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The blog comments also noted how it was a downer that Tigra ended up betraying Captain America considering Steve Rogers was practically the only Avenger who showed up for her graduation from the police academy.
Considering Tigra was a rookie Avenger when Yellowjacket was having his mental breakdown, had his trial and Wasp showed up with a black eye, it at least makes some sense that she still might have some bias about it. First impressions and all.
I did like how Alicia Masters was helping Doc Samson with the Skrull War therapy considering that she was replaced by Lyra for "a year" in Marvel time. At least she doesn't seem bitter after dumping her perfectly fine new boyfriend to reunite with Ben Grimm, only to be quickly forgotten after a date or two so he could propose to Random Teacher From Brooklyn. Thanks, Millar (and thanks, McDuffie, for not making a bigger deal of it for the year and change you were on the book).
Naturally the Newsarama blog offered varying ideas of how to "fix" Tigra. I did like the idea of giving her some sort of "magic resistance" considering her powers are supposed to be magical based and supposed to be from a group who wanted to combat such forces. I mean, JUSTICE LEAGUE justified Hawkgirl being on the group power-wise by amping up her "Nth Metal Mace" that was magical resistant enough to make Dr. Fate cry for mercy.
Having her defeat the Hood would also work, and I would say it is POSSIBLE Bendis could consider that, since he has a thing for having woman completely humiliate and emasculate men - just look at ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. Unfortunately, for any male character who isn't Spidey or maybe Daredevil, he rarely does that. Unless you count Dr. Doom being so distracted by sleeping with Morgan LeFey that he left his time machine working during an invasion.
Basically, though, she needs to be a CHARACTER and not simply a hot cat girl who exists for an extra bikinni heroine or some victim character. Many writers confuse "whining" for showing emotion. It's not the same. It's just whining.
Considering Tigra was a rookie Avenger when Yellowjacket was having his mental breakdown, had his trial and Wasp showed up with a black eye, it at least makes some sense that she still might have some bias about it. First impressions and all.
I did like how Alicia Masters was helping Doc Samson with the Skrull War therapy considering that she was replaced by Lyra for "a year" in Marvel time. At least she doesn't seem bitter after dumping her perfectly fine new boyfriend to reunite with Ben Grimm, only to be quickly forgotten after a date or two so he could propose to Random Teacher From Brooklyn. Thanks, Millar (and thanks, McDuffie, for not making a bigger deal of it for the year and change you were on the book).
Naturally the Newsarama blog offered varying ideas of how to "fix" Tigra. I did like the idea of giving her some sort of "magic resistance" considering her powers are supposed to be magical based and supposed to be from a group who wanted to combat such forces. I mean, JUSTICE LEAGUE justified Hawkgirl being on the group power-wise by amping up her "Nth Metal Mace" that was magical resistant enough to make Dr. Fate cry for mercy.
Having her defeat the Hood would also work, and I would say it is POSSIBLE Bendis could consider that, since he has a thing for having woman completely humiliate and emasculate men - just look at ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. Unfortunately, for any male character who isn't Spidey or maybe Daredevil, he rarely does that. Unless you count Dr. Doom being so distracted by sleeping with Morgan LeFey that he left his time machine working during an invasion.
Basically, though, she needs to be a CHARACTER and not simply a hot cat girl who exists for an extra bikinni heroine or some victim character. Many writers confuse "whining" for showing emotion. It's not the same. It's just whining.
