I should totally be headed to bed right now, but this topic is on my mind and sort of refuses to geroff. I can only hope to dislodge it through writing
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What do you require in a 'strong' female character? Emotional Resilience. This is why Athena appealed more to me that Starbuck on BSG.
What traits do you personally value in the characters whom you find especially sympathetic? Personal and ethical conviction, intelligence, makes well-intentioned mistakes, cares for others.
Do you also tend to be more drawn to characters of the opposite sex? Yes and no. A lot of my favorite characters are male, but its as you said: they're more of them and they're hot. ;) On the other hand, I intentionally seek out female characters and there are now quite a few I adore.
Can you think of any really fabulous (but not especially badass) female characters to cheer me up? Hmm... off the top of my head, some of my favorite "not especially badass" comic book women include: Death and Lyta Hall in Sandman; Ma and Maxine Hunkel, Jesse Chambers, Joan Garrick, and Molly Maynne in Justice Society of America; the ladies of The Golden Age; Lana Lang and Alura (the women in the current World of New Krypton Superman arc are plentiful and amazing); Soranik Natu in Green Lantern; Gwen, MJ and Aunt May in Ultimate Spider-Man; Pepper Potts in Invincible Iron-Man; Athena in Incredible Hercules; Jean and Wanda in X-Men: First Class; Jessica Jones in Young Avengers and New Avengers; Atlee in Terra and Power Girl; Elaine (though she's a girl, not a woman) in Lucifer; and Gail Simone's Birds of Prey has wonderful Big Barda, Black Canary, Oracle, Huntress and Lady Blackhawk - it's awesome all around. Also, you mentioned not being a detective, but Gotham Central's women are particularly awesome. Some of these characters are badass, but I think they've primarily been presented as whole people.
I really need to look into Gotham Central. I have been meaning to for the longest time, and I've heard such good things.
I have heard of many of these characters before, but even JSA, which I've come to love, can only spare little tidbits of space on the page for each character. I wish it were more, because of the women you mention, I seriously love Ma Hunkel and would read all kinds of Ma Hunkel stories. She's such a singularity in comics, now that she's been resurrected, so to speak.
What traits do you personally value in the characters whom you find especially sympathetic? Personal and ethical conviction, intelligence, makes well-intentioned mistakes, cares for others.
Do you also tend to be more drawn to characters of the opposite sex? Yes and no. A lot of my favorite characters are male, but its as you said: they're more of them and they're hot. ;) On the other hand, I intentionally seek out female characters and there are now quite a few I adore.
Can you think of any really fabulous (but not especially badass) female characters to cheer me up? Hmm... off the top of my head, some of my favorite "not especially badass" comic book women include: Death and Lyta Hall in Sandman; Ma and Maxine Hunkel, Jesse Chambers, Joan Garrick, and Molly Maynne in Justice Society of America; the ladies of The Golden Age; Lana Lang and Alura (the women in the current World of New Krypton Superman arc are plentiful and amazing); Soranik Natu in Green Lantern; Gwen, MJ and Aunt May in Ultimate Spider-Man; Pepper Potts in Invincible Iron-Man; Athena in Incredible Hercules; Jean and Wanda in X-Men: First Class; Jessica Jones in Young Avengers and New Avengers; Atlee in Terra and Power Girl; Elaine (though she's a girl, not a woman) in Lucifer; and Gail Simone's Birds of Prey has wonderful Big Barda, Black Canary, Oracle, Huntress and Lady Blackhawk - it's awesome all around. Also, you mentioned not being a detective, but Gotham Central's women are particularly awesome. Some of these characters are badass, but I think they've primarily been presented as whole people.
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I have heard of many of these characters before, but even JSA, which I've come to love, can only spare little tidbits of space on the page for each character. I wish it were more, because of the women you mention, I seriously love Ma Hunkel and would read all kinds of Ma Hunkel stories. She's such a singularity in comics, now that she's been resurrected, so to speak.
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