Comic book fans have argued for decades over who has the sharpest mind in marvels 9,000pluscharacter universe. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. While many comic book characters are male, there are plenty of female characters out there to empower little girls from all walks of life. The objectification of women in comic books fantasy magazine. Now keep in mind, im not as familiar with marvel, but i will add the ones that i know about. Nevertheless, a few brainy women have slipped through the cracks and made it into the pages of comic books. She build a time machine out of scrapes laying around her home while androids were destroying her world. Storm ororo munroe of the xmen is introduced as being worshiped as an african goddess. One is from mcu and other is from marvels comic book. Who are the most intelligent characters in the dcu. Apr 28, 2018 comic books have produced criminals who have become almost as well known as the superheroes who have battled to counter the dastardly acts these characters have been producing. With wonder woman being the first female led superhero film in over a decade after a bunch of box office flops before it, there are still many other powerful female characters within the comic book universe that deserve exploration.
The basilisk is the name of three fictional characters appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Male is a genius when it comes to strategy and tactics, almost as well if not better than the leader of the team. When you look past their tight costumes, perfect hair, and curves, you will uncover a list of women who are skilled in both the mind and the body. So just who are the smartest of the comic book characters. As many attractive female characters as there are in the comic book and popculture industry, and there are many, sometimes we need to devote a.
Here are 19 female comic book characters that you need to know about, whether you prefer your heroines fistswinging, biographical, or of whimsical fantasy. Like many women of her time in the 1930s, she was a working mother. Top 10 sexiest female comic book characters wonderslist. In this lesson, students look at how male and female characters are depicted in comic books. This little black girl is smart beyond belief because she is part of the. Spy smasher is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by fawcett and dc comics. Most likely the smartest man on earth, but still gets his plans ruined by superman. As a female comic fan, id like to take this opportunity to shed the spotlight on the sexiest men in comics. Nineyearold lunella lafayette is a modern, diverse comic book character who has been officially named the smartest character in the marvel universe. Using a comic book analysis sheet, students will record the attributes of male and female comic book characters. Once i stopped typing before, i realized that i could think of 10 more female comic book characters. Presenting a list of the most loved fictional characters from indian television, comics and brands.
The best female comic book characters, ranked ranker. Lunella lafayette is confirmed by marvel to be the smartest being on marvel earth616. Highly intelligent and more than a little manipulative, seoni pronounced seeohnee is a tattooed sorceress who may have the blood of something less than human running through her veins. A major problem with female characters is theyre just not usually that funny. Not to be overshadowed by their male counterparts, these women are the lady bosses of the comic book industry. Whether it be for her lustrous looks, sensual movements, or straightforward way of communicating with others, she seems to drive you absolutely crazy. Social and political power was entirely in the hands of the men in elizabethan england and particularly, wellborn men. Kids comic books feature everyday boys and girls with superpowers who seek to either destroy or save the world. Whether superhero or antihero, the comic book world is filled with influential female characters.
One is a criminal empire kingpin in colombia, while the female only as mega corporation ranging in a lot of different areas of business. Her powers are so diverse that if she cant hack the computer manually through codes and such, she can just straight up destroy it by using her phasing power. Created by scottish author alexander mccall smith, precious ramotswe is one of the very few black female detectives in literature. Buzzfeed released an article from editor mark paniccia and the writingart team of amy reeder, natacha bustos, brandon montclare, and tamra bonvillain, a new co. You can pick up these trades thats the term for a book of comics. I had a tough time picking but in the end im happy with my list. Both women and men in the lower classes were powerless but women in the upper classes were in a particularly unenviable position. Batgirl is currently being written by awesome female comic book writers like gail simone and marguerite. When it comes to comic book super powers, brains are every bit as handy as brawn. Thats why hes one of the most intelligent characters in dc. The most influential female characters in comics catawiki.
