Marvel's & DC's diversity **UPDATED**
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rainwatersparkLatest edits: Now including Marvel's post-Secret Wars lineup. I'm assuming this is the final list of Marvel's post-Secret Wars series, but I'll update the list if anything new comes in.
I'm keeping a record for myself for future reference. Team titles are a little dicey; I've included some, but left out teams that are composed of mostly cis white straight men, though I could be missing others.
Marvel NOW! & post-Secret Wars titles featuring women/PoC/LGBTQIAP+ characters:
- Red She-Hulk: Female protagonist. Cancelled Jul 2013.
- Journey into Mystery: Featuring Lady Sif. Cancelled Aug 2013.
- Fearless Defenders: All-female superhero team (+ LGBT characters). Cancelled Dec 2013.
- Young Avengers: Cast with women, LGBT characters, and some racial diversity. Ended Jan 2014.
- Iron Patriot: MoC protagonist. Cancelled July 2014.
- She-Hulk: Female protagonist. Cancelled Jan 2015.
- All-New Ultimates: Cast with women, a MoC, and an LGBT character. Cancelled Jan 2015.
- Elektra: Female protagonist. Cancelled Feb 2015.
- All-New Ghost Rider: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Mar 2015.
- Storm: WoC protagonist. Ongoing since July 2014. Cancelled May 2015.
- X-Men (vol. 4): All-female main cast. Cancelled April 2015.
- Captain America and the Mighty Avengers: (formerly Mighty Avengers) Features a racially diverse main cast. Cancelled June 2015.
- Black Widow: Female protagonist. Cancelled July 2015.
- Loki: Agent of Asgard: Bisexual, genderqueer/genderfluid protagonist. Cancelled Aug 2015.
- Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier: Disabled protagonist. Cancelled Aug 2015.
- Magneto: Jewish protagonist. Cancelled Aug 2015.
- Daredevil: Disabled protagonist. Ongoing since Mar 2014.
- Captain Marvel: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Jun 2013.
- Nova: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since Feb 2013.
- Ms. Marvel: Muslim WoC female protagonist. Ongoing since Feb 2014.
- The Mighty Thor: (formerly Thor) Female protagonist. Ongoing since Oct 2014.
- Sam Wilson, Captain America: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since Nov 2014 (relaunching Oct 2015).
- Spider-Woman: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Nov 2014.
- Angela: Queen of Hel: (formerly Angela: Asgard's Assassin) Female protagonist. Ongoing since Dec 2014.
- Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Jan 2015 (relaunching Oct 2015).
- Silk: WoC protagonist. Ongoing since Feb 2015.
- Spider-Gwen: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Feb 2015.
- All-New, All-Different Avengers: Cast featuring women, WoC, and MoC. Ongoing since May 2015.
- A-Force: Female protagonists. Ongoing since May 2015.
- Ultimates: Cast featuring women, WoC, and MoC. Starting Oct 2015.
- Spider-Man 2099: Biracial protagonist. Relaunching Oct 2015.
- All-New Wolverine: Female protagonist. Starting Oct 2015.
- New Avengers: Team including LGBT characters, women, and a man of color. Starting Oct 2015.
- Scarlet Witch: WoC protagonist. Starting Oct 2015.
DC New 52 & DCYou titles featuring women/PoC/LGBTQIAP+ characters:
- Static Shock: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Apr 2012.
- Mister Terrific: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Apr 2012.
- Voodoo: WoC protagonist. Cancelled Sept 2012.
- Blue Beetle: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Jan 2013.
- Justice League of America's Vibe: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Dec 2013.
- Katana: WoC protagonist. Cancelled Dec 2013.
- The Movement: Cast with women, racial diversity, a disabled character, and LGBT+ representation. Cancelled May 2014.
- Batwing: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Sept 2014.
- Birds of Prey: All-female superhero team. Cancelled Sept 2014.
- Trinity of Sin: Pandora: Female protagonist. Cancelled Sept 2014.
- Worlds' Finest: Female protagonists. Switched to male protagonists Oct 2014, cancelled March 2015.
- Green Lantern Corps: Features a MoC. Cancelled March 2015.
- Green Lantern: New Guardians: Features a MoC (& later co-starring a woman). Cancelled March 2015.
- Batwoman: Female & LGBT protagonist. Cancelled March 2015.
