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Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel's Captain Marvel Prelude
Follow another adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe leading up to the highly anticipated Marvel's Captain Marvel! Prepare for Captain Marvel's cinematic debut with titantic tales that set the stage for the Marvel Universe's mightiest hero! Meet Carol Danvers, NASA's youngest head of security - but when an encounter with the Kree soldier Mar-Vell gives her amazing powers, she begins a costumed career...as Ms. Marvel! Determined to prove herself the best of the best in a world full of fearsome foes, Carol soon takes on the mantle of Captain Marvel - and the responsibility of protecting the entire planet! But what happens when she comes face-to-face with Mar-Vell...who died years before? Look back at Carol Danvers' early days, and learn what shaped the woman behind the mask! COLLECTING: MARVEL'S CAPTAIN MARVEL PRELUDE 1, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1967) 13, MS. MARVEL (1977) 1, MS. MARVEL (2006) 1, CAPTAIN MARVEL (2012) 1, GENERATIONS: CAPTAIN MARVEL & CAPTAIN MAR-VELL, LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL (2018) 1
168 pages, Paperback
Published February 19, 2019
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April 20, 2019
This is a collection of first issues from various runs in Captain Marvel's history. Each one is different and they have different stories, so I don't find them very helpful to understand Captain Marvel accept to see how she has changed over the many years.
I think the movie is fantastic, but this prelude was pretty useless really. It does little to help us get to know this character as none of them are really like Captain Marvel.
I wonder if they will start a new run that syncs up with the movie now. They totally should do that. It's time to solidify this hero. I know they all change over time. Thank goodness we have the movie version.
I think the movie is fantastic, but this prelude was pretty useless really. It does little to help us get to know this character as none of them are really like Captain Marvel.
I wonder if they will start a new run that syncs up with the movie now. They totally should do that. It's time to solidify this hero. I know they all change over time. Thank goodness we have the movie version.
March 30, 2019
Este volumen incluye varios cómics. Uno de ellos es el de Generations donde hacen una comparación y unión entre las historias de Kamala y Carol Danvers, ambas Miss Marvel.
El número de atención es la introducción hacia lo que será la película Capitana Marvel. Allí nos muestran algunas coordinaciones que hace Shield con el Capitán América y su grupo de rebeldes y con Ironman, cosas que no aparecen en ninguna de las películas y que pasarían poco antes de la llegada de Thanos. Ya después de la llegada de Thanos nos aparece la imagen final de Nick Fury que se ve en la película Infinity War y que es el preludio para la película de Capitana Marvel.
El número de atención es la introducción hacia lo que será la película Capitana Marvel. Allí nos muestran algunas coordinaciones que hace Shield con el Capitán América y su grupo de rebeldes y con Ironman, cosas que no aparecen en ninguna de las películas y que pasarían poco antes de la llegada de Thanos. Ya después de la llegada de Thanos nos aparece la imagen final de Nick Fury que se ve en la película Infinity War y que es el preludio para la película de Capitana Marvel.
March 11, 2019
Did this catch me up so I'd have background knowledge before going into the movie?
Not a bit.
I've watched the MCU movies and Netflix shows (RIP) leading up to "Captain Marvel" and the first story was just a reiteration of all that.
The rest of the stories were excerpts from pervious comics explaining some of Carol Danver's life. Because it's a mish-mash of authors and artists, there's no defining plot, characteristics...or...anything, really, to follow.
2 stars because it was interesting-ish but, all in all, even for the uninitiated, like me, it's pointless.
Not a bit.
I've watched the MCU movies and Netflix shows (RIP) leading up to "Captain Marvel" and the first story was just a reiteration of all that.
The rest of the stories were excerpts from pervious comics explaining some of Carol Danver's life. Because it's a mish-mash of authors and artists, there's no defining plot, characteristics...or...anything, really, to follow.
2 stars because it was interesting-ish but, all in all, even for the uninitiated, like me, it's pointless.
March 27, 2019
A great addition to any Captain Marvel fan’s collection, or anyone just getting to know Carol Danvers. Contains her first appearance in the 60’s, her modern appearance as Ms. Marvel, a Mar-vell crossover, her emergence as Captain Marvel, and and a glimpse into her family life.
