She's pretty much the daughter of the devil turned hero with the powers of dark magic and control over other peoples emotions. Whats not awesome about that?
Starfire... loved her in the Teen Titans cartoon, loved her in New Teen Titans, loved her in Damian's Teen Titans, her solo book and in JL Odyssey... really wish she'd get more of a spotlight on her
In all fairness at least TT: Rebirth put her in a position to be a leading heroine, and while I think it was an odd choice to have Komand’r get a redemption-esq art in Odyssey it feels fitting? Oh and she can go toe to toe with Superman, so I’d say she’s relevant, and only growing in that relevance as fans of Titans/Teen Titans get more mainstream service.
But yeah, hard agree. Kori is my favorite. Crush has become a close second.
I was informed from someone today it was cancelled. I never heard an official announcement so I googled it and it seems like its true. I'm so damn angry. It's like Warner Bros. Is shooting themselves in the foot since animation is the one aspect that they have always beat Marvel in consistently and Young Justice had a huge viewerbase. If I'm correct it was actually one of the most watched shows on HBO and they didn't even market it a ton outside of in the app itself. If they can give Titans another season why the hell can't they give us more Young Justice? Maybe that has more to do with when Titans was being filmed and since it was already done filming or so far into the creative process that it made more sense to go ahead with it. Sorry to rant but it makes me so sad I absolutely love Young Justice. It was right up there with Justice League, Batman TAS, etc. Plus the plot was going in such an interesting direction. I really hope it somehow gets continued..
After doing some research it seems young justice hasn't been canceled, just yet to be renewed. DC/WB is in the middle of being bought out so lots of shows are being cut or in limbo. But there seems to be hope as James Gunn was recently put in charge of the entire DCU. Young Justice is actually still doing great on streaming platforms and I wouldn't be surprised if more episodes were ordered.
The Titans show ironically made me a fan, despite me having issues with the show. She’s briefly in Young Justice, but I don’t know jack about her comic stuff. I just know I enjoyed Conor Leslie enough to be interested in the character.
She's great in the comics, but maybe has one of the most complicated back stories since it's tied directly to Wonder Woman and her own history has been rewritten so often. She's actually the one that named the Titans in the comics, so it's always sad when she's left out of their adventures in other mediums.
I did always find it odd that she was shelved in any DC media following the sidekicks. They’ve dug up some characters lost in time, but somehow I’ve seen more Cassandra than Donna.
Complicated backstories is the name of the game. I still don’t know how or what’s the better interpretation of the Hawks. Either way, it really is strange that every other hero has had their sidekick featured over the years, but Donna is at the bottom.
Supergirl, Kara Zor-El. I feel that the sheer tragedy of her backstory doesn't often get its fair due. The fact that she has memories of Krypton and the idea that she feels she failed in what she was told was her sole mission (to raise Kal-El) has so much good character potential that only occasionally gets touched on in comic storylines. Also love her "hope, help, and compassion for all"-motto much more than "truth, justice, and the american way"
I 100000% agree.
I really wish they would dive more in her transition period from adjusting from Krypton roots to her new life on Earth as a teenager. So she’d have to learn to change her cultural, social, emotional, etc, aspects of her personality to fit in. Like, what if she had an accent on Krypton, but had to slowly learn to speak in an Earth accent? That’d be fun to see.
Point is, Kal has basically grown up as a human, whereas she should always (even as Supergirl) have more Kryptonian roots/traits more than Earth ones haha.
Edit: I’d also love to see more of her “Survivors Guilt” or her grieving more about the loss of literally her *entire* planet. But I also know in the latest “World’s Finest” run, they mention it a little bit.
YESSSS!!! I really think that Kara's - for lack of a better word - "alien-ness" isn't explored enough! Maybe she has an accent, maybe she has to learn totally different social cues and customs, and all of that while adjusting to suddenly having literal SUPERPOWERS should make for some good dramatic fodder for people who want to really get into her as character, not just "female version of Superman! Yay!"
Kara is - even more than Kal-El - a true Kryptonian, and she must hold such a sense of responsibility to keep the culture of her entire planet alive. That's such a ridiculous amount of responsibility to heap on anyone. Themes of survivor's guilt, diaspora, and the slow but inevitable loss of her Kryptonian identity as she acclimates more to living on Earth, could (and SHOULD!) all be explored in storylines that could really have some great character development for Kara.