- Supergirl: Female protagonist. Cancelled March 2015.
- Batgirl: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Sept 2011.
- Wonder Woman: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Sept 2011.
- Catwoman: Female & LGBT protagonist. Ongoing since Sept 2011.
- Grayson: (formerly Nightwing) MoC protagonist. Ongoing since Sept 2011.
- Earth 2: Society: (formerly Earth 2) Racially diverse cast, including an LGBT protagonist. Ongoing since May 2012.
- Constantine: The Hellblazer: Bisexual protagonist. Ongoing since Mar 2013 (relaunched June 2015).
- Harley Quinn: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Nov 2013.
- Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Aug 2014.
- Gotham Academy: 3 WoC protagonists. Ongoing since Oct 2014.
- Secret Six: Cast including women, women of color, an LGBT and nonbinary protagonist. Ongoing since Dec 2014.
- Black Canary: Female protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- Starfire: Female protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- Midnighter: LGBT protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- Robin, Son of Batman: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- Dr. Fate: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- We Are Robin: MoC protagonist, cast including women, WoC and MoC. Ongoing since June 2015.
- The Omega Men: MoC main character (Kyle Rayner). Ongoing since June 2015.
- Cyborg: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since July 2015.
- DC Bombshells: Female protagonists. Ongoing since Aug 2015.
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If this is the final list for Marvel, I'm sad to see Loki: Agent of Asgard go. :( It's also kind of a bummer that Black Widow was canceled—though I kind of wonder about that, since I thought the series was doing well (or at least getting a lot of good press).
I'll be replacing Loki: Agent of Asgard with Scarlet Witch, and maybe New Avengers. I mean, I really liked Hulking and Wiccan from Young Avengers (Vol. 1), but I'm not that familiar with the other team members (besides Hawkeye, who I've never been that interested in). Also Miss America is in Ultimates, but again, I'm not that familiar with the other members of the team. (EDIT: Apparently Silk is...going evil now??? If that's the case, I'll likely drop the title.)
Also, we can talk about Marvel's diversity, but DC is far outpacing Marvel when it comes to creator diversity. I've actually been thinking about adding a separate category to this masterlist to keep track of creator diversity, but I'm not sure how I would do it yet.
I'm keeping a record for myself for future reference. Team titles are a little dicey; I've included some, but left out teams that are composed of mostly cis white straight men, though I could be missing others.
Marvel NOW! & post-Secret Wars titles featuring women/PoC/LGBTQIAP+ characters:
- Red She-Hulk: Female protagonist. Cancelled Jul 2013.
- Journey into Mystery: Featuring Lady Sif. Cancelled Aug 2013.
- Fearless Defenders: All-female superhero team (+ LGBT characters). Cancelled Dec 2013.
- Young Avengers: Cast with women, LGBT characters, and some racial diversity. Ended Jan 2014.
- Iron Patriot: MoC protagonist. Cancelled July 2014.
- She-Hulk: Female protagonist. Cancelled Jan 2015.
- All-New Ultimates: Cast with women, a MoC, and an LGBT character. Cancelled Jan 2015.
- Elektra: Female protagonist. Cancelled Feb 2015.
- All-New Ghost Rider: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Mar 2015.
- Storm: WoC protagonist. Ongoing since July 2014. Cancelled May 2015.
- X-Men (vol. 4): All-female main cast. Cancelled April 2015.
- Captain America and the Mighty Avengers: (formerly Mighty Avengers) Features a racially diverse main cast. Cancelled June 2015.
- Black Widow: Female protagonist. Cancelled July 2015.
- Loki: Agent of Asgard: Bisexual, genderqueer/genderfluid protagonist. Cancelled Aug 2015.
- Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier: Disabled protagonist. Cancelled Aug 2015.
- Magneto: Jewish protagonist. Cancelled Aug 2015.
- Daredevil: Disabled protagonist. Ongoing since Mar 2014.
- Captain Marvel: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Jun 2013.
- Nova: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since Feb 2013.
- Ms. Marvel: Muslim WoC female protagonist. Ongoing since Feb 2014.
- The Mighty Thor: (formerly Thor) Female protagonist. Ongoing since Oct 2014.
- Sam Wilson, Captain America: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since Nov 2014 (relaunching Oct 2015).
- Spider-Woman: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Nov 2014.
