Post by goldenfist on Jul 31, 2008 9:40:20 GMT -5
Read what ign.com had to say about Ms.Marvel #29.
With the craziness that surrounds Carol Danvers's life - leading the Avengers and Lightning Storm, fighting off alien invasions and doppelgängers, and playing a game of musical boyfriends that sets the women's movement back fifty years (I kid, I kid!) - it's often easy to forget the progress she's made. Her latest solo series began with the rather humble ambition of just being the best superhero she could be to the world, and over the past two years she's quietly come closer and closer to achieving that goal. The Secret Invasion tie-in seeks to remind us all of that, and in the process writer Brian Reed tells a solid, cool superhero tale.
During House Of M, Carol was Captain Marvel, that reality's biggest and best superhero. When the world was set right, she was left with feelings of inadequacy for never having achieved such lofty heights. It seems that Brian Reed is trying to display a very clear difference between the Ms. Marvel from issue #1 and the one in these pages, as she single-handedly faces down the Skrull onslaught in downtown Manhattan. Yes, you could make a case that it's not especially important to Secret Invasion considering the timeline's a bit wonky in relation to the event itself. And we know that in theory heroes like the Young Avengers, the Secret Warriors and the Initiative recruits should be lurking around in the same battle, but that's not really the point.
Instead, the proper SI tie-in issues are a showcase of the kind of superhero Ms. Marvel has become. It also shows off the militaristic side of Carol, an aspect of her personality that can be forgotten when she's spending pages swooning over some guy. It's a nice reminder that when things go down, she's still a force to be reckoned with. It also gives Carol the opportunity to play Wonder Woman, doing hugely heroic things and "saving the day." It's not something that works quite as well in a crowded team book like Mighty Avengers so it's nice to see that sort of thing in her solo book where it belongs.
I can imagine more than a few readers who've just stopped by Ms. Marvel for the tie-in and wondering what the hell is so special about it. But for fans of the series and the character, this issue is pretty rewarding.
Review Score 7.5 Good
With the craziness that surrounds Carol Danvers's life - leading the Avengers and Lightning Storm, fighting off alien invasions and doppelgängers, and playing a game of musical boyfriends that sets the women's movement back fifty years (I kid, I kid!) - it's often easy to forget the progress she's made. Her latest solo series began with the rather humble ambition of just being the best superhero she could be to the world, and over the past two years she's quietly come closer and closer to achieving that goal. The Secret Invasion tie-in seeks to remind us all of that, and in the process writer Brian Reed tells a solid, cool superhero tale.
During House Of M, Carol was Captain Marvel, that reality's biggest and best superhero. When the world was set right, she was left with feelings of inadequacy for never having achieved such lofty heights. It seems that Brian Reed is trying to display a very clear difference between the Ms. Marvel from issue #1 and the one in these pages, as she single-handedly faces down the Skrull onslaught in downtown Manhattan. Yes, you could make a case that it's not especially important to Secret Invasion considering the timeline's a bit wonky in relation to the event itself. And we know that in theory heroes like the Young Avengers, the Secret Warriors and the Initiative recruits should be lurking around in the same battle, but that's not really the point.
Instead, the proper SI tie-in issues are a showcase of the kind of superhero Ms. Marvel has become. It also shows off the militaristic side of Carol, an aspect of her personality that can be forgotten when she's spending pages swooning over some guy. It's a nice reminder that when things go down, she's still a force to be reckoned with. It also gives Carol the opportunity to play Wonder Woman, doing hugely heroic things and "saving the day." It's not something that works quite as well in a crowded team book like Mighty Avengers so it's nice to see that sort of thing in her solo book where it belongs.
I can imagine more than a few readers who've just stopped by Ms. Marvel for the tie-in and wondering what the hell is so special about it. But for fans of the series and the character, this issue is pretty rewarding.
Review Score 7.5 Good