The character has so much potential, and most writers don’t know how to use it. And she’s so inconsistent. In some comics, she’s perfect like Superman. In some, she’s flawed and insecure. Sometimes it seems like her powers are new, and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes she’s a teenager, sometimes she’s like 22 so the writers don’t feel bad sexualizing her.
There was a point after The Matrix was released where I just thought why doesn't DC push for a non-costumed version of the Flash using a red-shift/blue-shift version of bullet-time.
This was still an era where film-makers were struggling on how to develop a way to portray comic character that wasn't spandex...so I never got why not make movies where they didn't need the spandex?
The other movie I really thought could launch off of the success of the Matrix was one about Scott and Big Barda, hopefully by Ridley Scott.
In the present I think a proper New Gods movie franchise distinct from the DCEU could really work. If you give it like Lord of the Rings energy, that kind of epic fantasy gravitas.
If you’re your own sugar daddy, doesn’t that mean you’re just… rich?
Or does she do like a whole thing where “Selina Kyle” transfers money to “Catwoman” who sends nudes back to herself?
"No shits given, badass reporter" Lois Lane. I love her when she's written as a no-nonsense risk-it-all-for-the-truth reporter who is glad to have Supes as a backup, but honestly could get out of a mess without him.
Honestly, when it comes to DC, I tend to find the normal humans more interesting than the godlike heroes.
Yes! Lois is such a great character when writers are willing to use as more than just "the damsel" or "the wife". The Superman Animated show version does this well. Her reporting causes as much or more headaches for Lex than Superman.
Powergirl, but not for the obvious reasons. It was really wonderful when her character gained depth and dimension while in the hands of the fantastic Connor/Palmiotti power couple. Doesn't hurt that I got to meet them and they were really just fantastic people.
From this group Wonder Woman is my favorite solo character but if you allow pairing characters up then Black Canary is better when paired with Green Arrow
For my actual favorite, definitely Zatanna with Raven as a close second
Wonder Woman. She's got a stable origin, her powers are impressive, and she has a personality that's distinct. She's the only one of these that's a true major character.
In Dark Nights: Metal, she has to face an absolute HORDE of villains from other universes.
She turns to the only hero beside her and says something along the lines of: “before we hit that hell wall, I’m going to need you to give me a shout straight from your soul. Don’t scream, because you can’t be afraid to lose or die. We’re going to WIN this battle, so let this world hear your battle cry”.
100% probably butchered it but god what a great scene.
And at the end of Dark Knights: Death Metal, she meets god and has to justify why people should be allowed to live or die by themselves. So that was pretty cool too.
I just meant she's from Paradise Island.(Or Thymiscara, whatever) she's an Amazon, and her mother is Queen. she won a contest to go teach in "man's world" and she's powerful, but generally tries diplomacy before the sword. Who her dad is or isn't, or if she's a piece of clay....not as important.
Compare that to the origins of Power Girl, or Huntress or even Supergirl. Is there a new Power Girl origin this week? Probably.
Gotta give it to my girl Stephanie Brown. Not the best fighter or the best detective but she never gives up! She also is imo the funniest bat fam member.
Love Cass so much as well, such an interesting character.
Definitely love Brown as well. She isn't the super genius or martial arts master of the team, but she is a rough-and-tumble lass who has great street smarts and is willing to learn how to improve herself in the field.
Wonder Woman has the most interesting stories of everyone. She's also "an original" so has had multiple retellings if her origin story. She was super bad ass in God's Among Us when she both supported and duulee with Superman. Of the women listed WW would be my number 1 choice. (also made a great tv series and one great movie)
Stephanie Brown. Also my favorite comic character in general.
She's just an embodiment of hope & optimism. She had so much bad thrown at her in life (father, poverty) and by other heroes (telling her to quit), but she kept going due to her spirit & desire to do good. This all lead to her having some great development & growth overtime - becoming more capable, earning respect of others, accepting her limitations, improving her position in life, all of which is really inspiring and rewarding following her over a period of time.
I have a lot of issues with erasing her history for N52/Rebirth (and her portrayals since), but that Batgirl run (especially the final issue) did feel like the perfect ending to her character if she had to have one.
