Kamala Khan’s parents are kidnapped in Magnificent Ms. Marvel No. 2
By Alex Widen
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Are There Cracks in the Armor of This New Run?
Unfortunately, Ahmed is risking bogging down the series with clunky metaphors and generic plots. While he has wisely chosen to have Kamala’s parents do more than sit in the background, schemes involving random aliens are relics from the Golden Age which need to end. A better plot involving the Khans, or Bruno’s development of whatever relationship he and Kamala have, and even Discord’s new masters, are all more interesting. Making them compete with a basic alien plot which could have been written for an Atari 2600 game’s handbook does them no favors.
The art by Minku Jung, Juan Vlasco (inker) and longtime colorist Ian Herring is timeless superhero comic book goodness. Smooth line work, great emotional reactions, and everything that mainstream superhero artwork should be. Even Discord looked cooler than ever, a good sign of some more of Kamala’s rogues, like Lockdown, the Inventor or even Hijinx the Canadian Ninja return. Unfortunately, Jung’s designs for the aliens are a bit generic. The monsters are not memorable, and their creators are just purple skinned folks with weird clothes.
Image by Marvel Comics
Image by Marvel Comics
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Between this, Champions, the Marvel Rising mini series and (at least) the first arc of Marvel Team-Up, Kamala Khan is currently appearing in four comics a month. Once upon a time, that was a feat not even Wolverine could pull off. While such appearances are a sign of the character’s popularity and editorial support, they also risk running her ragged unless each exploit and adventure is structured to be unique, or distinct.
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This arc, so far, unfortunately makes progressive development, solid characterization, or organic subplots play second fiddle to a generic plot about alien legends. Hopefully the next issue offers an upswing.