“I Still Pinch Myself Because I Can’t Believe It’s Real”: An Exclusive Interview with G. Willow Wilson

G. Willow Wilson won our hearts as writer for the creative team for Ms. Marvel, which features the superhero we all love here at BNP and consider our little kid sister… a little awkward but nerdy kid sister with the EMBIGGEN hands. CONGRATS, Team Kamala! Wilson and artist Adrian Alphona stand as the winners of the second annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics! Of course before working on Ms. Marvel, she traveled and flexed her writing skills as she created a solid body of work which includes comics, graphic novels, fiction and even a memoir of her time living in Egypt. She kept us all in the loop when news broke about  Marvel CEO Ike Perlemutter donating big money to Donald Trump’s fundraiser event, and keeps speaking up and about things that really matter. We feel so honored that she could chat with us. Black Nerd Problems: What has been the most rewarding experience that has come with being the writer of Ms. Marvel? What has been the most challenging? G. Willow Wilson: The most rewarding part of all of this has definitely been seeing readers and fans embrace Kamala’s story and make it their own. The fact that so many people have responded so strongly to this character—for a whole variety of reasons—is the best thing I could possibly hope for as a writer. The challenge is to stay focused and not lose sight of who Kamala is and what she represents, despite the unexpected publicity and success. To not let success ruin the book, essentially.

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