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gwenfrankenstienSo, Geek Girls Network has put out a list of their top ten female comics characters. It is interesting and well-rounded! There are a lot of characters that do not usually make these kind of lists! There are only two mainstream DC and Marvel superheroes!
...But, this is a list that includes Gail, Frank Miller's killer hooker, and does not include Oracle. So, here is my top ten list: Not necessarily the characters I like best, but the ones I think are the best as characters, if that makes any sense. It is, um, really heavily DC/Vertigo biased, because that's what I read most of.
10. Johanna Constantine (Sandman/Hellblazer): Because she's the laughing magician, and does a hell of a better job of it than John. And she has apparently met the Doctor.
9. Grace Choi (Outsiders): She's an eight-foot tall half-Amazon who used to be the bouncer at a club for metahumans. Would you wanna cross her?
8. Vanya Hargreaves (Umbrella Academy): Anything I have to say about her would totally spoil Apocalypse Suite for anyone who hasn't read it. I fucking love Vanya, though.
7. Scandal Savage (Secret Six): Anyone who could lead the Six for more than a week deserves a medal.
6. Renee Montoya (Gotham Central): Well, okay, she's been in books before and after Gotham Central, but that series made me love her. She's a good cop, she's just not so good at having a normal life.
5. Amanda Waller (Suicide Squad/Checkmate): She's the Wall. Even Batman is afraid of her.
4. Princess Diana (Wonder Woman): C'mon, she's Wonder Woman. Sure, there've been some really awful takes on the character, but the fact remains she's the iconic female superhero.
3. Gert Yorkes (Runaways): One of the most realistically written awkward geeky teenagers in any medium. And she has a pet dinosaur.
2. Yelena Rossini (Transmetropolitan): She's angry and self-destructive and makes poor decisions, but who doesn't?
1. Barbara Gordon (Birds of Prey): COME ON YOU ARE ALL SHOCKED. Without her, the entire DC superhero community would be lost. If I can be one tenth as brilliant and badass as Oracle, I will consider my life a success.
...I like how many of my top ten are like, horribly self-destructive geniuses with no social skills. Um.
...But, this is a list that includes Gail, Frank Miller's killer hooker, and does not include Oracle. So, here is my top ten list: Not necessarily the characters I like best, but the ones I think are the best as characters, if that makes any sense. It is, um, really heavily DC/Vertigo biased, because that's what I read most of.
10. Johanna Constantine (Sandman/Hellblazer): Because she's the laughing magician, and does a hell of a better job of it than John. And she has apparently met the Doctor.
9. Grace Choi (Outsiders): She's an eight-foot tall half-Amazon who used to be the bouncer at a club for metahumans. Would you wanna cross her?
8. Vanya Hargreaves (Umbrella Academy): Anything I have to say about her would totally spoil Apocalypse Suite for anyone who hasn't read it. I fucking love Vanya, though.
7. Scandal Savage (Secret Six): Anyone who could lead the Six for more than a week deserves a medal.
6. Renee Montoya (Gotham Central): Well, okay, she's been in books before and after Gotham Central, but that series made me love her. She's a good cop, she's just not so good at having a normal life.
5. Amanda Waller (Suicide Squad/Checkmate): She's the Wall. Even Batman is afraid of her.
4. Princess Diana (Wonder Woman): C'mon, she's Wonder Woman. Sure, there've been some really awful takes on the character, but the fact remains she's the iconic female superhero.
3. Gert Yorkes (Runaways): One of the most realistically written awkward geeky teenagers in any medium. And she has a pet dinosaur.
2. Yelena Rossini (Transmetropolitan): She's angry and self-destructive and makes poor decisions, but who doesn't?
1. Barbara Gordon (Birds of Prey): COME ON YOU ARE ALL SHOCKED. Without her, the entire DC superhero community would be lost. If I can be one tenth as brilliant and badass as Oracle, I will consider my life a success.
...I like how many of my top ten are like, horribly self-destructive geniuses with no social skills. Um.