Captain Marvel, the superheroine formerly known as Ms. Marvel, has the potential to stand alongside Captain America and Spider-Man as one of Marvel Comics' best characters, starting with some good traits.

"She's a gorgeous, toyetic, statuesque, powerful blonde who shares the name of the company. I think she'll do all right," says Kelly Sue DeConnick, the writer of the newCaptain Marvel series debuting today online and in comics shops.