Prez #2 (Source: legionofleia.com)

4. Bethany Ross

(Prez, DC Comics)

Beth Ross, aka Corndog Girl, is one of the better characters to come out of the last year, and was part of one of the best things DC Comics has published in the last three years, combined. Prez, based on the ‘70s comic series about a teenage president, is a fantastic update of that core concept. After Beth Ross gets famous as an internet celebrity, and is written in as a joke presidential candidate, a series of events leads her to be mistakenly elected as the President of the United States overall. Driven by a desire to shape the world and eliminate the super villainous corporations in the political landscape, Beth decides to use her new powers for good. The most recent Prez series is political satire at its finest, each page and panel cutting and sharp and expertly crafted. I can only hope that DC brings Beth back for more adventures sometime in the near future. Fingers crossed.