Female Superheroes

The comic book movie genre has been almost completely dominated by male characters – especially in terms of those in titular roles.

Since comic book movies started being made, only 1984’s Supergirl, 1995’s Tank Girl, 1996’s Barb Wire, 2004’s Catwoman and 2005’s Elektra have been released theatrically with a lone female headlining them (all of which were awful, without exception, incidentally). That being said, Wonder Woman will be released in 2017, Captain Marvel will be released in 2019 and the likes of Black Widow and Scarlet Witch are currently flying the flag for the females in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of the Avengers.

However, the surface has hardly been scratched. When you consider that everyone from Superman to Spider-Man, Iron Man to Batman, Wolverine to Green Lantern, Spawn to the Hulk, Ghost Rider to the Mask, Steel to the Phantom, Howard the Duck to the Spirit, Jonah Hex to the Crow, Hellboy to Thor, Daredevil to the Shadow, Captain America to Green Hornet and Judge Dredd to Ant-Man have had their own movies, the females are really lagging behind. They represent a whole new area to explore on a live action movie basis – and that could last for a hell of long time on its own when you consider how long the males have been carrying the genre.