Captain Marvel #22 Review

Writer: Kelly Thompson / Artist: Lee Garbett / Marvel Yo, this issue of Captain Marvel was bonkers. Carol is jettisoned into the future. New York has become a frozen wasteland filled with demonic flying creatures (kinda like a wintery episode of Gargoyles) and Carol encounters the children of so many beloved heroes and one key familiar face. There were so many fun, smirk inducing moments that I wont be able to hold back in this review, so thou hath been warned. *Spoilers Be Swarming Like Demons from Limbo* This issue focuses on Carol’s unrelenting task of making sense of the situation she’s been thrown into. Mind and body seemingly ripped to shreds and put back together in a God forsaken time. Off the rip, she let’s Fantomex 5 eat a face full of photonic energy blast before someone recognizes her and brings her in to get her bearings straight. War Machine and Captain Marvel were on a hybrid date mission with Spider-Woman and Hazmat when they were attacked by these tarry black tendrils and she woke up in 2052.

Fortunately for us, we get to meet a bunch of heroes from the future…or a future may be more appropriate. If you read Kelly Thompsons’ extremely well written Captain Marvel: The End, you’ll remember a few of these characters, but we learn so much more in this book. We meet Kwannon and Forge’s daughter, as well as baby Barton with the good shot, Katie. I appreciated seeing Fantomex 5 because his (or maybe his clone’s? or other body’s?) Giant Size is…