Review of Captain Marvel Vol. 1 & 2
- Tiffany Borys
- Jun 24, 2016
- 3 min read
Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More (Captain Marvel, Vol. 8 (Marvel NOW!) Vol. 1: 1-6)
by Kelly Sue DeConnick (Author) (Writer), David López (Artist)
Synopsis:
Hero! Pilot! Avenger! Captain Marvel, Earth's Mightiest Hero with an attitude to match, is back and launching headfirst into an all-new ongoing adventure! As Captain Marvel, a.k.a. Carol Danvers, comes to a crossroads with a new life and new romance, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course of her life - and the entire Marvel Universe - in the months to come.
But as Carol takes on a mission to return an alien girl to her homeworld, she lands in the middle of an uprising against the Galactic Alliance! Investigating the forced resettlement of Rocket Girl's people, Carol discovers that she has a history with the man behind the plot. But when the bad guy tries to blackmail Carol and turn the Avengers against her, it's payback time! Guest-starring the Guardians of the Galaxy!
I picked up this volume of Captain Marvel form my library due to want to read more Marvel ladies comics; I was not disappointed. I had never read anything about or featuring Captain Marvel so I did not know what to expect. What I got was a relatable fierce heroine, who has a passion for help those in need. I enjoyed seeing Miss Carol Danvers interact with her different relationships, the additional members of the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the alien residing on planet Torfa.
Of the particular characters I enjoyed was the "Warlord Goddess" Jackie, an alien resident of Torfa also their chief engineer. I loved Jackie's fun and confident personality, and I enjoyed that she was in a romantic relationship with another female alien on Torfa. I love seeing a diverse strong woman character! The art style was lovely and brightly appealing. I loved the story, the art, the characters, even the dialogue was great. Overall I gave a four out of five star rating!
Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Stay Fly (Captain Marvel, Vol. 8 (Marvel NOW!) Vol. 2: 7-11)
by Kelly Sue DeConnick (Author), Marcio Takara (Artist), David López
Synopsis:
Captain Marvel’s space adventure with her pet cat, Chewie, continues! But when they have an unexpected alien visitor, Carol learns that Rocket Raccoon was right: There’s more to Chewie than meets the eye! Chewie is a Flerkin…and a mom to hundreds! Is this the end for Carol and her pet?
Then, Carol has her hands full with a special guest-star from the X-Universe: rock and roll maven Lila Cheney! And Christmas comes to the Carol Corps as we celebrate 100 issues and nearly 50 years of Carol Danvers’ high-flying adventures!
But after tracking Captain Marvel and Tic for weeks, the Haffensye Consortium has finally caught up to them both! Carol was barely able to survive the last time she squared off against the Haffensye — will the astronomical Avenger be so lucky again?
When I picked up volume one of Captain Marvel at my library I noticed they also carried volume two, so I grabbed. I enjoyed volume one, but volume two was fantastic! It had alien kitties, mutant rockstars, and Santa Claus! Every single issue included in volume two was entertaining, action packed, and straight up fun. In issue nine Captain Marvel is transported by a intergalactic rockstar mutant teleporter to aid her out of a marriage proposal in a placed called Aladna. What I found quite interesting was in Aladna the people speak in rhymes and although the women has freedom of to chose who they marry, men went married off by their parents instead.
I found this to be an interesting alternate world which differs from our own world's history of parents marring their daughters off with little choice of their own on the matter. I also found issue ten to be very entertaining I loved seeing Carol Danvers' loved one's different adventures while she has been away, it helped to establish her relationships she has with others in her life to the readers. I particularly enjoyed the Iron Patriot recalling when he had a vision of her when under extreme pressure in his suit. His vision of her although looked like her it looked like the most attractive version of her.
I thought his vision of Carol Danvers proves his admiration, and attraction to her as being authentic; I found it rather romantic. Such a great comic series, it leaves you wanting more fantastic adventure Captain Marvel goes on! And that is why I gave volume 2 a five out of five star rating!
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