Ms Marvel

[jack]

About a nerdy muslim girl who gains the powers of captain marvel (iirc). It does right all the things you'd hope it does right -- showing the positives and negatives of living in a non-Christian religious family in the USA, being sympathetic and non-judgemental while also showing the problems internal and external; showing a young protagonist coming to terms with unexpected powers and how to keep them secret; beginning to introduce a nemesis.

All the things I thought I wanted. But I'm not that hungry for more -- I felt that even though it was very good, it didn't add a lot I didn't already expect, so it didn't suck me personally in, even though I love it for being a much more modern "introduction to superpowers" story I could recommend to people without apologising for it.

ETA: A friend asks, what's the best way of reading recent mainstream comics digitally?

ETA: And almost all of the books I review, I own in paper format, and am eager to lend to people, whether you're following one of the awards, or come on it years later and say "do you still have..?" I realise, most of the time, it's more hassle than it's worth, but you're very welcome if you'd like!

Comments

[seekingferret]

I'm reasonably happy with my Marvel Digital Unlimited subscription. It's compatible with the way I read comics, which is that I randomly glom onto a storyline and read it until it's over. It tends to be either six months or a year behind paper comics, so if you're the sort who needs to keep up, you'd need to supplement it with something else, but I'm fine with being behind, and there really are a hell of a lot of comics the subscription makes available.

[rmc28]

What do you read the comics on? Tablet / desktop / phone / other?

[seekingferret]

Initially, I was reading on my laptop, but when I got a tablet, that became my only comic reader because it's a far superior reading experience.

[rmc28]

Thanks - that's really helpful to know.

[ewx]

+1 for reading comics on tablets.