It isn't exactly a stretch to say that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has something of a woman problem. Despite being around for nearly a full decade, the majority of Marvel's properties have focused on men, with only three of them -- Agent Carter, Jessica Jones, and arguably Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- not shin gin the majority of the spotlight on men. The majority of women in this universe, to the frustration of many, have been in supporting roles, and no matter the metric you want to go with, Captain Marvel being the first female-led film in this universe in addition to the 21st MCU flick is just a bad look.

But things are looking up; Tessa Thompson, a recent MCU addition as Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok, recently said that women are going to really have the spotlight in the next phase following Avengers 4. Since being added to Marvel's roster, Thompson has been championing for a superhero movie with the various women of the MCU taking center stage, not unlike the recent A-Force comic series. In addition to Valkyrie, this would include Evangeline Lilly's Wasp, Zoe Saldana's Gamora, Letitia Wright's Shuri and whoever else is remaining in the aftermath of the battle with Thanos. And if Marvel Studios really is going to put women at the forefront going forward, one of them should be Fallon Grey, the daughter of Marvel's vampire killer, Blade.

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If you haven't heard of Fallon, it's hard to fault you for that; she was originally slated to debut in a solo comic back in 2015 from the creative team of Tim Seeley and Logan Faeber. Seeley, aware of the optics of an all-white creative handling handling a book about a young black woman, opted out of the gig in the hopes that a black woman would instead get to write Fallon. Sadly, nothing ever came of her after that, and given some of Marvel's recent cancellations, it's probably a safe bet that she wouldn't have lasted long. That said, a film or TV series about a young black woman as a vampire hunter would be a better format for this character, especially when she's got the added bonus of her dad being the first popular mainstream superhero movie.

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Wesley Snipes has said repeatedly that he'd be down to play Blade again, and a movie focused on Fallon would be as good an MCU entry point as any for the popular hero. Honestly, if Marvel Studios wanted to, it would be easy just say his three films took place in the early days of the MCU and call it a day. Considering that he randomly shows up in comics these days to begin with -- he more recently was making nice with Ironheart in her comic after hanging out with the Spirits of Vengeance -- it makes sense that his film incarnation would up and disappear for over a decade, while still continuing his mission statement.

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The MCU has been building legacy characters for the last couple of movies -- Spider-Man is arguably an extension of Tony Stark's legacy, just as Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne are for Hank Pym -- and Fallon and her father would slot nicely into that dynamic. Snipes has still got the action chops, so he could still get those scenes where he throws down in between teaching his on screen daughter what he knows. This would be as good a way as any for Snipes to have one amazing fight sequence before, like Seeley's original plans for him in the comics, he decides to have more to his life beyond just killing everything he comes in contact with. That's where his young daughter comes in.

Beloved as Peter Parker is, he's also extremely biased in his perspective of the Avengers, having fought most of them and worked with some of them. Fallon was initially conceived as living in Oregon as a high school "It" girl -- the most popular in her class, prom queen nominee, captain of the debate team. Her teenage perspective on the world of superheroes would be very different from Peter's. The idea of her trying to life her typical high school life with her dad being a no-nonsense vampire hunter is too good to pass up. Seeley talked about her struggling under the weight of her perceived perfection when he was originally writing her, and while it never made it to the printed page, a similar character arc would make for a compelling film.

While there's a surge of action movies coming out, a majority of them still star white women.  Black Panther is very clearly about to take the world by storm with its stylish portrayal of Afrofuturism, and one things that's been noted from the social media reactions is that the women of Wakanda are very much full characters who may very well steal the show. In addition to Panther, 2018 is showing that it's the year of black girls and women, thanks to shows such as Grown-ish (which got renewed for a second season after just two episodes aired), The Chi, and Insecure. Disney's A Wrinkle in Time is going to make a crazy amount of money next month, and the studio would be crazy not to see the way the tide is turning for representation. Buffy proved that the world will show up for high schoolers dispatching vampires, so it isn't like anything focused on Fallon is lacking for a template.

If the future of the MCU is as female as Thompson is saying, there shouldn't be any problem bringing Fallon in. As Doctor Strange and Ghost Rider have shown us, there's different shades of magic for the new Daywalker to deal with. Though she never arrived in the comics, Fallon is, frankly, too interesting of a character for Marvel to not do anything with. And with fans clamoring for the studio to do something with Blade, he may as well return... with some family help.