A-Force #3 Review

Writers: Kelly Thompson, G. Willow Wilson / Artists: J. Molina, M. Milla / Marvel Comics This issue starts to wrap up the “bringing the team together” part of the plot and move us towards the “we’re universal bad-asses” part — a task it completes very satisfactorily. My favorite character this time around is Captain “I’m taking the damn name” Marvel. She is an amazing leader, head of Alpha Flight, but in this team, she hangs back and lets Jennifer Walters steer, supporting and mentoring along the way.

Jennifer/She-Hulk continues to be hilarious as she balances intellect, brawn, and a very genuine humanity. After another unsuccessful attempt to rid themselves of Antimatter, the team gets to experience another of Singularity’s abilities as she swallows them all within her boundless self and then bamfs them all to safety. (Yes, bamf is a word and don’t even try to pretend you don’t know what it means.) Hidden away on the Alpha Flight station, there’s plenty of character development conversation to go around — the mid-issue exposition scenes are becoming predictable, but they remain purposeful and entertaining enough to not be annoying. During all the talky talky, I noticed this:

On the station, Captain Marvel has a fully integrated crew — among which are two lead scientists who are women of color. I was just having this conversation with a friend the other day, about the lack of women of color scientists in fiction and here are two WITH NAMES: Dr. Kawasaki and Dr. Bell. Dr….