Marvel-Verse: Captain Marvel

Marvel-Verse

by Kelly Sue DeConnick

As Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers flies higher, further, faster than anyone in the Marvel-Verse - and these are the stories that prove it! First, the world's greatest super hero teams up with the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man - but they're about to have their hands full with the attack of a 50-foot tall redheaded madwoman! Then, everyone loves Carol's adorable cat, Chewie - but is there more to this feisty feline than meets the eye? And just what is a Flerken anyway? In space, no one can hear you meow! And the modern day Captain Marvel shares an adventure through time with someone she never thought she would see again - her fallen friend and inspiration, the Kree legend named Mar-Vell! Avenging Spider-Man (2011) 9-10, Captain Marvel (2014) 7-8, Generations: Captain Marvel and Captain Mar-Vell (2017) 1

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Fantasy, Fiction

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2021

About the author

Kelly Sue DeConnick’s work spans stage, comics, film and television. Ms. DeConnick first came to prominence as a comics writer, where she is best known for reinventing the Carol Danvers as “Captain Marvel” at Marvel and for the Black Label standard-setting Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons at DC. Her independent comics Bitch Planet and Pretty Deadly (both from Image Comics) have ranked as New York Times best-sellers and been honored with Eisner Awards, British Fantasy Awards and Hugo nominations.

Ms. DeConnick’s screen work includes stints on Captain Marvel, a film that earned $1B for Disney worldwide, and 2023’s forthcoming The Marvels with Marvel Studios; in addition to having consulted on features for Skydance and ARRAY, and developed television for NBCUniversal, Legendary Entertainment and HBOMax. Her most recent stage work is the mythic spectacle AWAKENING, which opened at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas in November 2022.

Mission-driven, Ms. DeConnick is also a founding partner at Good Trouble Productions, where she has helped to produce non-fiction and educational comics including the “Hidden Voices” and “Recognized” series for NY Public Schools and Congressman John Lewis’ Run, in partnership with Abrams Comics.

In 2015, Ms. DeConnick founded the #VisibleWomen Project, whose mission is to help women and other marginalized genders find paid work in comics and its related industries. The project continues to this day and recently expanded in partnership with Dani Hedlund of Brink Literacy.

Ms. DeConnick lives in Portland, OR with her husband, writer Matt Fraction, and their two children.

Reviews

[britt_brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I nabbed this from my sons’ “Marvel-Verse” collection. The audience is wide, y’all. Anyway, this compiles four issues providing the reader a basis for the main character. Plus, this collection involves Kelly Sue DeConnick (who I know best from Bitch Planet). This is a good introduction for a noob like me who only knows this incredible badass from the Captain Marvel film. Planning to read/steal the Black Widow edition soon!

[danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

carol i simply just love you <3

[bri &#x1f9f8; · Rating 3 out of 5]

not rocket trying to sell chewie 😭

[_sapphosangel_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this just further consolidates that Carol is that bitch

[Mollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved Peter and Carol’s interactions. And Chewie! Loved Chewie!

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought it was 1 story. But it were actually three. Fun to read. Funny stories. Great for new comic readers as myself.

[Artemis Crescent · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Marvel-Verse: Captain Marvel' contains comics I had not read before, centering around Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, which is a big deal for a superfan like myself.

The stories are fun and entertaining, and also feature Spider-Man, Rocket Racoon, Chewie the Flerken cat, Tic the alien girl, lesbian alien freedom fighters, lady scientists, inventors, cyborgs and androids, and the original Captain Mar-Vell, in a time travel/alien planet story.

These all showcase what a badass, noble, diplomatic, introspective, earth-and-galaxy-wide hero (and pilot!) Carol is.

Thankfully, no comics post-'The Life of Captain Marvel' are included, though it contains another comic by Margaret Stohl, 'Generations: Captain Marvel and Captain Mar-Vell'.

Captain Marvel on the 'Marvel-Verse' cover looks breathtakingly gorgeous and badass, too, as she does in many of the cover art.

