MS. MARVEL Getting to Know Kamala Khan

Ms. Marvel #1 courtesy Marvel
Ms. Marvel #1 courtesy Marvel

A brand new hero in her own solo book comes to the Marvel Universe in 2014.

 

Ms. Marvel is the code name now used by a teenage girl from New Jersey. When Kamala Khan develops shapeshifting powers she decides to become a hero and adopts the code name once used by her favorite Avenger, Carol Danvers.

 

Writer G. Willow Wilson tells Marvel.com what makes this Ms. Marvel very different:

 

“The Ms. Marvel mantle has passed to Kamala Khan, a high school student Continue reading MS. MARVEL Getting to Know Kamala Khan

Kelly Sue DeConnick on Captain Marvel in Movies

Captain Marvel #17 courtesy Marvel
Captain Marvel #17 courtesy Marvel

The special Captain Marvel Carol Corps issue is out today. To celebrate the arrival of Captain Marvel #17 I wanted to share the final part of my one on one with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick at GeekGirlCon.

The Carol Corps would love to see Carol Danvers make the leap from comic books to television or a movie. Could we see Carol on an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or an Avengers sequel or possibly her own series or solo movie?

I asked DeConnick what’s the most important for filmmakers to get right about Carol in transitioning the fan-favorite Avenger from comic book to other mediums.

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Marvel Universe LIVE! Cast Revealed

Marvel's The Avengers courtesy Marvel
Marvel’s The Avengers courtesy Marvel

Marvel Universe LIVE! is a new stage show touring North America next year but which heroes will fans get to see in action.

 

Today producers revealed Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Falcon, Hawkeye, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents will be part of the show produced by Feld Entertainment according to The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.

 

The big surprise – no women – not even Black Widow on such on a Avengers-centric cast.

 

Who else would you want to see in the big show?

 

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X-MEN Resurrection Reveals GHOSTS

X-Men #10 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #10 courtesy Marvel

So much for most of my theories on the one word teaser for Resurrection.

 

It is a new arc of X-Men by Brian Wood and Kris Anka. It promoted a 3-issue arc called Ghosts according to Comic Book Resources. The new arc follows Muertas which introduces a new Sisterhood of Evil Mutants led by a newly redesigned Lady Deathstrike and non-mutant villains (Enchantress, Typhoid Mary) in her squad.

 

The all-female X-Men will face an enemy blames the mutants for nearly killing her. So who could that be? Continue reading X-MEN Resurrection Reveals GHOSTS

New MS. MARVEL Revealed

Ms. Marvel courtesy Marvel
Ms. Marvel courtesy Marvel

Mighty.

 

Muslim.

 

There’s a new Ms. Marvel coming to the Marvel Universe and she’s a teenager from New Jersey. The New York Times revealed Kamala Khan is a 16 year-old Muslim girl whose family is from Pakistan. When Kamala develops shapeshifting powers she takes the former code name of the Avenger she admires – Captain Marvel. Continue reading New MS. MARVEL Revealed

Top 5 Comic Books November 6, 2013

Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Amazing X-Men #1 Can Nightcrawler be saved from a fate worse than death?Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Iceman, Northstar and Firestar go on a quest to save the man who is the heart of soul of the X-Men. Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness team up for a brand new adventure that might take the mutants to hell and back!

 

Captain Marvel #17 It’s the Carol Corps issue! Kelly Sue DeConnick writes a salute to the devoted fans who keep the fan-favorite Avenger flying. If you’ve been to a comicon in the past year you can’t help by feel the passion of the Carol Corps cosplayers and fans. It’s not just a comic book it’s a movement – see and feel what it’s about. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books November 6, 2013

CAPTAIN MARVEL CAROL CORPS Issue

Captain Marvel #17 courtesy Marvel
Captain Marvel #17 courtesy Marvel

Captain Marvel will survive and thrive with a little help from her friends! Captain Marvel #17 arrives this Wednesday. The highly anticipated, oversized “Carol Corps Issue” forwards our hero’s story while celebrating the devoted fans who keep Carol soaring.

 

In the fallout of The Enemy Within Carol must regroup and rebuild her memories but she’s got an army of allies to help her move ahead.

 

The Carol Corps issue is one way the creative team is giving back to the fans. Continue reading CAPTAIN MARVEL CAROL CORPS Issue