For summer reading that breaks glass ceilings.
Captain Marvel (Kelly Sue Deconnick, 2014)
What It's About: Carol Danvers, former fighter pilot, current part-alien superhero, and all around badass proves why she's Earth's Mightiest Avenger as she battles time travel hijinxes, dinosaurs in Central Park, and her own deteriorating mind.
Number Of Male Tears Shed: The number of times you've wished you could rock Cap's excellent fauxhawk.
Where To Start: Here, and the current 2014 run continues here.
Marvel Comics
Ms. Marvel (G. Willow Wilson, 2014)
What It's About: Kamala Khan is just an average Muslim teenager in Jersey City until an * incident * that leaves her with shapeshifting abilities, trippy visions of the Avengers, and the mantle of Ms. Marvel. Bonus points for including a very practical fanny pack in the homemade costume.
Number of Male Tears Shed: The number of times #MURICA scrolls across your Twitter feed.
Where To Start: Here.
Marvel Comics
Pretty Deadly (Kelly Sue Deconnick and Emma Rios, 2013)
What It's About: Death's daughter Ginny rides the through the land of living in search of retribution, not only for those women who call for her help, but also for herself. Death himself will fall, and Ginny will be there to watch it happen.
Number Of Male Tears Shed: The number of times Clint Eastwood has squinted into the sunset.
Where To Start: Here.
Image Comics
Sex Criminals (Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, 2013)
What It's About: Suzie and Jon are a sex-having, time-stopping couple who are using their powers to fund their Robin Hood-esque life of crime.
Number Of Male Tears Shed: The number of vibrators sold in 2014.
Where To Start: Here.
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