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Ms. Marvel by Iman Vellani
Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant, Vol. 1
Kamala Khan is back - and she's an X-Man! Ms. Marvel bursts into the next phase of her life in an exciting adventure co-written by Iman Vellani, the MCU's own Kamala, and Sabir Pirzada of both DARK WEB: MS. MARVEL and her Disney+ series! That's right - the good news is that in the wake of her recent world-saving sacrifice, Ms. Marvel has been resurrected via Krakoan technology! What a way to learn she's both an Inhuman AND a mutant! The bad news is that her debut at the Hellfire Gala didn't go exactly as planned, and now all of mutantkind is being hunted worldwide! Plunged into a world of hate and fear, Kamala has a secret mission to pull off for the X-Men! Can an undercover Kamala infiltrate Orchis itself even as she struggles to acclimate to this new part of her identity? Collecting MS. MARVEL: THE NEW MUTANT #1-4, plus Kamala's first full appearance from ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1.
120 pages, Paperback
First published March 19, 2024
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November 8, 2025
Ms Marvel a mutant! Where will this all end? I feel like each Marvel character should have an individual champion Marvel employee that reviews and approves their usage. Marvel 's great idea of an American-Muslim superheroine has got lost as so many creatives grab hold of her (for tokenism?) to jump on her bandwagon. Step back and look she has already been an Inhuman, Young Avenger, Avenger, and now a mutant and X-person! Too much already! The one good thing about this technically important side-bar of the Fall of X event, is that the creative actually used her realistic parents and friends as background supporting cast. Anyways in this one Kamala goes undercover to infiltrate an ORCHIs funded educational establishment, guests X-Men and Tony Stark. A Two Star read.
Loved this variant cover of Grant Morrison's New X-Men:
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Loved this variant cover of Grant Morrison's New X-Men:
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November 30, 2023
I was so scared for this comic. I love Kamala so much and I was afraid they were attempting to make her more like she is in the MCU when they killed her earlier this year. But now that she’s been back for a handful of months it’s safe to say that Kamala Khan is still just as amazing as she’s always been. Iman Vellani stepped into the role and brought her to life in the MCU in the best way possible and now she leads the creative team for Kamala’s first solo series in some time now as she steps into her new role as an X-Man. With the same powers and the same charisma and humor she leaps out into this new world with a new kick ass costume and still stands for everything she used to. I can’t wait to see what they do with her next as the Fall of X continues. I would love to see these mutant powers of hers but if it comes at the cost of her Inhuman powers then maybe not.
June 1, 2024
I've read every Kamala Khan book so I was surprised to learn that Kamala died, was resurrected, and is now a mutant. All of this happened in a totally different character's book. It's times like these that show why manga is dominant.
Want to know what your favorite manga character is up to? Read the next sequential volume. Want to know what happened to Ms. Marvel? Read Spider-Man issues X-XX of a book you've never read before. Cool, cool.
Want to know what your favorite manga character is up to? Read the next sequential volume. Want to know what happened to Ms. Marvel? Read Spider-Man issues X-XX of a book you've never read before. Cool, cool.
December 1, 2023
iman vellani 🤝 paul dano
actors who wrote actually good comics about their characters this year
while i disagree with A LOT of whats happened to ms. marvel recently (my creds: shes my third most read character of all time) this series set up her future really well in a way that i think is very true to her character and history
actors who wrote actually good comics about their characters this year
while i disagree with A LOT of whats happened to ms. marvel recently (my creds: shes my third most read character of all time) this series set up her future really well in a way that i think is very true to her character and history
April 14, 2025
Ms. Marvel comic written by Ms. Marvel herself
October 5, 2024
Que Xou da Xuxa é esse? Sim, eu torci o nariz quando soube que Iman Vellani, a atriz que interpretou a Miss Marvel do MCU ia escrever os quadrinhos dela. Afinal, que quadrinhos ela tinha no currículo pra chegar assim com o pé na porta na Marvel Comics? Que meritocracia é essa? São os Amigos do Rei mexendo seus pauzinhos? Bem seja o que for, ela levou junto Sabir Pirzada, o roteirista da sua série. O resultado ficou bem legal. Tá certo que as sequencias de sonhos e alucinação eram desnecessárias e bobas, mas pelo menos elas serviam para alguma coisa na trama. A arte de Carlos Gomez que eu não tinha curtido tanto em Exterminadoras casou muito bem também. Vellani e Pirzada souberam respeitar a personagem nos quadrinhos e ainda introduzir ela de forma também respeitosa dentro do universo dos X-Men (sim, para quem não sabe, agora, Miss Marvel além de inumana também é mutante). As lambanças que o audiovisual faz nas telas e os quadrinhos, seu primo pobre e vira-lata precisa ir lá e copiar. Enfim, esse quadrinho tinha tudo para ser um total desastre e, por alguma mágica paquistanesa não é.
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May 6, 2024Part of the brilliance of Ms Marvel was the way she updated the original Spider-Man teen hero template with enough variations to make things interesting. But even the Parker luck couldn't quite match finding out you're a mutant just in time that, rather than being a ticket to an island paradise, it puts a ruddy great target on your back. And indeed, the worst thing here* is Kamala's baffling decision to adopt a new, openly X-Men costume when that's obviously going to be a liability, especially given she's now operating on a rabidly anti-mutant Orchis-affiliated campus in New York (the student rallies, and unimpeded access of non-students mucking around with dangerous tech, having acquired a whole new and I'm sure unintended resonance since this came out). But for the most part, Iman Vellani (who of course played Ms Marvel on screen) and Sabir Pirzada (who wrote for that show, as well as the pretty good Image SF book Dandelion) write the best Kamala since the inaugural Willow Wilson run, and Gómez and Gorham are both on the too-short list of artists who can make her powers look fun rather than icky (her proper comics powers, that is - no sign of her Kree tech from the misfiring Saladin Ahmed run, let alone of forced convergence with her screen iteration).