For many of the most popular characters, intellect is. Villains in particular, with their evil schemes and dastardly plans, often possess genius intellects that. We count down the top evil geniuses in comics who use their brains as brawn. Although the main characters are teens, the comics have a lighthearted nature that works for kids of any age. While comics have no shortage of great demonic characters, its dodges unique, twisted brand of cruelty that makes him one of the greats. Smartest marvel universe characters other so when making a list of the smartest marvel characters theres usually a grouping of reed richards, hank pym, tony stark, beast, black panther etc. Who is the most intelligent character in the marvel universe. There are thousands of characters from different realities, timelines, spaces, and places, all sourced from nearly 80 years of magnificent marvel material. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. What makes her a formidable soldier is of course not her size, but her keen intellect. Since marvel has added quite a few more women geniuses recently, i thought its time to finally make this list. The greatest female marvel super heroes top marvel women. She is the first female private investigator from botswana and founder of a detective agency. Terrific whom are better at sciencetech but theyre not as smart as batman when it comes to combat tactics and stuff like that.
In the comics, hank is the creator of robot ultron and repaired vision often. When it comes to the smartest female comic characters, there is definitely more than meets the eye. Who are the smartest villains in dc and marvel comics history. Taking a look at the smartest superheroes to ever don a pair of tights, heres our 15 smartest superheroes in comics history. Although many casual observers may not believe it, intelligence goes a long way in the comic book world. Now in terms of what this has to do with simone, is thus. List rules vote up the most intelligent comic book characters.
As a class, students will record common attributes on a master sheet and discuss what messages about men and women are reinforced. No matter how hard we try, we cant all be captain america, thor, hulk or iron man. Dont let her looks fool you, because she is a lean mean magical fighting machine. An anthropologist, forensic anthropologist, kinesiologist, trained in three types of martial arts, and a bestselling author, who has been on the new york times best seller list for 18 weeks, bones, like most tv geniuss, is an extremely. These are the smartest female characters in comics, the genius superheroines and villains who can more than match wits with iron man, batman, and all those other men. One male, one female no not related, or love interest. Dick burger is a worldfamous millionaire cartoonist most powerful man in the. One of the most notable black female character in comics appeared in the bronze age of comic books. Somewhere in between the gorgeous ladies of wrestling and the wicked witch of the west, we got she hulk. Chacha chaudhari and sabu chacha chaudhary and sabu are the ultimate combination of brain.
Writing highly intelligent characters and pointsofview. Adding all that up, were flashing back to the comic book roots of the cinematic superheroines counting down the greatest superhero women. What you are about to read is the definitive list of the 100 greatest black comic book superheroesvillains of alltimeall ranked. The list the first the first indication of its appearance occurs when amadeus cho decides to take an online quiz run by the excello soap comp. Professor xavier quickly reveals her to be a mutant who possesses the power. Some of these villains are never quite vanquished, often reappearing in later story lines with new ways and methods of terrorizing ordinary citizens. These days, some of the smartest characters from kids movies, tv shows, and books are female. Unlike most comic book heroes, who remain within the same static age range for decades. Its hard to define who is the smartest, cause each superhero has his own uniqueness.
The numbers have steadily improved since the earlier ages of comic books, it isnt by much. Female superhero representation in comics the artifice. Jane eyre is one of the most inspirational female characters in history. These legendary comic book badass superheroines arent messing around. You just dont hear about them as often because comics are pretty tough on dames. Within those approximate 80 years, comic book stories and the avatars within have. Instead of wearing tight leather or spandex, the characters are wearing less provocative clothing see anna paquins rogue. Probably the most intelligent and refined of all the studied female characters, batgirl. Tapping into this well can sometimes seem like an infinite journey. Princess diana is the warrior prince of amazon, she is not just among the most powerful female characters in comics but also among the sexiest female comic book characters.
Female superhero representation in comics feminist superheroine carol danvers on the cover of her own comic book. From vintage comics characters to modern marvel favorites, here are the 30 best female. The most intelligent characters of dc comics comic vine. For instance tony stark is en expert in physics and engineering whereas bruce banner is a genius when it comes to nuclear physics. Captain marvel used to be a dude character, before carol took over. The 10 smartest characters in the marvel universe youtube.
