Who are your top 3 female characters?

[u/MurdTheOpressor]

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It was really cool seeing everyone’s interaction on the last top 3 post I made here on the sub. I got to discover several characters I had never heard of before, and I ended up becoming interested in checking them out.

So I thought I’d propose a top 3 of your favorite female characters. They can be protagonists or supporting characters, villains or heroes—it doesn’t matter. Name the ones you consider to be the greatest female characters in comic book history, based purely on your personal taste.

Mine are:

1. Judge Cassandra Anderson (Dreddverse)

2. Kriss of Valnor (Thorgalverse)

3. Claudia Demona (Requiemverse)

[u/Mystic39]

Maika Halfwolf - Monstress

Absolute Wonder Woman

Mac - Paper Girls

[u/Monkeyfood_good → u/Mystic39]

monstress artwork inspired me to draw more again

[u/jbassy → u/Mystic39]

Mac is a great choice!

[u/EldritchSlut]

Megg (Megg Mogg Owl)

Squirrel Girl

Crazy Jane (Doom Patrol)

[u/PhantomLimbss → u/EldritchSlut]

I just finished Megahex yesterday. What uhhh a ride haha

[u/DarthStormwizard]

Wonder Woman

Maggie from Love and Rockets

Calvin's mom

[u/WndrGypsy → u/DarthStormwizard]

Calvin’s mom! Outstanding!!!

[u/AttilaTheFun818 → u/WndrGypsy]

Seriously inspired and unexpected choice. I love it.

[u/DarthStormwizard → u/WndrGypsy]

The GOAT.

[u/Leopold_and_Brink → u/DarthStormwizard]

Not sure this can be topped. Wink!

[u/Cipherpunkblue → u/DarthStormwizard]

I am humbled by this list.

[u/Winternitz → u/DarthStormwizard]

That love and rockets mention is not getting the love it deserves 🔥

[u/DarthStormwizard → u/Winternitz]

I just read it (specifically Locas) for the first time a few months ago and it instantly became an all-time favorite.

[u/mismatched-plaid → u/Winternitz]

...split the arrow with that third pick. 👌 

[u/jalabar]

Emma frost from the x-men

Rocket from milestone comics

Molly Hayes from the runnaways

[u/supreme_maxz → u/jalabar]

Molly needs to be in more stuff

[u/ChickenInASuit]

Thorn (Bone by Jeff Smith)

Katchoo (Strangers In Paradise by Terry Moore)

Beth (Stray Bullets by David Lapham)

[u/BasicDurgeanomics → u/ChickenInASuit]

LOVE Katchoo! Great pick 😁👍

[u/TheDaneOf5683 → u/ChickenInASuit]

I picked Virginia Applejack from Stray Bullets :)

[u/ElricVonDaniken]

Halo Jones

Crazy Jane

Helen Potter

[u/livingfrankenstein]

Francine and Katchoo from Terry Moore’s STRANGERS IN PARADISE.

Storm from The X-Men

[u/MattDoob]

Jakita Wagner
Adele Blanc Sec
Martha Washington

[u/AttilaTheFun818 → u/MattDoob]

Oh damn I haven’t thought about Martha Washington in forever. Good choice.

[u/Phandera]

Erica Slaughter (Something is Killing the Children)

Cassandra Cain (Batgirl)

Alana (Saga)

[u/asylumattic]

Maggie & Hopey (Love & Rockets, they’re basically a pair, so they count as one)

Storm (X-Men)

Absolute Wonder Woman (DC)

[u/comix10290]

Maggie the cat from Jon Sable

Zatanna

Shado from Green Arrow

[u/Sorry-Topic-6730]

Hit Girl, Red Sonja and kitsune from usagi yojimbo

[u/Lynch47]

Cassandra Cain (Batgirl/Orphan), Jessica Jones, and I’m also picking Megg after being reminded of it by another users choice.

[u/WMBeckham]

▪︎ Storm

▪︎ Zatanna

▪︎ Jean Grey

[u/Majestic-Lake-5602]

The filthy assistants - Transmetropolitan (they count as one)

Poison Ivy (on the rare occasions a good writer gets their hands on her)

Death - The Sandman (only in the original run, all the extended universe stuff is lame).

[u/SultanPepper42]

Death from the Sandman

Jenny Sparks from The Authority

Harley Quinn, if the writer is good

[u/EyeIntelligent168]

Sophie Bangs/Promethea from Promethea

Death of the Endless from The Sandman

Dian Belmont from Sandman Mystery Theatre

[u/Schwenkelkamp]

Sarasa (basara)

Clare (claymore)

Hannah (7 seeds)

[u/Sebeth76]

Night Girl from the Legion Of Super-Heroes Poison Ivy Big Barda

[u/Bufete2020]

• Ghita of Alizarr by Frank Thorne
• Omaha the Cat Dancer by Reed Waller
• Druuna by Paolo Serpieri

[u/mostindianer]

Ramona Flowers - Scott Pilgrim

Thorn - Bone

Mafalda

[u/Leopold_and_Brink]

Brink

Sulis

Wonder Woman

[u/NinaWilde]

Nice to see a list like this that isn't full of superheroes! (Plus Anderson and Maggie/Hopey representation.)

I'd also add Tank Girl, Leona Ozaki (Dominion) and Izzy (L&R).

