I’m a little obsessed with this upcoming Captain Marvel series by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Dexter Soy, featuring Carol Danvers as the new Captain. It’s a bold move and atypical of what you usually see in female superhero characters, who too often end up over-sexualized decorations for male characters. The costume (designed by Jamie McKelvie) makes a statement, not for its own sake, but because it makes sense for the character. And frankly, she looks badass. There’s an interview at CBR where DeConnick has this amazing quote:
“C’mon now, people: prove me wrong. Show me that a female-led book about the power of the human spirit, about the many guises of heroism, a book wherein no one gets raped or puts her cervix on display, can break six issues, won’t you?”