November 17, 2018
Read this because it's the Captain Marvel tie-in. Can't say it has much information in it - they should have just concentrated on Nick Fury and Maria Hill, since most readers are aware of what went down in the films.
Film tie-ins are always haphazard and unfulfilling, this one is no different. Chaotic, hurried, overly-expositional and verbose, we never get a clear understanding of what it's trying to tell us. As I said, if we had instead been given the details of everything Fury and Hill had been up to in the lead up to Avengers: Infinity War, this book would have provided a proper tie-in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It does the job - barely - but this could have been so much better.
Film tie-ins are always haphazard and unfulfilling, this one is no different. Chaotic, hurried, overly-expositional and verbose, we never get a clear understanding of what it's trying to tell us. As I said, if we had instead been given the details of everything Fury and Hill had been up to in the lead up to Avengers: Infinity War, this book would have provided a proper tie-in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It does the job - barely - but this could have been so much better.
March 9, 2019
Just a mishmash of unrelated comics, shows you different phases of Captain Marvel's career. The issues towards the end dealing with her family and her alcohol problems were pretty damn good.
March 3, 2019
3.5
As someone who didn't grow up with superherocomics (relatively unavailable in Europe when I was younger), I really appreciated this volume.
The first chapter was - as was pointed out by a lot of people - unnecessary, it was just a recap of all the Marvel movies up to this point.
But I really liked the reprints of the older comics. This was a nice introduction to the character of Captain Marvel, a character I never heard of until the movie was announced.
As someone who didn't grow up with superherocomics (relatively unavailable in Europe when I was younger), I really appreciated this volume.
The first chapter was - as was pointed out by a lot of people - unnecessary, it was just a recap of all the Marvel movies up to this point.
But I really liked the reprints of the older comics. This was a nice introduction to the character of Captain Marvel, a character I never heard of until the movie was announced.
March 8, 2021
It was mediocre at best? Bad half the time, but I loved the artwork!
March 29, 2019
A shameless money grab
April 1, 2019
The actual prelude issue was less than nothing. The rest was a hodge podge of out of context stories. Not worth it.
We discuss this volume along with the history of Captain Marvel in a special episode of the All the Books Show podcast: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
We discuss this volume along with the history of Captain Marvel in a special episode of the All the Books Show podcast: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
March 7, 2019
Fun summary to whet the appetite for the film.
March 6, 2019
It works a a fairly good prelude to Captain Marvel and answers some questions I wasn't sure I was asking.
November 19, 2018
I'm a simple person. I see Captain Marvel, I buy.
But she's not in this, of course. It's Maria Hill and Nick Fury backgrounding Avengers up until they send out the signal. Could interest some people to fill that gap, but wasn't super interesting to me.
But she's not in this, of course. It's Maria Hill and Nick Fury backgrounding Avengers up until they send out the signal. Could interest some people to fill that gap, but wasn't super interesting to me.
November 9, 2024
The Captain Marvel Prelude was my introduction into Captain Marvel comics -- while it's an interesting collection of six comics, it didn't exactly leave me wanting more.
The MCU-set prelude comic itself is basically nothing. It tracks Nick Fury and Maria Hill from Avengers: Age of Ultron until Fury calls for Captain Marvel at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, but doesn't actually add anything to the story (or anything to the character of Captain Marvel or her movie, either). Totally meaningless and skippable.
In some ways, the second comic -- the debut of Ms. Marvel (the name the character originally appeared under) in 1977 -- is the most interesting. It's a throwback to an older style, both in writing and art, and there's a certain charm to it. I particularly liked the use of J. Jonah Jameson and how he's a good foil for Carol Danvers in her civilian form. The exposition is written in a classic Marvel narrator style (similar but not identical to Stan Lee in the original Spider-Man comics) instead of the character's thoughts, the panels are smaller and more text-heavy, and the storytelling is very straightforward. The style is certainly not for everyone, but I found myself enjoying how this issue is able to fit a lot more story into it than some recent comics that are basically just art and character thoughts.
