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Captain Marvel (2019) (Collected Editions)
Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Re-Entry
Collects Captain Marvel (2019) #1-5.
Captain Marvel comes home! Carol Danvers has spent months in space protecting the planet, but now she’s back on Earth. And New York City has never looked so good — until a powerful villain turns Manhattan’s Roosevelt Island into an apocalyptic wasteland! Cut off from the rest of the world, Carol needs a new crew — including Spider-Woman, Hazmat and Echo — to kick-start a revolution! But which face from her past is about to reappear and change everything? The life of every man, woman and child on the island rests on Carol’s shoulders — it’s time to show exactly why they call her “Earth’s Mightiest Hero”!
Captain Marvel comes home! Carol Danvers has spent months in space protecting the planet, but now she’s back on Earth. And New York City has never looked so good — until a powerful villain turns Manhattan’s Roosevelt Island into an apocalyptic wasteland! Cut off from the rest of the world, Carol needs a new crew — including Spider-Woman, Hazmat and Echo — to kick-start a revolution! But which face from her past is about to reappear and change everything? The life of every man, woman and child on the island rests on Carol’s shoulders — it’s time to show exactly why they call her “Earth’s Mightiest Hero”!
120 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 10, 2019
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About the author
Kelly Thompson
763 books1,032 followersKELLY 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.
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.
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August 2, 2020
Captain Marvel along with a bunch of other female superheroes get trapped in a dystopian Roosevelts Island with the misogynistic Nuclear Man. I really like Thompson approach to Captain Marvel. It feels like A-Force but centered around Captain Marvel. I also really like how she embraces Carol's complicated history, even when she wasn't in her own book for over 20 years, but in the X-Men and Starjammers instead. I wasn't familiar with Carmen Carnero's work, but she's a really great artist.
October 9, 2019
I read the first volume of the previous series and this was better. I enjoy seeing Carol interact with all the other Marvel characters in the Avengers. There is also a face-off between Rogue and Captain Marvel that was a good match-up.
Most of the action takes place inside an island with a force field up, Thunder Dome style.
It was a solid start to a story, now I hope they take the story somewhere.
Most of the action takes place inside an island with a force field up, Thunder Dome style.
It was a solid start to a story, now I hope they take the story somewhere.
September 6, 2019
Whoa, Kelly Thompson makes a damn fun Captain Marvel!
So this is a good place to jump on the Captain Marvel train. We have Nuclear man show up, and he sure thinks women are useless and nothing more than a piece of meat to use to make babies. Pretty disgusting, right? Luckily we have Captain Marvel, Rogue, Spider-woman and more to help slap some sense into this fool. When they all get trapped in a different reality they'll all have to come together to win!
It's not perfect. There's some boring moments in the alternate reality. I also didn't love the way Rogue was written here. And it wraps up super quick. However, the art is solid and the other characters are well written. Especially Carol and Jess. I also think Nuclear Man is the perfect piece of shit enemy to face off against first arc.
It's not perfect, but it's fun, and that's a big positive for Captain Marvel comics which usually fall into the meh or bad for me. A 3.5 out of 5.
So this is a good place to jump on the Captain Marvel train. We have Nuclear man show up, and he sure thinks women are useless and nothing more than a piece of meat to use to make babies. Pretty disgusting, right? Luckily we have Captain Marvel, Rogue, Spider-woman and more to help slap some sense into this fool. When they all get trapped in a different reality they'll all have to come together to win!
It's not perfect. There's some boring moments in the alternate reality. I also didn't love the way Rogue was written here. And it wraps up super quick. However, the art is solid and the other characters are well written. Especially Carol and Jess. I also think Nuclear Man is the perfect piece of shit enemy to face off against first arc.
It's not perfect, but it's fun, and that's a big positive for Captain Marvel comics which usually fall into the meh or bad for me. A 3.5 out of 5.
June 1, 2019
Solid relaunch emphasizes Carol's leadership skills over raw power. Also features a nice repurposing of the 70s c-list villain Mahkismo and great team-ups with Spider-Woman, She-Hulk, and Rogue.
June 21, 2022
I’m new to graphic novels, and I keep trying to find the best titles to get introductions to Marvel characters that have decades of backstory. This (I think) was a pretty good introduction to Captain Marvel. Even though it referred to events that occurred in previous comics, it gave enough of the background so I was able to follow the story despite not having read the previous stories. Lots of characters I was unfamiliar with, but I’d like to learn more about them now.
If anyone can recommend a good, relatively recent, starting point to break into the Marvel universe, I’d be grateful.
If anyone can recommend a good, relatively recent, starting point to break into the Marvel universe, I’d be grateful.
July 24, 2023
i don't know why everyone shits on carol. she's great.
August 31, 2019
Kelly Thompson is fast becoming one of my favourite writers at the moment. Her runs on Hawkeye and West Coast Avengers were amazing, and now she's taken over one of if not my favourite female superhero, and is taking her to new heights, pun most definitely intended.
