A couple books ago Ms Marvel was engulfed in the then-current Marvel event, Secret Wars, and thankfully came through relatively unscathed; this time around Kamala is once more sucked into the latest event, Civil War II, and it kinda ruins this one unfortunately. Not to say it’s a bad comic but it’s definitely my least favourite volume in the series so far. Good job, Marvel! I haven’t read Civil War II yet but from what I can tell from this book the premise is that an Inhuman telepath called Ulys...

This was great. I don't know if Civil War 2 overall will live up to its potential, but in this volume, it does what the original Civil War event tried and failed to do. It presents a legitimately interesting moral dilemma and it doesn't (so far!) present either side as being ultimately good and right. This book in particular does a pretty good job of showing both sides of the argument. It also plays out what has been Kamala's basic struggle almost from the beginning of her book: balancing her no...

This completes, I think, this title's finest storyline so far. In Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous, we see Kamala Khan's work/life balance start to go dangerously out-of-wack and it is in this volume that she finally reaches her breaking-point. I read Daredevil: Born Again this year and if there was one quote that came to mind while reading Ms. Marvel's trials it was: "The next few weeks go poorly for Kamala Khan." She sees every single attempt at being a superhero and being "solider" for her he...

GR Ultimate Summer Reading Challenge One and Done.

Well, well, well. Sometimes my reading of comics coincides with what is going on in the Real World. This past weekend, Trump unleashed Chaos on the world by his (one of several, more to come, I’ll bet) insanely anti-Muslim, anti-immigration move. And I joined protests, but I also just happened to pick up and read this comic about a Pakistani Muslim immigrant girl from Jersey City who has her own ideas about Making the World Great again, since she actually woke up one morning as an incarnation of...

Looks like someone finally saw Minority Report. I haven't read any of Civil War II but it appears Capt. Marvel and Iron Man fall on opposite sides of policing future crime. There's a new Inhuman who can see the future and Capt Marvel enlists Ms. Marvel to police Jersey City and lock up people who will commit a crime into the near future. Things get out of hand very quickly as Ms. Marvel and the Carol Corps start jailing people for crimes they haven't actually committed yet. From what I can gathe...

When it comes to event comics, there is always the possibility that your favourite superhero will be involved and thus his or her starring title will have to evoke said event. Marvel in particular has this problem, such as Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s Civil War, which interfered with great titles during that period, including Brian Michael Bendis’ New Avengers. However, that same Brian Michael Bendis also penned last year’s crossover event Civil War II, which once again causes repercussions f...

Well this one was just damn sad 🙁 A bunch of stuff happened and stuff with Bruno 🙁

This is a good story, but not one of the best in the series. This is also Marvel's take on the movie 'Minority Report'. Kamala really has to grow up in this one. She has to confront her hero in this story and stand up to her while her true friend gets hurt. There is also a crazy science fair competition. Big adult issues make their way into this issue. We also get a lot of Kamala's family history along the way. Kamala also makes a trip to Karachi where her family is from and see her roots. This

This was the most powerful volume of this that I have read to date. I did not expect so much to happen. Kamala definitely loses her way and has trouble figuring out how to be loyal to her friends and then how to be loyal to Avengers like Captain Marvel. I think she was right in the decision that she made towards the end, but I think that she made that decision too late and as a result she had certain consequences as a result of her actions. I really enjoyed the artwork and storyline of this volu...

Unfortunately Marvel's Civil War II event got into one of my favorite Marvel books with bad consequences for the supporting cast. Please, Marvel--we don't want events in our favorite books. On the bright side, there are some sequences that take place in Pakistan. The first few show the history of the Khan family. These sequences open up a part of history that I didn't know much about (the partition of India and Pakistan), and it was sad to see the Khan family forced from their home, but at the s...

I like the point about profiling and how the future is less than predictable.10%, to be exact!It also has so much nuance and interpersonal relationship development and character growth.This is seriously one of the best ones Marvel has out right now.

Hmm ... This volume seems to be my least favorite of Kamala's adventures. It's bookended by a couple of standalone stories that are every bit as enjoyable as the rest of this series has been, but the bulk of this book ... just didn't do much for me. It smacks of change purely for the sake of stirring things up, and has this weird Afterschool Special vibe to it to boot. Thanks to a boy with precognitive abilities, crimes can be predicted before they happen, and Carol Danvers sets up a group, head...

This graphic novel developed in surprising ways as it delved into the moral issues of predicting and preventing crime, and attempting to hold the would-be perpetrator responsible. This brings Ms. Marvel into conflict with her beloved mentor, Captain Marvel, and creates a schism with her friends--especially her oldest and dearest friend, Bruno. The portrayal of emotions in some of these panels was just heartbreaking.

I'm mad about what they did with Carol in Civil War II but this is a really good volume exploring Ms. Marvel and how she deals with all of that.

I will admit I was prepared to dislike this. I read a couple of reviews that gave the plot away, and it made me angry and nervous (more on this below). I shouldn't have *really* worried. As she did with that whole Secret Wars mess, G. Willow Wilson manages to write an event tie-in story (in this case, Civil War II) but still keep it readable for people like myself who aren't planning on reading the rest of it, and to simultaneously keep the story focused tightly on Kamala. This still felt like K...

This volume was fantastic. I didn't realize the superheroes were splintered. In this volume we have Kamala working for Carol Danvers and trying to train up Carol's so called Cadets. Carol believes that she can stop crime from happening by using a system in which they can tell if people are going to commit a crime a beforehand. So pretty much everybody just think of the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report. And if you have seen that movie you know this isn't going to work and this is totally flawed.W...

Honestly, it's incredible how Wilson makes a tie-in to a dumb event SO good. It is interesting and sad and has real weight to it.

Have I mentioned how much I love Ms. Marvel? Because oh how I adore these comics. Nothing making me happier than diving into Kamala Khan’s story and I think the last issue in this volume might be one of my favourites yet. I absolutely loved the back story into the Khan’s family history and the panels set in Pakistan were utterly wonderful. I truly can’t get enough of this series. It’s utterly wonderful.

3.5 stars.I always excited to get my hands on Ms. Marvel installments, and I particularly loved the sections in this volume that flashback to Partition and that part of the family's history. Also, there is this awesome science competition with very cool and somewhat dangerous inventions. The conflict between being a good superhero and being a good friend comes to a head with this installment, and it's always hard when you realize that your hero might not be worth all that worship. I also really