Captain Marvel, Vol. 1

Captain Marvel (2019) (Collected Editions) #1-2

by Kelly Thompson, Carmen Carnero (Illustrations)

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! Now, cut off from the rest of the world, Carol needs a new crew - including Spider-Woman, Hazmat and Echo - to kick-start a revolution! Then, Captain Marvel enlists in the War of the Realms! But when her Kree heritage is exposed to the world in dramatic fashion, Carol goes from beloved hero to Public Enemy No. 1! As a new hero steps into the limelight, Carol can't help but wonder: Does the world even need Captain Marvel anymore? Plus: Head into the future for Carol Danvers' final story! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) #1-11 and CAPTAIN MARVEL: THE END.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels

296 pages, Paperback

Published September 5, 2023

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Memphis Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had read issues 1-11, collected here, but I hadn’t read Captain Marvel: The End so was it worth it to check this out from the library just for that one story?

Yes. Yes, it was.

Kelly Thompson rules. Never imagined loving a Captain Marvel run as much as I loved Kelly Sue DeConnick’s but golly this is right up there. Highly recommended!

[Marco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly good art. (That's what pushes the book up to three stars.) Not all that interesting, though.
I can't put my finger on what's missing...
I'm also not really a fan of the dialogue here. It reads too much like Bendis' work for that.
The two issues tying into The War of the Realms crossover may leave some readers a bit lost, as there's no context given.