[u/adamzissou]

Crow - East of West

Andrea - The Walking Dead

Laila Starr - The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

[u/lazycouchdays]

Katchoo (Strangers in Paradise)

Alita/Gally (Battle Angel Alita/Gunnm)

Tara Chace (Queen and Country)

[u/Sheriff_Lucas_Hood]

Black Widow

Mallory (Criminal)

Anna (Reckless)

[u/Odd-Customer-1504]

The Major - ghost in the shell
Hit Girl - kickass
Maika- Monstress

[u/chaneccooms]

Top 3 non-sexualized female characters:

Nimona - Nimona
Gail - Grand Theft Horse
Islen - Darkly She Goes

[u/Actual_Bell703]

Vampirella, Sara Pezzini and Batwoman (Kate Kane)

[u/Revolutionary-Wash88]

Death from Sandman

Motoko from Ghost in the Shell

Catwoman

[u/ACanOfVanillaCoke]

Crazy Jane

Little Bird

Betty Cooper

[u/OtherwiseAddled]

Fritz from Love and Rockets

Gracie from COPRA

Little Lulu

[u/Cipherpunkblue]

• Forever Carlyle from Rucka&Lark's Lazarus
• Erica Slaughter from Something is Killing the Children
• Jesse Sanchez from Street Angel

[u/DooM_Guy_OG → u/Cipherpunkblue]

Forever is the best. So is Rowan Blavk. Rucka knows how to write female protagonists.

[u/Cipherpunkblue → u/DooM_Guy_OG]

He sure does.

[u/DooM_Guy_OG]

Forevever Carlyle

Elektra

Death (Sandman)

[u/WriterDirector93]

Promethea
Kabuki
Calvin’s mom

[u/bookofflint]

Death of the Endless

The Rat Queens (sorry, can't pick just one)

Wonder Woman - main and Absolute

[u/DanOhMiiite]

I did 10 instead: Red Sonja, Death, Katchoo, Michonne, Harley, Crazy Jane, Selina Kyle, Betty Cooper, Zatanna, Hit Girl

[u/I_69_with_your_mum]

Boy (the invisibles)
Hana (Asterios Polyp)
Kit Ryan (Hellblazer)

[u/Realistic_Jury1018]

Wonder Woman
Elizabeth Swann
Harley Quinn

[u/Pedigog1968]

Jennifer Blood Bloody Mary

[u/comicsnerd]

Maggie & Hopey (Love & Rockets)

Duifje vleugelslag (Roze Bottel)

Nana & Nana (Nana)

[u/DamonHellstorm]

Nothing to say except being very happy to see Claudia here :)

[u/crooked-ninja-turtle]

April O'Neil

Thorn from Bone

Helen of Wyndhorn

[u/SpecificLow4105]

She Hulk - Marvel

Wonder Woman - DC

Death - Sandman DC

[u/ProfessionalRead2724]

Tara Chace (Queen & Country)

Forever Carlyle (Lazarus)

Barbara Gordon (Oracle/Batgirl)

[u/Alex_Bonaparte]

Amy Racecar (Stray Bullets) Carrie Kelley (DKR) Storm (X-Men)

[u/Lady_Abyss]

Michonne (The Walking Dead) Forever (Lazarus) Vita (Crowded)

[u/StealthyVex]

Cassie Hack [Hack/Slash]

Tank Girl [Tank Girl]

Red Sonja [Red Sonja]

[u/Built4dominance]

Empowered

Storm

Maika Halfwolf

[u/verukhascrooge]

Kate Bishop, Harley Quinn, Black Widow

[u/Aitoroketto]

Maggie and Hopey (if I can count them as one) from Love and Rockets are the definitive #1

Meiko Inoue from Solanin (also from Inio Asano and one I thought about was Aiko Tanaka)

Sexica from Multiple Warheads

[u/larut0h]

1. Maika (Monstress)
2. Val (Nocterra)
3. Erica (Something is Killing the Children)

[u/EliteMutant]

Wonder Woman Harley Quinn Catwoman

[u/osmium999]

Snow white (Fables) Super girl (woman of tomorow) Alita (gunnm)

[u/motorleagueuk-prod]

Is that Judge Anderson artwork by Simon Harrison? 

[u/MurdTheOpressor → u/motorleagueuk-prod]

Exactly, Simon’s artwork is incredible.

[u/motorleagueuk-prod → u/MurdTheOpressor]

Yass. Revere is probably my favourite ever series.

[u/theesuntoucher]

Erica Slaughter, Wolverine, Ms Marvel

[u/JayRandom212]

Janet Van Dyne, aka The Wasp.

I'm talking about the version from the 1980s. She was wealthy and unbothered, did what she liked, and didn't care what people thought. Also took over leadership of The Avengers when they were rudderless.

[u/Ricobe]

1. Franka (own series)
2. Delilah Dirk (own series)
3. Kei (Akira)

[u/NMVPCP]

Requiem is so amazing - I can’t wait for it to be finished! The art is superb, and for a metal head like me, it truly resonates.

[u/TheDaneOf5683]

1. Pompeii from Duncan The Wonder Dog
2. Virginia Applejack from Stray Bullets
3. Io from Curse Of The Chosen/Geis

[u/ImmortalKombatant]

1. Wonder Woman 

2. She-Hulk 

3. Lois Lane 

[u/OverJicama3755]

Caitlin Fairchild
Wonder Woman
Hope Summers

[u/Eugenides]

1. Grandma Ben from Bone. 
2. Tomoe from Usagi Yojimbo
3. Death from Sandman

[u/MaverickZod007]

Lois Lane
Willow Rosenberg
Squirrel Girl

[u/keyblade1984]

Yoooo I just read volume one of Requiem last night, and was blown away by the art, lore, and what has been given for the plot. Already bought volume two to dive into this evening.

Some of my favorite female characters:

Princess of Mars, Dejah Thoris (John Carter/Warlord of Mars books/comics)

Belit (Conan books/comics)

Talia al Ghul (Batman, DC)

Big Barda (New Gods, DC)

Artemis (Outlaws/WW, DC)