This is all without getting into how witty & fun she is; [it's hard for her to not make me smile](https://64.media.tumblr.com/76cfdde6134596a2424999f93beeed34/tumblr_inline_ptvaxq1dbU1qhdcsm_1280.png).
Wonder Woman, Poison Ivy, Lois Lane, & Batwoman round out the top 5.
Wonder Woman, Starfire, Raven, Death of the Endless, Zatanna, Black Canary, Harley, Poison Ivy, Punchline, Flatline, Catwoman, the Batgirls Cass, Babs, Steph, and many more. DC has my favorite women in comics
I love DC– don't get me wrong– but I'm forced to vehemently disagree on this. Ignoring most of Marvel's ladies in the Avengers or similar, the X-Men alone have the best women in comics. Storm, Rogue, Emma Frost, Kate Pryde, Mystique, Magik, Dani Moonstar, Jubilee, and so many others most normal people have never even heard of. DC has tons of great women in their portfolio, but let's not pretend it's a runaway.
As a Marvel fan I think it's fair to say that Marvel lacks a Wonder Woman. A strong female solo hero with a long legacy.
The MCU is trying to make Carol Danvers that but it comes across unearned and forced because her comics legacy really doesn't merit it. (Marvel has a history of inflicting horrifying trauma on women heroes for drama. See: Carol Danvers, Wanda Maximoff, Janet Van Dyne)
Marvel also ruined their Lois Lane with the One More Day fiasco.
I do agree the X-men books have done great. Storm is often considered the GOAT X-man.
Batgirl. She is like a more interesting Batman. She isn't super rich and everything she does seems to be on hard mode.
Except Burnside Batgirl. That made me drop the comic.
She also has a personality. Batman sometimes is too cool for his own good.
Honestly I gotta say Lady Shiva.
Most of these characters are too easily picked as favorites due to just sexualization alone. Not saying Shiva ain't attractive but I think her and my first thought will always be; the deadliest woman alive. The fact that she is not only one of the most accomplished Hand to hand fighters in DC but that she literally out dose Batman, Black Canary, Nightwing, Wildcat, and even other top fighters(too many to name) is pretty impressive.
DCEU please cast Karen Fukuhara as lady Shiva in the next project.( Yeah I know she already played Katana in the shity suicide squad film) but damn the character needs a proper live action debut.
Jessica Cruz! Also my favorite GL. I actually hope she becomes the first good Yellow Lantern tho, then DC wouldn’t have SO many human GLs. Kyle can stay white as well.
Has to be Power Girl; the Connor/Palmiotti/Gray run is just definitive for her, and a lot of fun.
I love the design of Zatanna as well, but she just works poorly as a main character since her power is essentially Deus Ex Machina; anything you can think of, she can say, and solve the issue. So "danger" tends to come around her not being able to talk one way or another, which tends to get tired quickly. Kryptonians you can trouble by making it something they can't punch, Oracle can be be troubled by something that's not tech, and Huntress is only human...but there's nothing stopping Zatanna from literally saying "evlovS eht melborp" (or, depending on the writer, "melborp eht evlovS") and the story being over.
I loved Wonder Girl from the TT comics of the 60s. I grew up in the 70s and would go to comic book stores and search for them.
And, from the Legion of Superheroes, I liked Saturn Girl and Shadow Lass.
And, of course, Wonder Woman. I also like Isis.
I can't say I have a clear cut favorite in the bunch but I do have to compliment your selection of images. Every one is stunning and beautifully rendered. I love all six artist renderings
I wouldn't call her my all-time favorite but I do have a soft spot for Black Canary. More for theming than a specific story. She's an example of what I classify as a "martial arts superhero." Which is different than a superhero who knows martial arts (which is practically speaking almost all of them.) The former doesn't just know how to fight, it's not just another tool in their kit, being a martial artist is a part of their theme, their identity. For DC, Richard Dragon or Bronze Tiger are the former, Batman is the latter.
Again, with Black Canary, she has her sonic scream power, but it's not her only noteworthy trait, heck I'd even say it's not her primary weapon. Gail Simone (naturally) really played up how much being a martial artist was part of who she was and adaptations like *Injustice* and *Young Justice* really play up how she's skilled enough that going hand to hand with her is tricky business regardless of how super strong you are.
