I think what stuck in my craw, when I saw the original post, was the fact that a book that supposedly would attempt to portray how women deal in male-dominated industries (ostensibly”superheroes as a metaphor for the comic industry”), and yet it still got saddled with the same type of covers that have been exactly the problem expressed by so many female fans for so long. The contrast just seemed incredibly disingenuous with the supposed stated goals.

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I like superhero stuff. I like action. But I also liked the soap opera undercurrent of X-Men or whatever. With the right balance, a comic like this could work, and it could be something that women really enjoy. I can only hope that when it gets closer to the release date that Marvel will improve their efforts in trying to sell it to the right audience.

I’m being really optimistic, though, aren’t I?

The Sex and the City model doesn’t have to be a bad one at all. I really like the scenes in Ms Marvel? or Alias? where people are interacting at cafes and such. Humanity and personality are good things. There isn’t even anything wrong with a slice of life style treatment of super heroes. I don’t think this would be exclusively that either. I like Black Cat and Patsy Walker. I am not a Firestar fan, but I liked Monica in her Captain Marvel days. If they are all played as ‘real and distinct’ individuals, then It should be at least worth giving a shot.

It sounds like they are throwing real and fresh talent at it, which is also encouraging.