Ms. Marvel: No Normal (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Library Binding – October 28, 2014

It's not as if Marvel hadn't dabbled with minority cape & cowls before, but, once this iteration of Ms. Marvel surfaced, I right away lumped her in on that demographics roster of what's seminal and what's impactful and what's boundary-crossing. I love the absolute f out of this Ms. Marvel. She comes off as a breath of fresh air, much like Jaime Reyes did when he debuted as Blue Beetle in DC.MS. MARVEL: NO NORMAL collects issues #1-5, as well as material from ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1 and features words by G. Willow Wilson and doodles by Adrian Alphona (whose artwork I loved in RUNAWAYS). Kamala Khan is a 16-year-old Pakistani girl living in Jersey City. In a world where superheroes are commonplace, she's an ordinary teen who nerds out over the Avengers. She posts her own series of online fan fic. And, man, I love how she's written, how she comes off as a real person and how she consistently reacts as a genuine teenager would even when she's at last exposed to the improbable.Adrian Alphona is the boss. He's ridiculously talented. His artwork is expressive and sustains this wonderfully light, feathery aesthetic. His facial expressions and figure work are really impressive. I love how he perfectly captures the teenager's exaggerated emotions, one more reason why Kamala comes off as so believable.I wonder if Kamala's superhero origin comes about as part of Marvel's pushing its cinematic universe. On an evening sneak to a party on the waterfront, Kamala succumbs to Terragen mist masquerading as ground fog what's crept out over Manhattan, Newark and Jersey City. Suddenly endowed with alarming shape-shifting abilities and pressed by exuberant aspirations of do-gooding, she puts on a makeshift costume and begins fighting crime and, before you can blink, has somehow appropriated the identity of Ms. Marvel. And is it of social import that when Kamala goes into hero mode, she reflexively assumes the likeness of a blonde Caucasian girl?G. Willow Wilson has stuff to say about assimilation vs. staying true to one's self, about social aspirations vs. keeping faith with culture and tradition, and maybe even about our society's kneejerk perception of the "hero" as this great white savior. Kamala is a typical teenager trying to find her way. She longs for acceptance from friends and schoolmates. She chafes under the rules of her stern upbringing. This volume shows Kamala's learning that invaluable lesson about not trying to be anyone but herself.G. Willow Wilson opts for the decompression approach to storytelling, reminiscent of Brian Michael Bendis's slow burn first arc on ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. Gratifyingly, the character work is a strength of this comic book. Kamala is a fully-fleshed out person, but her supporting cast also get some writer's love, from her strict but loving family to her pal Bruno's complicated family drama to another pal, Nakia, of Turkish descent. With understanding and knowledge and empathy, Wilson writes a story of a girl's unthinking bravery and struggle for acceptance. She gives Kamala a universal, contemporary teenage voice. If, like me, you'd been lamenting the loss of BLUE BEETLE (the Jaime Reyes edition) or RUNAWAYS or even POWER PACK, MS. MARVEL is your huckleberry. It fills in those empty spaces; it resuscitates that sense of fun and adventure and grand discovery. With her endearingly nerdy disposition and sense of not fitting in, Kamala Khan is effortlessly relatable. Rooted in cultural tradition, yet making a bid for her own identity, and always instinctively trying to do right, Ms. Marvel with her huge heart is a phenomenal role model for girls and minorities and everyone else.By the way, Ms. Marvel's namesake - now going by Captain Marvel - she's also kicking ass in her own stellar comic book ( Captain Marvel Volume 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More ). So pick up on that, too.

Kamala Khan is a American Muslim teenage girl who is like every other teenager. She goes to school, hang out with friends and write fan-fic stories on superheroes, including the ones about her idol Captain Marvel. She also have to deal with her family because she feels that they are always strict with her and expect too much from her.All of that changed when Kamala becomes exposed to the terrigen mist and gains body-moprhing powers. With her newfound gifts, she fights to keep Jersey City safe from danger and struggles to keep her superhero identity a secret from her family.I wanted to read this book before I got the chance to watch the live-action series on Disney+. I know that on the show, they changed how Ms. Marvel gets her powers but I am interested in seeing how everything will play out. I am looking forward to seeing Ms. Marvel finding her place in the Marvel Universe!

This novel blends the cultural context of a Muslim immigrant in Jersey city and a teenage girl with an element of superhero fantasy. It will grip you to the end!

