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Ms. Marvel (2014) (Single Issues)
Ms. Marvel (2014-2015) #8
Kamala crosses paths with the Inhumans for the first time, by meeting the royal pup, Lockjaw! Every girl wants a puppy, but this one may be too much of a handful, even for a super hero with embiggening powers. He may be the Queen's pooch, but this dog's one royal pain in the neck.
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 10, 2014
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G. Willow Wilson
502 books3,337 followersHugo, World Fantasy and American Book Award-winning author of novels and comics, including THE BIRD KING, INVISIBLE KINGDOM, and ALIF THE UNSEEN. Co-creator of Ms Marvel. Honorary doctor of letters, Rutgers University. I accidentally started a dutch baby baking cult during quarantine. Not very active on here right now, but often found on Twitter.
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September 11, 2014
OH-KAY, this is my favourite comic of the week fireals! It’s got: Adrian Alphona returning to draw, Kamala teaming up with Lockjaw of the Inhumans (he’s the giant dog with the antenna on his head), a Jamie McKelvie cover, and a wicked awesome story by G Willow Wilson. What else do you need?
Medusa’s sent Lockjaw to watch over Kamala while she investigates the dangerous villain, the Inventor (she’s still not aware she’s an Inhuman, or NuHuman). She’s tracking down the locations of the missing kids who he’s been using in his machines as batteries. But after she saves another kid, one of the Inventor’s trackers leads him directly to her school…!
It probably helps that I’m a dog person that I loved this issue so much. Kamala’s overjoyed at having the giant dog Lockjaw with her even if she doesn’t know who he is - one of Black Bolt’s inner circle - but their bonding over this issue was so darling. I’m pretty sure that’s how I was when I got my first dog!
Then you’ve got the rest of this issue which hits all the notes you’d expect - her home life, her school life, her personal life - mixed in with superhero action. It’s a really well balanced issue that advances the story and her character perfectly.
Alphona’s dearly missed art is in full effect once again. It’s definitely true that you don’t know what you’ve got til its gone and when Alphona left the title, for me anyway, the series lost a bit of its light. Every page is gorgeous from the superhero action as Kamala battles a giant robot with her powers, to the simpler conversation scenes between Kamala and Lockjaw (pretty one-sided conversations admittedly!). Wonderful, wonderful art!
It’s another fantastic, fun issue in the brilliant new Ms Marvel series. Terrific art and writing all round, Ms Marvel #8 is the must-read comic of the week!
Medusa’s sent Lockjaw to watch over Kamala while she investigates the dangerous villain, the Inventor (she’s still not aware she’s an Inhuman, or NuHuman). She’s tracking down the locations of the missing kids who he’s been using in his machines as batteries. But after she saves another kid, one of the Inventor’s trackers leads him directly to her school…!
It probably helps that I’m a dog person that I loved this issue so much. Kamala’s overjoyed at having the giant dog Lockjaw with her even if she doesn’t know who he is - one of Black Bolt’s inner circle - but their bonding over this issue was so darling. I’m pretty sure that’s how I was when I got my first dog!
Then you’ve got the rest of this issue which hits all the notes you’d expect - her home life, her school life, her personal life - mixed in with superhero action. It’s a really well balanced issue that advances the story and her character perfectly.
Alphona’s dearly missed art is in full effect once again. It’s definitely true that you don’t know what you’ve got til its gone and when Alphona left the title, for me anyway, the series lost a bit of its light. Every page is gorgeous from the superhero action as Kamala battles a giant robot with her powers, to the simpler conversation scenes between Kamala and Lockjaw (pretty one-sided conversations admittedly!). Wonderful, wonderful art!
It’s another fantastic, fun issue in the brilliant new Ms Marvel series. Terrific art and writing all round, Ms Marvel #8 is the must-read comic of the week!
September 22, 2015
Lockjaw though!
October 7, 2017
Adrian is back illustrating and it's awesome again. Pretty sure Marty McFly was sat in class with Khan...
March 5, 2021
Parece que ha vuelto al dibujo original, que me gusta más.
June 12, 2015
Lockjaw is pretty stinking awesome!
January 27, 2018
Is there anything cuter than a dog WITH superpowers?
The answer is no.
Which is why Lockjaw, in whatever setting, is a winner.
I absolutely adore him.
Also no wonder I was loving the cover arts!! It's freaking McKelvie, from TheWicTheDiv!
The answer is no.
Which is why Lockjaw, in whatever setting, is a winner.
I absolutely adore him.
Also no wonder I was loving the cover arts!! It's freaking McKelvie, from TheWicTheDiv!
