Thatās a toughie. The only antihero I can think of is ZoĆ« Washburne from Firefly. She was a hero, but also a criminal. Iām not sure how complex she was.
Martha Washington from āGive Me Libertyā immediately came to mind - complex, female, blackā¦and created by two white dudes. But still a great antihero from a prescient and insightful graphic novel.
My all time favorite comic character is Amanda Waller. Her anti-hero credentials are legit. She is almost always an antagonist to the heroes, but she sees her manipulations (and not occasional assassinations) as a necessary evil to protect her country.
There was Medea Blitz from the American Flagg comic.
Condoleezza Rice
Too true!
Does Michonne from the Walking Dead count? Is everyone in that series essentially an anti-hero at this point? I refer to the comic book, not the TV series, which I donāt watch because Iām a Luddite.
Agent 355 of āY: The Last Manā
Aunty Entity of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
I guess technically sheās a villain, but she had a moral code about as honorable as anyone elseās in that post-apocalyptic setting. And she did ultimately let Mad Max live, probably because she thought he was a hunk.
A current favorite of mine is Annalise Keating (played by Viola Davis) in āHow to Get Away with Murderā.
She was also my first thought, but really, only Jayne can really be considered an anti-heroā¦the others, despite doing petty crime, are definitely the good guys of the show.
So, um, yeah. Off the top of my head, I canāt think of anyone.
Iād say Pam Grierās Foxy Brown, not particularly complex but she set the template for the ABW.
Thereās always something else.
Off the top of my head (splat!) that would be the goddess Kali. But some might fuss if they are taking āblackā to mean āAfricanā. Kali is black, her name even meaning āThe Black Oneā, or āWho Is Blackā. If we are to consider this Afrocentrically, Iād say the loa Marinette. But I will surely think of others at other times, I donāt usually think about favorites of anything, since it depends upon my mood.
Troy from Crooklyn. Sheās the central character, but her heroic qualities vacillate: she shoplifts, she pees in the hallway, sheās a total brat sometimes.
IRL, Iād say Bahamadia, whom Iāll characterize as an antihero in the sense that itās more-or-less a given that a rapper is an antihero, particularly a 90s rapper. her complexity is superb:
Iām going with Lana from Archer.
I was going to mention Lana Kane from Archer as well. Sheās actually a regular hero in most regards, as opposed to an anti-hero. Sheās principled, usually rational, and generally the voice of reasonā¦except that she works for a semi-evil spy agency, packs automatic weapons, and kills people time to time. But still, aside from Cyril, sheās the āgoodā one!
