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Ms. Marvel Volume 2: Civil War by Guiseppe Camuncoli, Mike Wieringo, Roberto de la Torre, Brian Reed
crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
The first issue in this book is tough to follow. The Watcher shows up and reveals various possible futures to Beast, each one drawn by a different incredible artist. It's basically Oatu telling Hank McCoy to go fuck himself, and it's great. Easily a five star issue, probably my favorite X-related issue in years.
What follows is also very good. The time displaced Brotherhood return to mess with the time displaced X-Men, and it allows Bendis to show us a variety of interpersonal changes among the group that have been long overdue.
I think this is the best X-book since the beginning of Bendis's X-run and that it improves the already pretty good [b:X-Men: Battle of the Atom|18295931|X-Men Battle of the Atom|Brian Michael Bendis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1525076634l/18295931._SY75_.jpg|25778768]. Definitely worth reading.
I recommend it for people whose brains don't get completely scrambled by multiple time travel stories, Frostnix (or is GreyFrost) shippers, and people who've really missed Charles Xavier but aren't actually ready for him to be back yet.
What follows is also very good. The time displaced Brotherhood return to mess with the time displaced X-Men, and it allows Bendis to show us a variety of interpersonal changes among the group that have been long overdue.
I think this is the best X-book since the beginning of Bendis's X-run and that it improves the already pretty good [b:X-Men: Battle of the Atom|18295931|X-Men Battle of the Atom|Brian Michael Bendis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1525076634l/18295931._SY75_.jpg|25778768]. Definitely worth reading.
I recommend it for people whose brains don't get completely scrambled by multiple time travel stories, Frostnix (or is GreyFrost) shippers, and people who've really missed Charles Xavier but aren't actually ready for him to be back yet.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
4.0
I've made some poor choices in series to reread this year, but Ms. Marvel is not one of them.
This is an excellent follow-up to the first Ms Marvel trade, as we expand the cast a bit, and widen the story. While there a lot of high points (Arana and her father's storyarc being one), my favorite is how Carol is a gung-ho supporter of Tony Stark and the Registration Act, and teams up with Wonder Man to capture a superhero who has "gone rogue" and started protecting unregistered heroes. Carol absolutely batters the hero, Arachne, in front of her daughter, and takes her to prison. During the next few issues she realizes how traumatizing that was to the daughter, and how there had to be a better solution. She decides that Tony and the Registration Act are wrong, and confronts him. Her actions directly affect how the "winners" of the Civil War (Tony and the Registration side) interact with heroes in the future, and show that the wrong people won, and for the wrong reasons. And it doesn't take a billion thought balloons, just a normal conversation with another character. It's solid writing.
If you're not familiar with Carol Danvers, but you're a Marvel fan who enjoyed Civil War, I would definitely suggest reading Reed's run on Ms Marvel. And if you love it, [a:Kelly Sue DeConnick|16587|Kelly Sue DeConnick|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1298397680p2/16587.jpg] and later [a:Kelly Thompson|6543330|Kelly Thompson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1423557636p2/6543330.jpg] each have great Carol Danvers stories in the [b:Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More|20898018|Captain Marvel, Vol. 1 Higher, Further, Faster, More|Kelly Sue DeConnick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1414348442l/20898018._SY75_.jpg|40257740] title (Ms. Marvel becoming the superhero identity of Kamala Khan).
This is an excellent follow-up to the first Ms Marvel trade, as we expand the cast a bit, and widen the story. While there a lot of high points (Arana and her father's storyarc being one), my favorite is how Carol is a gung-ho supporter of Tony Stark and the Registration Act, and teams up with Wonder Man to capture a superhero who has "gone rogue" and started protecting unregistered heroes. Carol absolutely batters the hero, Arachne, in front of her daughter, and takes her to prison. During the next few issues she realizes how traumatizing that was to the daughter, and how there had to be a better solution. She decides that Tony and the Registration Act are wrong, and confronts him. Her actions directly affect how the "winners" of the Civil War (Tony and the Registration side) interact with heroes in the future, and show that the wrong people won, and for the wrong reasons. And it doesn't take a billion thought balloons, just a normal conversation with another character. It's solid writing.
