| > Miles Morales (Spider-Man), original character: Peter Parker/Spider-Man, first appearance: 2011 > Jane Foster (Thor), original character: Thor Odinson, first appearance: 2014 > Riri Williams (Ironheart), original character: Tony Stark/Iron Man, first appearance: 2016 > Laura Kinney (X-23), original character: Logan/Wolverine, first appearance: 2004 > Sam Wilson (Captain America), original character: Steve Rogers/Captain America, first appearance: 2014 > Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel), original character: Mar-Vell/Captain Marvel, first appearance: 2012 > Monica Rambeau (Captain Marvel), original character: Mar-Vell/Captain Marvel, first appearance: 1982 > America Chavez (Miss America), original character: Joey Chapman/Miss America, first appearance: 2011 > Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel), original character: Carol Danvers/Ms. Marvel, first appearance: 2013 > Kate Bishop (Hawkeye), original character: Clint Barton/Hawkeye, first appearance: 2005 > Gwen Stacy (Spider-Woman, aka Spider-Gwen), original character: Peter Parker/Spider-Man, first appearance: 2014 Disney purchased Marvel in 2009(let's be honest 2010 is closer to the real year), only 7 of the 10 you listed occurred under Disney's watch. Big marvel fan indeed. Since you listed 7 times a race and/or a gender was swapped (I won't bother differentiating between swaps vs additions, e.g calling Ghost Spider a swap is a massive stretch.) under Disney as proof of "pushing progressive ideologies" I must assumed that is your threshold for something to be considered a trend. Here are 4 (plus the 3 your listed) times a race and/or a gender swap occurred under the previous Marvel owner's watch. Michael Clarke Duncan as King Pin Nick Fury (Ultimate Marvel Team-Up) Lady Bullseye Miss Sinister Its almost as if Marvel did this sort of thing before Disney was involved, interesting. |
It seems Iron Man the movie with Robert Downey Jr (2008) really saved them,and restored them back to cultural relevance beyond the X-men + Spiderman.
Though the overall trend for marvel comics are tanking especially compared to Manga/Manwha.