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G. WILLOW WILSON on X-MEN

X-Men #23 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #23 courtesy Marvel

A Seattle writer’s comic book success keeps soaring as she takes on one of the most famous teams in comics.

G. Willow Wilson launched a brand new Ms. Marvel to critical acclaim and sales success in 2014.  The book was named the number one series of 2014 by Comic Book Resources.

Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel’s real name) was the first Muslim character to to lead their own mainstream comic book. Wilson is now a Marvel exclusive creator and writing the all-female X-Men book.

X-Men #23 arrives in comic shops this week. The Burning World is the name of Wilson’s first arc as Storm, Psylocke, Rachel Grey and Monet investigate a mysterious event at a “Burning Man” style concert.

Will the mutants be outmatched by what could be a natural phenomenon?

What it’s like to write an iconic superhero like Storm (as played by Halle Berry in movies) and will a mutant connected to mother Earth fight the planet? Continue reading G. WILLOW WILSON on X-MEN

MS. MARVEL Creator Interview

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

A teenager with everyday problems…and super powers. Sounds like Peter Parker, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?

 

Ms. Marvel is a 21st century take on that classic comic book concept.

 

Kamala is Mighty, Marvel and Muslim.

 

This brand new hero in her own solo book comes to the Marvel Universe from a Seattle based writer.

 

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

 

Elisa Jaffe on KOMO 4 talked one on one with writer G. Willow Wilson about her love of comics and the new hero: Continue reading MS. MARVEL Creator Interview