Kelly Thompson’s acclaimed CAPTAIN MARVEL run ends — and a new era begins for Carol Danvers!
Haunted by recent failure, Captain Marvel sets out to correct her greatest weakness — and master the mystic arts! Meanwhile, the path of true romance is a bumpy one for Carol Danvers and James Rhodes — but when a distress call comes in from her half-sister, Lauri-Ell, they share an eventful a trip to outer space! And as a dark, twisted version of Captain Marvel terrorizes the galaxy, Carol faces a fight to save her legacy — along with the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy and her fellow Marvels! But who is the new cosmic entity called Binary? And what does Agatha Harkness want with Carol? A nightmare mission to the stars reunites Captain Marvel with the X-Men — and pits them against the relentless Brood! Soon, Carol has a fresh look and a shocking new status quo — unwittingly entangled with cat burglar Yuna Yang by the legendary Nega-Bands! But while Captain Marvel may be a cosmic heavy hitter, she has never faced a threat like the entity known as the Undone and her herald, the Omen! Even when Carol’s connection with Yuna is shattered, the Undone will keep on coming — and Captain Marvel has reached a point of no return!
Captain Marvel (2019) #27-50, Captain Marvel Annual (2022) #1, X-Men (2021) #19-21, Captain Dark Tempest (2023) #1-5, Captain Assault on Eden (2023) #1, Captain Marvel (2023) #1-10
Written by Kelly Thompson, Torunn Grønbekk, Gerry Duggan, Ann Nocenti, Anthony Oliveira, Alyssa Wong & More Penciled by David López, Jacopo Camagni, Takeshi Miyazawa, Sergio Dávila, Julius Ohta, Juan Frigeri, Álvaro López, Andrea Di Vito, Javier Piña, Carlos Gómez, Stefano Caselli, Paolo Villanelli, Eleonora Carlini, Jan Bazaldua, Ruairi Coleman & More
KELLY THOMPSON has a degree in Sequential Art from The Savannah College of Art & Design. Her love of comics and superheroes have compelled her since she first discovered them as a teenager. Currently living in Portland, Oregon with her boyfriend and the two brilliant cats that run their lives, you can find Kelly all over the Internet where she is generally well liked, except where she's detested.
Kelly has published two novels - THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING (2012) and STORYKILLER (2014) and the graphic novel HEART IN A BOX from Dark Horse Comics (2015). She's currently writing ROGUE & GAMBIT, HAWKEYE, and PHASMA for Marvel Comics and GHOSTBUSTERS for IDW. Other major credits include: A-Force, Captain Marvel & The Carol Corps, Jem and The Holograms, Misfits, Power Rangers Pink, and the creator-owned mini-series Mega Princess.
Kelly's ambitions are eclipsed only by her desire to exist entirely in pajamas. Fortunately pajamas and writers go hand in hand (most of the time). Please buy all her stuff so that she can buy (and wear) more pajamas.
The second omnibus for Kelly Thompson's run of Captain Marvel is a pretty different collection compared to the first. After Thompson's run ends, this also collects dark tempest, assault on Eden, and then the 10 issue 2023 run by Alyssa Wong. If this omnibus was just the end of Thompson's run I would be rating it higher, but the dark tempest issues were very boring and rough to read. Wong's 10 issue run is decent, but I can see why it got canceled in comparison to Thompson's run.
Overall though still a great collection of issues, and an overall peak for Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers as a character.
The first half ended a very entertaining run. The second half is why I've rated this lower. They threw in miniseries and other stories by other authors I found much less entertaining. I'd have much preferred none of that to be included and just stick with the Kelly Thompson runs ending