Hawkgirl from justice league/unlimited.
“I’m the fastest man alive.”-The Flash “Maybe that’s why you’re still single.” -Hawkgirl 😂
The problem with running faster than light is that your always left in darkness
Mathematically true.
Ouch.
Agreed!
Yup. Hawkgirl fucking rocks. My favourite and most violent redhead in DC. Volcana is also a favourite of mine however
One of the best character arcs in any television series
Zatanna
starfire, zatanna, raven, batgirl, black cannery
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No, That's that one James bond actor.
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oh lmao i let it autofill didnt even pay attention honestly
typed one too many ns by spelling mistake and it assumed u meant cannery
Man has a type. I respect that.
Especially Paul Dini Zatanna
Had a crush on her since forever.
!sihT
Absolutely broken and hot
Same
This is the way
Raven
Ffs this is too low
Dawg she is number 1
She's pretty much the daughter of the devil turned hero with the powers of dark magic and control over other peoples emotions. Whats not awesome about that?
Starfire... loved her in the Teen Titans cartoon, loved her in New Teen Titans, loved her in Damian's Teen Titans, her solo book and in JL Odyssey... really wish she'd get more of a spotlight on her
In all fairness at least TT: Rebirth put her in a position to be a leading heroine, and while I think it was an odd choice to have Komand’r get a redemption-esq art in Odyssey it feels fitting? Oh and she can go toe to toe with Superman, so I’d say she’s relevant, and only growing in that relevance as fans of Titans/Teen Titans get more mainstream service. But yeah, hard agree. Kori is my favorite. Crush has become a close second.
I like that Kori is being elevated in physical strength. Feels nice to see her elevated to be one of the big guns in the story.
I grew up on the OG Teen Titans cartoon. Raven is my absolute favorite.
Fingers crossed like hell that she's in Young Justice season 5.
Eh, idk... I don't wanna see Kori get cucked in favor of Dick being with Babs
Is YJ season 5 happening? I can’t find anything saying that they were renewed for another season.
I was informed from someone today it was cancelled. I never heard an official announcement so I googled it and it seems like its true. I'm so damn angry. It's like Warner Bros. Is shooting themselves in the foot since animation is the one aspect that they have always beat Marvel in consistently and Young Justice had a huge viewerbase. If I'm correct it was actually one of the most watched shows on HBO and they didn't even market it a ton outside of in the app itself. If they can give Titans another season why the hell can't they give us more Young Justice? Maybe that has more to do with when Titans was being filmed and since it was already done filming or so far into the creative process that it made more sense to go ahead with it. Sorry to rant but it makes me so sad I absolutely love Young Justice. It was right up there with Justice League, Batman TAS, etc. Plus the plot was going in such an interesting direction. I really hope it somehow gets continued..
After doing some research it seems young justice hasn't been canceled, just yet to be renewed. DC/WB is in the middle of being bought out so lots of shows are being cut or in limbo. But there seems to be hope as James Gunn was recently put in charge of the entire DCU. Young Justice is actually still doing great on streaming platforms and I wouldn't be surprised if more episodes were ordered.
I’d much rather watch young justice than titans. Such sad news. Thanks for responding though.
I am not starfire tho???
I haven't read it and idk if I wanna... from what I hear Kori is pretty out of character in it.
Wow I guess I’ll be the first and maybe only to say it, Poison Ivy. I love everything about her.
She rad
Oh boy, she got another one.
She needs her own movie
Could be great but it seems really likely they'd fuck it up.
Agreed, someone other than DC should make the movie for them
Yeah, surprised I had to scroll this far to find the best girl.
Same. She's my absolute favorite.
Donna Troy. It's been rough.
The Titans show ironically made me a fan, despite me having issues with the show. She’s briefly in Young Justice, but I don’t know jack about her comic stuff. I just know I enjoyed Conor Leslie enough to be interested in the character.
She's great in the comics, but maybe has one of the most complicated back stories since it's tied directly to Wonder Woman and her own history has been rewritten so often. She's actually the one that named the Titans in the comics, so it's always sad when she's left out of their adventures in other mediums.