Carol gets thrust into a multitude of situations in these five issues, some of which are eerily familiar (looking at you, Rogue) and others are a hell of a lot different to what she's used to. And she makes mistakes. She trusts the wrong people, she rushes in, overconfident, and it gets her in trouble. It makes her feel real, makes her feel fallible, and makes her eventual victory all the sweeter when it's clear she's learned something on the way through.
The addition of Spider-Woman, Echo, and Hazmat in supporting roles really helps flesh out the story, and Thompson's grasp of their characters and their relationships with Carol help give her support and people to push against when things go wrong. The fact that they're all united against one sexist idiot just makes it all the sweeter.
On art we have Carmen Carnero, who gives us some of the most beautiful and realistic Carol art since...well, ever. Tamra Bonvillain's colours make the world that Carol is forced to inhabit feel claustrophobic and decaying, and the pair together really sell the story that Thompson is telling.
I've said this before, but I think I really mean it this time - Carol's new creative team know exactly what they're doing, and they're off to a flying start. Yes, that pun's intended too.
Carol gets thrust into a multitude of situations in these five issues, some of which are eerily familiar (looking at you, Rogue) and others are a hell of a lot different to what she's used to. And she makes mistakes. She trusts the wrong people, she rushes in, overconfident, and it gets her in trouble. It makes her feel real, makes her feel fallible, and makes her eventual victory all the sweeter when it's clear she's learned something on the way through.
The addition of Spider-Woman, Echo, and Hazmat in supporting roles really helps flesh out the story, and Thompson's grasp of their characters and their relationships with Carol help give her support and people to push against when things go wrong. The fact that they're all united against one sexist idiot just makes it all the sweeter.
On art we have Carmen Carnero, who gives us some of the most beautiful and realistic Carol art since...well, ever. Tamra Bonvillain's colours make the world that Carol is forced to inhabit feel claustrophobic and decaying, and the pair together really sell the story that Thompson is telling.
I've said this before, but I think I really mean it this time - Carol's new creative team know exactly what they're doing, and they're off to a flying start. Yes, that pun's intended too.
August 5, 2020
A single male super powered entity causes a lot of trouble for Carol. She's back. Back from space. Back on Earth. Cap wants her. Iron Man wants her. The Avengers want her. Her best friend Jessica Drew wants her. Even moviegoers want her, she's back.
This first volume of about the tenth(!) season like so many before it, just doesn't give her justice. It feels like a do-over with the same old supporting casts, and one random villain who shouldn't be causing her this much grief. It's OK... just very far from special! 6 out of 12
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This first volume of about the tenth(!) season like so many before it, just doesn't give her justice. It feels like a do-over with the same old supporting casts, and one random villain who shouldn't be causing her this much grief. It's OK... just very far from special! 6 out of 12
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December 1, 2020
“Fighter. Soldier. Hero. Pilot. Captain. Leader. Warrior. Icon.”
Oh my gosh... this is what people were worried the movie was going to be like...
What’s it about?
Captain Marvel is back on Earth and runs into some cheesy reboot (I’m guessing) of some villain that almost nobody remembered (seriously I’ve been into comics for a long-ass time and I think I’ve only even heard of him once), this time the villain is sexist and wants to trap Captain Marvel along with some other female superheroes in some stupid dystopia.
Why not 1-star?
The artwork is actually pretty good. I like the art.
Cons:
The story. You see that plot I described in the “what’s it about” section? It’s a bit worse than it sounds. It’s what I’d expect if someone took Mad Max: Fury Road and said “what if I didn’t make it as exciting, made it not make as much sense and added very bland renditions of Marvel characters” this is what you’d most likely get.
Speaking of characters, as I just said, they’re rather bland renditions. The superheroes here seem to have no personality and 2 emotions (mildly happy or very annoyed). The villain by the way, is one of the most lame, bland villains I’ve recently read. Just imagine “generic superhero comic villain but he hates women” and there’s a decent chance that you imagined this.
Surprisingly and disappointingly this book is boring. Most of the book is taken up by planning battle strategies or explaining the plot instead of showing it to us (because why should a visual form of storytelling like comics show us the story?) or just other boring shit that I just couldn’t bring myself to give a fuck about. There are a few action scenes but it’s usually only one per issue, very short and no different from most other superhero comic action scenes (a note to be fair, the action scene in the opening scene was actually pretty good but it was all downhill from there).
This comic tries to be funny but isn’t. First of all, the jokes aren’t particularly good, if anything the banter is annoying. Secondly, for the first 2 issues Thompson tried to make this a comedy for some reason and it doesn’t work at all! I mean, in order for a comedy to work it has to typically have somewhat humorous or at least unusual scenarios but the situation here is no more humorous or unusual than other superhero stories so it doesn’t work (thank fuck Thompson figured that out after the first 2 issues even if there were still some unsuccessful comic relief).
