Monica Rambeau was just an example to show i wouldnt want any compromise by other sub demos if she was given a solo franchise as the first black superheroine.
One issue women have spoken up before about is the idea of legacy characters, she-hulk, supergirl, batgirl... to say how someone like wonder woman is ideal bc she isnt under a male's shadow. she's in her own lane and no one is there to lil homie her. also why a storm is ideal.
Which is exactly what my second post was touching on. My hope is that is that as time goes on, Shuri has her own clear identity, adventures, and so on, all independent of T'Challa. T'Challa will still have the BP mantle, the crown, and still will be the titular character. However, Shuri will have her own thing going for those that want to read that as well.
I also touch on Storm on the paragraph below.
Right now it's T'Challas franchise, not T'Challa and Shuri's franchise. BP is the big homie, and Shuri is among the lil homies. So as a lil homie she should get the same perks of a Sam Wilson or Bucky or Rhodey or Batgirl as far as appearances and cool spots... maybe even some spin off comics or dlc or whatever, but the focus always comes down to the big homie saving the lil homies.
So im not shuri's biggest fan but i dont hate her either (so not to be misconstrued), i just see her as the lil homie, who should get her moments. but when we start talkin about gettin her own independent solo arcs in the big homies movies or becoming bp/queen by the 2nd or 3rd movie... ok, then it sounds like just wanting your fav character to lead or co lead more than anything (all the social justice stuff aside).
-T'Challa is my favorite character. He also is the main BP character. As far as the BP franchise is concerned, Shuri is a supporting character. The BP solo movies are T'Challa's solos. My stance has stayed the same on this issue from the very beginning.
-Second, my stance on Shuri being the BP or Queen in the movies and even the comics this time around remains the same: no, she shouldn't. It's time for Shuri to have a clear identity of her own and to expand on that.
-Third, by "having her own thing" I'm not talking about her having her own independent solo arc in T'Challa's solo movies or her overtaking T'Challa in his own projects. I'm talking about her eventually branching off and doing her thing separately from him. Her own adventures, her own perspective, possibly her own supporting cast, etc. Remember that in my scenario, she's neither the BP or the Queen, so she's not even taking those titles away from T'Challa. He will still have his franchise going.
For example: Robin was Batman's lil homie for the longest. But eventually Robin branched out and did his own thing, independent of batman and became Nightwing. He has his own solo comic, his own team (Team Titans) and so on. Nightwing doing his own thing even benefited Batman by allowing him to have new supporting characters, such as Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and eventually Damien Wayne.
-Lastly, I'm big on allowing characters to grow. If there's a potential for Falcon, for example, to find his own voice and do his own thing independent of Cap, I'm all for it. Every character deserves a chance to forge their own path. Falcon being relegated to supporting character status all his existence or using someone elses mantle when doing his own thing is why he'll never prosper. Rhodey falls in that catergory too.
Similar thing applies with Storm. A significant portion of X-Fans simply don't want her to do her own thing, thus she's stuck in the X-World and can't prosper without the X affiliation. Which is why her solo comic came out and tried to do its own thing, it completely tanked, despite being her arguably being the most popular black character at the time and one of the most popular female characters in comic history.
Recall that T'Challa didn't debut in his own book. He debuted in the Fantastic Four instead. He could've been relegated to occasional FF supporting character as well. Thankfully, Marvel decided to make him do his own thing and he became the character he is today.