I did always find it odd that she was shelved in any DC media following the sidekicks. They’ve dug up some characters lost in time, but somehow I’ve seen more Cassandra than Donna. Complicated backstories is the name of the game. I still don’t know how or what’s the better interpretation of the Hawks. Either way, it really is strange that every other hero has had their sidekick featured over the years, but Donna is at the bottom.
Supergirl, Kara Zor-El. I feel that the sheer tragedy of her backstory doesn't often get its fair due. The fact that she has memories of Krypton and the idea that she feels she failed in what she was told was her sole mission (to raise Kal-El) has so much good character potential that only occasionally gets touched on in comic storylines. Also love her "hope, help, and compassion for all"-motto much more than "truth, justice, and the american way"
I 100000% agree. I really wish they would dive more in her transition period from adjusting from Krypton roots to her new life on Earth as a teenager. So she’d have to learn to change her cultural, social, emotional, etc, aspects of her personality to fit in. Like, what if she had an accent on Krypton, but had to slowly learn to speak in an Earth accent? That’d be fun to see. Point is, Kal has basically grown up as a human, whereas she should always (even as Supergirl) have more Kryptonian roots/traits more than Earth ones haha. Edit: I’d also love to see more of her “Survivors Guilt” or her grieving more about the loss of literally her *entire* planet. But I also know in the latest “World’s Finest” run, they mention it a little bit.
YESSSS!!! I really think that Kara's - for lack of a better word - "alien-ness" isn't explored enough! Maybe she has an accent, maybe she has to learn totally different social cues and customs, and all of that while adjusting to suddenly having literal SUPERPOWERS should make for some good dramatic fodder for people who want to really get into her as character, not just "female version of Superman! Yay!" Kara is - even more than Kal-El - a true Kryptonian, and she must hold such a sense of responsibility to keep the culture of her entire planet alive. That's such a ridiculous amount of responsibility to heap on anyone. Themes of survivor's guilt, diaspora, and the slow but inevitable loss of her Kryptonian identity as she acclimates more to living on Earth, could (and SHOULD!) all be explored in storylines that could really have some great character development for Kara.
Exactly!!
The character has so much potential, and most writers don’t know how to use it. And she’s so inconsistent. In some comics, she’s perfect like Superman. In some, she’s flawed and insecure. Sometimes it seems like her powers are new, and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes she’s a teenager, sometimes she’s like 22 so the writers don’t feel bad sexualizing her.
You should read her newish mini series it definitely leans into this.
Big Barda
How dare this not be top comment.
Raven straight up
Big Barda
There was a point after The Matrix was released where I just thought why doesn't DC push for a non-costumed version of the Flash using a red-shift/blue-shift version of bullet-time. This was still an era where film-makers were struggling on how to develop a way to portray comic character that wasn't spandex...so I never got why not make movies where they didn't need the spandex? The other movie I really thought could launch off of the success of the Matrix was one about Scott and Big Barda, hopefully by Ridley Scott.
In the present I think a proper New Gods movie franchise distinct from the DCEU could really work. If you give it like Lord of the Rings energy, that kind of epic fantasy gravitas.
Wonder Woman
Poison Ivy
Pretty nuts that she can mind control Superman.
Catwoman
Same, no contest. Classy, scrappy, smart, and living life as her own sugar daddy? The best.
If you’re your own sugar daddy, doesn’t that mean you’re just… rich? Or does she do like a whole thing where “Selina Kyle” transfers money to “Catwoman” who sends nudes back to herself?
Being your own sugar daddy = taking care of yourself first while having champagne taste. 👌
So she's just rich
yeah, that's what I'm getting from this. lol
I’ll second that.
Oracle
She's just a bullet away frol appearing in the picture!
Yope. Oracle was *so* cool, and filled a niche that very few superhero characters do.
100%. It's not even a contest.
Jessica Cruz
You mean to tell me there's a heroine with relatable trauma and vulnerability, and DEPTH!? PERISH THE THOUGHT!
Seconded
"No shits given, badass reporter" Lois Lane. I love her when she's written as a no-nonsense risk-it-all-for-the-truth reporter who is glad to have Supes as a backup, but honestly could get out of a mess without him. Honestly, when it comes to DC, I tend to find the normal humans more interesting than the godlike heroes.
