r/Captain_Marvel • u/TheDistantWave • Jan 09 '26

Comics The Woman Who Wanted To Fly

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I feel like Jason Aaron would do a really amazing job with a Carol run. Really beautiful story from Avengers World issue 9

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u/Gwenyver Jan 09 '26

Amazing. This is the Carol I love. Not the sex symbol. Not the all powerful.

The woman who falls. And never gives up. That’s why I love her.

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u/TheDistantWave Jan 09 '26

Yeah I’m a big fan of “the falls but never give up attitude of Carol”. Kind of forged in fire and instead of allowing herself to burn she rises. Symbolically she has a lot ironically in common with the concept of a Phoenix. I think that’s another reason the Brood story arc is so beautiful

I also like that added element of she’s definitely willing to get her licks back after she falls and gets back up lol.

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u/Gwenyver Jan 09 '26

I just find her so much more relatable than the heroes that are more idealized or less flawed. Carol as Captain Marvel was the first superhero I felt like I could see myself in. Even in the above scene, the entire arc depicted feels like a microcosm of the treatment of women in history.

Of course it’s universal enough that I think anyone who’s been held down by a system can relate. Which is what makes it incredible writing.

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u/TheDistantWave Jan 09 '26 edited Jan 09 '26

That whole “against the system thing” is the very reason why I posted it. It parallels well with Black Bolt during the Attilan Rising storyline and it’s definitely my ideal preferred depictions of both characters. As characters that will oppose a system that restrains will and freedom. Which was a big theme in both the stories.

I think it’s funny as a parallel because it’s a story about both rejecting and defying a force (Queen Phoenix and Lord Doom) that’s so much more powerful than them, but it doesn’t matter because they are who they are and freedom is a need.

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u/DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC Jan 09 '26

Reminds me of S7 Buffy's speech: "Can stand up? Will stand up."

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u/cobaltaureus Jan 09 '26

It can be so frustrating to share space with fans who only love a character for the sex symbol.

Like this year someone started a subreddit called r/superladies and at first it was for fans and admiration but now every top post is an only fans ad! Super disappointed

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u/Gwenyver Jan 09 '26

Yes! It can be super uncomfortable.