Who do you like more: Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel or Natasha Romanova aka Black Widow?

[Coatl]

To be honest I don't like particularly neither of them, but the movie give Black Widow a big push, while Carol has a more interesting skill set.

[JudicatorPrime]

I suspect the poll results will change following the movie.

[Wiccan]

I suspect the poll results will change following the movie.

Nah. After the movie Carol may be most popular overall, but it won't change the mind of most people here on CBR. And also you can't change your vote anyway and the difference rn is huge.

[Ichijinijisanji]

the poll was made around civil war II was happening. I can see the result being this way since even now the memory is sour in many fans eyes.

Not to mention it's mostly 616marvel bumping the thread every few months so it won't gain much traction in terms of votes

[dreyga2000]

After the movie comes out, and (hopefully) does well, I wonder how many people will still argue that Carol isn't Marvel's flagship female character

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Black Widow.

I find her to be one of the most compelling Avengers and unlike Carol her characterization is pretty consistent.

Certainly deserves a stand-alone movie in 2020 ever since the character made her debut in the MCU in 2010.

[Jabare]

As characters? Carol.

Black Widow was generic to me before Scarlet Johansson. I really like ScarJo

[Kurolegacy]

After the movie comes out, and (hopefully) does well, I wonder how many people will still argue that Carol isn't Marvel's flagship female character

The movie is out and was successful, but no, Carol still isn't Marvel's flagship female hero. You can't force flagship status, it has to be earned. Spider-Man as well as the X-Men are considered to be flagship because throughout their time of publication, they've proven to be among Marvel's most popular products, at no point needing anything other than their compelling stories and characters to prop them up. Carol doesn't have that kind of cultural success to the degree that from the 80's until the early 2000's, she was basically a supporting character among the teams that she was on, not a star player. Her following doesn't even compare to the things that are considered to be flagships of Marvel.

[dreyga2000]

The movie is out and was successful, but no, Carol still isn't Marvel's flagship female hero. You can't force flagship status, it has to be earned. Spider-Man as well as the X-Men are considered to be flagship because throughout their time of publication, they've proven to be among Marvel's most popular products, at no point needing anything other than their compelling stories and characters to prop them up. Carol doesn't have that kind of cultural success to the degree that from the 80's until the early 2000's, she was basically a supporting character among the teams that she was on, not a star player. Her following doesn't even compare to the things that are considered to be flagships of Marvel.

So in your opinion who is Marvel's flagship female character?

[myownlittleusername]

So in your opinion who is Marvel's flagship female character?

Who says there has to be one in the first place?

[Kurolegacy]

So in your opinion who is Marvel's flagship female character?

There isn’t one just yet. When I think of an indisputable flagship female, Wonder Woman comes to mind. She’s a cultural figure that everyone knows about and has for quite a long time. Marvel hasn’t reached the point of having someone like that yet. Maybe some day, but it takes time.

[dreyga2000]

Then who is the closest?

[ed2962]

Then who is the closest?

Storm. Maybe...Sue Richards. An argument could be made for Black Widow.

[mogwen]

Why always this need for flagship characters?
Just like this poll! How can I compare Carol ans Natasha? They are totally different characters, they have not much things in common (maybe their past spy career, but Carol's was short while it's one of the defining abilities of Natasha). I would have understood a comparison between Natasha and Elektra, but with Carol?
I like that the Marvel Universe is diverse and populated by strong and interesting female characters like Carol, Natasha, Ororo, Sue, Jean, and countless others where no one steals the show of the other.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Black Widow because, although I like the character, Carol's comics are really 'meh'.

Before the movie released march 8 2019 the comics are really 'meh'?
After the movie it made a billion! the comics are really 'magnificent'?