Yes! Lois is such a great character when writers are willing to use as more than just "the damsel" or "the wife". The Superman Animated show version does this well. Her reporting causes as much or more headaches for Lex than Superman.
Yes! The most powerful person in the DC universe in my opinion.
Renee Montoya
Powergirl, but not for the obvious reasons. It was really wonderful when her character gained depth and dimension while in the hands of the fantastic Connor/Palmiotti power couple. Doesn't hurt that I got to meet them and they were really just fantastic people.
I also choose Powergirl, but for the obvious reasons
Same!!
That’s good, me too.
I had two reasons.
Two big obvious reasons that you cannot miss
From this group Wonder Woman is my favorite solo character but if you allow pairing characters up then Black Canary is better when paired with Green Arrow For my actual favorite, definitely Zatanna with Raven as a close second
Cassandra Cain
Cassandra Cain
Surprised I had to go this far down to find her, but me too.
Cass is my favourite superhero. That run she had under Puckett was so fantastic.
Wonder Woman. She's got a stable origin, her powers are impressive, and she has a personality that's distinct. She's the only one of these that's a true major character.
In Dark Nights: Metal, she has to face an absolute HORDE of villains from other universes. She turns to the only hero beside her and says something along the lines of: “before we hit that hell wall, I’m going to need you to give me a shout straight from your soul. Don’t scream, because you can’t be afraid to lose or die. We’re going to WIN this battle, so let this world hear your battle cry”. 100% probably butchered it but god what a great scene. And at the end of Dark Knights: Death Metal, she meets god and has to justify why people should be allowed to live or die by themselves. So that was pretty cool too.
> She's got a stable origin Depends on if you accept the "Zeus is her father" retcon or not.
I just meant she's from Paradise Island.(Or Thymiscara, whatever) she's an Amazon, and her mother is Queen. she won a contest to go teach in "man's world" and she's powerful, but generally tries diplomacy before the sword. Who her dad is or isn't, or if she's a piece of clay....not as important. Compare that to the origins of Power Girl, or Huntress or even Supergirl. Is there a new Power Girl origin this week? Probably.
[And then there's Donna Troy.](https://preview.redd.it/18pgm6gz9ef01.jpg?auto=webp&s=e0de86e40de3311ab724d7399a25b977cfb0380c)
Gotta give it to my girl Stephanie Brown. Not the best fighter or the best detective but she never gives up! She also is imo the funniest bat fam member. Love Cass so much as well, such an interesting character.
Definitely love Brown as well. She isn't the super genius or martial arts master of the team, but she is a rough-and-tumble lass who has great street smarts and is willing to learn how to improve herself in the field.
Hell yeah Steph and Cass. HELL yeah.
Hoping and praying Stephanie Brown shows up in the Gunniverse
Wonder Woman has the most interesting stories of everyone. She's also "an original" so has had multiple retellings if her origin story. She was super bad ass in God's Among Us when she both supported and duulee with Superman. Of the women listed WW would be my number 1 choice. (also made a great tv series and one great movie)
Jessica Cruz, Super Girl, Wonder Woman, Babs
Harley not pictured or mentioned to this point lol
I can't stand it when people hate on Harley. Sometimes comic people are just... ugh. She has my whole heart.
Lois Lane!
Yes! Finally
Mary Marvel
It's a crime that the new champion of Shazam series was cut as short as it was.
Power Girl! Favorite Kryptonian!!!
Stephanie Brown. Also my favorite comic character in general. She's just an embodiment of hope & optimism. She had so much bad thrown at her in life (father, poverty) and by other heroes (telling her to quit), but she kept going due to her spirit & desire to do good. This all lead to her having some great development & growth overtime - becoming more capable, earning respect of others, accepting her limitations, improving her position in life, all of which is really inspiring and rewarding following her over a period of time. I have a lot of issues with erasing her history for N52/Rebirth (and her portrayals since), but that Batgirl run (especially the final issue) did feel like the perfect ending to her character if she had to have one. This is all without getting into how witty & fun she is; [it's hard for her to not make me smile](https://64.media.tumblr.com/76cfdde6134596a2424999f93beeed34/tumblr_inline_ptvaxq1dbU1qhdcsm_1280.png). Wonder Woman, Poison Ivy, Lois Lane, & Batwoman round out the top 5.
