Writer: Saladin Ahmed / Artist: Minkyu Jung / Marvel Comics
Ms. Marvel is not playing today. In the aftermath of an alien attack, Kamala Khan finds herself faced with her parent’s melting bodies. Compounded with the stress on their relationship that her revealed superhero identity has caused, Khan needs Bruno’s support to track down the responsible party. Along the way she comes across a fan, and then, a previously fought enemy (frenemy?). In different ways, both feel Ms. Marvel’s wrath as she lashes out. A much larger threat shows itself with almost comically linear progression. The book ends with Kahn finding the perpetrators, but the discovery creates more questions than answers.
Jung captures the tone of the book expertly in the emotional reactions of the characters. I took note of Ms. Marvel’s fight with Discord where I think it is the first time she enlarges to a Hulk-shape. I came to the realization that it must be fun for a good artist to draw Kamala. Jung utilizes are variety of Ms. Marvels abilities to shrink, grow, contort and the like during the comic. It makes for dynamic fight scenes that I’d love to see choreographed in animated form.
8 “Alien Chest Bursts” out of 10
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