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angelofmine1974's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Another excellent story! Captain Marvel wants Kamala to help with a team that can stop criminals before they commit the crime. She is excited for this except when it gets personal. Wonderful graphics and a good read.
jobridge's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sarah_reiko's review against another edition
5.0
A stream-of-consciousness, disjointed review/ramble:
Little Bruno and Kamala meeting for the first time in a flashback and bonding over Tween Mutant Samurai Turtles was magic.
Not sure how I feel about a couple of the illustrators -- I think Alphona is the best, but it was interesting seeing the other takes in #8-12.
I loved seeing Kamala stand up to Captain Marvel. That felt like such a graduation moment for Ms. Marvel -- realizing her idol isn't someone she's willing to blindly follow and standing her ground to protect her city. I hope there's resolution eventually, but it was powerful to see Ms. Marvel willing to cut ties with her hero to follow what's right.
The Miles Morales and Iron Man cameos were great, especially Iron Man's request for a gyro and fries.
The sprinkling of flashbacks to Kamala's grandmother, mother, and young Kamala made Volume 6 an absolute standout. Loved the juxtaposition of art with those too.
I'm extremely stressed about Bruno's health, and all the conflict between Kamala and Bruno in general, and I'm hoping some happier things come around in volume 7.
Solid read. I'm enjoying the show even more now that I've picked up the comics again to see all the little details they're pulling.
Little Bruno and Kamala meeting for the first time in a flashback and bonding over Tween Mutant Samurai Turtles was magic.
Not sure how I feel about a couple of the illustrators -- I think Alphona is the best, but it was interesting seeing the other takes in #8-12.
I loved seeing Kamala stand up to Captain Marvel. That felt like such a graduation moment for Ms. Marvel -- realizing her idol isn't someone she's willing to blindly follow and standing her ground to protect her city. I hope there's resolution eventually, but it was powerful to see Ms. Marvel willing to cut ties with her hero to follow what's right.
The Miles Morales and Iron Man cameos were great, especially Iron Man's request for a gyro and fries.
The sprinkling of flashbacks to Kamala's grandmother, mother, and young Kamala made Volume 6 an absolute standout. Loved the juxtaposition of art with those too.
I'm extremely stressed about Bruno's health, and all the conflict between Kamala and Bruno in general, and I'm hoping some happier things come around in volume 7.
Solid read. I'm enjoying the show even more now that I've picked up the comics again to see all the little details they're pulling.
qgg's review against another edition
5.0
I loved every bit of the science fair issue, especially Skyshark!! The recurring flashbacks to previous generations of Kamala's family were great. They ground her story in the best way. The interactions with Captain Marvel are strange, but they are supposed to be. Kamala's story is a coming of age story as well as knowing herself in a world who always sees her as "other." At some point she had to cut ties with Captain Marvel. Basic Becky cracked me up. She thinks her cause is so righteous and she's willing to bulldoze other people's rights for the cause. Sound familiar?? Brilliant!! The tension with Bruno is huge, but it's the backstory that nearly had me in tears. Once again, the interactions with Iron Man are pitch perfect. And to cap the volume off, I loved every bit of Kamala's trip to Karachi.
This is my favorite volume by far.
This is my favorite volume by far.
saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Here we see the Ms. Marvel series getting disrupted by a crossover storyline that was only created to tie into the bullshit movie Captain America: Civil War.
I really liked how Ms. Marvel came to a roadblock with her friends in this volume, it makes sense as she's continually sidelining them for superhero business. I also liked that this volume dealt with Partition and Kamala's family back in Pakistan and I hope we get more about the Khans in later volumes. And Zoe's coming out is going to be living in my head rent free from now on.
However, the Civil War II storyline is shoved in so awkwardly. I really liked how volume four managed to tie into Secret Wars because it felt like an event, handled like the apocalypse and with everyone in character. Kamala being so pro-Captain Marvel went on way longer than it should've. The story wants to deal with police profiling, but isn't willing to give it the time or depth needed. It's also a bit odd to make a Muslim character the one profiling people given the history of the US profiling Muslims, also odd that it's not taken seriously as profiling until a white guy gets profiled, though I suppose it's realistic that it wouldn't be cared about until a white guy gets hurt.