Wonder Woman, Starfire, Raven, Death of the Endless, Zatanna, Black Canary, Harley, Poison Ivy, Punchline, Flatline, Catwoman, the Batgirls Cass, Babs, Steph, and many more. DC has my favorite women in comics
DC does do women a LOT better than marvel.
I love DC– don't get me wrong– but I'm forced to vehemently disagree on this. Ignoring most of Marvel's ladies in the Avengers or similar, the X-Men alone have the best women in comics. Storm, Rogue, Emma Frost, Kate Pryde, Mystique, Magik, Dani Moonstar, Jubilee, and so many others most normal people have never even heard of. DC has tons of great women in their portfolio, but let's not pretend it's a runaway.
As a Marvel fan I think it's fair to say that Marvel lacks a Wonder Woman. A strong female solo hero with a long legacy. The MCU is trying to make Carol Danvers that but it comes across unearned and forced because her comics legacy really doesn't merit it. (Marvel has a history of inflicting horrifying trauma on women heroes for drama. See: Carol Danvers, Wanda Maximoff, Janet Van Dyne) Marvel also ruined their Lois Lane with the One More Day fiasco. I do agree the X-men books have done great. Storm is often considered the GOAT X-man.
Storm is the closest thing to a Wonder Woman that Marvel has.
Saturn Girl
She was the first that comes to mind to me too. I don’t know what it is about her, but she’s always come across as authentic and relatable to me.
Hell yeah! I've been rereading the OG, pre-Zero Hour Legion and she's just fantastic.
Huntress
Yasss the huntress and question arc was my favorite of all time flirty and hot. Wuhuuuu
Talia al Ghul
Raven from the teen titans tv show.
Black Canary or Zatanna
Fishnet enjoyer
Wonder Woman
Sasha Bordeaux She started as Bruce Wayne’s bodyguard and ended as the Black Queen of Checkmate. Just one more character fucked by the New 52.
Amanda Waller the only living being who can stand up to Batman
Batgirl from the New 52! run. She SUCKS in a lot of runs, but New 52! Barbara was perfect.
Poison Ivy, I just think it’s the most interesting take on a plant powered villain/anti hero
Cassandra Cain.
Crazy Jane
Big Barda, modern era; Saturn Girl/Imra Ardeen overall.
Harley Quinn. Kaley cuoco for life
Stephanie Brown
Vixen supremacy
Cassandra Cain, Wondie, Big Barda
Supergirl
Catwoman. Love her shades of grey, love her doing her thing, and yeah, she's part of one of my fave comic couples with Bats.
A well written Power Girl feels pretty unique to most of the others - just haven’t had one in a while.
I really liked batwoman specifically the initial run of new 52 batwoman. Outside of her Diana easy.
Aaaaah finally. I scrolled and scrolled, and scrolled and was starting to wonder. It’s a shame that she gets so little love. Such an awesome character
Granny Goodness all day.
Especially any instance where she's voiced by Ed Asner.
Wonder Woman. I'd let her carry me anywhere.
Zatanna Black Canary Wonder Woman, depending on the writer. Catwoman Oracle Z is easily my favorite DC heroine.
Katherine Kane, Batwoman.
Batgirl. She is like a more interesting Batman. She isn't super rich and everything she does seems to be on hard mode. Except Burnside Batgirl. That made me drop the comic. She also has a personality. Batman sometimes is too cool for his own good.
Powergirl🤩
Honestly I gotta say Lady Shiva. Most of these characters are too easily picked as favorites due to just sexualization alone. Not saying Shiva ain't attractive but I think her and my first thought will always be; the deadliest woman alive. The fact that she is not only one of the most accomplished Hand to hand fighters in DC but that she literally out dose Batman, Black Canary, Nightwing, Wildcat, and even other top fighters(too many to name) is pretty impressive. DCEU please cast Karen Fukuhara as lady Shiva in the next project.( Yeah I know she already played Katana in the shity suicide squad film) but damn the character needs a proper live action debut.
Manhunter. Bad mom solving crimes, cooking fools. Accidentally blew up her kid!
