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Mary Marvel Redesign

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Name: Mary Batson

Age: 14 (as Mary Batson), 20 (as Mary Marvel)

Species: Human

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual

Abilities: Flight, accelerated healing, invulnerability, superhuman speed, reflexes, agility, stamina and strength, clairvoyance, enhanced intellect.

Personality: Mary Batson is a bright and optimistic young girl with a dark past. In her heart of hearts, she is deeply moralistic and believes in doing the right thing. She is an animal lover and cherishes all life.

Notable Family: C.C. Batson (father, deceased), Marilyn Batson (mother, deceased), Billy Batson (brother)

Friends/relationships: Kara Zor-El (Supergirl, friend), Donna Troy (Troia, friend), Barbara Gordon (Batgirl, friend)

History: When she was an infant, Mary Batson’s parents were murdered by the intergalactic orphan maker known as Granny Goodness.

While her twin brother was left behind, Mary was spirited away to the hellish planet Apokalips where she was trained to be part of an elite squad of assassins called the Female Furies.

For a time, Mary was one of their premiere members. However, the rebels Mister Miracle and Big Barda with the help of her twin brother Billy subsequently rescued her.

It was then that Mary learned that she could tap into Billy’s divine gifts given to him by the wizard Shazam. Using these abilities, Mary fled to Earth and became a force for good.


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Mary Marvel was a character that didn't originally feature in any of the DC Comics head canon rosters I'd posted for you all. Her absence was largely out of not knowing where I could fit her. However, that didn't necessarily mean that I wasn't going to draw her. After reading the New 52 take on the Marvel family, as written by Geoff Johns, I felt inspired to try my hand at inserting them into my head canon.

As far as Mary and Billy were concerned, I was struck with just how similar they are to He-Man and She-Ra. This revelation inspired me and subsequently influenced my take on the characters, Mary especially.

Design-wise, I decided to tip my hat to She-Ra and admittedly made a bit of an amalgamation between Mary's look and She-Ra's. The red cape was a bit on an on-the-fencer for me. You'll have to tell me whether you like it or whether you feel the look would be more effective as all-white or if she should have a design that's identical to her brother.

When it came to the narrative, I took a cue from She-Ra's past and decided to give Mary a darker origin. By incorporating Apokalips early on, it's a bit of a reversal of what had been done to Mary Pre-Flashpoint and gives her, I feel, a more interesting character arc. It also links the Marvel family to Apokalips in a way that I think is quite interesting.

As always, I love hearing from you all so feel free to let me know what you think of this piece in the comments below.

If you'd like to see more DC Comics redesigns from my head canon, head on over to my gallery.

Enjoy! :)

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Cool redesign of Mary Marvel!