*Technically, we should also note the somewhat ungainly situation where Kamala is now both a mutant and an Inhuman, especially since the last character to whom I recall that being applied was the Beyonder in Bendis' godawful attempt to retcon Secret Wars II, which somehow contrived to be worse than Secret Wars II itself, albeit shorter. But everybody is doing their best not to mention that, so I'm willing to play along; here it's mainly treated as another wrinkle in the challenges of hybrid identity and coming of age, an elegant solution to a potential minefield not of the writers' making.
*Technically, we should also note the somewhat ungainly situation where Kamala is now both a mutant and an Inhuman, especially since the last character to whom I recall that being applied was the Beyonder in Bendis' godawful attempt to retcon Secret Wars II, which somehow contrived to be worse than Secret Wars II itself, albeit shorter. But everybody is doing their best not to mention that, so I'm willing to play along; here it's mainly treated as another wrinkle in the challenges of hybrid identity and coming of age, an elegant solution to a potential minefield not of the writers' making.
December 28, 2023
This is a solid Ms. Marvel story, probably the best arc since G. Willow Wilson was writing the series. I'm excited to see what will happen in the next four issue miniseries (Ms. Marvel Mutant Menace), but at the same time I wish that Marvel would just commit to their female heroes and give them a longer miniseries, a maxiseries, or *gasp* maybe even an ongoing series. Is that so impossible? Not just a problem with Ms. Marvel, but also with Silk and a couple of other heroes I can't name off the top of my head.
March 23, 2024
Ms Marvel actress Iman Vellani writes with obvious enthusiasm, and the character's personality shines. This might have been a great entry point for new readers except that the story is a little too bogged down in recent X-Men continuity, which seems determined to retread the same old "hated and feared" thing without really doing anything new with it.
January 19, 2025
I think this was my first actual Ms. Marvel comic, and it was just as fun as I was promised. She’s a really likable character with a great supporting cast. I loved the way her powers were depicted, and I think the central theme of figuring out her identity and not letting some new discovery change how she sees herself really works.
For those who don’t know, following the Disney+ show, the comics followed suit and revealed Kamala was a mutant, but her powers never manifested because she underwent terrigenesis and became an Inhuman first. Which is pretty rare, considering terrigen is usually poisonous to mutants. She still has a mutant power, maybe, but they don’t know what it is or what will happen if or when it manifests.
Add to that the fact she had died in the comics and was only resurrected because her mutant DNA was detected by Cerebro so she was backed up for resurrection (which was pushed up in the queue thanks to her time with time displaced Cyclops on the Champions), and she’s got a lot to reckon with. Her family and friends don’t know she died or that she is a mutant. It adds up to a big change in her status quo, and spending a few issues helping her to reassert who she wants to be seems like a great place to start this new series.
Behind the pen are Iman Vellani, the actress playing Kamala in the MCU, and Sabir Pirzada, an established writer, including one of the writers of the Ms. Marvel Disney+ show. It’s unclear who wrote what exactly, but the outcome is truly enjoyable.
One of my favorite aspects is that Ms. Marvel is experiencing bigotry for being a mutant now, not because of any news release or announcement, but because she’s choosing to wear an X-Men uniform instead of her previous costume. It is a nice way for the art (supported by narration) to do some heavy characterization. She’s choosing to stand with a group that has been wrongly accused of hurting the public (in this case poisoning the medicines Krakoa was providing and killing several diplomats at the Hellfire Gala) despite how it can affect her life directly.
There’s an obvious comparison to draw with her Muslim and Pakistani identities. I think it does a good job of bringing the mutant metaphor to the forefront and recalling the prejudice that so many people faced (and continue to face) for wrong impressions of those groups in the real world. It’s not the same as calling out those specific intersections, but with so much talk of her identity, I think it’s a nice balance.
As far as a comic story, I’m impressed there, too. I already mentioned the cast and the status quo change. It also sets up some new threads that I’m curious to see how they pay off, specifically for Kamala, like this Nitika Gaiha scientist working for Orchis.
The art really stood out to me, too, particularly Carlos Gómez who does all of the real world scenes. The style is just really crisp and well done. It’s exactly what I want from a comic. Adam Gorham does a good job on the dream sequences, too. Everything is a bit softer and looser, which makes sense for a dream world. Erick Arciniega on colors is also excellent, bringing a ton of life and vibrancy to the pages. I do prefer the design of her old costume, and feel like she’s lost a little bit of something with taking on the X-Men uniform so quickly, but I’m sure it will continue to evolve, and I think what the current X-Men costume adds to the story is well worth the minor aesthetic shortcomings.
I’m excited to be on board for this next chapter of Kamala’s story.
For those who don’t know, following the Disney+ show, the comics followed suit and revealed Kamala was a mutant, but her powers never manifested because she underwent terrigenesis and became an Inhuman first. Which is pretty rare, considering terrigen is usually poisonous to mutants. She still has a mutant power, maybe, but they don’t know what it is or what will happen if or when it manifests.