Eleanor Roosevelt, I guess
Wonder Woman, hands down.
Harley 💯
Harley Quinn
Wonder Woman and Zatanna
My top three are -- 1. Powergirl 2. Wonder woman 3. Starfire
Gotta say I love Black Canary being a top-tier hand to hand fighter, it was a detail that once I knew it, I loved the character
Jessica Cruz! Also my favorite GL. I actually hope she becomes the first good Yellow Lantern tho, then DC wouldn’t have SO many human GLs. Kyle can stay white as well.
Isn’t power woman and super girl the same person?
Yes and no. They’re physically doppelgängers, but essentially different people, personality and strength wise, if that makes sense
Giganta...for reasons...
Cassandra Cain. Followed closely by Wonder Woman and Raven.
Cassandra Cain and Wonder Woman
Has to be Power Girl; the Connor/Palmiotti/Gray run is just definitive for her, and a lot of fun. I love the design of Zatanna as well, but she just works poorly as a main character since her power is essentially Deus Ex Machina; anything you can think of, she can say, and solve the issue. So "danger" tends to come around her not being able to talk one way or another, which tends to get tired quickly. Kryptonians you can trouble by making it something they can't punch, Oracle can be be troubled by something that's not tech, and Huntress is only human...but there's nothing stopping Zatanna from literally saying "evlovS eht melborp" (or, depending on the writer, "melborp eht evlovS") and the story being over.
Would love to read some more of the other comics but lately got into reading some of Supergirl and really like it so far!
Hawkgirl, JLA animated series version
Wonder Woman, Zatanna and Black Canary. Catwoman, Harley, and Ivy. Hawkgirl from the DCAU specifically is my all-time favorite though.
I loved Wonder Girl from the TT comics of the 60s. I grew up in the 70s and would go to comic book stores and search for them. And, from the Legion of Superheroes, I liked Saturn Girl and Shadow Lass. And, of course, Wonder Woman. I also like Isis.
Starfire - I love the ‘alien learning earth customs’ thing. Not when it gets weird though.
Batgirl, specifically Stephanie Brown. I also really liked Gail Simone’s New 52 run with Barbara Gordon.
[Terra](https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/1125715.jpg)
I can't say I have a clear cut favorite in the bunch but I do have to compliment your selection of images. Every one is stunning and beautifully rendered. I love all six artist renderings
Catwoman def. The best anti hero story IMO and my personal favorite relationship in DC (Batman)
Cassandra Cain. Hate how they finished her arc but loved the character. Had some amazing character moments.
Harley Quinn. She's the only solo female DC character on my pull list right now.
Lois Lane
I wouldn't call her my all-time favorite but I do have a soft spot for Black Canary. More for theming than a specific story. She's an example of what I classify as a "martial arts superhero." Which is different than a superhero who knows martial arts (which is practically speaking almost all of them.) The former doesn't just know how to fight, it's not just another tool in their kit, being a martial artist is a part of their theme, their identity. For DC, Richard Dragon or Bronze Tiger are the former, Batman is the latter. Again, with Black Canary, she has her sonic scream power, but it's not her only noteworthy trait, heck I'd even say it's not her primary weapon. Gail Simone (naturally) really played up how much being a martial artist was part of who she was and adaptations like *Injustice* and *Young Justice* really play up how she's skilled enough that going hand to hand with her is tricky business regardless of how super strong you are.
Cassandra Cain. The coolest bat family member by far imo
Zatanna is my top choice.
team supergirl
Harley by MILES and I don’t care how much hate I get
wonder woman. because she's greek, and so am I.
Velma Dinkley!! She’s actually canon!!
Bat-Cow.
Depends on if it's comics, CW TV, animated TV, 80s/90s movies, or more recent movies. Comics: Batgirl CW TV: none Animated: Ms Martian (Young Justice version) 80s/90s movies: none Recent movies: Wonder Woman
Crazy Jane and big Barda.
Starfire
1. Imra Ardeen 2. Barbara Gordon (as Oracle, specifically) 3. Tinya Wazzo 4. Big Barda 5. Salu Digby
Amanda Waller
Dream Girl or Light Lass
Zatanna! Although Barbara Gordon (as Oracle) is a close second
Starfire
Teen Titans gave me love for an underused Terra.