Takeshi Miyazawa joins G. Willow Wilson for a three-issue arc that kicks off in "Ms. Marvel" #13, which brings Kamala's Inhuman heritage to the foreground, even as love is in the air.
Full review here.
Takeshi Miyazawa joins G. Willow Wilson for a three-issue arc that kicks off in "Ms. Marvel" #13, which brings Kamala's Inhuman heritage to the foreground, even as love is in the air.
Full review here.
In the interest of record-keeping, here is another thread where CBR users made their opinion on this issue known.
Ms Marvel (2014) #13 *Spoilers and Thoughts*
http://community.comicbookresources....-and-Thoughts*
"Kamala is that rare comic book teenager who actually feels like a real teenager."
You mean not like Young Avengers, Runaways, Generation Hope, New X-Men, PAD's Supergirl, most of the iterations of Batgirl, Claremont's classic Kitty Pryde, et al et al et al?
Good review. I think its score could be even higher and it's because Kamala really is just that awesome. I read about her and I read about someone who feels genuine. She's not a genius like Peter Parker. She doesn't attend a fancy boarding school like the X-men. She's just so relatable in all the right ways and issues like this just reinforce that feeling. Love this issue, love this series, and love Kamala."Kamala is that rare comic book teenager who actually feels like a real teenager."
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It was a decent issue, but I fear that if they make the new guy bad, it's gonna feel too "Frozen" with them immediately hitting it off, finishing each other's sentences (sandwiches) and then him flipping the switch. As it is, Kamala is a very fun character, and she's written with a lot of style, but the book's plots to me just don't resonate as much in terms of being particularly memorable. It feels like if we think of this book in five years, it's going to be more about Kamala and the choice of having a female Pakistani lead than it will be about any specific story arc because the plots are fairly generic. Like with Spider-Gwen, I think a lot of the praise is part confirmation bias, part praising the cast and style over the substance. This is definitely not a bad book by any means, and where it shines best is how Kamala is characterized and interacts with those around her which reminds me a lot of early Ultimate Spider-Man by Bendis, but overall, I'd bet dollars to donuts if the same exact stories were on another book a year ago that hadn't been getting tons of pre-launch hype, the ratings, in general, wouldn't be so through the roof (I was actually shocked at this rating, even though I felt I agreed with it).
The Young Avengers seem more concerned with getting in each others' pants, the Runaways are pretty much stuck in the mindset that "all adults are evil boogeymen we can't trust", and all the mutants have no life outside of the X-Men because everybody else hates them.
Kamala has a fully-alive and functioning family that she loves and respects, no personal tragedy of any kind, a social life where she's treated fairly well and is not an outcast (barring a few insensitive jerks), and a drive to do good because it's what she's been brought up to do. If anything, she's got the life every teen hero can only dream of having.
Last edited by Myetche; 03-12-2015 at 10:37 AM.
She is Kamala Khan... The Magnificent Ms. Marvel!
The art had a definite shojo vibe to me, which I thought fit the more romantic nature of this particular story. I seriously loves me some Alphona, but I didn't miss him *too* much this time around. And the way Wilson writes Kamala is so perfect -- she nails that voice. I work with teens a lot and I can definitely see a little Kamala in all of my favorite kids!
This issue was super great, and Takeshi Miyazawa doing the art really made it better. Kamala is really cute in this and her expression is really charming. Hope this continues
Takeshi Miyazawa can draw Ms Marvel anytime as far as I'm concerned. Knocked it out of the park with this issue. I'm really glad that both guest artists have kept Alphona's vibe and art style. it's been awesome seeing the world of Kamala's Jersey City built on up the last year.
"Magneto, you ARE the father!"
I just finished the issue and am blown away once again. I love the balance of silly/serious, and hope Kamala has some real tragedy (an Uncle Ben type deal) to really solidify her as a real hero, and not a girl who seems to almost feel like she is playing hero at times.
Well, Kitty was supposed to be 13 when she joined the X-men, and Batgirl's age depends on the adaptation or who is taking the mantle, like Cassandra or Stephanie.
Well, that's part of her charm and what makes special and different from girls like Jeen Grey or X-23.