Add to that the fact she had died in the comics and was only resurrected because her mutant DNA was detected by Cerebro so she was backed up for resurrection (which was pushed up in the queue thanks to her time with time displaced Cyclops on the Champions), and she’s got a lot to reckon with. Her family and friends don’t know she died or that she is a mutant. It adds up to a big change in her status quo, and spending a few issues helping her to reassert who she wants to be seems like a great place to start this new series.
Behind the pen are Iman Vellani, the actress playing Kamala in the MCU, and Sabir Pirzada, an established writer, including one of the writers of the Ms. Marvel Disney+ show. It’s unclear who wrote what exactly, but the outcome is truly enjoyable.
One of my favorite aspects is that Ms. Marvel is experiencing bigotry for being a mutant now, not because of any news release or announcement, but because she’s choosing to wear an X-Men uniform instead of her previous costume. It is a nice way for the art (supported by narration) to do some heavy characterization. She’s choosing to stand with a group that has been wrongly accused of hurting the public (in this case poisoning the medicines Krakoa was providing and killing several diplomats at the Hellfire Gala) despite how it can affect her life directly.
There’s an obvious comparison to draw with her Muslim and Pakistani identities. I think it does a good job of bringing the mutant metaphor to the forefront and recalling the prejudice that so many people faced (and continue to face) for wrong impressions of those groups in the real world. It’s not the same as calling out those specific intersections, but with so much talk of her identity, I think it’s a nice balance.
As far as a comic story, I’m impressed there, too. I already mentioned the cast and the status quo change. It also sets up some new threads that I’m curious to see how they pay off, specifically for Kamala, like this Nitika Gaiha scientist working for Orchis.
The art really stood out to me, too, particularly Carlos Gómez who does all of the real world scenes. The style is just really crisp and well done. It’s exactly what I want from a comic. Adam Gorham does a good job on the dream sequences, too. Everything is a bit softer and looser, which makes sense for a dream world. Erick Arciniega on colors is also excellent, bringing a ton of life and vibrancy to the pages. I do prefer the design of her old costume, and feel like she’s lost a little bit of something with taking on the X-Men uniform so quickly, but I’m sure it will continue to evolve, and I think what the current X-Men costume adds to the story is well worth the minor aesthetic shortcomings.
I’m excited to be on board for this next chapter of Kamala’s story.
January 8, 2025
MS. MARVEL: THE NEW MUTANT is a series I just finished and basically is an example of brand synergy where the decision to make her a mutant in the MCU results in her becoming one in the comics despite her being an Inhuman there. Unfortunately, it's mostly an excuse for her to have four issues of her being hated on in college by her classmates because the X-men are just that loathed. It's not a very fun comic and that is the primary appeal of Ms. Marvel. She's always incredibly fun and I'm not sure if they want to portray her as loathed by all, that she's going to be great. On the plus side, I like her new villain in this comic and her crazy dreams. Bruce and she also have some good moments. However, they refuse to age her out of high school and have her attending classes at college in what is clearly an attempt to have your cake and eat it too. I hope the sequel series, MUTANT MENACE is more lighthearted.
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June 29, 2024Kamala Khan says Free Palestine and I love that for me
July 27, 2025
I liked it but subtracting a star for using “unalived” in spoken conversation in a print medium where there is no need for it because of online censorship.
December 29, 2025
I think this was a well written comic by a brand new writer. Kamala was originally meant to be a mutant and the only reason that was changed was because of executives at the top trying to devalue the X-Men because they didn’t hold the movie rights. I think this is an interesting direction and it’s really cool it was written by the actress who played her in the MCU. I don’t think that’s ever been done before. Well written and fun. I really hope we get more comics by Iman Vellani.
May 12, 2024
So Kamala Khan is a mutant and X-Man now, on top of everything else.
Sure, why not at this point?
Even though I hadn't liked the more recent directions that Marvel comics was taking Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, and thus refused to spend money on them and read them, I wanted to give 'Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant' a chance, mainly out of curiosity, and because one of the writers is none other than Iman Vellani, the actress for Kamala Khan in the MCU herself. I had to check it out, and I'm relieved to report that this is not just done as a publicity stunt. Iman Vellani is Kamala Khan. She is a wonderful, adorable geek. She's great. She's truly relatable, and lucky!
In my opinion, she may not be as good a writer as she is an actor, but 'The New Mutant' is still an interesting, dramatic, dynamic, thoughtful, and dark take on and journey for everybody's favourite Pakistani Muslim American superheroine.
In a nutshell, Kamala died and was resurrected (standard superhero comics - now Ms. Marvel is a true superhero, no longer left out!), and it was then the X-Men discovered she is a mutant, with unlocked, dormant mutant powers. To say she is having an identity crisis is a massive understatement. To say nothing of her coming back from the dead. She goes to Empire State University, alongside her best friend and former love interest Bruno (but she's not enrolling there yet; we are assured it is a summer program for high school students - can't let any superheroes grow up and develop like that!), which is full of anti-mutant sentiment and propaganda. On a mission from the few X-Men left in this dimension, who are in hiding, she must spy on and infiltrate an anti-mutant organisation, the Orchis (they're terrorists, exactly like H.Y.D.R.A., but in this world and in the real world, they would instead be called a political party). Hiding being a mutant from her loved ones is bad enough, and merely wearing her new X-Man costume in public makes her a target for blind hate and ignorance in the newly mutant-hating world, no matter who she saves (I'm rather confused about that part, not having previously read any Marvel comics about the Hellfire Gala (I still don't know what that is)), but amidst the piling on of bigotry for this marginalised x10 heroine who is just trying to help people, Ms. Marvel has her own inner demons and psychological issues to deal with. Trauma, the same recurring nightmare for ten weeks, the lack of sleep. She definitely needs therapy.
