Tag: Ms. Marvel

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

New MS. MARVEL Begins

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

Mighty. Marvel. Muslim.

 

This brand new hero in her own solo book comes to the Marvel Universe this week.

 

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.

 

Writer G. Willow Wilson explains what makes this new Ms. Marvel different on Marvel.com: Continue reading New MS. MARVEL Begins

All-New Marvel Now Preview

All-New Marvel Now Point One: Avengers World courtesy Marvel
All-New Marvel Now Point One: Avengers World courtesy Marvel

All-New Marvel Now means new books, new heroes, new creative teams and a whole lot of new number ones!

 

The All-New Marvel Now Point One (following in the Marvel Now Point One tradition) is an all-star, jam-packed issue of stories showing you a first look at the all-new titles.

 

ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE features new lead-in stories for LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD, SILVER SURFER, BLACK WIDOW, MS. MARVEL, ALL-NEW INVADERS and AVENGERS WORLD.

Continue reading All-New Marvel Now Preview

Gay in the All-New Marvel Now?

Astonishing X-Men #51 courtesy Marvel

Editorial:

Suddenly you might wonder will GLBT characters have a home in the All-New Marvel Now?

Mutant lovers Rictor and Shatterstar are not part of the All-New X-Factor series. The previous volume earned a GLAAD Media Award for the portrayal of this couple rocky’s romance.

Astonishing X-Men #51 is famous for the landmark wedding of openly gay X-Man Northstar to Kyle Jinadu. Lesbian mutant Karma was part of this team, too but now that series is over. Continue reading Gay in the All-New Marvel Now?

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

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

IRON MAN, Ms. Marvel, Marvel Movie Updates

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

The success of Iron Man 3 is a reason to celebrate and speculate! Robert Downey Jr. is now reportedly negotiating with Marvel/Disney to reprise his role as Tony Stark in Avengers 2 and 3 but Iron Man 4 is not part of the discussions according to The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.

Avengers 2 is the finale of Marvel Phase Two (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy.) Phase Three kicks off with Ant-Man and ends with Avengers 3.

The story goes on to say other Marvel heroes in consideration for the big screen treatment are Doctor Strange Continue reading IRON MAN, Ms. Marvel, Marvel Movie Updates