Comic Review: Ms. Marvel #001

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Ms. Marvel #001 - Comic Review

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title: Ms. Marvel #001

price: $2.99

publisher: Marvel Comics

writer: G. Willow Wilson

artist: Sara Pichelli 

Story/Premise:

 The legend has returned! Marvel Comics presents the all-new MS. MARVEL, the ground breaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is just an ordinary girl from Jersey City--until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm, and prepare for an epic tale that will be remembered by generations to come. History in the making is NOW!

Review of the Book

Upon hearing the announcement back in November about this new "diverse" version of Ms. Marvel I was instantly pissed off. Not because the main character(s) in the title follow the religion of Islam, but because to me, Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel is Carol Danvers and should remain the staple and the name of, Carol Danvers. (at least the female versions of the character since the original Captain Marvel was an Alien male.) It wasn't until Monday evening when I was making up this week's "Comic Book Buy List" that I decided to pick up this title, and I'll be honest, the main reason I picked up this book was because I thought it would make a good review, and thought that I could definitely be surprised and be adding a new title to my pull box. Especially with all the "controversy" behind the book I thought it would make an interesting read. At the end of the day, I was not surprised, didn't care too much for the book, and wish that I could get my $3 dollars back that I spent on this book. The reason I did not like this book was not because of the fact Kamala and her family are Muslim, but is because I found the writing to be absolutely horrendous and the art to be a joke. Ultimately I believe that this book is a stunt by Marvel so that in the media's eyes they are seen as "diverse" and "accepting." The writing in this book to me, seemed like it was almost making fun of the Islamic faith. You have Kamala who in the very beginning of the book is contemplating eating bacon and asking the store clerk if she can just smell it. Then you have a "typical ignorant white teenage female" walk in and begin cracking jokes about the girl and her friends religious faith. When Kamala goes home, her brother is 100% thrown into his faith and is a bit over the top about it, while her dad acts like he could honestly care less about his faith and as a result, we have the father telling the son to quit using his faith as an excuse to not get a job. Surely, I could be missing the humor in this book since I myself am not a follower of Islam, but to me, as an outsider looking in, the writing was trying way to hard to be something it's not, and was trying ridiculously hard to make a character seem relatable to people outside of the books target audience, which is something that can completely take a reader out of the moment and out of the main protagonists world. The one scene in this book that honestly really really pissed me off to now end was when the heavens opened up and Carol Danvers, Iron Man, and Captain America came down from the sky with flying pigs and other flying animals and began speaking Arabic, as if Kamala was having a vision about who she will become in the future. This was really one of the most un necessary things I have ever seen in comic books(and thats saying something). I get that this is an origin story, but while reading it, I had to ask myself "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN THIS BOOK!!!!" I try not to cuss to much in my reviews, but in this instance it is 100% necessary! Okay, enough ranting about the writing, let me move on to the other equally as terrible part of this book... The art. My god.. It looked like Marvel employed a kindergartner at some points for this issue. The way the people were drawn was a joke. When Jonah is exiting the market or coffee house(not quite sure what it was) where he works, the person he is handing the keys too looks like one of those damn people from the Pixar film "Wall-E." And that happens a few times in this book. It's hard for me to write this review because I really was hoping that this book was going to pull a fast one on me, and really give me something impressive so that I could keep reading it and really latch onto the character of Kamala Khan. It's also really hard for me to bash a comic book like I have in this review because as a writer myself(I can't draw for the life of me), I understand how much work and how much love and passion you put into each and every script. And ultimately I usually love every book I read because I LOVE COMICS. I definitely don't plan on picking up any more issues of the "All New Marvel Now" Ms. Marvel title and really don't see Marvel keeping the book around for that long. When reading it, it really doesn't feel like a Marvel-esque book and really doesn't give you anything to attach to and feel connected to.

WHY TO BUY & RATING!

WHY TO BUY!

In all honesty, save the three dollars you would spend on this book and buy something else. The writing is very "try hard", and the art is terrible. Sorry but this book is definitely a  pass.

RATING!

3/10(F)

Written by Matt Skajem

Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List - Week of February 5th!