There's also the fact that Civil War II is driven by a false dichotomy. Why is it either use Ulysses to arrest people before they commit a crime or just not use him? What about using him for restorative justice? What about using his visions to find the criminals, figure out why they're considering crime, and find the peaceful option to stop it? What about instead of arresting people they minimized the danger and moved people away from places of catastrophe? Who's the third team, cause neither Carol nor Tony are right.
With all that said, a falling out between Kamala and Carol does make sense given Kamala's relationship with Carol is parasocial. It could be a 'never meet your heroes' kinda thing. Civil War II could've worked too as a thought experiment into how would criminal justice look if you could correctly predict crime. But it needed to be done without interrupting the flow of the Ms. Marvel story and it needed to be given more time to flesh out.
I really liked how Ms. Marvel came to a roadblock with her friends in this volume, it makes sense as she's continually sidelining them for superhero business. I also liked that this volume dealt with Partition and Kamala's family back in Pakistan and I hope we get more about the Khans in later volumes. And Zoe's coming out is going to be living in my head rent free from now on.
However, the Civil War II storyline is shoved in so awkwardly. I really liked how volume four managed to tie into Secret Wars because it felt like an event, handled like the apocalypse and with everyone in character. Kamala being so pro-Captain Marvel went on way longer than it should've. The story wants to deal with police profiling, but isn't willing to give it the time or depth needed. It's also a bit odd to make a Muslim character the one profiling people given the history of the US profiling Muslims, also odd that it's not taken seriously as profiling until a white guy gets profiled, though I suppose it's realistic that it wouldn't be cared about until a white guy gets hurt.
There's also the fact that Civil War II is driven by a false dichotomy. Why is it either use Ulysses to arrest people before they commit a crime or just not use him? What about using him for restorative justice? What about using his visions to find the criminals, figure out why they're considering crime, and find the peaceful option to stop it? What about instead of arresting people they minimized the danger and moved people away from places of catastrophe? Who's the third team, cause neither Carol nor Tony are right.
With all that said, a falling out between Kamala and Carol does make sense given Kamala's relationship with Carol is parasocial. It could be a 'never meet your heroes' kinda thing. Civil War II could've worked too as a thought experiment into how would criminal justice look if you could correctly predict crime. But it needed to be done without interrupting the flow of the Ms. Marvel story and it needed to be given more time to flesh out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Islamophobia
emcgillivray's review against another edition
5.0
If anyone ever wants to take notes how to make a big event extremely personal and relevant for a character book, Wilson hits it out of the park here. So much growth and such a big journey for Kamala on her road to adulthood.
snazel's review against another edition
3.0
When they announced Civil War II, how it would break down and who would be on what side, I canceled all my marvel comics. I didn't want to support such an idiotic plot, and I didn't want to read it. This volume affirms that yep, I was right. This is so infuriating.
The art and writing team does do a very good job with the stupid plot they were given. They do an excellent job of showing the repercussions of profiling, of how pre-crime doesn't stop there from being victims, it just makes more victims. Even the destruction of Kamala's friendships (YES, THAT PLOT DOES THAT TO HER MENTORSHIP *AND* HER FRIENDSHIPS) is done well. They're all really young, and under an enormous amount of school stress, and that impacts them reasonably. I really hope that the friendships are repaired, cause *redacted* wasn't exactly being fair, they blew THEMSELF up, Kamala didn't force them to make a jail break in a stupid way, but if it breaks lifelong friendships it's only what this stupid plot deserves.
Also the science fair was GREAT.
So zero stars for the plot, all starts are because of how they handled said editorial fiat.
The art and writing team does do a very good job with the stupid plot they were given. They do an excellent job of showing the repercussions of profiling, of how pre-crime doesn't stop there from being victims, it just makes more victims. Even the destruction of Kamala's friendships (YES, THAT PLOT DOES THAT TO HER MENTORSHIP *AND* HER FRIENDSHIPS) is done well. They're all really young, and under an enormous amount of school stress, and that impacts them reasonably. I really hope that the friendships are repaired, cause *redacted* wasn't exactly being fair, they blew THEMSELF up, Kamala didn't force them to make a jail break in a stupid way, but if it breaks lifelong friendships it's only what this stupid plot deserves.
Also the science fair was GREAT.
So zero stars for the plot, all starts are because of how they handled said editorial fiat.