rucha_10's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jbmorgan86's review
3.0
This is another one of the comic world's attempts at making its characters more diverse. Rather being a leggy, blonde bombshell, Captain Marvel is now a young Pakistani-American Muslim girl. The story was fun (but not great). I do applaud the authors in presenting religion as a positive force in a hero's life (something not often seen . . . apart from Daredevil).
crystal_reading's review
4.0
Ms. Marvel was a fun comic for me. I don't really read many superhero comics. I liked seeing how an everyday person became something more - though that wasn't explained as much as I would have liked. I'm still puzzling over how that worked.
ingread's review
5.0
This was PERFECT! Great storytelling by G. Willow Wilson, can't wait to read more Ms Marvel.
maysbonsai's review
3.0
After having a copy of this for maybe a year, I have finally gotten around to reading it!! I’ve heard a lot of good things about No Normal and loved both the art style and representation. I was excited to read a different version of Miss Marvel and wasn’t disappointed. This was a really nicely done comic, but definitely wasn’t the best piece I’ve ever read - I 100% won’t shy away from reading the next few comics though, and I look forward to seeing the story develop further.
bigbear73's review
5.0
Really, really good. Lovable characters in a fresh setting, and a fun take on Ms. Marvel's powers I look forward to where this one is headed.
nafiza's review
2.0
Concept wise it was good. It's VERY nice to see some representation but it...felt wooden. I've read it three or four times now, each time trying to find a reason to like it more and it's just not happening. Kamala feels like she has the potential to be a rich character but the writing gets to a point of developing her deeper and then just stops and falls flat. I was hoping her muslim Pakistani background would be a highlight to that personality but, while an attempt was very much made, that also feels mostly hollow. "Infidel meat" and the struggles of dealing with immigrant parents had me hoping there would be some depth but again it fell flat. Total honesty it felt whitewashy: It felt like a well meaning white woman trying to tip toe around the edge of something without actually jumping in and bringing it to life. This volume wasn't BAD, just not very good. At times it felt like representation was being pushed for its own sake rather than a fleshed out narrative WITH representation. I'm hungry to see protagonists that represent me as much as anyone else, ESPECIALLY in comics and graphic novels which traditionally focus on white male archetypes, but adding in POC and diverse elements doesn't mean the main story needs to feel like it's neglected.
catlove9's review
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0