Top ten female comic book characters talking comics. Among thousands of characters in the marvel universe, these are the smartest of them all. Nov 10, 2015 10 of the most inspiring fictional characters of all time. Mar 23, 2015 the lessons learned are personal and political. Modern day comic book readers might be surprised at the broad spectrum of heroines that appeared in those very early days of comics, from masked vigilantes and intergalactic warriors to crafty reporters and jungle goddesses. The representation of women in comic books, post wwii through. The most intelligent characters of dc comics this is a overall stats of.
Top ten smartest fictional characters the top ten smartest fictional characters 1 l death note l lawliet, exclusively known by the mononym l, is a fictional character in the manga series death note, created by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata. Mar 04, 2015 however, according to market research, 46. Mar 18, 2014 22 strong female characters in literature we all wanted to be. Dont expect to see the likes of the joker on here were looking. Top 10 most intelligentthe smartest anime characters. What is the official rank of marvel smartest characters. Sep 03, 2019 when it comes to comic book super powers, brains are every bit as handy as brawn but props to those who have both. The 20 smartest fictional movie characters in history.
The smartest comic book characters after reed richards is hank pym who possesses various skill in the field of subatomic physics, robotics, cybernetics, artificial intelligence, programming, emergency medicine, optics, and entomology. Best marvel comics characters top ten list thetoptens. The 15 most powerful female superheroes right now pictures cnet. I did notice that there were few strong lead female characters in a lot. Perhaps this is to be expected from the daughter of reed richards but valeria claims to be even more intelligent than her old man, and hes widely considered to be the smartest guy in the world. Although her place as the worlds first female superhero is in dispute, the red tornado or ma hunkel, as she is also known broke other barriers in 1939, and would aptly be hailed as a progressive comic book character to this day. Her depiction as a heroine fighting for justice, love, peace and most notably gender equality has led to wonder woman being widely known as a feminist icon. Both are a genius scientists who invent antman suit. Apr 19, 2018 the 10 worst comic book characters in the marvel universe. She was smart, clever, and fiercely devoted to solving crimes. The first is a superhero that was formerly owned and published by fawcett comics.
Her powers are so diverse that if she cant hack the computer manually through codes and such, she can just straight up. Who is the most intelligent superhero in dc and marvel and. May 12, 2014 when you flip through a comic book, youre looking at a medium that has existed for less than a century. And with research published in 2017 indicating that girls start underestimating their own intelligence by the age of 6, its clear that brainy media role models matter. The 10 worst comic book characters in the marvel universe. Comic book, bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. Afterwards, several notable black female characters began to appear.
Valeria richards is one of those kids who isnt just smart, shes scary smart. The representation of women in comic books, post wwii through the radical 60s. But across all of marveldom, female super heroes have proven to be some of the most amazing, dynamic, powerful, sharp shooting, heavy hitting characters around. After rebirth era, goldsilverbronz age feats and portrayals not included. Its why i feel such affection for the decidedly male character of spiderman, who has always been about the way he feels more than how hard he can punch. Smartest comic characters i thought id make a list of some of the smartest comic characters around. There are plenty of genius female characters in comic books. We rank the most intelligent in the comic book movies. Free comics stories will be made available for one month on the service starting april 2. Mastermind excello earl everett is an american comic book character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics.
In the marvel cinematic universe, many of the superheroes and villains are total geniuses. This article picks out shakespeares most powerful female characters across all of his plays. We need new interpretations of female comic book characters. The top 10 greatest female superheroes in the history of. So, it is with these tenants in mind that i came to put together my top ten female characters list for talking comics. In fact, the mediums portrayals of women are just as antiquated and sexist as the term dames. These might be some of the characters that come to mind when asked to think about female superheroes. May 26, 2010 the men are usually always overlooked which is understandable being that majority of comic book fans are male.
Katherine anne pryde is one of the most notorious hackers in the marvel universe and one of the smartest female comic characters, as a result. Following a host of jewish characters trying to negotiate life in a bronx tower block in the 40s and 50s. From cosmic powers of superhuman intelligence, to good old fashioned book smarts, there are plenty of comic book characters that prove the powers of the mind can be just as eff. From super scientists to mutant masterminds, check out our list of marvels most intelligent characters and watch the video above to learn more about how we. Robert liebman, faculty mentor women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size. The comic book industry was born in the late 1930s. Bulma is the most significant female character in the series.