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Captain Marvel: Monica Rambeau by Dwayne McDuffie, Dennis Mallonee, Roger Stern, Glenn Herdling, David Michelinie, M.D. Bright, Bob Hall, Dwight Coye, John Buscema, M.C. Wyman, Kieron Dwyer, George Freeman, Bill Mantlo, John Romita Jr., Greg LaRocque, Sal Buscema

literallymeggs's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-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

3.5

redeyesinferno's review

4.0

If you thought Quicksilver was the fastest superhero on Marvel, then you probably never heard of Monica Rambeau.

This was a hero who was basically living energy. Until she got nerfed. Even then, there's a reason why she was the second person to don the Captain Marvel name. There's a reason she became the chairman for the Avengers for some time. She's an amazing character that deserves more of a spotlight in the future. This collection holds some of the most important issues when it comes to understanding Monica during her run as Captain Marvel. I think I'm going to have to hunt the Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16.

remigves's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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

birdmanseven's review

3.0

The bottom line here is that Monica is a good character who is not served well by this collection. Without a real showcase for the character you are left with a hodge podge of random appearances. Hopefully Marvel remedies this with a new series.

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helenareadsbooks's review

2.0

Monica Rambeau is one of my favourite heroes. I've read Nextwave: Agents of Hate and The Ultimates, and she is fantastic on both of those teams. I had high hopes for this collection but found it to be just okay (this tends to happen with older comics). The characterization of Monica is good, but a few of these comics focus on other heroes while Monica is sidelined. There were also some interesting concepts for stories but I felt that they were not well executed, and there were a few cringey moments that were unnecessary. Overall, this is a fine introduction to how Monica gets her powers and becomes an Avenger, but I think she deserves better.