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5 Characters
Jun 6, 2026
Staff
Ranked
Breakout Characters of the 21st Century
Modern icons created since 2000 who permanently altered pop culture, from Miles Morales and Kamala Khan to Invincible and America Chavez.
Miles Morales
Miles Gonzalo Morales
1
Miles Morales redefined what a Spider-Man could look like for a whole new generation.
Kamala Khan
Kamala Khan
2
Kamala Khan became Marvel's most important new character of the decade, a fan-favorite from day one.
Invincible
Markus Sebastian Grayson
3
Robert Kirkman's Invincible proved superhero comics outside the Big Two could dominate pop culture.
America Chavez
4
America Chavez punches through dimensions and broke barriers as one of Marvel's first Latina leads.
Gwenpool
Gwendolyn Poole
5
Gwenpool started as a joke variant cover and became one of Marvel's most beloved meta-comics characters.
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