Echo, a new Marvel miniseries that focuses on the story of Maya Lopez, dropped on Disney+ this week and critics are calling the show a triumph - not only for its engaging backstory and fearless anti-hero, but also its ability to navigate challenging themes and give representation to marginalised communities in the Marvel Multiverse. Adam Barnhardt of ComicBook.com is calling it 'one of the best things Marvel Studios has created in the past few years'.
Disability representation is nothing new within the Marvel universe and its characters; Daredevil (played by Charlie Cox) was blinded by a radioactive substance, and Professor X of the X-Men franchise uses a wheelchair. Eternals also featured the MCU's first deaf superhero, Lauren Ridloff. Echo is the first story to focus on a deaf indigenous American lead character - Maya Lopez, who is played by Alaqua Cox.
