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Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson

7 reviews

justmeandmybooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Deserves the hype as one of the Marvel comics' more popular superheroes. 

Ms. Marvel is both a breathe of fresh air and familiar in a good way. She jumps right off the page as a fun, relatable, and flawed character juggling learning to be a superhero and living a normal teenage life.

The art style is unique, having a more whimsical style than other superhero comics. This art style elevates the story as it works marvelously with Kamala's superpowers, her adventures, and her personality. 

Now most people might know Ms. Marvel from her MCU series now, I think if you liked the series you'd also like her comics, but there are differences. The first two issues and the first episode of the show share the same plot despite the changes. But after that, they both go off in different directions. Kamala is also different in both. She's a bit more messy and snarky in the comics while in the show she's a little sweeter. They also have COMPLETELY different power sets. In the comics she's stretchy, a shapeshifter, and has a healing factor while in the show she creates light constructs and can also time travel and teleport for some reason.

Now I liked the show, but so far I think I prefer the comics, she's more relatable and the story is more whimsical. But I think the show did her costume better since in that it has a lot of meaning for her character, I also like that her origin story is more self contained in the show whereas in the comics it's related to outside events having to do with the Inhumans.

I really enjoyed this intro to Ms. Marvel and definitely plan on reading more of her series and checking out some of the other series featuring her!

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thereaderfriend's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really enjoyed this! Here's a favorite quote: "Good is not a thing you are. It's a thing you do. I'll never be "ready". But I can be ready enough." - Kamala Khan

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itsmeyseniab's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I was drawn to this comic series primarily due to the diversity of the characters (a Pakistani-American Captain Marvel? Sign me up!) and let me tell you, it didn't disappoint in that regard! I thought the artwork was beautiful as well, but I will say I wasn't intrigued by the storyline itself. I did really appreciate that a lot of important, relevant topics such as racism, sexism and appreciating your individuality were brought up outside of the "superhero" aspect though. I probably won't continue with future volumes but it was a fun read and I would recommend it (especially if you are a Marvel fan!)

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nyoom's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5


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the_rainydayreader's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0


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pastelkerstin's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0


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