Showing posts with label Marvel Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marvel Comics. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Ms. Marvel : Crushed / G. Willow Wilson / 104 pgs

Ms. Marvel is a new superhero that is a breath of fresh air.   This strong, powerful, protector of the universe is packed into a short, clumsy/nerdy, teenage, Pakistani American girl named Kamala Khan. As Kamala is trying to navigate her everyday high school life, she constantly has to take time out to save  her friends, family, and city from the evil super-villains; using her extraordinary strength and stretching ability.

In "Crushed" Kamala receives a special valentine from a secret admirer who asks her out to the school dance.  Unfortunately, because of her parent's strict rules she is not allowed to date nor attend dances.  Kamala still goes to watch over the student body, which lucky for them she ends up saving them from evil villain Loki who tries to spike the punch to turn the students into mindless slaves.

Also a new villain shows up and he has set up an elaborate plan to trap Ms. Marvel. Will she fall right into his hands or figure it out just in time?  Kamala may be a bit distracted this time as a handsome young man whose parents are a friend of the family arrives.  Of course this guy is approved of by her parents, much to the chagrin of Kamala's best friend Bruno.

It's fun to see this young girl show her sweet and powerful sides.  And it also give a little peak at what a very muslim household would run like.  I would recommend this comic to any teenager (boy or girl).

Monday, November 25, 2013

All New X-Men (vol. 2): Here to Stay / Brian Bendis / 136 pgs

The original five X-men (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel & Beast) have been time warped from the past and brought into the present.  This series focuses on how these young, idealist fledglings react to their future selves and possible outcomes, which may not be the futures they had dreamed for themselves. 

Yeah, this outfit is
TOTALLY, not
Ridiculous!!!
I did not realize that this was volume 2 in the series so I was a little lost as to how the five had been transported to the future and why.  I also don't normally read superhero comics so I don't have much background information on the storylines and characters.  Therefore, I felt like I was probably missing out on some in-jokes or plotlines that I should already know.  Even still, this was an enjoyable read with plenty of interesting characters to fill several graphic novels with side stories.  My only complaint with the artwork is that once again the women are all wearing skin tight suits that look like they are painted on, and some of the outfits are so bizarrely cut that either a) they were designed and drawn by men who do not understand the laws of physics or b) I can only assume that the outfit is being held up by very fake shelf-like boobs.  ...and you wonder why women hate comics.