This book is mostly predictable. There was only one twist that was surprising but 90% (that’s a low estimate) of this is exactly what most readers of superhero comics would expect.
The dialogue is not well written. It’s personalityless (I don’t know if that’s even a word but fuck it, that’s what I’m going with right now) explanation of the plot and bad attempts at humor... oh and some generic villain shit from the villain. Honestly, it’s just bad.
The social commentary, while I agree that sexism is bad (and would even say that I’m glad Thompson made sure to make it pro-equality, not pro-misandry), it’s somewhat bland, dare I even say pointless. There’s no actual point made or thought provoking metaphors or messages, it’s just women fighting a guy who says the most bland sexist villain things he could say. It felt sorta like the feminist comic book equivalent of movies like God’s Not Dead where it’s just there to be “empowering” to the target audience somehow when in reality it’s most likely more along the lines of “hey we said that thing you like to hear, now money”. Honestly, if you don’t have something to say about a subject like this why bother with it except for pandering and money?
The ending sucks.
Overall:
I didn’t love 2019’s Captain Marvel movie but thought it was reasonably fun. Not a masterpiece in film or close to it, but a fun sci-fi superhero adventure. I loved Mad Max: Fury Road (though it was no Road Warrior) for it’s mix of exciting action, great dystopian plot and effective use of gender themes. Unfortunately, this attempt at Captain Marvel: Fury Road doesn’t work.
The art is nice but Thompson’s writing (at least in this, I haven’t read much of her work, the other book I read by her was okay) is terrible. A weak plot with bland characters, a cheesy villain, little excitement, bad attempts at humor and telling-not-showing in a visual form of storytelling.
I do not recommend this. It falls into the good artwork, bad writing category of comics.
2/5
Oh my gosh... this is what people were worried the movie was going to be like...
What’s it about?
Captain Marvel is back on Earth and runs into some cheesy reboot (I’m guessing) of some villain that almost nobody remembered (seriously I’ve been into comics for a long-ass time and I think I’ve only even heard of him once), this time the villain is sexist and wants to trap Captain Marvel along with some other female superheroes in some stupid dystopia.
Why not 1-star?
The artwork is actually pretty good. I like the art.
Cons:
The story. You see that plot I described in the “what’s it about” section? It’s a bit worse than it sounds. It’s what I’d expect if someone took Mad Max: Fury Road and said “what if I didn’t make it as exciting, made it not make as much sense and added very bland renditions of Marvel characters” this is what you’d most likely get.
Speaking of characters, as I just said, they’re rather bland renditions. The superheroes here seem to have no personality and 2 emotions (mildly happy or very annoyed). The villain by the way, is one of the most lame, bland villains I’ve recently read. Just imagine “generic superhero comic villain but he hates women” and there’s a decent chance that you imagined this.
Surprisingly and disappointingly this book is boring. Most of the book is taken up by planning battle strategies or explaining the plot instead of showing it to us (because why should a visual form of storytelling like comics show us the story?) or just other boring shit that I just couldn’t bring myself to give a fuck about. There are a few action scenes but it’s usually only one per issue, very short and no different from most other superhero comic action scenes (a note to be fair, the action scene in the opening scene was actually pretty good but it was all downhill from there).
This comic tries to be funny but isn’t. First of all, the jokes aren’t particularly good, if anything the banter is annoying. Secondly, for the first 2 issues Thompson tried to make this a comedy for some reason and it doesn’t work at all! I mean, in order for a comedy to work it has to typically have somewhat humorous or at least unusual scenarios but the situation here is no more humorous or unusual than other superhero stories so it doesn’t work (thank fuck Thompson figured that out after the first 2 issues even if there were still some unsuccessful comic relief).
This book is mostly predictable. There was only one twist that was surprising but 90% (that’s a low estimate) of this is exactly what most readers of superhero comics would expect.
The dialogue is not well written. It’s personalityless (I don’t know if that’s even a word but fuck it, that’s what I’m going with right now) explanation of the plot and bad attempts at humor... oh and some generic villain shit from the villain. Honestly, it’s just bad.
The social commentary, while I agree that sexism is bad (and would even say that I’m glad Thompson made sure to make it pro-equality, not pro-misandry), it’s somewhat bland, dare I even say pointless. There’s no actual point made or thought provoking metaphors or messages, it’s just women fighting a guy who says the most bland sexist villain things he could say. It felt sorta like the feminist comic book equivalent of movies like God’s Not Dead where it’s just there to be “empowering” to the target audience somehow when in reality it’s most likely more along the lines of “hey we said that thing you like to hear, now money”. Honestly, if you don’t have something to say about a subject like this why bother with it except for pandering and money?
The ending sucks.
