Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Book Review: Captain Marvel vol #1 (Marvel Now)

Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight


Book: Captain Marvel volume #1: In Pursuit of Flight (issues #1-6) by Kelly Sue DeConnick with illustrations by Dexter Soy and various other artist

Edition: I read the single issues

Rating: 5 stars

Review:

There was quite a bit of controversy when this series started, the criticism mainly focused on changing Ms. Marvel's code name to Captain Marvel and the changes made to her costume.

I had no problem with either changes, because I think they were perfectly good changes. Carol's new costume is tough yet still feminine and as for her taking over the Captain Marvel mantel shows that she is more than just a sidekick or just one of the numerous members of The Avengers. Although they showed that Carol was a little apprehensive to take on the new title especially since Mar-Vell her friend had been Captain Marvel.

I truly enjoyed reading this new take on Carol Danvers, these first six issues had her going back in time meeting up with a band of unknown women soldiers, the Banshee Squad during World War II and trying to fix a problem her mentor pilot Helen Cobb may have inadvertently caused.

This was not only a well written and interesting group of issues but it showed why Carol is a worthy member of The Avengers. She's smart, tough, compassionate and a true hero.

The one issue I had with this first group of issues was the changing artists, it would have been better if they would have just stuck with one artist so it wouldn't be so jarring at time. Artwork aside, this was a wonderful start to a new series.

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