If you're not familiar with Carol Danvers, but you're a Marvel fan who enjoyed Civil War, I would definitely suggest reading Reed's run on Ms Marvel. And if you love it, [a:Kelly Sue DeConnick|16587|Kelly Sue DeConnick|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1298397680p2/16587.jpg] and later [a:Kelly Thompson|6543330|Kelly Thompson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1423557636p2/6543330.jpg] each have great Carol Danvers stories in the [b:Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More|20898018|Captain Marvel, Vol. 1 Higher, Further, Faster, More|Kelly Sue DeConnick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1414348442l/20898018._SY75_.jpg|40257740] title (Ms. Marvel becoming the superhero identity of Kamala Khan).
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
I find it difficult to believe that Marvel is going to turn Carol Danvers into a movie. But hey it is on the schedule. And we are headed to Civil War apparently as well. This was actually a pretty good book, good writing and good enough art - though I kind of hate the Ms. Marvel uniform. And Carol herself seems fairly one-dimensional and I'm not all that impressed with Wonder Man. Nice to see an earlier story on Anya aka Spider Girl. But this is definitely a middle story. 3.5 of 5 but one with some potential.
twinklep1997's review against another edition
3.0
the whole carol vs carol got a bit weird. Im sketch about william.
jennykeery's review against another edition
3.0
I love Carol Danvers, and this was a fun tie-in to the Civil War event. I like to think that it would take less than literally fighting with herself for Ms. Marvel to start questioning right and wrong though...
imamandajulius's review
4.0
First half with the Civil War tie-in was a lot more interesting than the second half. Some nice character stuff throughout.
beorn_101's review against another edition
2.0
The first half of this graphic novel was pretty good. Ms. Marvel is pretty resoundingly behind Iron Man with registration; however, as she trains a new recruit, we see the murky waters that registration causes, as a child is pulled away from her mother.
Despite a decent start, the second half of the graphic novel is a weird story, where Ms. Marvel fights a version of herself from another universe. It was weird, jarring and unrelated to everything that had happened up until that point.
Despite a decent start, the second half of the graphic novel is a weird story, where Ms. Marvel fights a version of herself from another universe. It was weird, jarring and unrelated to everything that had happened up until that point.
tricky's review against another edition
3.0
After reading Ms Marvel, Best of the Best, I immediately launched into Ms.Marvel - Civil War that ties into the overarching Civil War story line. While I enjoyed the first book, I was hoping that the second would launch Carol Danvers aka Ms Marvel with more character.
Well it was kind of there. The first three stories that deal with the Civil War give Ms Marvel some moral and ethical questions to deal with. The decision as which side of the fence that Ms Marvel picks well it is not convincing and when she questions her decision it just fell flat for me.
The drawings range in calibre from exceptional to a couple where it didn't quite hit the mark. There is picture where Danver's is fighting Rogue and her mouth looks all wrong. That is a small issue compared to what is overall amazing work. However some consideration to the functionality of Ms Marvel's uniform would be nice. I did not get the accent that was bestowed upon Rogue with the continual use of Darling and "Ah need to check" or "Ah can handle this sugar" it read really forced.
While I enjoyed the series of stories pulled together, I still felt that Ms Marvel did not really lift of the page and develop into a more complex character.
Well it was kind of there. The first three stories that deal with the Civil War give Ms Marvel some moral and ethical questions to deal with. The decision as which side of the fence that Ms Marvel picks well it is not convincing and when she questions her decision it just fell flat for me.
The drawings range in calibre from exceptional to a couple where it didn't quite hit the mark. There is picture where Danver's is fighting Rogue and her mouth looks all wrong. That is a small issue compared to what is overall amazing work. However some consideration to the functionality of Ms Marvel's uniform would be nice. I did not get the accent that was bestowed upon Rogue with the continual use of Darling and "Ah need to check" or "Ah can handle this sugar" it read really forced.
While I enjoyed the series of stories pulled together, I still felt that Ms Marvel did not really lift of the page and develop into a more complex character.