Overall:
I didn’t love 2019’s Captain Marvel movie but thought it was reasonably fun. Not a masterpiece in film or close to it, but a fun sci-fi superhero adventure. I loved Mad Max: Fury Road (though it was no Road Warrior) for it’s mix of exciting action, great dystopian plot and effective use of gender themes. Unfortunately, this attempt at Captain Marvel: Fury Road doesn’t work.
The art is nice but Thompson’s writing (at least in this, I haven’t read much of her work, the other book I read by her was okay) is terrible. A weak plot with bland characters, a cheesy villain, little excitement, bad attempts at humor and telling-not-showing in a visual form of storytelling.
I do not recommend this. It falls into the good artwork, bad writing category of comics.
2/5
June 19, 2020
Very good first volume! So I'd thought I'd go back to read this after really enjoying Kelly Thompson's Star mini-series that focuses on one of Captain Marvel's villains. I've never really been interested in Carol Danvers as a character, and other comics and the movie certainly didn't help with that. But Kelly Thompson as always knows how to make characters relatable for me and give them such a great voice!
The story revolves around Nuclear man kidnapping people and bringing them to an island that has been sectioned off by a force field that only a few can enter. Carol now has to stop Nuclear man and free everyone trapped on his island.
The dialogue is really exceptional here along with some good looking artwork. The book also ends on an interesting cliff hanger that I want to see what happens next! Overall, this was a solid volume and if you've wanted to get into Captain Marvel, this series is a good starting point!
The story revolves around Nuclear man kidnapping people and bringing them to an island that has been sectioned off by a force field that only a few can enter. Carol now has to stop Nuclear man and free everyone trapped on his island.
The dialogue is really exceptional here along with some good looking artwork. The book also ends on an interesting cliff hanger that I want to see what happens next! Overall, this was a solid volume and if you've wanted to get into Captain Marvel, this series is a good starting point!
October 21, 2019
I'll say this much about Re-entry: the interior art is leagues better than that godawful Captain Marvel on the cover. Not much else is great on the inside of this book, though. Captain Marvel is back (from somewhere, it seems like she never left) and before she can really get her bearings, she's sucked through a portal by Nuclear Man to a Mad Max-style alternate Roosevelt Island.
Nuclear Man? Portals to alternate realities? It gets worse: this world is populated by female superheroes because Nuclear Man is looking for a powerful woman to breed with. The characters occasionally address how dumb this plot point is - but it's really, really dumb! Like, almost anything else would have been better!
Re-entry looks great and there are some fierce action scenes. However, this is not the kind of "re-introduction" that Captain Marvel deserves.
Nuclear Man? Portals to alternate realities? It gets worse: this world is populated by female superheroes because Nuclear Man is looking for a powerful woman to breed with. The characters occasionally address how dumb this plot point is - but it's really, really dumb! Like, almost anything else would have been better!
Re-entry looks great and there are some fierce action scenes. However, this is not the kind of "re-introduction" that Captain Marvel deserves.
September 8, 2019
I havent read alot of Thompsons work before so I cant say Im a fanboy yet. This was just ok. This was my first read of a captain marvel novel. She gets caught up in a pocket of time vs nuclear man. At times I was bored. I also feel at times there was too much dialgoue. The art by Carnero was gorgeous to look at however not sure they made the correct choice for the cover art..it just looked like a weird version of Carol. Just barely a pass for me.
August 17, 2020
Hard one to rate because I really don't love storylines like this, as it was written.
This reads like Thompson wanted to write Mad Max: Fury Road fanfic. Which could've been a good thing in the hands of a different writer maybe? As it was written, it left out what made Mad Max work because it had an air of... unnecessary chauvinism? Over the top and unnecessary.
Look, far be it from me to tell another female writer she can't write 99% of the men in her book as chauvinistic assholes. That's her prerogative, more power to her. As this was written, the only good men are barely here (Rhodey, Steve and Thor) and every single line out of Nuclear Man's mouth read like the worst of Whedon's male villains. A lot of calling women "wenches" and "woman!" and telling them they look good on their knees. His goal isn't just to subjugate Carol, he wants her to be his bride. Maybe I'd feel differently if I didn't feel like this was a common theme in Thompson's books from Kate to Jessica Jones to the West Coast Avengers.
I just wonder why we can't have a male villain without that weird, sexually threatening vibe? Again, this is just not personally my jam. I feel like Mad Max is the best comparison because it was a world where women were ostracized and the big bad wanted them as his brides. The way it was written, however, handled it differently and in the end they killed that motherfcker which also made it 10x more enjoyable.
Anyway, I wondered where other female heroes were during this? Misty Knight, Riri Williams, Monica Rambeau, Cindy Moon, Jessica Jones, Kate Bishop, America Chavez, etc. This cast is restricted to Echo, Spider-Woman, She-Hulk, Hazmat (a character new to me) and Carol.