Other gushing (and relevant) 'Captain Marvel' reviews (hope you enjoy!):


'Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight'

'Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More'

'Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol. 1'

'Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Rise of Alpha Flight'

'Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Re-Entry'

'Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: The Omen'

'Avengers: The Enemy Within'

'Marvel Action: Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Cosmic Cat-Tastrophe'

'Captain Marvel (Little Golden Book) (Marvel)'


Final Score (for 'Marvel-Verse: Captain Marvel'): 3.5/5

[Petergiaquinta · Rating 1 out of 5]

God, this is awful. With the exception of a little fun with Flerkens stuffed into the middle of it all, this is just shit piled on more shit. I'm so confused...who back in the old Bullpen thought these three stupid stories were worth the trouble to compile and reprint? It's like Marvel Team-Up with Dumb and Dumber. You've got Carol Danvers and Peter Parker taking a trip to Boston, Captain Marvel and Rocket Raccoon Flerkin-sitting some Flerkins, and then Car-ell meets Mar-vell in just about the worst comic I've ever read in my entire life. And I'm old, so that's a lot of comics...

I will never get this wasted time back before I die.

[Mohan Vemulapalli · Rating 4 out of 5]

"MARVEL-VERSE: CAPTAIN MARVEL" is a compact, well written set of three stories featuring Carol Danvers, AKA Captain Marvel. This YA appropriate book should serve as a gateway for younger and / or newer fans but is likely to leave the already indoctrinated wanting more. There is a fair amount on Flerkins in this book and Mar-Vell has a key role in the last story. However, a lot of the background, scenarios and characters that really make modern Captain Marvel stories pop are missing. As such, Carol's cast of companions and collaborating superheroes is barely acknowledged, Alpha flight is completely missing and the full range of her powers and impact to the Marvel universe is poorly explored.

[Evalyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable collection that shows Captain Marvel at her essence. I enjoyed seeing different aspects of Carol Danvers life, both her time on Earth, to her time with the Guardians of the Galaxy, and a short jaunt with Mar-vell. Of course though, Chewie stole the show.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good starting place for a newbie, but not much here for an avid Carol collector

[mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was already excited to read more Captain Marvel comics, and now I'm even more!!!!

[Debra Cook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Half is a boring spiderman duel adventure the other is a space adventure with carol's cat.

[DoMonique Arnold · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun and light-hearted!

[Cecilia Rodriguez · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of mini comics featuring Captain Marvel
This would be a good companion to the current Disney + series: Ms. Marvel

[Art · Rating 4 out of 5]

These stories were fun and interesting. Not earthshaking, but I had a good time reading them.

[Yasser Maniram · Rating 5 out of 5]

If the Captain Marvel 2 movie had incorporated elements from this to it's Cat/Flerken storyline it would have made a difference.

[onceuponamon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marvel-Verse: Captain Marvel
☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️
Mushy Rating: 🍄🍄🍄
82 in TBR List
38/50 in 2023
Pages: 120
Days to read: 1
Song to go with: "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera

Vibes: Strong FMC, space adventure, epic, superhero, fantasy, comic book, graphic novel

Review: Mad respect for Danvers

[Andrei · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok as an intro into the current Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), although a bit more variety in the types of stories and writing would have been appreciated. The book contains 5 issues but there are basically 3 stories in total.
The first is a team-up with Spider-man (technically it's a Spider-man book) - the story itself is light and easy to follow, the banter between Parker and Carol is quite fun, Captain Marvel spends a lot of time in pointless arguments with various individuals instead of doing super-hero stuff, and the overall feeling is that this could have been just one issue.
The second is a story involving Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy and Chewie (the cat from the movie) - again, it's light & easy to follow, some less funny banter with Rocket and fun stuff with the cat/flerken. And again a lot of page space is wasted with filler, as all that's happening would have easily fit one issue. It's the same writer as in the first story, so maybe this is their style.
Finally, this ends with a Captain Marvel (Carol) meeting the original Captain Marvel (or Mar-vell) in some kind of alternate reality type of story, and they fight a mean bad guy together. OK in terms of action, but Carol's dialogue made her sound really obnoxious at times.