Ms. Marvel #1 from 2006 is the exact opposite -- heavy on the art and character thoughts, but very clearly the first part of a larger arc and therefore comparatively light on story by itself. The character of Carol is much better fleshed out here, and I enjoy this era of Marvel Comics art immensely, but there's something about Ms. Marvel as a character that just doesn't grab me.
I like the character much more in Captain Marvel #1 from 2012, where Carol Danvers is wrestling with the decision of whether or not to take the Captain Marvel name (this is her first appearance under the current superhero name). The art is incredibly off-putting though, there's something almost grotesque about the character designs, and everything is weirdly dark.
Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell #1 brings Carol and the previous Captain Marvel together for a space-faring team-up adventure. The art is much lighter and a great change of pace, and I like that it's more of a self-contained story. The interplay between the two characters is interesting, and gave me a greater appreciation for the idea of "Captain Marvel" -- the passing the torch from one generation to the next -- than the previous comic did. In that way, the previous one and this one work nicely together.
Finally, The Life of Captain Marvel #1 (from 2018) focuses more on the human side of Carol as she goes to her old family house in Maine and deals with her family's drama. It's a nice change of pace, and the series I would be most interested in reading the rest of. But I didn't like the ending, which looked like a clear attempt to return to the space-faring super-heroics of the other issues.
Overall, this was an interesting slice of Captain Marvel as someone who had never read her comics before. But it also didn't really grab me or convert me into a Captain Marvel reader. I admire that her character is written a certain way, but I just don't really like her that much or find her particular struggles all that interesting. While I was disappointed by the MCU-set comic, I do think this prelude format is a great way to get an introduction to a character for those who are interested.
The MCU-set prelude comic itself is basically nothing. It tracks Nick Fury and Maria Hill from Avengers: Age of Ultron until Fury calls for Captain Marvel at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, but doesn't actually add anything to the story (or anything to the character of Captain Marvel or her movie, either). Totally meaningless and skippable.
In some ways, the second comic -- the debut of Ms. Marvel (the name the character originally appeared under) in 1977 -- is the most interesting. It's a throwback to an older style, both in writing and art, and there's a certain charm to it. I particularly liked the use of J. Jonah Jameson and how he's a good foil for Carol Danvers in her civilian form. The exposition is written in a classic Marvel narrator style (similar but not identical to Stan Lee in the original Spider-Man comics) instead of the character's thoughts, the panels are smaller and more text-heavy, and the storytelling is very straightforward. The style is certainly not for everyone, but I found myself enjoying how this issue is able to fit a lot more story into it than some recent comics that are basically just art and character thoughts.
Ms. Marvel #1 from 2006 is the exact opposite -- heavy on the art and character thoughts, but very clearly the first part of a larger arc and therefore comparatively light on story by itself. The character of Carol is much better fleshed out here, and I enjoy this era of Marvel Comics art immensely, but there's something about Ms. Marvel as a character that just doesn't grab me.
I like the character much more in Captain Marvel #1 from 2012, where Carol Danvers is wrestling with the decision of whether or not to take the Captain Marvel name (this is her first appearance under the current superhero name). The art is incredibly off-putting though, there's something almost grotesque about the character designs, and everything is weirdly dark.
Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell #1 brings Carol and the previous Captain Marvel together for a space-faring team-up adventure. The art is much lighter and a great change of pace, and I like that it's more of a self-contained story. The interplay between the two characters is interesting, and gave me a greater appreciation for the idea of "Captain Marvel" -- the passing the torch from one generation to the next -- than the previous comic did. In that way, the previous one and this one work nicely together.
Finally, The Life of Captain Marvel #1 (from 2018) focuses more on the human side of Carol as she goes to her old family house in Maine and deals with her family's drama. It's a nice change of pace, and the series I would be most interested in reading the rest of. But I didn't like the ending, which looked like a clear attempt to return to the space-faring super-heroics of the other issues.
Overall, this was an interesting slice of Captain Marvel as someone who had never read her comics before. But it also didn't really grab me or convert me into a Captain Marvel reader. I admire that her character is written a certain way, but I just don't really like her that much or find her particular struggles all that interesting. While I was disappointed by the MCU-set comic, I do think this prelude format is a great way to get an introduction to a character for those who are interested.
