Since I can handle Sword Art Online, I tried to read these Marvel comics that have a feminist/SJW touch to them. I've found all of these comics for cheap on eBay and here's a short review on all of them.
Squirrel girl - 3.5/5
The first issue was promising, but it seems to get worse as the comic goes on, it starts to become an SJW comic. Now it doesn't really push an SJW agenda, but it does mention things they like a couple times. The art of the comic seems to oddly decrease in quality as the comic goes on and only gets better when they show the old comic issues that have Squirrel girl in them, which are also better on the story front. Some of the jokes and the comedy of the comic does get a bit stale and I think if they drop the SJWness of this comic and focus more on the comedy (and less on the short gags on the bottom of each page) then this could be a decent comic series to pick up every now and then.
Mockingbird - 2.5/5
This whole comic is covered in "Girl Power" and "I totally know the sciences". It's a shame it is since this character could've been a cool secret agent character in the world of heroes kind of like Black Widow. Speaking of that, there's this one part of the comic that tries to say that female heroes aren't as popular or they don't get as much attention. I could name a few female comic characters that everyone knows; Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Batgirl. You want more mainstream female characters that everyone likes? Make them and make them original so they stand by themselves. So the comic is wrong and knows it's wrong and admits it on the very next page.
Spider-Gwen - 3/5
A decent comic that doesn't really have too many feminism or SJW themes in it. It's just an average story with some interesting what-ifs like if Daredevil worked for Kingpin and the Punisher as a cop. For some reason, Gwen doesn't look cute like she's supposed to and kind of looks ugly. This goes for the rest of the comic's design, but it may not bother other people. The thing that really bothered me was a black woman Captain America, which was really out of place. Yeah I know it's an alternate reality with different main characters, but this seemed way too obvious of an agenda pushing decision.
(Muslim) Ms. Marvel - 3/5
The story wasn't too bad in this comic, but it wasn't too much to write home about. I like how it shows Kamala starting out small instead of getting the bigger challenges like how the other SJW characters do. It doesn't really push any kind of Muslim message in these issues at least so that's fine. I do, however, wish she could've used her shape shifting ability more.
Thor (female) - 2.5/5
Like Mockingbird, but with more dumb male characters. Nothing really interesting.
Spider-man (Miles Morales) Vol. 1 (not pictured) - 3/5
Just an average comic really. Miles Morales isn't anything special in my opinion. It's probably why there isn't anything added to his name and why even in universe they call him the black Spider-man. You'd think Bendis (the writer) would give this character his own villains to make him stand out more and not focus so much on putting him on Amazing Spider-Man's level.
Silk - 4(ish)/5
Surprising right? The reason for this is because Silk is a hero character playing as an "evil" assistant to Black Cat while also being a Shield agent who also needs to look after her only family, her brother who coincidentally is named Albert. I like the dynamic presented here and how the character is pushed to do things meant for expert heroes. She's forced to grow up fast or lose everything essentially. The art is the biggest thing holding this comic back, which doesn't make the character look cute like she's supposed to be (what's with these artists who do this?). The only SJW thing that this character does is say sexist to something that isn't really that sexist (she keeps getting called my darling by one villain) and I guess the fact that she always seems to win, but that just seems like the character showing how she can think on her feet. I'll read the next issue and the zero issue when I get the chance to see if this series gets better.
Extra. The only All New character that I like that isn't Gwenpool (check out Diversity & Comics video about her) is the new Ghost Rider, Robbie Reyes. He lives in a harsh neighborhood and only wants to make his little brother happy whom he has to raise by himself. Because he lives in such a place, he gets killed then resurrected by a spirit that lives inside his car. I love the gritty nature of the comic and how Robbie always try to do better. I will definitely pick up the other two issues that involve this character.
Note: It's weird how both Sword Art Online and some of these feminist comics are sexist towards their female characters. Also SAO is worse than these comics obviously, but that doesn't say that much.
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