Captain Marvel #1 (or Carol Danvers Got a Promotion)

Have you ever tried to raise girls who like comics?  It's not as easy as it looks.

This is a typical girl-comic cover.
By which I mean, a comic staring a girl,
in a costume inspired by S&M gear.

I mean, look, I think it's fine that there are women out there who're sexy, and I think it's okay that comic companies use sex to sell comic books on occasion.  But.  I don't want my daughters to think that that's all there is to comics, nor do I want them to feel like real women dress like hussies.  As the father of one especially voracious comic-reading seven-year-old, trust me when I say that it can become a problem.

Which is why I'm glad that Marvel is putting out a new Captain Marvel book, and that Captain Marvel is now both female and fully clothed.

Cover for Captain Marvel #1.  We got the poster at Free Comic Book Day.
Book's coming in July.  It'll be on our Pull List.

Want more?  Here.  And here.  Enjoy!