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6 Thoughts on The Marvels
The Marvels has arrived in theaters and the writing is on the wall: this one isn’t doing so hot. The critics haven’t cared for it, the box office is very disappointing and it’s not going to be a good ride, probably. But I don’t care about any of that. I very much enjoyed this film and had a good time at the theater!
Movie Rating: 8/10 – Very Good
I am an unrepentant Marvel fanboy. I have enjoyed pretty much all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe output, with probably Secret Invasion being the only stinker in my opinion. I was prepared for The Marvels to live up to all of the negative hype, but it was a blast! It was funny and entertaining, and well worth a short, breezy watch. I have never missed an MCU movie in the theater and I’m not about to start anytime soon.
Join me after the jump for my full thoughts on The Marvels. Expect FULL SPOILERS for the film. And feel free to share your own thoughts in the comments below.
Read the rest of this entryThe Marvels Looks Super Fun!
Comic-Con has delivered a ton of fun trailers so far, and the first one I’m going to post is the new trailer for The Marvels, the next big MCU movie. This is the sequel to Captain Marvel, and it teams her up with Monica Rambeau from Wandavision and Kamala Khan from Ms. Marvel. That’s a lot of TV show connection, but considering I have seen all of these movies and shows, I’m excited.
I think this trailer looks super fun. The energy is good, the color palette looks really nice, and the characters are definitely the strongest part. Iman Vellani is gonna kill it as Kamala on the big screen. To say nothing of Teyonah Parris and Brie Larson, who also look great in this trailer. The whole thing looks fun and I’m definitely looking forward to this one.
The Marvels comes to theaters on Nov. 10.
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Ms. Marvel is For Sure Coming Back as a Mutant
Comics are weird. I’m not the first to say it, and I won’t be the last. But the latest weirdness is the decision by Marvel Comics to, first, kill Ms. Marvel in a random, supporting role in Amazing Spider-Man. Then, second, to have a one-shot comic that came out last week that portrayed her funeral. And now, third, have her come back a few months later as a mutant.
Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant will be coming out at the end of August, a 4-issue mini-series co-written by the Ms. Marvel actor, Iman Vellani, and one of the TV show’s writers, Sabir Pirzada.
Sounds like Kamala Khan is going to be resurrected as a mutant at the upcoming Hellfire Gala. So she’ll be part Inhuman and part mutant.
You can read more about the whole thing at Marvel.com.
Personally, I think this whole thing is a little silly. Ms. Marvel is a super fun character. She should be in an ongoing series at all time. But she hasn’t had one of those in a while. Why? She’s got a TV show, which they’re going to air on network TV soon ahead of The Marvels movie. She’s popular. Can they really not find a creative team with some good ideas for a Ms. Marvel ongoing?
And look, I realize she was introduced as an Inhuman in that really weird time period when Ike Perlmutter was pushing the Inhumans, but this feels like an insane overcorrection. Kill this lovable, awesome teenage character, have an issue dedicated to her freakin’ funeral, and then bring her back to life only a month or so later and tack on being a mutant too? Do they really want to overcomplicate her that much?
Just feels silly to me.
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6 Thoughts on Ms. Marvel (Review)
Kamala Khan has arrived on our television screens and the Ms. Marvel show was everything I could have wanted and more! I’ve been a champion of the character since she was first announced in comics, and I couldn’t be happier at how well this character was actually received and how popular she’s become. And I’m so glad her TV show was amazing.
TV Show Rating: 10/10 – Fantastic
This might be my new favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show. Pretty much every aspect of this show was perfect — and a perfect translation from the comics. The showrunners captured that wonderful Kamala Khan dynamic directly from the page, and infused the series with joy, energy and wonderful character development. They got the family right. They got the religion right. They may have crammed a bit too much into just six episodes, but that’s not a dealbreaker.
Join me after the jump for my thoughts and full review of the Ms. Marvel TV show! Expect FULL SPOILERS for the show. And feel free to share your own thoughts in the comments!
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