The inclusion of female superheroes in Marvel and DC comics has helped to break down stereotypes and challenge gender norms, demonstrating that women can be just as capable and heroic as men.

It even penetrated the walls of DC Comics, whose staff responded Jan. 30 on Twitter to show solidarity. Thanks Rowan. We agree, we’re working hard to create more superhero fun for girls!

Female villains like Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn have evolved to become iconic figures in the DC Universe. Characters like ...

Rowan Hansen is an 11-year-old girl who loves comics, but she's disappointed there aren't more female superheroes. So last month, the Champaign, Ill., fifth-grader wrote a letter to DC Comics.

Keep reading for ten female characters that we want to see join the DC Universe. Nubia Created by Robert Kanigher and Don Heck in 1973’s Wonder Woman #204, Nubia has had a distinct history ...

A young girl, Rowan Hansen, 11, was granted an amazing wish when she campaigned for more female superheroes. Last month, the Champaign, Illinois, native wrote to DC Comics, voicing her ...

James Gunn teases the arrival of Nubia, a powerful Black Amazon warrior, hinting at more diversity and new heroes in the ...

For the fifth year running, Wonder Woman has been excluded from DC Comics’ Pride anthology, writes Peter Tatchell. The ...

Now that female superhero stories are continuing to be told, ... Karen Starr / Power Girl has remained a unique fixture of the DC Comics world — originally an alternate-universe version of ...

According to Amanda Shendruk’s 2017 study of 34,476 comic book heroes, only 26.7 percent of the Marvel and DC comic superheroes are female, creating a major disparity in terms of representation.

James Gunn teases that the DCU arrival of a major, fan-favorite Wonder Woman character is coming in the not-too-distant ...