DC's partnership with Vixen the chance to shine in a new adventure. Vixen: NYC's recent episodes have also served to completely alter the heroine's early life. For years, her story has been the same, but now she gets more agency in its development than ever.
Vixen (Mari McCabe - known as Mari Jiwe in Vixen: NYC) debuted in 1981 and has long been a member of WEBTOON's partnership with DC is revitalizing her story with a lot more hope and less tragedy - thus far.
Vixen: NYC has the creative team of Jasmine Walls, Manou Azumi, Omar Vallejos, Hailey Stewart, Toby Fan, BBM, Micah Myers, Mickey, and Amani Kabwe. Episode 13, 14, and 15 fully allowed Mari to confront one of her biggest foes: General Maksai. He has long been one of her biggest antagonists, despite the fact that this is only the second time she's truly been able to fight him. As her uncle, it seems like he would have played a bigger role as a villain to her by now, but he is usually a background detail for her tragic past. He is the murderer of her father in past DC Comics, but now, both of her parents are still very much alive - giving her the chance to save them from him.
In past comics, Vixen was usually shown after the loss of her parents in Africa, before she came to America. Her mother was killed by poachers and her father was killed by her uncle when he sought the totem given to her family by Anansi. Debuting in 1985, Maksai has had all of five appearances - one as a very brief mention only. This history eventually led to a fight against Justice League of America #234, 235, & 239. However, this was a revenge fight for Vixen and after defeating him, she never fought him again. Now, with her parents kidnapped by her uncle, Vixen confronts him and while she loses her totem, she is able to save her parents. This leaves room for her uncle to be a more prominent villain in her life and also for her to not be orphaned so early in her story. She has the chance to save them and protect them.
WEBTOON has a few DC stories, but none have rewritten a character's history so completely like in promising heroes in WEBTOON's current offerings thanks to the creative team diving into a fresh iteration of the character and her origins.