So does everyone else; the rest of the sorry world. In Kamala's own words, she is a Pakistani-American-Inhu-mutant - "literally walking proof that we can all coexist!".
The mention of bigotry - the hatred and ignorance of marginalised groups of people, to the point of wishing them all dead - all coming down to, and is rooted (rotted) in, fear - fear of being replaced, of the formerly powerless, oppressed and hidden minorities in society rising and taking over, thus they are a threat to the survival of the human race, dooming society and the status quo as we know it - which is irrational, paranoia propaganda, and mass mob mentality, and scapegoating - this is especially poignant. Minorities are not only seen as the enemy, but competition; a one-upmanship popularity contest. There is the fear of a perceived dethroning of privilege and dominance; of losing control in a status quo system. These are relevant, vital points to make and understand in today's times.
Featured in this heavy adventure with serious themes are: Kamala's fanfic superhero creations becoming a plot point, dreamwalking, Kamala's uni roommate and physics geek girl Michelle, Bruno succeeding beyond the stratosphere as the best (and cutest) friend anyone could ask for, Tony Stark, and the X-Men. The ones who interact with Kamala are Emma Frost, Rasputin IV, Synch, Talon, and - wait for it - Kitty Pryde!!! Or Kate Pryde, aka ShadowKat, as she is now called. I swear I had no idea she would be in 'The New Mutant' before reading it! I am so glad to see she is being used again in the mainstream modern Marvel comics. But the ninja badass doesn't do anything! She barely appears in 'The New Mutant'. Same goes for the other X-Men.
Points of confusion for a Marvel returner like me: Tony Stark and Emma Frost are married. What the hell is that about? Emma Frost is officially a good guy, and not a total creep? How many telepathic mutants are there?! Where are Kamala's female friends from Jersey City? Why have none of them joined her for the summer university program? I know that she and Bruno dated near the end of the previous 'Ms. Marvel' comics run, so why are they suddenly just friends again? A female POC university student is shown to be the only person on campus to support Ms. Marvel and other mutants during a protest, but she is harassed and chased out by the mob of anti-mutant protesters, never to be seen again. I wish she could have returned, and Kamala could have befriended her. She isn't even given a name. And the villains, the two people we see who work for Orchis, and are in a lab underneath the university, are women of colour. I'm not sure how to feel about that.
And why does the volume end on the old issue, 'Garde State of Mind'? Out of all the classic issues!?
I know there is a lot I missed from not reading previous Marvel comics, but screw it. 'Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant' is enjoyable in its own right, on its own terms. It will always be relevant, as well. The artwork is some of the best I've seen from 'Ms. Marvel', too. It's cute, colourful, emotional and highly detailed.
'The New Mutant' is certainly better than the awful 'Ms. Marvel Team-Up', which I also read this year.
Vibrant, creative, action-packed, yet harrowing and poignant.
And the final Marvel comic I will read, for a very long time.
Like with my review of 'Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: The Omen', another current Marvel comic I decided to pick up on a whim, I will end this review by placing links - to my past 'Ms. Marvel' reviews. Here they are:
'Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal'
'Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1'
'Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous'
'Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin'
'Marvel Rising'
'Kamala Khan: Ms. Marvel Little Golden Book'
(Goddess, I can't believe it's been ten years since I first read a 'Ms. Marvel' comic.)
(I love you, girl. You will always be needed. You will always be appreciated and respected.)
'Inhuman. Champion. Avenger. X-Man. [...] These labels have one thing in common: [...] They're inadequate. [...] There isn't a word out there that really describes what I am. [...] What matters is who I am. [...] The world can hate and fear me all it wants. [...] But I'll sleep just fine at night knowing that whatever people want to call me... [...] ...I'll always be Ms. Marvel.'
'Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant' Final Score: 3.5/5
Sure, why not at this point?
Even though I hadn't liked the more recent directions that Marvel comics was taking Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, and thus refused to spend money on them and read them, I wanted to give 'Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant' a chance, mainly out of curiosity, and because one of the writers is none other than Iman Vellani, the actress for Kamala Khan in the MCU herself. I had to check it out, and I'm relieved to report that this is not just done as a publicity stunt. Iman Vellani is Kamala Khan. She is a wonderful, adorable geek. She's great. She's truly relatable, and lucky!
In my opinion, she may not be as good a writer as she is an actor, but 'The New Mutant' is still an interesting, dramatic, dynamic, thoughtful, and dark take on and journey for everybody's favourite Pakistani Muslim American superheroine.
In a nutshell, Kamala died and was resurrected (standard superhero comics - now Ms. Marvel is a true superhero, no longer left out!), and it was then the X-Men discovered she is a mutant, with unlocked, dormant mutant powers. To say she is having an identity crisis is a massive understatement. To say nothing of her coming back from the dead. She goes to Empire State University, alongside her best friend and former love interest Bruno (but she's not enrolling there yet; we are assured it is a summer program for high school students - can't let any superheroes grow up and develop like that!), which is full of anti-mutant sentiment and propaganda. On a mission from the few X-Men left in this dimension, who are in hiding, she must spy on and infiltrate an anti-mutant organisation, the Orchis (they're terrorists, exactly like H.Y.D.R.A., but in this world and in the real world, they would instead be called a political party). Hiding being a mutant from her loved ones is bad enough, and merely wearing her new X-Man costume in public makes her a target for blind hate and ignorance in the newly mutant-hating world, no matter who she saves (I'm rather confused about that part, not having previously read any Marvel comics about the Hellfire Gala (I still don't know what that is)), but amidst the piling on of bigotry for this marginalised x10 heroine who is just trying to help people, Ms. Marvel has her own inner demons and psychological issues to deal with. Trauma, the same recurring nightmare for ten weeks, the lack of sleep. She definitely needs therapy.
