Breakout Characters of the 21st Century

versedb 5 Characters Jun 6, 2026

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Modern icons created since 2000 who permanently altered pop culture, from Miles Morales and Kamala Khan to Invincible and America Chavez.

Characters

Miles Gonzalo Morales

Miles Morales redefined what a Spider-Man could look like for a whole new generation.

Kamala Khan became Marvel's most important new character of the decade, a fan-favorite from day one.

Markus Sebastian Grayson

Robert Kirkman's Invincible proved superhero comics outside the Big Two could dominate pop culture.

America Chavez punches through dimensions and broke barriers as one of Marvel's first Latina leads.

Gwendolyn Poole

Gwenpool started as a joke variant cover and became one of Marvel's most beloved meta-comics characters.

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