After a Spiderman and X-Men filled youth, I largely stopped reading comic books. What little comic book reading I’ve done since then has been mostly The Walking Dead with a few other Image Comics thrown in. So Ms. Marvel is my first foray back to Marvel (the real stuff, not that talkie stuff the kids are into these days). I will be back.You see, Ms. Marvel is really, really damn good. Ms. Marvel returns to ground well trod by comics: the immigrant experience (Superman); gangly, gawky teenage years (Spiderman); and being the Other (X-Men). But it remains fertile ground when done well, and Ms. Marvel is exceedingly well done. Not in the big ways of great action set pieces or an epic storyline, because at the very least we haven’t had time to get there, but in the little ways. All of them, from Ms. Marvel trying to control her new powers to simple moments between a frustrated, loving father and a teenage girl outgrowing the nest.The teen girl is Kamala: a young, Pakistani-American girl. A more devout female friend (Nakia) and brother, a more Americanized male friend (Bruno) (and love interest?), a “mean girl” (Zoe), long suffering and hardworking immigrant parents round out the main cast for now. The rebellion comes early when Kamala sneaks out to go to a high school party where she has her first sip of booze. It ends like it ended for most of us, with an encounter with a terrigen bomb that activates her Inhuman genes. (You might not understand any of that any more than I did; it’s ok, you don’t really need to because the comic doesn’t much concern itself with the source.) The result is Kamala gaining powers; that is, the power to manipulate her body—both to do stuff like create giant fists and to make herself gigantically huge or ridiculously tiny—and a healing factor.Like I said, the story doesn’t start with a bang, but the volume sets up a Big Bad, someone named the Inventor with suitably villainous inventions. But Kamala starts by pulling girls out of the lake and foiling convenience store robberies. Which is good, because we get treated to wonderful scenes of Kamala trying to control her powers and repurposing a burkini as a superhero costume. And of course all that little stuff, including not just the two-way tension between being a superhero and being a normal teen, but the three-way tension among a stricter faith, mainstream American consumerism, and immigrants striving for the American Dream.

I love the fact that Marvel is working hard to change the genre as always. Superheroes have been all white for so long. In the 70's, we got Powerman, Falcon, Black Panther and Superheroes became world wide. Now with Kamala Kahn, Marvel makes the magic happen for not only girls but girls who aren't just typical. I love Ms. Marvel's backstory. Follows similar lines as Spider-man but no tragedy except for being grounded forever.A fun read with great artwork. Make mine Marvel.

Second time reading Ms. Marvel. It’s definitely an coming of age tale. Quite enjoyable overall! This is also the comic series the Disney Plus show is based on.

I am so happy Marvel is being more inclusive!! I love Kamala Khan. such a relatable teen. We need more inclusion in Marvel!

This book is well composed and is entertaining to read. It's really great to read a story about a Non-WASP character particularly an American-Pakistani Muslim girl. It was really refreshing and showed how diverse Marvel is in its comics. It was quite accurate in the depiction of family life , religious aspects and social life for the Muslim girl, Kamala Khan. Marvel have done a great job. However, the artwork is of a minor artistic quality as some of the panels with the characters' faces are pretty basic and are undeveloped. Some panels are reduced to simple drawings of faces which seemed to have been done by kids. This artworks leaves a considerable amount to be desired. Apart from that, it's a great volume.

For her 15th birthday, I got my niece a small selection of volume 1s just to introduce her to comics. As a small black girl, she'd always just assumed that there was nothing in the world of comics for her. Now she believes differently and is really excited to follow this character and further explore other titles.

Growing up, I have always been a huge marvel fan. I have watched so many movies and tv shows and invested in merchandise... But I was always too scared to get into the comics - I was scared to spend money on it and worried I wouldn’t like them for whatever reason. But this was the first marvel comic I read and wow did I fall in love. Kamala is an amazing character and I can’t wait to read more about her. I found out about her from the Avengers game and loved her character so decided to invest in her comic series. It’s a great story and definitely a great beginning into possibly a new favourite marvel character of mine! I am so glad I bought this and I definitely 1000% will be buying more marvel comics after this (I really really want miles and gwen comics because they are my ultimate favourite characters!!)The quality of this product is great! It came in perfect brand new condition!! Definitely recommend purchasing!!

I love playing as Ms Marvel in MUA3 on switch and I wanted to learn more about her. It's a well written story and Kamala is such a lovable character already, 1 issue in. She's direct and honest about the world we live in and the struggles teenage-girls, especially ethnic minority teenagers, face in the 21st century. We learn about her family, and her background and we gain an insight into her thoughts and feelings as she takes on the Ms. Marvel mantle. She reflects on what she's been taught from her Pakistani heritage, quoting the Koran, to motivate her into her superheroship. I loved the part where she has a semi-religious experience in her terrigenesis and Captain Marvel speaks to her in Urdu! It's funny, witty and heart-warming. I really recommend this comic.

I have never read a comic in my life but have always been interested in superheroes, a recommendation from a friend set me towards ms marvel and I have to say I'm hooked!Kamala is an engaging character who's own love for superheroes (seen through her fanfic) is a relatable aspect to her which I particularly enjoyed!There is the occasional point of strange wording but mostly it runs true to how young adults and teens actually speak from my own experience.The art is bright and interesting if sometimes a little too sketchy in style for my own personal tastes