6 of Marvel’s Most Powerful Women Who Have Yet to Hit the Big Screen
By Jasmine ShanelleApr 9th, 2021, 5:04 pm
Now that the epicness that was
WandaVision has, sadly, come to an end, I’d like to take this opportunity to shine a light on those other female superheroes that need to have their day in the sun. With the rise of women in the MCU that,
“don’t worry, have help,” we think it’s high time to take a look at some of those obscure female heroes that you may not even know about.
And, oh yeah, these ladies are absolute beasts. No big deal or anything, but they’re some of the strongest Marvel characters out there. Any one of them could have worked alongside Scarlet Witch, Captain Marvel, and Gamora (just to name a few) in taking down Thanos.
Avengers West Coast (Vol. 2) #58-102, Annual #5-8 (May 1990 – January 1994)
Written by Fabian Nicieza (#58), Danny Fingeroth (#59), Roy Thomas (#60-63, 65-101, Annual #5-8), Dann Thomas (#60-63, 65-83, 85-94, 96, Annual #5-7), Terry Kavanaugh (#64), Jim Novak (#100), Len Kaminski (#100), Dan Abnett (#102), Andy Lanning (#102), Gary Barnum (Annual #5), Dwayne McDuffie (Annual #5), Carrie Barre (Annual #5)
Co-plotted by David Ross (#95)
Pencilled by Tom Morgan (#58, 71, 100), Gary Hartle (#59), Brad Vancata (#59, Annual #5), Paul Ryan (#60-63, 65-69), Chris Wozniak (#64), Rik Levins (#65-66), Steve Butler (#70), David Ross (#71-74, 76-82, 84-95, 98-102, Annual #8), George Freeman (#73, Annual #6), Herb Trimpe (#75, 83), Andrew Currie (#96-97), Don Hudson (#100), Tom Tenney (#100), Jim Fry (Annual #5), Grant Miehm (Annual #5), Jeff Moore (Annual #6), Steve Carr (Annual #6), MC Wyman (Annual #7), Al Bigley (Annual #7), John Dennis (Annual #7), David Ammerman (Annual #7), Kris Renkew
Written by John Byrne (#42-57, Annual #4), Mark Gruenwald (Annual #4), Fabian Nicieza (Annual #4)
Pencilled by John Byrne (#42-57, Annual #4), Mike Manley (Annual #4), Gavin Curtis (Annual #4)
Inked by Mike Machlan (#42-48, 50-52), John Byrne (#49), Keith Williams (#53), Paul Ryan (#54-57), Terry Austin (Annual #4), Mike Manley (Annual #4), Chris Ivy (Annual #4)
Colour by Paul Becton (#42-45), Bob Sharen (#46-57, Annual #4), T. Fine (Annual #4), Chris Ivy (Annual #4)
Spoilers (from thirty-one to thirty-two years ago)
I’ve written before about how much I admired John Byrne growing up, and how much I loved his work. I’ve written about his Alpha Flight and Namor runs already, and will someday tackle more of his work, like perhaps his Fantastic Four.
West Coast Avengers (Vol. 2) #1-41, Annual #1-3 (October 1985 – February 1989)
Written by Steve Englehart (#1-29, 31-37, 39, Annual #1-3), Al Milgrom (#30), DG Chichester (#38), Margaret Clark (#38), Mark Gruenwald (#40)
Plot by Tom DeFalco (#41)
Co-plotted by Mark Bright (Annual #1), Mark Gruenwald (Annual #2), Tom DeFalco (Annual #2)
Script by Ralph Macchio (#41)
Layouts by Al Milgrom (#6)
Pencilled by Al Milgrom (#1-5, 7-37, 39-40, Annual #2-3), Kyle Baker (#6), Tom Morgan (#38, 41), Mark Bright (Annual #1)
Inked by Joe Sinnott (#1, 3-5, 7-21), Kim DeMulder (#2, 22), Kyle Baker (#6), Romeo Tanghal (#23), Mike Machlan (#24-27, 29-31, 33-37), Dave Hunt (#28, 38), Tony Dezuniga (#32), Al Milgrom (#39, Annual #2), Mike Gustovich (#40), Tom Morgan (#41), Geof Isherwood (Annual #1), Gerry Talaoc (Annual #3), Chris Ivy (Annual #3)