Marvel Team Up #1: Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel Review

Writer: Eve Ewing / Artist: Joey Vazquez / Marvel Comics Eve Ewing has showed is that she has more than what it takes to be a great comic book writer, with the phenomenal job she’s done on Ironheart. This time around she’s been blessed with bringing us a mind-bending story featuring another bright young woman of color, Ms. Marvel. But this time around? She also gets to try her hand at one of the most iconic characters in pop culture history, Spider-Man!

A science heavy storyline can be a bit risky, but it pays off when you have the scientific wits of a Peter Parker to balance things out. On top of that, basing your story on the invention of a brown-skinned woman trying to make change in the world and do everything right, fits so perfectly. It also lends itself to the mantra of both Peter and Kamala. They’re pretty ordinary teens when they both get transformed into these superhuman beings, but they hold onto that self-righteous, do-gooder attitude well into their world-saving careers. The duality of this team up gem is something special, and I hope to see Peter and Kamala together on the track for a long time. I enjoy watching heroes that we love so much wind up in the same place at the same time and Ewing sets it up wonderfully. The way she allows them to start their day off nearly identical, yet wholeheartedly unique is awesome. Both of their struggles with punctuality are all too familiar.

Parker and his roommate debate the merits of the growing jacket-and-no-tie trend be…