Danvers and Dr. Strange do the mind swap plot in Captain Marvel No. 6
By Alex Widen
Captain Marvel No. 6 Image by Marvel Comics
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Perhaps part of it is that both of them have remained haughty, especially Dr. Strange. Losing his ability to be a surgeon merely led him down the path to becoming a “doctor” of the entire magical realm. And despite her own struggles and humiliations — which include alcoholism and being raped — Danvers proudly calls herself “the boss of space.” It could be argued that Strange is taking things worse, at one point all but accusing Carol of being a “snowflake,” but neither of them are rallying behind each other to master each other’s powers.
The scene causes Natasha to break character a bit and start laughing. In what is clearly the highlight of the issue, Black Widow cuts to the bone by noting the brilliance of Amora’s plan. Despite their bickering, Danvers and Strange are amazingly similar to each other on the level of arrogance, and neither are willing to give an inch or risk vulnerability in the name of learning. This presents a problem for the entire world with no one to stop Amora from conquering Rio!
Captain Marvel No. 6 Image by Marvel Comics
To get the elephant out of the room quickly, the biggest criticism of this arc is aimed at the editors. It is careless at best and absurd at worst to have at least two comics within the same week doing “the mind swap plot.” This and Marvel Team-Up No. 3 both use the same trope, and both feature a heroine named Marvel. It does no favors to either Thompson or Eve L. Ewing to run the same trope into the ground so close to each other. Shouldn’t they be concerned with how comics flow together for readers?