Angry Nerd: What Marvel and DC Can Learn From Lucy

Scarlett Johansson stars as the ass-kicking, nearly superhuman protagonist in the new sci-fi action flick Lucy. But while the French—namely the film's writer and director Luc Besson—continue to put out films lead by strong heroines, Marvel and DC seem content to sit on a reservoir of amazing female characters like She-Hulk and Black Widow. Unacceptable!

Scarlett Johansson stars as the ass-kicking, nearly superhuman protagonist in the new sci-fi action flick Lucy. But while the French—namely the film's writer and director Luc Besson—continue to put out films lead by strong heroines, Marvel and DC seem content to sit on a reservoir of amazing female characters like She-Hulk and Black Widow. Angry Nerd finds this unacceptable.