Mothers of the Multiverse: The Real-Life Superheroes We Call Mom

Amerime Media’s Official Mother’s Day Tribute

Every origin story has a powerful figure at its core—someone who gave us strength, kept us grounded, and told us we were capable of anything. In comics, she’s Aunt May. In anime, she’s Inko Midoriya. In real life? She’s your mom.

Mother’s Day isn’t just about flowers and brunch—it’s about giving props to the MVPs of our lives. The healers. The hustlers. The queens who raised geeks, nurtured weirdos, encouraged cosplayers, and stayed up to watch us hit “publish” on our first fanfic.

This one’s for them. The Mothers of the Multiverse.

The OG Support Character

Before there were power-ups, there was your mom hyping you up. From dropping you off at GameStop releases to helping you glue together your cosplay at the last minute, she’s been in your corner like Alfred to Batman—always reliable, always lowkey iconic.

Mothers have always been background powerhouses in our favorite stories:

• Sarah Connor (Terminator) turned motherhood into survival.

• Queen Ramonda (Black Panther) redefined regality and strength.

• Trisha Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) showed that love and sacrifice can echo across timelines.

Your mom may not be anime-animated, but she did teach you how to fight your battles—sometimes with fists, sometimes with fried chicken and side-eye.

Black Moms in Pop Culture Deserve Their Roses Too

Can we talk about how underappreciated Black moms are in geek culture? From Harriet Winslow to Lynne Stewart in Static Shock, these women were the foundation. They weren't flashy—they were necessary. Black moms are the tech support of our dreams and the firewall to our foolishness.

This Mother’s Day, we raise a glass (or a boba tea) to the women who handed us anime DVDs, wiped away our tears after middle school Ls, and told us we could be whoever we wanted—even if that meant becoming a Dungeon Master or streaming Apex Legends.

Gamer Moms, Nerd Moms, and the Geek-Adjacent

There’s a new wave of moms now—ones who’ve watched Demon Slayer and know who Lady Dimitrescu is. Moms who cosplay at cons with their kids. Moms who stream. Moms who grew up on Sailor Moon and Wu-Tang.

Let’s be real: geek culture is richer because of women like them. And if your mom doesn’t “get” the fandom? That’s okay. She still made space for it. She bought the sketchpad. She dealt with the room full of Funkos. She made sure your dreams didn’t die at the hands of capitalism and cynicism.

The Legacy Lives On

Being a blerd (Black nerd) isn’t just about loving stuff—it’s about seeing yourself in stories where you were once erased. And more often than not, your mom helped you find that mirror.

So, call her. Hug her. Give her the controller. Put her in your webcomic. Let her know she’s the boss level that shaped the whole game.