- Angela: Queen of Hel: (formerly Angela: Asgard's Assassin) Female protagonist. Ongoing since Dec 2014.
- Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Jan 2015 (relaunching Oct 2015).
- Silk: WoC protagonist. Ongoing since Feb 2015.
- Spider-Gwen: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Feb 2015.
- All-New, All-Different Avengers: Cast featuring women, WoC, and MoC. Ongoing since May 2015.
- A-Force: Female protagonists. Ongoing since May 2015.
- Ultimates: Cast featuring women, WoC, and MoC. Starting Oct 2015.
- Spider-Man 2099: Biracial protagonist. Relaunching Oct 2015.
- All-New Wolverine: Female protagonist. Starting Oct 2015.
- New Avengers: Team including LGBT characters, women, and a man of color. Starting Oct 2015.
- Scarlet Witch: WoC protagonist. Starting Oct 2015.
DC New 52 & DCYou titles featuring women/PoC/LGBTQIAP+ characters:
- Static Shock: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Apr 2012.
- Mister Terrific: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Apr 2012.
- Voodoo: WoC protagonist. Cancelled Sept 2012.
- Blue Beetle: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Jan 2013.
- Justice League of America's Vibe: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Dec 2013.
- Katana: WoC protagonist. Cancelled Dec 2013.
- The Movement: Cast with women, racial diversity, a disabled character, and LGBT+ representation. Cancelled May 2014.
- Batwing: MoC protagonist. Cancelled Sept 2014.
- Birds of Prey: All-female superhero team. Cancelled Sept 2014.
- Trinity of Sin: Pandora: Female protagonist. Cancelled Sept 2014.
- Worlds' Finest: Female protagonists. Switched to male protagonists Oct 2014, cancelled March 2015.
- Green Lantern Corps: Features a MoC. Cancelled March 2015.
- Green Lantern: New Guardians: Features a MoC (& later co-starring a woman). Cancelled March 2015.
- Batwoman: Female & LGBT protagonist. Cancelled March 2015.
- Supergirl: Female protagonist. Cancelled March 2015.
- Batgirl: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Sept 2011.
- Wonder Woman: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Sept 2011.
- Catwoman: Female & LGBT protagonist. Ongoing since Sept 2011.
- Grayson: (formerly Nightwing) MoC protagonist. Ongoing since Sept 2011.
- Earth 2: Society: (formerly Earth 2) Racially diverse cast, including an LGBT protagonist. Ongoing since May 2012.
- Constantine: The Hellblazer: Bisexual protagonist. Ongoing since Mar 2013 (relaunched June 2015).
- Harley Quinn: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Nov 2013.
- Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman: Female protagonist. Ongoing since Aug 2014.
- Gotham Academy: 3 WoC protagonists. Ongoing since Oct 2014.
- Secret Six: Cast including women, women of color, an LGBT and nonbinary protagonist. Ongoing since Dec 2014.
- Black Canary: Female protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- Starfire: Female protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- Midnighter: LGBT protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- Robin, Son of Batman: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- Dr. Fate: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since June 2015.
- We Are Robin: MoC protagonist, cast including women, WoC and MoC. Ongoing since June 2015.
- The Omega Men: MoC main character (Kyle Rayner). Ongoing since June 2015.
- Cyborg: MoC protagonist. Ongoing since July 2015.
- DC Bombshells: Female protagonists. Ongoing since Aug 2015.
.
If this is the final list for Marvel, I'm sad to see Loki: Agent of Asgard go. :( It's also kind of a bummer that Black Widow was canceled—though I kind of wonder about that, since I thought the series was doing well (or at least getting a lot of good press).
I'll be replacing Loki: Agent of Asgard with Scarlet Witch, and maybe New Avengers. I mean, I really liked Hulking and Wiccan from Young Avengers (Vol. 1), but I'm not that familiar with the other team members (besides Hawkeye, who I've never been that interested in). Also Miss America is in Ultimates, but again, I'm not that familiar with the other members of the team. (EDIT: Apparently Silk is...going evil now??? If that's the case, I'll likely drop the title.)
Also, we can talk about Marvel's diversity, but DC is far outpacing Marvel when it comes to creator diversity. I've actually been thinking about adding a separate category to this masterlist to keep track of creator diversity, but I'm not sure how I would do it yet.