So, it's... a hesitant recommend. If you're looking for a Captain Marvel book, I'll always recommend DeConnick's first. This was okay. I like the art, I like Carol and Rhodey together, I like seeing Carol and Jess together, Rogue was handled interestingly, but that's it. As handled, this arc just wasn't my jam and that's okay.
I see a lot of comparisons to Stohl's run and its apples to oranges, to be honest. I feel like both writers were completely focused on different things and had different goals in mind - as they should. It's a shame people pit female writers against each other because there's still so few of them in on going comics right now. So, suffice to say, this just wasn't quite my jam and that's fine. I'm glad other people enjoyed it.
This reads like Thompson wanted to write Mad Max: Fury Road fanfic. Which could've been a good thing in the hands of a different writer maybe? As it was written, it left out what made Mad Max work because it had an air of... unnecessary chauvinism? Over the top and unnecessary.
Look, far be it from me to tell another female writer she can't write 99% of the men in her book as chauvinistic assholes. That's her prerogative, more power to her. As this was written, the only good men are barely here (Rhodey, Steve and Thor) and every single line out of Nuclear Man's mouth read like the worst of Whedon's male villains. A lot of calling women "wenches" and "woman!" and telling them they look good on their knees. His goal isn't just to subjugate Carol, he wants her to be his bride. Maybe I'd feel differently if I didn't feel like this was a common theme in Thompson's books from Kate to Jessica Jones to the West Coast Avengers.
I just wonder why we can't have a male villain without that weird, sexually threatening vibe? Again, this is just not personally my jam. I feel like Mad Max is the best comparison because it was a world where women were ostracized and the big bad wanted them as his brides. The way it was written, however, handled it differently and in the end they killed that motherfcker which also made it 10x more enjoyable.
Anyway, I wondered where other female heroes were during this? Misty Knight, Riri Williams, Monica Rambeau, Cindy Moon, Jessica Jones, Kate Bishop, America Chavez, etc. This cast is restricted to Echo, Spider-Woman, She-Hulk, Hazmat (a character new to me) and Carol.
So, it's... a hesitant recommend. If you're looking for a Captain Marvel book, I'll always recommend DeConnick's first. This was okay. I like the art, I like Carol and Rhodey together, I like seeing Carol and Jess together, Rogue was handled interestingly, but that's it. As handled, this arc just wasn't my jam and that's okay.
I see a lot of comparisons to Stohl's run and its apples to oranges, to be honest. I feel like both writers were completely focused on different things and had different goals in mind - as they should. It's a shame people pit female writers against each other because there's still so few of them in on going comics right now. So, suffice to say, this just wasn't quite my jam and that's fine. I'm glad other people enjoyed it.
May 19, 2019
So far I'm really digging Kelly Thompson's take on Captain Marvel! I love how this whole story takes place in a "pocket of time" so to speak so it happens but doesn't mess with the continuity of other books, especially since a lot of characters show up in this.
This story arc is also continuing the trend of getting Carol's life back after it became discombobulated due to the events of Civil War II and Life of Captain Marvel. She resumes her relationship with Rhodey, becomes a mentor of sorts, and all her good friends got her back when Nuclear man attacks!!
Over-all I enjoyed the art immensely and Kelly Thompson's writing style is always fresh and humanizing. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a jumping on point to Captain Marvel (can't imagine why you've never read her comics before?) and old fans looking as to what the current status quo is of their favorite most "Marvelous" hero!!
This story arc is also continuing the trend of getting Carol's life back after it became discombobulated due to the events of Civil War II and Life of Captain Marvel. She resumes her relationship with Rhodey, becomes a mentor of sorts, and all her good friends got her back when Nuclear man attacks!!
Over-all I enjoyed the art immensely and Kelly Thompson's writing style is always fresh and humanizing. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a jumping on point to Captain Marvel (can't imagine why you've never read her comics before?) and old fans looking as to what the current status quo is of their favorite most "Marvelous" hero!!
July 15, 2020
Really great writing and art = really great comic book story. The cast of supporting characters really work too. My favorite Captain Marvel and writer by far. Thompson has really been impressing me.
May 7, 2022
The bubble in Manhattan where the villain reigns and time moves differently is reminiscent of Captain America: Castaway in Dimension Z, and I was also reminded a bit of the alternate WWII time bubble Carol fell into previously.
I liked the focus on female characters. The villain makes a mistake in thinking he can't be defeated by females. Mahkizmo, AKA Nuclear Man, first appeared in a Fantastic Four story in 1974. But given that this story was published in 2019, I wonder if the writer had a particular president in mind, as well as the #metoo movement.
The way Carol and Jessica (Spider-Woman) interact is always fun; they have a great friendship. If Carol's history with Rogue was mentioned in the summary I read in a previous book, it didn't stick in my memory. I like the way that history was presented here; and how, even if they'll never really be friends, they can work together and respect each other.
