I hope we see a larger cast of friends in the future. I don’t necessarily think this is a huge problem, but it seems clear that Kamala’s life as Kamala is more important than Ms Marvel. On that note, we barely saw Nakia this book too and that was disappointing – especially if Kamala is having boy troubles! I find it odd that Kamala doesn’t seem to have any female friends other than her sister – or really any friends at all, aside from Bruno. But also, a teenager who is also part of a religious/cultural minority and might have issues with the romantic pressures put on her by her parents – along with all the other pressure! It also happened so quickly that there was no time for good ole love triangle high school drama, and who doesn’t love that? But seriously though, I would have liked for Kamala to struggle just a little bit more with her feelings. My problem is that the love-interest-turned-villain trope has been done many times before, and it felt very predictable. SPOILERSMy issue with this is not the romance per say – it’s a high school book! And Kamala and Bruno have a very cute thing going on. This volume continues Kamala’s burgeoning adventures as a new superhero in Jersey City, while balancing high school and home life – no embiggie, right? She continues to be her charming, nerdy self and it’s delightful, especially when Wilson introduces some romance! That’s right, we’ve got some love stories in this one, first the Valentine’s Day dance with a visit from Loki, and Kamala and Bruno’s “will they won’t they” continues as it becomes clear that Bruno has feelings for her, but Kamala develops a crush on someone else – and her infatuation is with a guy who would be much approved by Kamala’s parents (Bruno, not so much). And I love this teen moment also – we’ve all done that. I’m glad to see that while your parents keep you sheltered you realize exactly what you just said. It’s not a terrible change by any means, and Miyazawa does capture a lot of Alphona’s style, but I did like how Alphona gave Kamala a more distinctive and less generally anime look.Īlso Kamala, lol. I say this only because she ended up looking different with both artists, particularly when it comes to her nose shape which makes a big difference – especially Miyazawa who has a more anime style.Īnd this one is Miyazawa’s Kamala. First, the artwork: Bondoc and Miyazawa are an interesting change from Adrian Alphona, and even though their art was mostly solid, I found their styles significantly changed Kamala’s physical look.

Ms Marvel continues to be one of my favorite comic book series with this latest installment, but admittedly volume three is not as great as the first two. Main series: volumes four | five | nine | ten

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