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Sydney Bristow from Alias is my favorite. I know it seems like I'm stretching it a bit calling her a superhero, but she's a superhero in the same way Batman is a superhero.
There's something compelling about a character that behaves in a very real way despite being in fantastic circumstances. Sure, the character kicked ass and went on adventures and saved the world, but the way the character was written and performed always seemed grounded and whole. She was a character I could relate to, a character complete to a point that, if she were real, I'd want to know and be friends with her. Part of this was carried out in Sydney's evolving relationship with her father, part of it is her friendship and eventually her romantic relationship with (spoiler) Vaugn, a bit part of it was her relationship with her friends, and perhaps most importantly from a plot perspective, part of it was how she managed to respond to wild science fiction and fantasy plots the way a real person would.
Then again, my exposure to female superheroes is somewhat limited. I've read She-Hulk and Wonder Woman comics, I've seen the few female superhero movies that have managed to get released (Elektra, Catwoman, Red Sonja, X-Men, Aeon Flux) and a few old myths about the Amazons, but really I'm not up on female superheroes. If anyone knows some decent novels, I'd appreciate the recommendations.
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