The story art is much better than the covers. Characters' facial expressions are especially well done.
I liked the focus on female characters. The villain makes a mistake in thinking he can't be defeated by females. Mahkizmo, AKA Nuclear Man, first appeared in a Fantastic Four story in 1974. But given that this story was published in 2019, I wonder if the writer had a particular president in mind, as well as the #metoo movement.
The way Carol and Jessica (Spider-Woman) interact is always fun; they have a great friendship. If Carol's history with Rogue was mentioned in the summary I read in a previous book, it didn't stick in my memory. I like the way that history was presented here; and how, even if they'll never really be friends, they can work together and respect each other.
The story art is much better than the covers. Characters' facial expressions are especially well done.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 2, 2019
rogue!! and!!! carol!!!! ( :
solid first entry, i'm excited. little bit on the corny side - misogynist man villain - but i recognize how much i read about that trope and how bored i am of it.
solid first entry, i'm excited. little bit on the corny side - misogynist man villain - but i recognize how much i read about that trope and how bored i am of it.
May 28, 2022
Gonna be honest, actually hated this. I picked it up because I just finished the Black Widow run by Kelly Thompson (which I loved) so I expected more. Instead I got... whatever this was.
The first issue starts out great with Carol fighting a giant monster but then she soon gets attacked by some guy named Nuclear Man(who??) and goes into a portal and ends up in a dystopian Roosevelt Island. It's only women who can get inside and time moves differently in the barrier so it's been months of superheroes trapped in there. When Carol arrives, she leads them in fights against Nuclear Man and his army of robots.
Did I mention that the villain is misogynistic and wants Captain Marvel to be his bride to have strong children and that's his entire thing? He spends the entire time saying gross sexist things and it was sure a choice. I get the idea, in a cosmic sort of way but then I absolutely hate it like... It's so funny to me because this kind of villain is exactly the type who hated (and still do) on Brie Larson and the Captain Marvel movie. But also it was so heavy handed like oh yea who else is gonna fight the sexist pig capturing women, oh yeah the one men hate for no reason!! It just doesn't sit right with me.
I've never been a fan of so called feminist stories that are all about women being oppressed and abused and how brave and strong they are for fighting back. It's not empowering for me, it's shit. The villain was an absolute joke and so was this plot. Do male heroes ever have to deal with a villain and a situation like this? Doubtful. It gave me the ick that this is what was chosen for another Captain Marvel reboot. Loved the female cast but not for this situation in the dumb dystopia.
Also the story was actually boring too like??? Pick a struggle??? It was a lot of them talking and planning battle strategies and when the action finally happened, it wasn't even good. Then it didn't even finish up like the bad guy seriously fucked off and that was the end like uhhh... whatever then lol.
The art was nice but at what cost? I am between one and two stars for this but I think the disappointment really drives me over the edge.
The first issue starts out great with Carol fighting a giant monster but then she soon gets attacked by some guy named Nuclear Man(who??) and goes into a portal and ends up in a dystopian Roosevelt Island. It's only women who can get inside and time moves differently in the barrier so it's been months of superheroes trapped in there. When Carol arrives, she leads them in fights against Nuclear Man and his army of robots.
Did I mention that the villain is misogynistic and wants Captain Marvel to be his bride to have strong children and that's his entire thing? He spends the entire time saying gross sexist things and it was sure a choice. I get the idea, in a cosmic sort of way but then I absolutely hate it like... It's so funny to me because this kind of villain is exactly the type who hated (and still do) on Brie Larson and the Captain Marvel movie. But also it was so heavy handed like oh yea who else is gonna fight the sexist pig capturing women, oh yeah the one men hate for no reason!! It just doesn't sit right with me.
I've never been a fan of so called feminist stories that are all about women being oppressed and abused and how brave and strong they are for fighting back. It's not empowering for me, it's shit. The villain was an absolute joke and so was this plot. Do male heroes ever have to deal with a villain and a situation like this? Doubtful. It gave me the ick that this is what was chosen for another Captain Marvel reboot. Loved the female cast but not for this situation in the dumb dystopia.
Also the story was actually boring too like??? Pick a struggle??? It was a lot of them talking and planning battle strategies and when the action finally happened, it wasn't even good. Then it didn't even finish up like the bad guy seriously fucked off and that was the end like uhhh... whatever then lol.
The art was nice but at what cost? I am between one and two stars for this but I think the disappointment really drives me over the edge.
October 18, 2019
Not impressed by another new beginning.Nuclear Man as a nemesis..didnt really hack it..old Fantastic Four villain rehashed? Who knew?
Rogue v Cap Marvel could have been interesting,especially with their history..but building an arena for a fight between them?
I usually love Kelly Thompsons work..but this..not so much.
Rogue v Cap Marvel could have been interesting,especially with their history..but building an arena for a fight between them?