September 29, 2019
The intro story strung together a few pieces of info from the Avengers movies leading up to the end of Avengers: Infinity War. It was a bit choppy and disjointed.
Then we have Ms. Marvel #1 from 1977. Which was as corny and melodramatic as you expect a comic from that decade to be.
Scorpion: “Vengeance is gonna be mine!”
Bystander: “Holy crow! It’s that Scorpion crook! Why he’s grabbed that man — what’s he gonna do?”
Scorpion (to himself): “If you only knew, buster — you’d thank god you’re not J. Jonah Jameson! Because of Jameson, I’m a monster! Mac Gargan is dead — and Jonah Jameson is my MURDERER! And in THIS court the penalty for murderer is DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!”
Yeesh.
Ms. Marvel #1 (from 2006) was slightly better. But you could still tell it was a female superhero written by men.
But then came Captain Marvel #1 - and I could tell from the first splash page it was going be different. I turned back a page to see the writer - oh, yeah - duh! Kelly Sue DeConnick! Booyah! (And the art was pretty sick - that always helps!)
And that’s when I realized it. They just put a bunch of #1 issues in here to get people to buy the TPBs. That’s just cheap.
Anyway, based on this, I checked out 6 Captain Marvel TPBs from the library - all written by Kelly Sue DeConnick. I can’t wait to read them!
Then we have Ms. Marvel #1 from 1977. Which was as corny and melodramatic as you expect a comic from that decade to be.
Scorpion: “Vengeance is gonna be mine!”
Bystander: “Holy crow! It’s that Scorpion crook! Why he’s grabbed that man — what’s he gonna do?”
Scorpion (to himself): “If you only knew, buster — you’d thank god you’re not J. Jonah Jameson! Because of Jameson, I’m a monster! Mac Gargan is dead — and Jonah Jameson is my MURDERER! And in THIS court the penalty for murderer is DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!”
Yeesh.
Ms. Marvel #1 (from 2006) was slightly better. But you could still tell it was a female superhero written by men.
But then came Captain Marvel #1 - and I could tell from the first splash page it was going be different. I turned back a page to see the writer - oh, yeah - duh! Kelly Sue DeConnick! Booyah! (And the art was pretty sick - that always helps!)
And that’s when I realized it. They just put a bunch of #1 issues in here to get people to buy the TPBs. That’s just cheap.
Anyway, based on this, I checked out 6 Captain Marvel TPBs from the library - all written by Kelly Sue DeConnick. I can’t wait to read them!
May 10, 2019
I saw Captain Marvel (the movie) loved it, of course, and so did my kid, so we were blowing through all the Captain Marvel media we can get our hands on. This collection has one original comic, as far as I can tell, a short that somewhat recaps what happened after Captain America: Civil War up until the events at the end of Avengers: Infinity War (you know what I mean.) I found this short pretty frustrating because it didn’t anything essential or exciting to the story I already knew. Boo. The rest of the collection were excerpts from Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel through the years, including from the Kelly Sue DeConnick run that I’ve already read. The older stories deserve to the lost in the mists of time; the art and gender politics are unappealing to my more modern sensibilities, so while it’s cool to see the history of the character, no one needs to spend extra time on those stories. So, this wasn’t as much of a treat as I’d hoped, with hardly any original content, basically a clipshow in comic format.
October 22, 2020
The old comics were so cringey. And costumes no better. Later comics make more and better stories. I really loved Captain Marvel's and Captain America's combo and jokes on the field. It was a blast! And art is nice!
And all the jokes! 😂😂😂 "Do these lady-biceps look like I'm lady-joking?" XDDD killed me! 😂😂😂👍👌
Oh, and her friendship with Tony 👌😚 only circumstances saddening
Now I definitely need more of these arts and stories as I'm left with more questions than answers.
It does nothing to explain or introduce us with the character, true, but I like it anyway. Maybe because I got my hands on it way after the movie.