So does everyone else; the rest of the sorry world. In Kamala's own words, she is a Pakistani-American-Inhu-mutant - "literally walking proof that we can all coexist!".
The mention of bigotry - the hatred and ignorance of marginalised groups of people, to the point of wishing them all dead - all coming down to, and is rooted (rotted) in, fear - fear of being replaced, of the formerly powerless, oppressed and hidden minorities in society rising and taking over, thus they are a threat to the survival of the human race, dooming society and the status quo as we know it - which is irrational, paranoia propaganda, and mass mob mentality, and scapegoating - this is especially poignant. Minorities are not only seen as the enemy, but competition; a one-upmanship popularity contest. There is the fear of a perceived dethroning of privilege and dominance; of losing control in a status quo system. These are relevant, vital points to make and understand in today's times.
Featured in this heavy adventure with serious themes are: Kamala's fanfic superhero creations becoming a plot point, dreamwalking, Kamala's uni roommate and physics geek girl Michelle, Bruno succeeding beyond the stratosphere as the best (and cutest) friend anyone could ask for, Tony Stark, and the X-Men. The ones who interact with Kamala are Emma Frost, Rasputin IV, Synch, Talon, and - wait for it - Kitty Pryde!!! Or Kate Pryde, aka ShadowKat, as she is now called. I swear I had no idea she would be in 'The New Mutant' before reading it! I am so glad to see she is being used again in the mainstream modern Marvel comics. But the ninja badass doesn't do anything! She barely appears in 'The New Mutant'. Same goes for the other X-Men.
Points of confusion for a Marvel returner like me: Tony Stark and Emma Frost are married. What the hell is that about? Emma Frost is officially a good guy, and not a total creep? How many telepathic mutants are there?! Where are Kamala's female friends from Jersey City? Why have none of them joined her for the summer university program? I know that she and Bruno dated near the end of the previous 'Ms. Marvel' comics run, so why are they suddenly just friends again? A female POC university student is shown to be the only person on campus to support Ms. Marvel and other mutants during a protest, but she is harassed and chased out by the mob of anti-mutant protesters, never to be seen again. I wish she could have returned, and Kamala could have befriended her. She isn't even given a name. And the villains, the two people we see who work for Orchis, and are in a lab underneath the university, are women of colour. I'm not sure how to feel about that.
And why does the volume end on the old issue, 'Garde State of Mind'? Out of all the classic issues!?
I know there is a lot I missed from not reading previous Marvel comics, but screw it. 'Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant' is enjoyable in its own right, on its own terms. It will always be relevant, as well. The artwork is some of the best I've seen from 'Ms. Marvel', too. It's cute, colourful, emotional and highly detailed.
'The New Mutant' is certainly better than the awful 'Ms. Marvel Team-Up', which I also read this year.
Vibrant, creative, action-packed, yet harrowing and poignant.
And the final Marvel comic I will read, for a very long time.
Like with my review of 'Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: The Omen', another current Marvel comic I decided to pick up on a whim, I will end this review by placing links - to my past 'Ms. Marvel' reviews. Here they are:
'Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal'
'Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1'
'Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous'
'Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin'
'Marvel Rising'
'Kamala Khan: Ms. Marvel Little Golden Book'
(Goddess, I can't believe it's been ten years since I first read a 'Ms. Marvel' comic.)
(I love you, girl. You will always be needed. You will always be appreciated and respected.)
'Inhuman. Champion. Avenger. X-Man. [...] These labels have one thing in common: [...] They're inadequate. [...] There isn't a word out there that really describes what I am. [...] What matters is who I am. [...] The world can hate and fear me all it wants. [...] But I'll sleep just fine at night knowing that whatever people want to call me... [...] ...I'll always be Ms. Marvel.'
'Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant' Final Score: 3.5/5
January 7, 2024
Fantastic debut from Iman Vellani! Her love for the character shines through and she’s got a real handle on layered storytelling. The story fits perfectly into the established universe, yet never succumbs to the convoluted machinations of the X-universe.
My only critique us that we didn’t get to see Kamala interact with other heroes, but considering the circumstances she’s living through, it’s understandable.
I’m also relieved that Marvel isn’t obsessed with uncovering Kamala’s mutant powers. She’s fine as is, and she’s got a new cause to fight. That’s all we need from her.
I love the intersections that Ms Marvel now inhabits. It makes her an even more crucial hero in the Marvel universe. Hope she gets more adventures.
My only critique us that we didn’t get to see Kamala interact with other heroes, but considering the circumstances she’s living through, it’s understandable.
I’m also relieved that Marvel isn’t obsessed with uncovering Kamala’s mutant powers. She’s fine as is, and she’s got a new cause to fight. That’s all we need from her.
I love the intersections that Ms Marvel now inhabits. It makes her an even more crucial hero in the Marvel universe. Hope she gets more adventures.
