Long posts, recommendations of gender-sensitive superhero comics for kids/teens, suicide mention 

I grew up with Marvel superhero comics, felt Sue Storm‘s empowerment when she took on the name of Invisible Woman (instead of Girl), and cried when Jean Grey took her own life.

Yet when asked to recommend interesting and fun superhero comics for children and teenager, I had a hard time coming up with material that wasn‘t exclusively written by and about masculine, hetero, white and able-bodied men.

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Long posts, recommendations of gender-sensitive superhero comics for kids/teens, suicide mention 

* Runaways – Vaughan
(I haven‘t read the new one but have heard it‘s good)
* Super Sons – Tomasi
* Young Avengers – Gillen/McKelvie
* Teen Titans Go/Li‘l Gotham/Tiny Titans

Also recommended – starring girls:
* DC Superhero Girls
* Moon Girl
* Supergirl 8th Grade
* Lumberjanes
* My Little Pony
* Princeless
* Unstoppable Wasp

+ no superheroes but it‘s good:
* Secret Science Alliance

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