Who is your favourite female super hero/villian?
 

I would have to say Aornis Hades

(from the Thursday Next series of novels)

She has two basic superpowers... she can control memory after being in close proximity to someone (especially she can alter people's memories of herself, but she also can affect it in other ways)

She can cause and to some extent contol the probability for random events. If she fully concentrates on it, and again close to her physically, she can cause and control completely impossible things to happen. (think Scarlet Witch from Marvel comics but without any theoertical limits and not mad)

In the books she gets caught.... but given her special powers, how sure can you be? Maybe the people that collared her, sentenced her, imprisoned her just seem to remember that they did....

She is a basically evil character, but her powers just strike me as awesome.

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.

I always had a soft spot for Storm (X-Men), and for Barbara Gordon (the original Batgirl). But I think my favorite all-time has got to be Kitty Pryde. Maybe it's the geek thing. Maybe it's the Jewish thing. I like her. A lot. I like her powers, I like how she's had to deal with horrible shit and has done so beautifully, I like her ninja training and streak of bad-assery from hanging out with Wolverine, and I like her smarts.

Supervillains? Dark Phoenix. Easy. Although I suppose Granny Goodness also comes to mind.

nuff said...

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Favorite is hard to narrow down...

For superhero, I'll go with Medusa from The Inhumans, because of her cool power of being able to control her prehensile hair. Sue Storm would've been my second choice.

Favorite super-villainess...
I don't know her name, but I recently saw her on the new Young Justice cartoons on Cartoon Network. She's an assassin sent to kill/and or retrieve information that the teen heroes are guarding for the JLA members. She's a cross between Katana from The Outsiders and Lady Deathshrike over at Marvel. She nearly kicked the whole team's collective ass by herself.

Red Sonja:

Seriously. A sword-wielding, scale-mail-bikini-wearing, superhot, fiery redhead.... what's not to like?

Supervillain?

Mystique. Hot shapeshifters are hot.



[Editorial note: Yes, I often choose female comic characters based largely on their sex appeal. However, I think sex appeal is intentionally built into these characters, so it's not like it's entirely my fault. My appreciation of other female character types (film, television, literature) does have other, more important criteria.]

since when did you ever see a fat ugly supervillian or superhero?

ok, except Homer. He's a bloody legend. ok, and maybe Fat Albert.

Whenever I see "Homer," I still think of the Greek poet first.

who?





..ok ok that was a joke. im sorry your levitating highness

Do underaged female heros factor into this discussion?

I thoroughly enjoyed Mindy Macready/Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass as a super-tough, ninja-trained, weapons-wielding, quick-thinking, and yes, even cute female superhero.

She'd make just about any Dad proud.

Back when I used to read comics all the time, I liked Illyana Rasputin. She was both villain and heroine.
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I was also a fan of the powerless Storm. Despite losing her powers she was still able to best Wolverine in hand to hand combat and win the role of leader of the X-Men.
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Rogue of X-Men

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She steals other mutants powers with just the touch of her hand, how awesome is that?! Plus she's shacking up with Gambit!

She also steals hearts... I'm just sayin'.

I'd have to go with Death:

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I always loved how realistic she seems. So few people ever portray Death in such a manner. Plus, she seems like she'd be nice to sit down and have a beer with. When she's done, she'll put the chairs on the tables, turn off the lights, and lock up the Universe behind her.

second favourite... although whether or not you can count a Goddess in such things is uncertain:

charlize theron in Hancock.
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What's that from Anxt?

That's from Neil Gaiman's Sandman. If you've not had a chance, The Sandman is a terrific comic book, it's very smart and very mature.

I've heard about it. Wanted to read it for years. But I've been having difficulty finding it that does cost a shit ton.

I think its ok but a bit adolescent really. The main character always struck me as a jerk. I think the writer kind of thought of him in those terms sometimes (although it also seems very autobiographical). Death is definitely the most likeable character. A story doesnt have to have a sympathetic character to be good, but you kind of have to care one way or the other. But its worth checking out... but I read it after I read American Gods, and it was a bit of a let down for me.

The best thing for me about Sandman was it introduced me to John Constantine.

Surprise the guy with the name Morpheus agrees with you.

Also even though it only ran 12 issues, I do love the ladies of nextwave.
http://www.geekwithfamily.com/wp-con...xtwaveteam.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextwave
Btw the ladies are
Elsa Bloodstone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Bloodstone)
Monica Rambeau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Rambeau)
and Tabitha Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabitha_Smith)

Dream was always supposed to be a bit of a jerk. He's flawed, just like all the Endless, and he has trouble recognizing it. when you're a near eternal incarnation, these things happen.

I always liked Dream because of his "jerkiness", because after Death points it out to him (in the issue "The Sound of Her Wings") he actually tries to stop being such a big jerk.

Although it rambles all over, as dreams often do, I feel the story from that point on is Dream's attempts to be less of a jerk. Sometimes he succeeds, and sometimes he fails. Just like the rest of us.

Also, John Constantine is absolutely incredible. He's not a girl, or he would likely have been my choice.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

So after a bit of thought, I'd have to go with Raven. I have a soft spot for goths, and her powers are sweet. Almost limitless if she lets go of control.


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I guess I think it is worth reading, just not as good as American Gods.

I get that Dream is supposed to be flawed, brave, selfish, basically good... I guess it was his surrender before the Kindly Ones that I disliked the most (even though I guess he understood what being "Endless" meant perhaps better than any of the others, even Death)

and I agree on Constantine... the movie was horrible but I think nearly every comic book Ive read has been awesome.

if theres a single male out there who didnt have a crush on wonder woman, ill eat my words

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