December 7, 2023
Great story and awesome comic debut for Iman Vellani. I hope she and Sabir Pirzada do more stories. I’m not the biggest Ms. Marvel fan, but I’ve been following the X-Men comics and this ties into the Fall of X event while establishing a new status quo for Kamala Khan.
I read this issue to issue as it came out and initially was skeptical. Having the most prominent Inhuman character of the past 10 years suddenly become a mutant could easily have been badly executed, but this story was really well done. Having Kamala accept all parts of herself whether mutant, Inhuman, Avenger, Champion, X-Man, Muslim American, etc was really heartwarming and inspiring. Highly recommend.
I read this issue to issue as it came out and initially was skeptical. Having the most prominent Inhuman character of the past 10 years suddenly become a mutant could easily have been badly executed, but this story was really well done. Having Kamala accept all parts of herself whether mutant, Inhuman, Avenger, Champion, X-Man, Muslim American, etc was really heartwarming and inspiring. Highly recommend.
March 4, 2024
4.25
Fun little story. They've done a decent job of transitioning Kamala into her new mutant identity.
Fun little story. They've done a decent job of transitioning Kamala into her new mutant identity.
November 29, 2023
Haters gonna hate, hate, hate. Potatoes gonna po- tate, tate, tate. I thought if was great. Iman Vellani for sure cares about the character she plays in the MCU and it was cool to see her write the character. She respected the original comics, while blending the retcon. Ms Marvel has even matured a little bit. I think we are close to seeing Kamala grow into an adult. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
November 30, 2023
Ms. Marvel is back! As a big fan of the G. Willow Wilson run, I knew I'd want to pick up this run. At first I was nervous about how this mini series would be since I didn't care for the Dark Web run but Iman Vellani is brilliant and deserves to have an ongoing series!
Read as individual comics, ratings below:
#1= 5 stars
#2= 4 stars
#3= 2 stars
#4= 4 stars
Overall rating of 4 stars
Read as individual comics, ratings below:
#1= 5 stars
#2= 4 stars
#3= 2 stars
#4= 4 stars
Overall rating of 4 stars
December 7, 2023
This was actually a pretty fun read, and yeah a decent debut for Iman as a writer and I am so excited to see what she writes next, like I know her writing is only gonna improve with time and she is so young and the fact she wrote this too is awesome!
Here we have Kamala being confounded by nightmares and struggling to make sense of it while also dealing with her death and being resurrected as a mutant and what that leads to, fighting Orchis and its a lot to take on as a teenager and we see her balancing these things and then finding there maybe ORCHIS presence at her school, so dealing with that and how it all comes together while showing a journey for Kamala as she learns to accept her changing reality and accept her mutant-side and getting help from Bruno especially and mutants around her!
It was a good story overall with themes and ideas but it still feels cluttered for lack of a better word, and it could have used a couple of more issues to flesh out the villain a bit more, like its orchis yeah, but the scientist Dr Niktika Gaiha, she could be a cool threat to Kamala and like maybe they will explore her character in future stories, but still had they shown it here and given a bit more scenes to the fight, it would have been even better.
But still decent story, with X-Men cameos here and there and I just love the way Iman writes Emma, she is just savage in the most Emma way possible, and she gets the character so well and then there is the ending which is just awesome! But yeah lots for Kamala but a good journey for her and the themes set up like a lot more to be explored which like I said we will get in future volumes! So definitely read this and try for yourselves!
Here we have Kamala being confounded by nightmares and struggling to make sense of it while also dealing with her death and being resurrected as a mutant and what that leads to, fighting Orchis and its a lot to take on as a teenager and we see her balancing these things and then finding there maybe ORCHIS presence at her school, so dealing with that and how it all comes together while showing a journey for Kamala as she learns to accept her changing reality and accept her mutant-side and getting help from Bruno especially and mutants around her!
It was a good story overall with themes and ideas but it still feels cluttered for lack of a better word, and it could have used a couple of more issues to flesh out the villain a bit more, like its orchis yeah, but the scientist Dr Niktika Gaiha, she could be a cool threat to Kamala and like maybe they will explore her character in future stories, but still had they shown it here and given a bit more scenes to the fight, it would have been even better.
But still decent story, with X-Men cameos here and there and I just love the way Iman writes Emma, she is just savage in the most Emma way possible, and she gets the character so well and then there is the ending which is just awesome! But yeah lots for Kamala but a good journey for her and the themes set up like a lot more to be explored which like I said we will get in future volumes! So definitely read this and try for yourselves!
November 26, 2024
Let me start by saying, I adore Kamala Khan. I read the original Kamala Khan Ms. Marvel comics when I was in college, and absolutely loved her energy. It made me finally understand why fans are so protective of their favorite characters when the Disney+ show came out, and they changed her background and I was like "what is this?!?!"
Even so, I enjoyed the show (and understood why Disney had to change the things they changed) and I loved her in the Marvels. She was this young, excitable, pure kid. And I love that, because that is the essence of Kamala Khan. She's not dark, or brooding, or filled with angst. She does go through some dark stuff, but she is hopeful and kind and sees things through to the end with that energy.
When I saw that a new comic was out, and written by Iman Vellani (who was honestly a fantastic choice to play Kamala), I couldn't wait to read it. This comic is different in that her family is not as big a part of it as they were in the original series. It makes sense, Kamala is getting older, and the new setting was necessary for the events of the story. The comic has action, humor, and Kamala being kind and wonderful. We also got some Tony Stark (I adore Tony, and will never forgive the MCU for how they did him. NEVER!!) and apparently he's more involved with the X-Men than I ever realized?
