10 More TV Shows Marvel Must Make

9. Black Cat

blackcatWhat Is It? The daughter of a renowned cat burglar who encouraged her to never settle for second-best, Felicia Hardy first donned the costume of the Black Cat in order to break her father out of jail. On that same night, she first encountered Spider-Man and felt a kinship with him. She continued with the Black Cat persona in a misguided attempt to win Spider-Man€™s affections. Felicia eventually gained powers of her own, first a sort of €œbad luck€ ability that affected those around her and later gaining catlike powers such as retractable claws and night vision. Following in her father€™s footsteps as a thief and a mercenary, the Black Cat has toed the line between hero and criminal. How To Do It Right? This one is a bit more complicated because of the issue of rights. The rumor mill says that Felicity Jones may play the character in the upcoming sequel to Sony€™s Amazing Spider-Man, and while Sony€™s rights to Spider-Man don€™t apply to television (if I recall correctly), Marvel may not want to step on their toes by introducing their own version of the Black Cat into TV. Felicia is a cool enough character in her own right to merit a series that€™s not tethered to Spider-Man, however. Strong, kick-ass heroines always seem to do much better on TV than they do in movies (see: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alias, Nikita), and the Black Cat is one of the easiest to adapt. She€™s a cat burglar and her costume is already black leather, and her powers are real easy to depict without going over-budget (or you could just go the no-powers route, as both approaches have been done in the comics). She€™s also had relationships with some other not-so-famous Marvel characters, such as Puma and the Foreigner, who can make for interesting romantic foils or potential enemies.
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Percival Constantine is the author of several novels and short stories, including the Vanguard superhero series, and regularly writes and comments on movies, comics, and other pop culture. More information can be found at his website, PercivalConstantine.com