Black Canary

Alright, I'm just going to say this right now, Black Canary is my favorite female super hero. That's saying a lot when you stop to think of all the super heroines that get top billing over here. Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Hawkgirl and Supergirl spring instantly to mind in the DC universe, but that is nowhere near all. In the Marvel universe there's Electra, She-Hulk, and of course there's the X-women, Storm, Rogue, Jean Grey just to name a few. Even Spidergirl, Peter Parker's daughter is more prominent that Black Canary, but nowhere near as cool.

Of all the renditions of Black Canary there are, I think I like the Justice League Unlimited one the most. This is true of almost all of the female characters in DC, but Canary and Lois Lane are at the top of the list. I don't really know what fighting crime in fishnet stockings is all about but I can imagine the conversation in the locker room back at the Hall of Justice after another of Lex Luthor's foiled plots.

Flash: "Hey, did you guys check out the new girl? Wow."
Robin: "Holy steaming spandex Flash, she's a babe."
Batman: "........"
Superman: "You two shouldn't be objectifying her that way, she's a valued member of our League."
Aquaman: "Why doesn't anyone love me?"
Flash: "No really, she's hot. I've got to ask her out."
Robin: "Hey, where's Green Arrow?"
Batman: "So much for being the fastest man alive. Grumble."
Flash: "I guess I'm getting no loving tonight."
Superman: "Seriously, I'm a little disturbed by your attitudes and general disrespect for women."
Flash: "Like you haven't had your share of Lois problems."
Aquaman: "Fish are my only friends."
Robin: "Aquaman, you give a whole new meaning to Lenten special."
Flash: "Zing, and that's saying something from the Flash."
Batman: "........"
Aquaman: "No one likes me." Runs out of the locker room crying.
Superman: "Now see what you've done, you hurt his feelings. You really should apologize."
Green Arrow: Walks in. "What did you guys do to Aquaman this time? Infants."
Flash: "Where have you been?"
Green Arrow: "Scoring a date with the new girl. She's a babe."
Robin: "Ha ha!"
Flash: "Screw you boy wonder. Your just a sidekick anyway."
Robin: "Oh boohoo."
Superman: "Serves you right for being so insensitive."
Flash: "Dude, X-ray vision is so wasted on you."

Alright, I'm being crass I know, but I really do like the character. She's cool, which is not something that every DC creation can boast. Plus, her sonic attack can even make Superman's ears bleed. That's tough.