When she first took the title of Captain Marvel instead of Ms. Marvel in 2012, Carol Danvers was not one of the more recognizable female characters inside of the Marvel Universe. The common person would look to women such as Black Widow who had rose to prominence from the gigantic success of the “Avengers” and “Iron Man” movies or to someone like Mary Jane, Peter Parker’s love interest in the Spiderman comics and movies. In my opinion, it was not until her turn as Captain Marvel that she really started to gain recognition and have an impact on the Marvel Universe, as well as in our world. From the comic we read in class, we can clearly tell that Danvers is not the type of “damsel in distress” character we had seen from many females in past comics or movies. Instead, Captain Marvel shows that she is fully capable of handling herself and even comes to the aid of the Marvel Universe’s beacon of masculinity Steve Rogers, or better known as Captain America. Hell, she even gives orders to him too. Throughout the comic, she shows she is just as, if not smarter than the male characters, as she outwits and overpowers her enemies to victory. Captain Marvel’s biggest impact, however, has to be in our own universe. With an increasing amount of attention being brought towards the feminist movement over the past few years, Captain Marvel is an empowering character that provides women with a symbol of confidence and power within their community.
