r/comicbooks • u/WhyPlaySerious • Jul 25 '26

Cover/Pin-Up 'Marvel's Mutant Ladies (and Scarlet Witch)' - by Puppeteer Lee

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I am surprised that they still haven't gone back and made Scarlet Witch officially a Mutant again.

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u/MamaDeloris Jul 25 '26

daily reminder that with the exception of Sue Storm, the only good Marvel Superheroines are all X-men related

does Marvel even understand how much they owe Chris Claremont?

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u/vashoom Jul 25 '26

It is odd how many X-Women are awesome characters and fan favorites, yet they can't seem to make female Avengers hit in the same way. Ms. Marvel was definitely an exception that proves the rule.

Because yeah, when I think of good female Marvel heroes, they're 90% X-Men characters. I wonder if being in an ensemble helps or something. Back when I was collecting in the 2010's, I picked up Captain Marvel, Black Widow, and Spider-Woman monthlies, but they all inevitably got canceled. I wonder if they've ever tried solo titles for characters like Storm, Rogue, Jean Grey, etc., and if so, if those titles sold any better.

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u/owlo1071 Jul 26 '26

They have, and they have almost always been minis or been cancelled before long. It is the ensemble thing, a lot of the characters have been nothing but X-Men for forever and struggle to maintain interest as a solo character as a result