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Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List - Week of February 5th!

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From one side of the comic spectrum, we switch over to the other with Marvel's comic book buy list for this week! There are A LOT of Marvel books coming out this week, so obviously everything couldn't make a list, but if it didn't make the Top 3 be sure to look in the notable section at the end to see if your favorite book made it! 

#3

Title: The Punisher #1

Price: $3.99

Writer: Nathan Henry Edmondson

Artist: Mitch Gerads

Premise: For years, The Punisher has waged a war on crime in New York City with an array of very large guns, but a lead on a major source of drugs, weapons, and more has set his many sights due west. NOW! Frank Castle's in the City of Angels, looking to give the devil his due. Things aren't all they appear, though, with a highly trained military hit squad hot on Frank's tail. Caught between a posse of Punisher predators and targets of his own one-man-war, Frank's manifest destiny may be a shallow grave!

#2

Title: Star Lord: Annihilation Conquest #1

Price: $7.99!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!

Writer: Keith Giffen

Artist: Timothy Green

Premise: Peter Quill is Star-Lord once more, but will he embrace his legacy?The techno-organic Phalanx have overrun the galaxy, and it's time for Star-Lord and his ragtag team of cosmic cult favorites — including Bug, Captain Universe, Deathcry, Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon — to suit up and become legends!But this no-win, no-tech suicide mission starts off bad and rapidly gets worse.As hordes of the Phalanx close in, one team member might have to make the supreme sacrifice!Relive the birth of the motley crew that became the Guardians of the Galaxy!Collecting ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST — STARLORD #1-4.

#1

Title: Loki: Agent of Asgard #1

Price: $2.99

Writer: Al Ewing

Artist: Lee Garbett

Premise: Old God - New Trickster! Kid Loki's all grown up - and the God of Mischief is stronger, smarter, sexier and just plain sneakier than ever before. As Asgardia's one-man secret service, he's ready to lie, cheat, steal, bluff and snog his way through the twistiest, turniest and most treacherous missions the All-Mother can throw at him... starting with a heart-stopping heist on Avengers Tower - and the death of Thor! And that's just the beginning! Would we lie to you? This is LOKI, true believer - we're lying to you RIGHT NOW!

What do you think of the Marvel buy list this week? This was probably the hardest Marvel list for me to make with all the titles hitting the shelves this week! Do you think this list is correct? Is there one book you think deserved to be on this list that didn't make it? Sound off below in the comment section and tweet us at @4theFan with your opinion! 

Other Notable Marvel Books out:

Ms Marvel #1

Superior Carnage Annual #1

New Avengers #14

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Possible Super Hero Appearances In Marvel's "The Avengers" Franchise! (Predictions)

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The Avengers: Possible Super Heroes for the Future

*WARNING* 

THIS IS ALL PREDICTION/OPINION. NOT FACT

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With the upcoming addition of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch to The Avengers team in the upcoming "Avengers: Age of Ultron" a question that has popped into everyone's head at least once is, "Who else are we going to see be added into the MCU?" Well, I am making this post to share my opinion on who I think there is a possibility of us seeing in the future of The Avengers franchise. These are in no particular order, and obviously none of these are fact, they are nothing more than speculation and opinion on to who I'd want to see introduced. 

Hope you guys enjoy my list and if you guys have a hero you think will be introduced, or if you want to share an opinion about my list please feel free to comment below or tweet me @4thFan. Let's get started! 

Ms. Marvel/Carol Danvers

To be completely honest I was expecting the introduction of Carol Danvers to be in Iron Man 3, but as we all know, that didn't happen. I think the addition of Ms. Marvel would be really cool for the Avengers and could actually happen. Ms. Marvel has already been rumored as a possibility but I think that if we were to see her on the big screen, it wouldn't been under the alias of "Ms. Marvel" but more than likely under her other name, "Warbird" or "Binary" mostly because Marvel won't want a character named after them in the cinematic universe. But I think the more realistic way would be that, she is introduced as shield agent "Colonel Danvers" who develops super powers as a part of the "super solider" program being brought back. Of course that's just what I think is the more realistic way of her being added into the MCU. There is the possibility of her being introduced in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" since that film seems to be really S.H.I.E.L.D heavy. Another reason I think that Ms. Marvel could fly her way onto the Avengers team is because Joss Whedon has already said he wants to use heroes with more "extraordinary" powers and what is more extraordinary than a deep yellow photon blast?

