Captain Marvel #1 Review

Writer: Kelly Thompson / Artists: Carmen Carnero, Tamra Bonvillain / Marvel Comics You knew it was coming, even if you didn’t know it was coming: The MCU is introducing Earth’s Mightiest Hero, Captain Marvel, to the big screen in March, so Marvel Comics was due to bring out a new Captain Marvel comic book. And right on time, I’ve got this number #1 in my hot little hands. Kelly Thompson has really blown up in the last few years, proving she can write fun indie projects like Mega Princess,, fantastically addictive superhero action like (Kate Bishop) Hawkeye, and big-tent teams like Uncanny X-Men. All along, she’s perfected a particular voice for her women superheroes — confident, feminist, real. It is definitely one of the forces behind her fan base (of which many of us here at BNP are founding members). In Captain Marvel, while Thompson writes, Carmen Carnero (DC Bombshells, Dragon Age: Magekiller, X-Men: Red) does the lines and Tamra Bonvillain (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Rat Queens) the colors. Carnero and Bonvillain on the same book is almost not fair, they are so fantastic. Every color, every line, from big fights, to small missed kisses, are tight. Perspective, action, backgrounds, whew, I wish there was something to complain about here but there isn’t. These two could take a grocery list and make it beautiful to read. Luckily, they aren’t working with a grocery list, even if this intro issue has a few — I won’t call them predictable moments, I’ll call them throwbac…