It's always been fun coming into the comics as an MCU fan, because these comics have been around 50+ years and there is so much lore at this point. But that's part of the fun. And this comic was also lots of fun. I can't wait for the next volume.
Even so, I enjoyed the show (and understood why Disney had to change the things they changed) and I loved her in the Marvels. She was this young, excitable, pure kid. And I love that, because that is the essence of Kamala Khan. She's not dark, or brooding, or filled with angst. She does go through some dark stuff, but she is hopeful and kind and sees things through to the end with that energy.
When I saw that a new comic was out, and written by Iman Vellani (who was honestly a fantastic choice to play Kamala), I couldn't wait to read it. This comic is different in that her family is not as big a part of it as they were in the original series. It makes sense, Kamala is getting older, and the new setting was necessary for the events of the story. The comic has action, humor, and Kamala being kind and wonderful. We also got some Tony Stark (I adore Tony, and will never forgive the MCU for how they did him. NEVER!!) and apparently he's more involved with the X-Men than I ever realized?
It's always been fun coming into the comics as an MCU fan, because these comics have been around 50+ years and there is so much lore at this point. But that's part of the fun. And this comic was also lots of fun. I can't wait for the next volume.
September 27, 2024
Because Marvel is a bonkers-bananas company, there was a time when they were trying to push Inhumans as the new X-men.
Obviously didn't take as X-men are as popular as ever.
Unfortunately in that crossfire was everybody's favorite one-of-us characters, Kamala Khan, the new Ms. Marvel. Rumor has it that she was always supposed to be a Mutant, but orders from up top said make her Inhuman instead.
Years later, whoever's original dream is realized and Kamala Khan is now wears the yellow&blue of the X people.
BUT! Due to unfortunate events in other books (dammit Marvel! Continuity with you is so difficult sometimes!), she can't be in the out&proud era of mutantkind and has to conceal her identity lest the xenophobic powers that be hunt her down. But because heroes gotta hero, she gets found out pretty quickly and has to not just save a student body the hates & fears her, but also has to avoid getting EXTERMINATED herself.
So this is part&parcel for any X-men books, but what makes this a full star more interesting is that there's a far amount of Inception-style dream diving in here as Kamala really struggles with her identity now. And because it operates on "my dream, my rules" logic, we get to see some wacky&fun fanfic characters come to life in her mind (I particularly liked that gag of 6-ft Wolverine...Hugh Jackman?!).
Obviously didn't take as X-men are as popular as ever.
Unfortunately in that crossfire was everybody's favorite one-of-us characters, Kamala Khan, the new Ms. Marvel. Rumor has it that she was always supposed to be a Mutant, but orders from up top said make her Inhuman instead.
Years later, whoever's original dream is realized and Kamala Khan is now wears the yellow&blue of the X people.
BUT! Due to unfortunate events in other books (dammit Marvel! Continuity with you is so difficult sometimes!), she can't be in the out&proud era of mutantkind and has to conceal her identity lest the xenophobic powers that be hunt her down. But because heroes gotta hero, she gets found out pretty quickly and has to not just save a student body the hates & fears her, but also has to avoid getting EXTERMINATED herself.
So this is part&parcel for any X-men books, but what makes this a full star more interesting is that there's a far amount of Inception-style dream diving in here as Kamala really struggles with her identity now. And because it operates on "my dream, my rules" logic, we get to see some wacky&fun fanfic characters come to life in her mind (I particularly liked that gag of 6-ft Wolverine...Hugh Jackman?!).
June 9, 2024
I love that they allowed Iman Vellani, actress who stars as Ms Marvel, to assist with the writing duties of the comic! Not only does it give her on screen character more clout, but it proves that Marvel is interested in making their comic world and the MCU more alike. This should help bring more people to the comics, which is always good.
The plot is pretty straightforward, but not simplistic. Ms Marvel has recently been resurrected as a mutant, and had to go into hiding after the events of the Hellfire Gala. Add to that starting a summer college program AND having nightmares every night, and you have many elements to play from. Working with a team (Shadowkat, Rasputin IV, Talon and Synch) Kamala is trying to discover what Orchis is doing on her college campus. During a fight with a Stark Sentinel, she accidently destroys an Orchis lab, but before that, the enemy tries to infect Kamala's dreams. Luckily her friend Bruno (which honestly feels like it might be an unrequited romance on his end...) is able to help her make sense of things.
Overall, a pretty good Volume. Interested to see what Kamala's mutant power is and when it will manifest, but I think I'll have to wait a while.
Recommend.
The plot is pretty straightforward, but not simplistic. Ms Marvel has recently been resurrected as a mutant, and had to go into hiding after the events of the Hellfire Gala. Add to that starting a summer college program AND having nightmares every night, and you have many elements to play from. Working with a team (Shadowkat, Rasputin IV, Talon and Synch) Kamala is trying to discover what Orchis is doing on her college campus. During a fight with a Stark Sentinel, she accidently destroys an Orchis lab, but before that, the enemy tries to infect Kamala's dreams. Luckily her friend Bruno (which honestly feels like it might be an unrequited romance on his end...) is able to help her make sense of things.
Overall, a pretty good Volume. Interested to see what Kamala's mutant power is and when it will manifest, but I think I'll have to wait a while.
Recommend.
January 18, 2024
Talk about an identity crisis...
