With the universe on the edge of collapse, Ms. Marvel gets her affairs in order. But first, she finally gets a chance to meet her hero: Carol Danvers AKA Captain Marvel. It's a dream come true for the young hero as the two Marvels race to save Kamila's brother Aamir from kidnappers looking to turn him into an Inhuman weapon.
This volumes collects the end of the Ms. Marvel series created by G. Willow Wilson. But it's not the end of Kamila Kahn and her band of friends and family. She returns obviously with a new series after the events of Secret Wars later in 2016. She had too- she's too gosh darn popular not to return!
Yes, the new Ms. Marvel was controversial to many by having a Muslim character starting in their own Marvel comic. But I didn't hate this series. I think it was very delicate balance achieved by Marvel with exploring her faith and family morals while showing a young 16-year old girl find her way in a very modern Big Apple 2015.
I'm not opposed to new characters of different faiths, creeds, orientations, colors, and sexes taking over the mantle of what the media calls 'white-washed' superheroes. Having a new person as Batman or Spider-Man or even Ms. Marvel, albeit temporary or for good is a staple of comic books. Just don't make Bruce Wayne Jewish all of a sudden and without any explanation merely for the sake of pandering to new readers. That move is just a thinly veiled a cop-out to see more books over good art and superior storytelling.
This series, not just this volume is the perfect Marvel Now! reading. It's very well written, lots of fun, and has lots of heart. One thing I'm one the fence on, however, is the art. Renderings by Adrian Alpohona and Giuseppe Camuncoli are okay. But for some reason, they both can't seem to get Ms. Marvel's face right. Some panels, she a beautiful young woman and the next, she looks like she's got Super Grover's nose and mouth.
CONSISTENCY! That's what the art is missing! It was on the top of my tongue. And don't get me started on the variant covers, they are what a good friend of mine of Facebook would call 'things that (he) could do better!'
Along with the ending of this series, this volume collects issues from Amazing Spider-Man (2014-2015) #7-8 in which Ms. Marvel teams-up with the essential character in the Marvel Universe that you really must team-up with: you're friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! A fun read that proved I really haven't been that caught up on the exploits of the wall-crawler.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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