November 7, 2017
So Kamala is very fun and funny but also reminds me of spiderman, I like how the change and adapt the storyline to her. I will keep going until is over, or not over!
December 5, 2017
It could take me an hour to get through each page in these comics because there are so many great little details in each panel! I love this comic to bits!
January 1, 2019
I didn't know I was going to enjoy this so much
November 23, 2019
I adore Kamala more with each issue. So good.
August 31, 2020
I don't care what your story is, adding a dog will always be a good idea.
February 26, 2021
4,5 Stars*
January 7, 2022
an incredible girl who at her young age shows us how great she is.
March 16, 2022
Way too much fun, this.
July 10, 2022
Loved the characters
February 26, 2023
girl you should already expect your muslim parents to not allow you to keep a dog
April 13, 2025
Kamala and Lockjaw find another missing kid taken by the inventor
June 8, 2026
Lockjaw is such a sweetie <3
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April 29, 2021This is another one I didn’t like as much. I just felt like nothing really happened in this issue and it all went by a bit too quickly. I did like the dog and the cute interactions there and I liked that we got to see Kamala’s friends again. I just was missing something in this issue I guess.
October 12, 2014
"Generation Why": One of the best issues ever of the series, even if only by the short but heartfelt and true analysis of today's youth.
And this is how Kamala won everyone's hearts, not only Muslim young girls. She's the superhero(ine) every outcast was waiting for and needed. Last issue's letter from a white male reader made me cry. Why? Because you don't need to be Muslim, a girl, from immigrant parents, wear a headscarf, be brown... to relate to Kamala. We all have been left out for one reason or another, and Kamala relates to us all.
Go, Kamala! New Jersey and the world needs you.
And this is how Kamala won everyone's hearts, not only Muslim young girls. She's the superhero(ine) every outcast was waiting for and needed. Last issue's letter from a white male reader made me cry. Why? Because you don't need to be Muslim, a girl, from immigrant parents, wear a headscarf, be brown... to relate to Kamala. We all have been left out for one reason or another, and Kamala relates to us all.
Go, Kamala! New Jersey and the world needs you.
January 1, 2016
*sigh of relief* The art style is back to normal. Honestly, this comic is inspiring. Not only is Kamala entirely different from the sexually-objectified superheroines of the past, but this issue asks how the world can give up on the current generation before we've even had a chance to prove ourselves. This series is truly something else; a very different style for Marvel, and I'm absolutely loving it.
February 22, 2016
I read this graphic novel as part of the 2016 Hub Challenge and Ms. Marvel is one kick ass heroine living in Jersey City fighting to keep the bad guys out of her neighborhood. She fights against the Inventor alone but is aided by Lockjaw, a dog with super powers. As an inhuman she fights to protect and I can't wait to read more about this superhero (but also just a plain old teen in high school).
September 15, 2014
5 stars because Lockjaw is adorable. An exciting start to a new thread of the ongoing plot. Some brilliant bits in this issue, as I have come to expect from Ms. Marvel. Bring on the next issue! The way my life is so busy at the moment, it'll seem to come around super fast I'm sure. It took me a few days to realise this one was out! So, unexpected bonus.
March 5, 2015
I can already tell I'm going to become overly attached to Lockjaw. I'm giving this a 3 star rating, not because it was worse than the previous two issues, but because this feels a bit like a filler issue. Not that there's anything wrong with filler issues just in comparison to the last two kick butt instalments this was a little bit underwhelming.
This series is still amazingly epic though.
This series is still amazingly epic though.
June 3, 2015
Another very enjoyable issue. This one features Lockjaw fairly heavily (quite exciting, because he's pretty clearly an awesome sidekick) and has Kamala continuing to carry out her fight against the Inventor.
October 20, 2014
Lockjaw is so cute!
There's a few pages of cute dogs in this issue. My favorite is on the very last page, bottom right corner just above "to be continued..."
Adorable!
I loved the concept and story before, but with Lockjaw added in, I spend a lot of time squeeing at the cute animals.
There's a few pages of cute dogs in this issue. My favorite is on the very last page, bottom right corner just above "to be continued..."
Adorable!
I loved the concept and story before, but with Lockjaw added in, I spend a lot of time squeeing at the cute animals.
January 1, 2015
SNOW MEXICO
September 10, 2014
Too short! Want more! (and I need to Wikipedia "Lockjaw")
October 20, 2014
"That's half of heroing, noticing things. Noticing, and not being afraid. Because when you decide not to be afraid, you can find friends in super unexpected places."
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