Kamala Khan has been through the wringer. She's been outlawed, locked up, idolized, and KILLED. That's all past her now, though. She was killed in the pages of 'Spider-Man', but Marvel had a golden ticket for her. The X-Men resurrection protocols that were once used on humans (Captain America?) were used on the Inhuman, Ms. Marvel.
Just in time...
for the Hellfire Gala disaster!
Now, she's trying to live her best life and starting out at college in NY. No more Jersey for that girl. With the help of Shadowcat, Sync, Talon, and Rasputin (where else would she go?) they're trying to get more data about the Orchis research on campus. If they're lucky, Kamala can hide in plain sight. Facial recognition programs can't match her, and it turns out that after her resurrection, her mutant abilities haven't manifested yet. She's technically an Inhuman...mutant?
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This was better than I expected. Maybe, with this miniseries they can age up Kamala and she'll get past the teen superhero business. It helps that the co writer of this series was the star of the MCU, 'Ms. Marvel' TV show. She does a few subtle things to sync the two things up.
Kamala Khan has been through the wringer. She's been outlawed, locked up, idolized, and KILLED. That's all past her now, though. She was killed in the pages of 'Spider-Man', but Marvel had a golden ticket for her. The X-Men resurrection protocols that were once used on humans (Captain America?) were used on the Inhuman, Ms. Marvel.
Just in time...
for the Hellfire Gala disaster!
Now, she's trying to live her best life and starting out at college in NY. No more Jersey for that girl. With the help of Shadowcat, Sync, Talon, and Rasputin (where else would she go?) they're trying to get more data about the Orchis research on campus. If they're lucky, Kamala can hide in plain sight. Facial recognition programs can't match her, and it turns out that after her resurrection, her mutant abilities haven't manifested yet. She's technically an Inhuman...mutant?
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This was better than I expected. Maybe, with this miniseries they can age up Kamala and she'll get past the teen superhero business. It helps that the co writer of this series was the star of the MCU, 'Ms. Marvel' TV show. She does a few subtle things to sync the two things up.
February 6, 2025
I have followed and enjoyed Ms. Marvel's story since her books started coming out, and generally really like her stories for the amount she is genuine and cares about other people. This is a solo book that features her working with the X-Men as a newly revealed mutant, and draws upon some of the themes of those books. I genuinely disliked the Krakoan era of X-Men for the way it blatantly ignored the histories of many characters involved, and I stopped following it early on, despite the X-Men being one of the things that got me to read comics in the first place. I did read a few trades, and kept up enough to generally know what was going on, so I wasn't lost with that. Even though it included some elements that I didn't generally enjoy, I liked that the book kept the tone of previous Ms. Marvel books while incorporating the new elements, and that Kamala being a mutant is only part of her identity, keeping pace with many of the others that she has and has had. I like that this doesn't change Ms. Marvel in many ways, even while it really changes quite a bit about her. She is still the character I have so enjoyed reading, and I am glad.
March 16, 2024
Ms. Marvel writes Ms. Marvel! Iman Vellani teams with Dark Web: Ms. Marvel writer Sabir Pirzada to bring Kamala into the Fall Of X. A summer school program puts Ms. Marvel on Orchis' radar, and there's only so long Kamala can sit on the sidelines while her friends get attacked. But there's also the matter of some very strange dreams she's been having...
"Celebrity writes comic" isn't news at this point, but you can feel that Vellani really cares about the character she portrays. She makes sure that we know this isn't an excuse to make Kamala more like her MCU-self, and she's still firmly the character we all fell in love with. The whole Inhuman/Mutant thing is handled as best it can be, and this feels like both a Ms. Marvel book and an X-Men book, so I'd say the brief was well and truly fulfilled.
Carlos Gomez is on art, who drew the Rogue & Gambit book most recently I believe - looks nice, nothing major to report on that front.
"Celebrity writes comic" isn't news at this point, but you can feel that Vellani really cares about the character she portrays. She makes sure that we know this isn't an excuse to make Kamala more like her MCU-self, and she's still firmly the character we all fell in love with. The whole Inhuman/Mutant thing is handled as best it can be, and this feels like both a Ms. Marvel book and an X-Men book, so I'd say the brief was well and truly fulfilled.
Carlos Gomez is on art, who drew the Rogue & Gambit book most recently I believe - looks nice, nothing major to report on that front.
February 27, 2025
Well, the writing is solid. Vellani has a good sense of Kamala's voice in particular, but all of the dialog felt natural enough. What drags the book down a bit are all the things Vellani can't control. Making Kamala a mutant is indeed A Choice. I don't entirely hate it, because there are some aspects that are kind of interesting. Namely, the process of discovering her mutation, and how that might affect her Inhuman abilities. The problem is that this is a really dense time to be a mutant. There's a lot of stuff going on in the X-Men books, and getting Kamala tangled up in all of that when I'm not confident her average fan cares that much about the merry marching mutants seems like a bad idea. And I guess I feel protective of Kamala, and don't really want to see her move into the hated and feared part of the Marvel universe.
May 1, 2025
I really liked this! I had no idea Iman Vellani had been writing on this series around when she has been performing as Kamala Khan in the MCU. It looks like she has a writing partner, but honestly, I think the combination delivers. The story's scale is pretty personal, though having the backdrop of the Orchis event around essentially destroying Krakoa to add a layer of additional tension. I thought the interpersonal elements between Kamala and Bruno were well-written, and Nitika seemed like a decent foil given how all over the place the Orchis baddies have been. I didn't think I'd like this as much as I ended up liking it, so I'll be diving right into the second volume shortly (that's a lie, I already started it before writing this).
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