User blog comment:Baneares/Coldhearted countdown/@comment-4789909-20120309142435/@comment-4789909-20120309195733

Point being what we establish as "independent" falls apart quickly with an established universe That there are girl superheros (not just as sidekicks or girlfriends) out there as contributing members of their respective teams that people can recognize (even without a comic background) establishes them in an independence that really isn't any less than that of their male peers.