Romance, Adventure and Gender: The History and Meaning of “Girl Comics”

One-time host of the Phoenix Force, Maya Lopez aka Echo is a Deaf Cheyenne-Latina warrior with photographic reflex abilities. Hosts Ellie and Preeti explore how she grew from a Kingpin pawn to a champion of her family and communities. They talk to Marvel Studios’ Echo director Sydney Freeland about the upcoming series on Disney+, as well as comics writers Rebecca Roanhorse and Melissa Flores about building Echo’s stories. Check out MarvelUnlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Echo!:https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-echo-podcast-episode-highlight Full Episode Transcript Available: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/complete-echo-episode-transcript-women-of-marvel-podcast

Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, is the Marvel Universe’s biggest fan! She’s known for her fanfiction and unabashed enthusiasm. Hosts Ellie and Preeti talk to Marvel Studios’ own Kamala Khan, actress Iman Vellani, about writing her debut comic Ms. Marvel: New Mutant. They also talk to writer Samira Ahmed about writing Kamala and what happens when a fan becomes a hero. We’ll hear from creator Sana Amanat and fan Raisin Cosplay about what makes Kamala such a relatable character to so many people.Plus, writers Rainbow Rowell and Seanan Mcguire explain why fanfiction is great for both readers and writers! Check out MarvelUnlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Ms. Marvel!: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-ms-marvel-kamala-khan-podcast-episode-highlights

Marvel Studios' The Marvels is in theaters now! Women of Marvel takes a peek behind the scenes of the three Marvels: Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, and Ms. Marvel. We'll hear from director Nia DaCosta, producer Mary Livanos, and composer Laura Karpman about bringing these three women to the big screen and about working with actors Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani!

Monica Rambeau is energy personified, a seemingly all-powerful, invincible being of pure light! Hosts Ellie and Preeti talk about Monica’s backstory, powers, and how she maintains her humanity with the help of her loved ones and community. We hear from host Angelique Roche, writer Eve Ewing, and actress Teyonah Parris about what makes Monica so special. Check out MarvelUnlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Monica Rambeau!: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-monica-rambeau-podcast-episode-highlights

Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, is an icon of female strength and even inspired her own fanbase called the Carol Corps! Hosts Ellie and Preeti talk about why Carol is such an icon and why she’s so important to fans across the world with writers Kelly Sue Deconnick, Ann Nocenti, and Gilly Segal, plus a fan and early member of the Carol Corps. We also hear from Captain Marvel herself, Brie Larson, from the Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel red carpet back in 2019. Check out Marvel Unlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Captain Marvel!:https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-captain-marvel-carol-danvers-podcast-episode-highlights

Rogue is a walking paradox! She’s one-half of comics’ favorite power couple with a power set that exemplifies intimacy issues. Hosts Ellie and Preeti talk about the ups and downs of Rogue and Gambit’s relationship with writers Kelly Thompson and Alisa Kwitney. We also dive deep into X-Men: The Animated Series with writer Julia Lewald and the voice of Rogue herself, Lenore Zann! Plus, we ask a real couples’ therapist what she would say to Rogue and Gambit if they sat on her couch. Check out Marvel Unlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Rogue!:https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-rogue-podcast-episode-highlights Full Episode Transcript Available: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/complete-rogue-episode-transcript-women-of-marvel-podcast

Storm was seen as a goddess across Africa and her influence on the real world is just as powerful. We examine Ororo’s hurricane-force impact on the X-Men, Marvel universe, and on popular culture. Hosts Ellie and Preeti talk about Storm with writers of comics, prose, and animated TV (Tiffany Jackson, and Julia Lewald of X-Men: The Animated Series). We also talk to cosplayers Dax Exclamation Point and Vickie Bane about Storm’s clothes and hair and we learn about how scientists manipulate weather in the real world! Check out Marvel Unlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Storm!:https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-storm-podcast-episode-highlights Full Episode Transcript Available: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/complete-storm-episode-transcript-women-of-marvel-podcast

Emma Frost’s name is known across the Marvel Universe, for reasons good and bad. We’ll spotlight the controversial ways in which the fashion queen catapulted Krakoa to success and turned the Hellfire Gala into one of the most hotly anticipated mainstays of the Marvel Universe. Hosts Ellie and Preeti talk to X-Men Black: Emma Frost writer Leah Williams and Marvel’s own Emma Frost super fan Alana Herrnson about the Hellfire Gala, Emma, and whether she’s a hero or a villain! Plus, we learn from fashion historian Dr. Valerie Steele why Emma’s fashion broadcasts power. Check out Marvel Unlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Emma Frost!: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-emma-frost-podcast-episode-highlights Find Robyn’s full Best Dressed list here: https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/emma-frost-best-fashion-moments Look through Phil Noto’s camera as Emma Frost hands the Hellfire Gala over to the Stepford Cuckoos: https://www.marvel.com/amp/articles/comics/emma-frost-hellfire-gala-interview-magazine-spread-phil-noto Full Episode Transcript Available: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/complete-emma-frost-episode-transcript-women-of-marvel-podcast

Kate Bishop Hawkeye has been a Young Avenger, a West Coast Avenger, and a private eye. She might not have any super powers, but she more than makes up for it with courage, a true arrow, and sheer force of will! Hosts Ellie and Preeti talk to writers Marieke Nijkamp and Ashley Poston about crafting Kate’s stories. Plus, we’ll hear from Olympic archer Casey Kaufhold about what it’s actually like to shoot arrows like Kate does! (Producer Isabel also tries it for herself – find out if she can hit a bullseye!) Check out Marvel Unlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Kate Bishop Hawkeye!:  https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/listen-women-of-marvel-hawkeye-kate-bishop-podcast-episode-highlights Full Episode Transcript Available: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/complete-hawkeye-kate-bishop-episode-transcript-women-of-marvel-podcast

Gwen Stacy lives a double life as Spider-Gwen (or Ghost-Spider or Earth-65’s Spider-Woman…). If all those names are confusing, don’t worry: writer Seanan McGuire will walk through her whole multiversal backstory! Plus, Ellie and Preeti bring in members of the Marvel fam to explain how Gwen’s hobbies of drumming and dancing might actually help her super-heroing! We’ll also peek behind the screen of the animated hit series on Disney Junior, Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Check out Marvel Unlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Spider-Gwen!: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-ghost-spider-gwen-stacy-podcast-episode-highlights Full Episode Transcript Available: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/complete-ghost-spider-gwen-stacy-episode-transcript-women-of-marvel-podcast