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ninjamuse's review
3.0
In brief: Kamala vs. expectations and teenagerhood. Ms. Marvel vs. gentrification and public opinion. Also … clones? Fifth in a series.
Thoughts: Another fun, satisfying installment! One of the better ones too, I think, because it struck the right balance between Kamala’s two identities and between serious action and complete silliness. I realized reading this volume that I like Kamala for the same reasons I like Peter Parker: she’s got a lot going on, is the scrappy underdog, and somehow manages to be very smart and very … not at the same time.
I really liked that Wilson’s pushing Kamala emotionally forward, and other characters too. I think Kamala grows up more than she has in any other volume actually, because the stuff she’s having to learn and unlearn is heavy. But then, there’s also “Kamala fights a giant frog” and “let’s use Loki’s magic to make my life easier, it’ll be fine” so this is still very much a Marvel comic. Also Iron Man has cameos, so that’s fun.
I also felt like this volume hangs together as an independent story more than some of the others. Sure, you’ll get more out of it if you’ve read Volumes 1 through 4, but there’s a bit more of a set beginning, middle, and end in this one. And there are new and awesome characters!
Unfortunately, this is hit with pretty much the same complaint I have with any graphic novel: I read through it too quickly to make many proper impressions, or get any of those “hot damn” moments I want in a really good book. But this is pretty great, as comics go, all the same!
To bear in mind: I got nothin’.
7/10
Thoughts: Another fun, satisfying installment! One of the better ones too, I think, because it struck the right balance between Kamala’s two identities and between serious action and complete silliness. I realized reading this volume that I like Kamala for the same reasons I like Peter Parker: she’s got a lot going on, is the scrappy underdog, and somehow manages to be very smart and very … not at the same time.
I really liked that Wilson’s pushing Kamala emotionally forward, and other characters too. I think Kamala grows up more than she has in any other volume actually, because the stuff she’s having to learn and unlearn is heavy. But then, there’s also “Kamala fights a giant frog” and “let’s use Loki’s magic to make my life easier, it’ll be fine” so this is still very much a Marvel comic. Also Iron Man has cameos, so that’s fun.
I also felt like this volume hangs together as an independent story more than some of the others. Sure, you’ll get more out of it if you’ve read Volumes 1 through 4, but there’s a bit more of a set beginning, middle, and end in this one. And there are new and awesome characters!
Unfortunately, this is hit with pretty much the same complaint I have with any graphic novel: I read through it too quickly to make many proper impressions, or get any of those “hot damn” moments I want in a really good book. But this is pretty great, as comics go, all the same!
To bear in mind: I got nothin’.
7/10
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