Union Jack/Joesph Chapman

Even though Union Jack was never on the Avengers team, the main reason I believe we could see Union Jack on the Avengers is because he was technically introduced in the first Captain America film but under the first Union Jack alias "James Montgomery Falsworth." I think it would be really cool to see the third UJ "Joseph Chapman" be introduced. This could easily be accomplished by Marvel. All they would have to do is have an opening montage in the beginning of "Captain America: The Winter Solider" of the original Union Jack, James Montgomery, in the Union Jack attire fighting people during WWII after being inspired from serving side by side with Captain America during the war. From there all they would have to do is introduce Joseph Chapman as the new Union Jack who has taken up the mantle and is apart of S.H.I.E.L.D's British unit/sector. Basically all the heroes on my list are going to more than likely be introduced from S.H.I.E.L.D. I also think his introduction would more than likely be on the TV show "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." It would also be a way for Marvel to tie in the TV Universe with the Movie Universe.

Black Panther/T'Challa

I guess this one is not really a "prediction" because a Black Panther film is already apparently "in development" but some evidence around him being introduced is the fact that Captain America's shield is made out of the Wakandian material "Vibranium," which means, BP is technically already a part of the MCU, but I think it would be really cool to see him and his Wakandian army fight with The Avengers. This is more of a, "it's bound to happen" type of prediction since it's technically happening already. I do think that Black Panther would work better by being introduced through an Avengers movie, versus his own solo film. It would be a lot simpler I think for Marvel, and would help condense everything instead of draw it out and over saturate the cinema field with even more super hero films.

Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew

  

The odd's of us seeing Spider-Woman on the big screen right next to Cap and Iron Man is probably slim to none. Yes, Marvel owns the Cinematic Rights to SW. I think that she would be an awesome installment to the Avengers franchise because they could introduce her as one of the agents at Hydra that infiltrates S.H.I.E.L.D. but eventually decides to use her powers for good (much like in the comics) but I doubt she would be named Spider-Woman and I doubt they would use her classic red and yellow suit. They would more than likely do a Black Widow-esque style suit where it's black on red, or black on black. I think she would be really cool to see on the big screen but I honestly think she is the most far fetched on my list. I just really don't see Marvel doing it, even though I would be the happiest little fan boy if they did.  

Iron Fist/Danny Rand

With his own Netflix TV Show on the way I'm sure a lot of people are curious to know whether or not Iron Fist will cross over into the MCU or if the several upcoming Netflix TV Shows are going to be in their own little world but I think it would be amazing to see Iron Fist a part of the Avengers. The reason I think that Marvel should bring all these heroes into the MCU is because it seems like they're setting it up for Civil War and if they're going to be doing that, they're going to need A LOT of heroes and the sad truth is that they don't own the rights to most of the big players in that arc, so why not bring in some that they own the rights too? It's a big possibility that all the heroes they'll be making Netflix shows for will make appearances in The Avengers franchise at some point in time, and I would be more than happy to see Iron Fist a part of that!

Bucky Barnes

The last character on this list is the famous side kick of Captain America, Bucky Barnes! With Bucky coming back as "The Winter Solider" in the next Captain America movie I'm very curious to see if they're going to take the obvious (cinematic) route and kill him off, or actually keep Bucky around for him to pick up the mantle of Captain America. Yes, I know and understand that Bucky doesn't take up the mantle until after Civil War when Steve Rogers is killed, but hear me out. I think it would be really cool for the entire MCU to have Bucky and Steve as Captain America, or even just have Bucky as his side kick like he was originally in the comics. As long as they don't kill off The Winter Soldier in the upcoming Captain America film, there is a very very high possibility of them utilizing the character of Bucky Barnes.

Do you agree with my list or do you think I am crazy with who I want to see join The Avengers? Let me know below!

article by Matt Skajem