I usually love Kelly Thompsons work..but this..not so much.
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June 6, 2019
Kelly Thompson is brilliant. Her witty humor makes every character she writes accessible and entertaining.
October 25, 2021
Very “who run the word, girls”
September 22, 2019
This is one of the most enjoyable comics I've read in a long time. I'm still learning about comics, so I'm not an expert. I just like art that looks nice and stories that are smart and engaging, that don't betray what I know of the primary characters. And Captain Marvel : Re-Entry did not disappoint.
The cover art isn't my favorite (The only piece of art in the volume that involved a male artist just happens to really emphasize her breasts. Are these two facts connected? Who can say?), but even with her curves emphasized, she's still in a power stance. No rear in the air. Hooray! And I absolutely loved the art of the actual comics inside. It's pleasing to the eye, easy to follow, and, well, empowering. Captain Marvel and the other females, super-powered or not, who primarily figure into this story, are drawn as attractive, but also realistic and practical women. They wear sensible clothes that one might wear to do the kind of work they're doing--not unattractive or baggy. Just practical. No weird, impractical patches of exposed skin or emphasis on butts or breasts. They look like real, smart, powerful woman, and I am so here for this. The male characters who bookend the action of the story (as well as SOM) are drawn and written well and respectfully too. But that's not something revolutionary. Treating women like normal people instead of sexy dolls kinda still is. So I enjoyed every moment of this volume.
It helped that the story was solid too. Nuclear Man was perhaps the most cartoonish/ silly aspect of the story, but he was also a super recognizable villain, with or without the superpowers, for any woman who has dealt with arrogant male predators in the past. His super powers just made him even more dangerous and creepy. They also highlighted even more the various strengths and skills possessed by the female characters stuck inside his dystopian bubble. You don't need Captain America to lead the show when Captain Marvel is directing the action, and all the rest of her team was equally capable and bad ass.
I especially enjoyed learning more about Echo, as I'd not read a comic that featured her before. Deaf representation FTW! Especially because it wasn't just a throwaway description, but a realistic aspect of her character that affected how she could interact with her teammates (needing to see faces to read lips, for example, which I think the art mostly reflected well). I also appreciated the racial diversity of some of the characters, which the story included but did not emphasize specifically. I haven't heard of Hazmat before, but I hope she'll be an ongoing presence in this series too.
Overall, this was not just a fun, satisfying story with attractive, enjoyable art, but also an empowering story of bad ass women. I can't wait for the next installation of the series, and will be looking up more work by the author and artist in the interim. I read this volume in one sitting. highly recommended.
The cover art isn't my favorite (The only piece of art in the volume that involved a male artist just happens to really emphasize her breasts. Are these two facts connected? Who can say?), but even with her curves emphasized, she's still in a power stance. No rear in the air. Hooray! And I absolutely loved the art of the actual comics inside. It's pleasing to the eye, easy to follow, and, well, empowering. Captain Marvel and the other females, super-powered or not, who primarily figure into this story, are drawn as attractive, but also realistic and practical women. They wear sensible clothes that one might wear to do the kind of work they're doing--not unattractive or baggy. Just practical. No weird, impractical patches of exposed skin or emphasis on butts or breasts. They look like real, smart, powerful woman, and I am so here for this. The male characters who bookend the action of the story (as well as SOM) are drawn and written well and respectfully too. But that's not something revolutionary. Treating women like normal people instead of sexy dolls kinda still is. So I enjoyed every moment of this volume.
It helped that the story was solid too. Nuclear Man was perhaps the most cartoonish/ silly aspect of the story, but he was also a super recognizable villain, with or without the superpowers, for any woman who has dealt with arrogant male predators in the past. His super powers just made him even more dangerous and creepy. They also highlighted even more the various strengths and skills possessed by the female characters stuck inside his dystopian bubble. You don't need Captain America to lead the show when Captain Marvel is directing the action, and all the rest of her team was equally capable and bad ass.
I especially enjoyed learning more about Echo, as I'd not read a comic that featured her before. Deaf representation FTW! Especially because it wasn't just a throwaway description, but a realistic aspect of her character that affected how she could interact with her teammates (needing to see faces to read lips, for example, which I think the art mostly reflected well). I also appreciated the racial diversity of some of the characters, which the story included but did not emphasize specifically. I haven't heard of Hazmat before, but I hope she'll be an ongoing presence in this series too.
Overall, this was not just a fun, satisfying story with attractive, enjoyable art, but also an empowering story of bad ass women. I can't wait for the next installation of the series, and will be looking up more work by the author and artist in the interim. I read this volume in one sitting. highly recommended.