And all the jokes! 😂😂😂 "Do these lady-biceps look like I'm lady-joking?" XDDD killed me! 😂😂😂👍👌
Oh, and her friendship with Tony 👌😚 only circumstances saddening
Now I definitely need more of these arts and stories as I'm left with more questions than answers.
It does nothing to explain or introduce us with the character, true, but I like it anyway. Maybe because I got my hands on it way after the movie.
September 1, 2019
I really liked the various incarnations of the Captain Marvel character. I like the artwork and the stories were good. The book is also printed on good paper. Amazon's ad for the book lists the various comics that were involved so if you want to know more you can go there.
May 11, 2019
I love Captain Marvel. I did not love this collection.
June 18, 2019
A decent collection of various number ones from Carol's history. It's definitely interesting to watch her character evolve from the beginning.
January 25, 2020
Enjoying learning about Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel.
February 26, 2020
Well, to scattered to me. I have read too little Marvel history to be able to aprehend this book.
Last story is the best.
Last story is the best.
June 6, 2021
Prelude itself absolutely useless, but the reprints were enjoyable to varying degrees.
July 19, 2021
i mean it exists it’s cool
August 15, 2021
I’m only going to talk about the prelude comic, because that’s what matters, right?
Apparently they decided to make this into a one-shot, and let me tell you...
THERE IS NO CAPTAIN MARVEL IN THIS AT ALL!! The only substantial thing this story provides is to show where Nick Fury and Maria Hill were during Captain America: Civil War, and you get to see Tony Stark testing out his new armor that he will use in Infinity War. This could’ve been the perfect opportunity to delve deeper into Carol Danvers’s backstory, like maybe show her time with the Kree Starforce or something, but maybe that would’ve spoiled the movie?
Overall, these MCU prelude comics can be really lazy and uninspired sometimes. These comics should actually show us stuff that we don’t get to see in the movies, provide context and backstories to characters and situations, but what do we get? RECAPS OF MOVIES WE’VE ALREADY SEEN!! They might as well stop these right now, because what are they even good for at this point?
Apparently they decided to make this into a one-shot, and let me tell you...
THERE IS NO CAPTAIN MARVEL IN THIS AT ALL!! The only substantial thing this story provides is to show where Nick Fury and Maria Hill were during Captain America: Civil War, and you get to see Tony Stark testing out his new armor that he will use in Infinity War. This could’ve been the perfect opportunity to delve deeper into Carol Danvers’s backstory, like maybe show her time with the Kree Starforce or something, but maybe that would’ve spoiled the movie?
Overall, these MCU prelude comics can be really lazy and uninspired sometimes. These comics should actually show us stuff that we don’t get to see in the movies, provide context and backstories to characters and situations, but what do we get? RECAPS OF MOVIES WE’VE ALREADY SEEN!! They might as well stop these right now, because what are they even good for at this point?
May 10, 2023
Mostly just illustrated versions of the movies with a tiny bit extra added in overall not really worth reading as didn’t add a whole lot to the MCU
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February 23, 2019A single chapter recounts events from the MCU with a few deleted scenes from the movies added in; we then get a sampling of Ms. Marvel / Captain Marvel adventures: her first ever issue which has a cast mostly borrowed from Spider-man, an issues from what looks like the 80s or 90s, Kelly Sue Deconnick's 1st issue and finally 2 issues from Margaret Stohl - her Generations short and the first issue of her Life of Captain Marvel miniseries. The latter of which was a real highlight. It had been on my to read list and has moved higher up.
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March 24, 2019This is a good, spoiler-free way to prep for the film Captain Marvel if you’ve not very familiar with Carol Danver’s back story. It consists of a sampler of comic books showing the various styles of storytelling that have been employed throughout the years, from the originals in the ‘70s to some modern series that explore more complicated themes. Because of this it also is a nice way to get a feel for the various art and writing styles and see if there’s a comic series you might want to read. It also contains a bridge story primarily following Nick Fury and Maria Hill that doesn’t slot in perfectly cleanly chronologically, as it skips through bits and pieces of various films, but starts with the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron and ends just before the opening of Avengers: Endgame. It presages the existence of an extraordinary hero and explains what might cause Nick Fury to call Captain Marvel in for Endgame.
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