top two are... ;)My very favourite has to be Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, aka Princess Sparklefists. ♥ I love her strength and the confidence that she has from years of being a pilot and a superhero and an Avenger. I love that when confronted with a problem, her first instinct is to find a way to punch it. (This characteristic is a cast-iron way of getting me to love a female character.) I love how grumpy she can get, and I love her friendships, especially with Steve and with Jess. I love that she has a tiny fangirl! She's really great and everything about her makes me happy.
Also up there is the Lady Sif, for, actually, very similar reasons. She too is tough and confident and likes punching her problems in the face. I fell in love with her MCU version when she refused to let Thor take credit for her trailblazing heroism, and I adored her when she headlined Journey into Mystery. I particularly loved her scene with Jane Foster in the latter: women respecting each other plus fish out of water humour as Sif tries to negotiate Midgardian ways? YES PLEASE.
I also really love Monica Rambeau, though I don't know her that well (anyone have any recs for good stuff to read about her?). I mostly know her from Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. and her world weary leader schtick was very appealing to me. ♥ Her team-up with Carol in Captain Marvel was great and I LOVED that she called Carol on taking the Captain Marvel name without consulting her, and that they came to an understanding about it and punched a giant robot in the face. (I want them to have a team-up book. CAPTAINS MARVEL.)
Finesse is pretty great too, I'm not 100% a fan of everything Avengers Academy did with her, but look, she's massively competent with everything except feelings, and that there is another character trope I really love. (I am never getting over the panel where she offered to lend X-23 her set of "understanding human emotions" flashcards.)
And then there's Natasha Romanoff, and her determination, badassery, stoicism and sense of personal morality. And moving into the MCU, I really like their Steve and Thor, the former for his quiet goodness and man-out-of-time wistfulness, and the latter for the way he is always trying to be a good person. ♥ I haven't yet found a comic that makes me like them as much, but I do usually enjoy it when they turn up in other things I'm reading.
Honourable mentions go to Jessica Drew - I don't really feel like I have a handle on her character yet, but I like it when she shows up - and to Annabelle and Ren from Fearless Defenders. I hope they show up somewhere else soon! And I am very fond of Peter Parker and his self-deprecating sense of humour.
And I haven't even got into any of the X-Men yet! Storm, Kitty, Jubilee, Pixie, Bling... you guys are all great too. And I'm really enjoying Prodigy in Young Avengers, and Kate Bishop of course, and America Chavez, and this post is a little out of control at this point so time to call a halt. ;D
(Still taking prompts for this meme, if anyone has anything they want me to talk about!)