Marvel took the superhero game by storm in the ’60s, creating entirely different types of heroes than readers had seen before. Since then, Marvel has been on the cutting edge of superheroes, telling stories their distinguished competition couldn’t. Marvel’s characters often wrestle with their power and responsibilities, something which has endeared them to fans.However, many longtime fans of the Marvel Universe have noticed a double standard. Male heroes get to be powerful paragons of virtue, unquestioned even when they’re doing things that are highly unethical. For female heroes, it’s entirely different. Marvel has fostered a double standard. Male heroes and their powers are celebrated, while female heroes and their powers are feared.Scarlet Witch is extremely powerful, and has only gotten more so over the years. Wanda Maximoff first appeared as a villainous member in Magneto’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants before joining the Avengers. Her powers allowed her to cast hexes that messed with the laws of probability. This also gave her the power to manipulate magical energy, and she trained with powerful magic users like Agatha Harkness. As Scarlet Witch got more powerful, though, something odd started happening.RELATED: Is Marvel Comics Pantheon of Gods Truly Doomed?
Marvel took the superhero game by storm in the ’60s, creating entirely different types of heroes than readers had seen before. Since then, Marvel has been on the cutting edge of superheroes, telling stories their distinguished competition couldn’t. Marvel’s characters often wrestle with their power and responsibilities, something which has endeared them to fans.
However, many longtime fans of the Marvel Universe have noticed a double standard. Male heroes get to be powerful paragons of virtue, unquestioned even when they’re doing things that are highly unethical. For female heroes, it’s entirely different. Marvel has fostered a double standard. Male heroes and their powers are celebrated, while female heroes and their powers are feared.
Scarlet Witch is extremely powerful, and has only gotten more so over the years. Wanda Maximoff first appeared as a villainous member in Magneto’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants before joining the Avengers. Her powers allowed her to cast hexes that messed with the laws of probability. This also gave her the power to manipulate magical energy, and she trained with powerful magic users like Agatha Harkness. As Scarlet Witch got more powerful, though, something odd started happening.
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