The character Kitty Pryde from the `` X-Men '' comics was an early model for Whedon 's strong teenage girl characters . He said , `` If there 's a bigger influence on Buffy than Kitty , I do n't know what it was .
The character Kitty Pryde from the X-Men comic was an early model for Whedon 's strong teenage girl characters : `` If there 's a bigger influence on Buffy than Kitty , I do n't know what it was .