First Look: Megalyn Echikunwoke’s Live-Action Vixen in ‘Arrow’ Promo

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Megalyn Echikunwoke as Vixen

Megalyn Echikunwoke as Vixen [Click to Enlarge]

The CW is teasing us with a first look at Megalyn Echikunwoke ‘s live-action Vixen ahead of her Arrow cameo in February.

The actress currently voices the DC Comics superheroine in an animated CW Seed series, which has just been renewed for a second season .

In the promo shot above, a longer-haired Vixen aka Mari Jiwe McCabe has changed her wardrobe from the sleeveless catsuit to a longsleeve armored suit with built-in gloves and a pair of black leather mid-calf boots. Tucked inside the suit is her family’s Tantu Totem, the necklace which gives her the powers of any animal.

'Vixen: Return of the Lion #3,' (Feb. 2009); 'Vixen' Season 2 Poster; Megalyn Echikunwoke as Vixen

‘Vixen: Return of the Lion #3,’ (Feb. 2009); ‘Vixen’ Season 2 Poster; Megalyn Echikunwoke as Vixen [Click to Enlarge]

Originally from the fictional African nation of Zambesi where her parents were killed, Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner and first appeared in Action Comics #521 in July 1981. She eventually joins the Suicide Squad.

If you’ve missed Vixen you can now see the entire first season in a single 30-minute episode on CW Seed .

Be sure to watch Megalyn Echikunwoke as Vixen in Arrow episode #415 “Taken” on February 24, 2016 at 8/7c PM.



[via bigshinyrobot.com

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