October 31, 2019
Coming back to the life of a hero shouldn't be so hard, but for Carol Danvers, it comes back hard, hitting not only physically (via a huge sea monster), but also emotionally (Rhodey is back alive and wants to rekindle things with Carol). But... when Tony asks for a favor, you know it's going to be an inconvenience. When a reporter wants to follow Carol around for 48 hours AND Nuclear Man decides to launch a coordinated attack separating Captain Marvel and a bunch of other female heroes away from the rest of the Avengers, you know amazing story is ready to be unleashed! And what happens when a brainwashed Rogue comes back to take Carol's powers again?
This relaunch of Captain Marvel starts things off right, but I'd love for the title to continue and become something really substantial, instead of constantly starting over. Strong recommend on this one though... excellent story, fast paced action and good art.
This relaunch of Captain Marvel starts things off right, but I'd love for the title to continue and become something really substantial, instead of constantly starting over. Strong recommend on this one though... excellent story, fast paced action and good art.
September 14, 2020
Lido após “a vida da capitão marvel” e que arte linda essa edição, gostei muito de ver uma capitã em uma realidade distópico e a forma como kelly expõe sobre o machismo enraizado nos vilões (alguns dizem ser exacerbada, mas por ter tão pouco roterista que tem essa liberdade ela tem que abusar mesmo do óbvio para aqueles nerds que parece n ter lido os balões de x-men e só visto a pancadaria)
Gostei muito da presença da mulher aranha e com a referência da série passada dela o qual estava grávida, porém alguns dos outros do grupo eu n conhecia muito então gostaria de mais aprofundamento espero que esse pessoal volte para isso. É ISSO, Apoiem roteirista no nosso mercado!!
Gostei muito da presença da mulher aranha e com a referência da série passada dela o qual estava grávida, porém alguns dos outros do grupo eu n conhecia muito então gostaria de mais aprofundamento espero que esse pessoal volte para isso. É ISSO, Apoiem roteirista no nosso mercado!!
February 21, 2020
Better! Much better!
The Stohl run was not much, IMO, but this was good. It felt a lot like the Kelly Sue run, which is where I first fell in love with Carol. I also really enjoyed the other characters Thompson brought in, and I liked that she spent some time dealing with the history between Rogue and Carol.
Just a really solid book.
The Stohl run was not much, IMO, but this was good. It felt a lot like the Kelly Sue run, which is where I first fell in love with Carol. I also really enjoyed the other characters Thompson brought in, and I liked that she spent some time dealing with the history between Rogue and Carol.
Just a really solid book.
September 21, 2024
4.5 ⭐️
Tremendo!!!! Me ha encantado todo, Jess! Jen! Tony! Cap! Widnksjd y Carol?! Mi criatura? Lo dio todo como siempre!
Un grupo de mujeres superhéroe atrapadas en una isla distópica, liderada por dictador?! IM IN! Nah me ha gustado demasiado!
Me muero por leer los siguientes volúmenes 🔥
Tremendo!!!! Me ha encantado todo, Jess! Jen! Tony! Cap! Widnksjd y Carol?! Mi criatura? Lo dio todo como siempre!
Un grupo de mujeres superhéroe atrapadas en una isla distópica, liderada por dictador?! IM IN! Nah me ha gustado demasiado!
Me muero por leer los siguientes volúmenes 🔥
October 10, 2019
Thank the gods they finally pulled Carol out of Stohl's incompetent hands. THIS is the Carol I know and love.
September 9, 2020
A fun dystopian story with Captain Marvel and featuring lots of great women in the Marvel universe including Jessica Drew, She-Hulk, Echo and Rogue. The villain Nuclear Man was a one-note misogynist (equal parts 'snore' and 'ugh') and I found his powers inconsistent with his status as a minor Fantastic Four villain - some things were far fetched and ridiculous, like a portal only women could enter, but I was willing to let it go for the story (and by this point, we should be used to that with Thompson). I was thoroughly entertained during the one sitting it took for me to read the book, with no angry feminist rants in sight, and that makes it a clear win.
Carmen Carnero and Tamra Bonvillain's art was fantastic with lots of muted colors while the women are on the dystopian island; women leading the art means great outfits and no sexualization, or objectifying, or difficulty telling the women apart - which shouldn't be rare, but there it is.
I really appreciated that Echo was included (an indigenous, deaf, awesome superhero) and how the other women included her by using sign language, facing her and removing their masks when speaking. Thompson doesn't draw too much attention to it, but regardless that kind of diversity and inclusiveness is really important.
Carmen Carnero and Tamra Bonvillain's art was fantastic with lots of muted colors while the women are on the dystopian island; women leading the art means great outfits and no sexualization, or objectifying, or difficulty telling the women apart - which shouldn't be rare, but there it is.
I really appreciated that Echo was included (an indigenous, deaf, awesome superhero) and how the other women included her by using sign language, facing her and removing their masks when speaking. Thompson doesn't draw too much attention to it, but regardless that kind of diversity and inclusiveness is really important.
September 3, 2019
Captain Marvel Mad Max Furiosa style!
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