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Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal (Ms. Marvel Series) Kindle & comiXology

by G. Willow Wilson (Author), Sara Pichelli (Cover Art), Adrian Alphona (Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 4,472 ratings
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Collects Ms. Marvel (2014) #1-5, All-New Marvel Now! Point One (Ms. Marvel story).

Marvel Comics presents the all-new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! As Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to handle? Kamala has no idea either. But she's comin' for you, New York!
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  1. Part of Series
    Ms. Marvel (2014-2015)
  2. Print length
    120 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
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  5. Publication date
    October 15, 2014
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About the Author

Adrian Alphona is a Canadian comic-book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Runaways, which he co-created with writer Brian K. Vaughan.

A diverse cast of individuals worked together to achieve the brilliant sound and performances contained in this audiobook.

G. Willow Wilson is an award-winning and bestselling author of Ms. Marvel, Alif the Unseen, and other notable works. The recipient of the 2015 Hugo Award, her work often addresses the fault lines between tradition and pop culture. Born in New Jersey, she went on to attend high school in Colorado and converted to Islam in 2003. After moving to Egypt, she spent several years studying religion and Arabic. She currently resides with her husband and their two children in Seattle, Washington.

Shanta Parasuraman is a professional actor and voiceover artist who has experience in film, plays, musical theater, commercials, and audiobook narration. Despite shamelessly loving being the center of attention as a child, she didn't realize she had a passion for performing until her junior year of high school. When not narrating, she enjoys writing for both stage and screen. She currently resides in Bethesda, Maryland.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NEW45XE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel (October 15, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 363.5 MB
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G. Willow Wilson is the author of the acclaimed novel THE BIRD KING (2019), co-creator of the Hugo and American Book Award-winning series MS MARVEL (2013-2018), and has written for some of the world’s best-known superhero comic book series, including THE X-MEN, SUPERMAN and WONDER WOMAN. Her first novel, ALIF THE UNSEEN, won the 2013 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, was a finalist for the Center For Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and was long-listed for the 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction. In 2015, she won the Graphic Literature Innovator Prize at the PEN America Literary Awards. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. She lives in Seattle.

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Customers find this graphic novel compelling and well-written, with an utterly wonderful protagonist and geeky in-jokes that make them smile. Moreover, the artwork is great, and customers appreciate its relatable approach to personal growth and its step towards more diversity in comics. However, the story receives mixed reactions, with some customers finding it boring.

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196 customers mention "Readability"196 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very compelling and enjoyable to read, with one customer noting that the promising premise delivers on every level.

"...I will be back. You see, Ms. Marvel is really, really damn good...." Read more

"...All of these certainly make the story enjoyable...." Read more

"...Ms. Marvel is a great read, and while it may differ from many other superhero stories, I recommend it for any fans of the genre that like a good..." Read more

"...Wilson creates an immersive story that will instruct you and bring more of an understanding to the character. Still, it's familiar...." Read more

87 customers mention "Character development"87 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, praising the protagonist as an utterly wonderful and diverse new hero.

"...it for any fans of the genre that like a good story and a unique character." Read more

"...old daughter and I found it resonated with me too; the male characters are as well written and compelling as Kamala Khan's, G. Willow Wilson has..." Read more

"...Kamala felt like a relatable character, with humour, doubt and just enough weird to make her interesting...." Read more

"...Bottom line for me is that it's great to see a superhero book with low stakes and quirky humor instead of the typical cosmic action slog...." Read more

75 customers mention "Fun"75 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun and funny, with many noting the geeky in-jokes that made them smile.

"...into a Muslim teenager from New Jersey comes with some good artwork, humor, and a character who does a good job of showing the clash between trying..." Read more

"...As with most things Marvel, it manages a great balance between serious and funny while still managing to tell an engaging story...." Read more

"...Kamala felt like a relatable character, with humour, doubt and just enough weird to make her interesting...." Read more

"...me is that it's great to see a superhero book with low stakes and quirky humor instead of the typical cosmic action slog...." Read more

60 customers mention "Art quality"57 positive3 negative

Customers praise the artwork of the graphic novel, noting its perfect execution and nice colors.

"...Ms. marvel into a Muslim teenager from New Jersey comes with some good artwork, humor, and a character who does a good job of showing the clash..." Read more

"...and her limits and developing a second identity are written and drawn perfectly to appeal to people of all ages with a special nod to those girls..." Read more

"Well illustrated. Really strong story line. Can’t help but think about Iman Vellani as I am reading." Read more

"...And then the fun starts. With a great cast of characters and a different art style that fits the series, Ms Marvel is well worth a look...." Read more

56 customers mention "Pacing"56 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, finding it relatable with great life lessons and positive messages. One customer notes how it provides a realistic view of family life.

"...The pacing is great, it avoids a lot of genre cliches, and the background content, like scribbles on cereal boxes and text books, is absolutely..." Read more

"...The characters are nicely drawn, believable, and relatable. Marvel has always done a God job there, well most of the time, anyway...." Read more

"...I really enjoyed this story; it is relatable in that who doesn't think that if they just had _____ their problems would go away?" Read more

"...I certainly like her powers and her overcoming of limitations. She reminds me a lot of Spider-Gwen...." Read more

28 customers mention "Writing quality"28 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, finding it well-crafted and incredibly relatable, with one customer specifically appreciating the inclusion of Arabic elements.

"...Nevertheless, there is something about Kamala Khan that is incredibly relatable...." Read more

"...The characters are nicely drawn, believable, and relatable. Marvel has always done a God job there, well most of the time, anyway...." Read more

"So well written and not overtly clingy with big themes, but funny and light especially with culture. I felt engaged with new things to appreciate...." Read more

"I really liked the story and art, this is a well-written and positive story about a realistic teenage girl who wants to help people...." Read more

25 customers mention "Comic book diversity"25 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the comic book's diversity, with several noting it's a step towards more representation in the medium, and one customer highlighting its perfect blend of normal and different elements.

"...The pacing is great, it avoids a lot of genre cliches, and the background content, like scribbles on cereal boxes and text books, is absolutely..." Read more

"I love the fact that Marvel is working hard to change the genre as always. Superheroes have been all white for so long...." Read more

"...It is a step towards more diversity in comics, but I wished they'd chosen a character with more serious powers...." Read more

"A really entertaining book. Also, a very progressive book as well...." Read more

21 customers mention "Story quality"7 positive14 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the story quality of the book, with some finding it boring and not groundbreaking, while one customer appreciates its action sequences.

"...Like I said, the story doesn’t start with a bang, but the volume sets up a Big Bad, someone named the Inventor with suitably villainous inventions...." Read more

"...like a relatable character, with humour, doubt and just enough weird to make her interesting...." Read more

"The art is pretty fantastic, but what’s really missing for me is a stronger story...." Read more

"...I really like the characters and artwork, but the story pacing is a bit clunky and unfocused...." Read more

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3 out of 5 stars
I got what I wanted I guess
I know I bought it less than good quality but it a bit hard to get over the spine looking like some tried to rip it in half. I can deal with imperfections like dog eared pages and stuff but this one bugs me. Other than that it’s good enough. It arrived in a timely well packed manner and was what I ordered.
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  • H. P.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth a Hugo Award for Best Graphic Novel
    Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2015
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    After a Spiderman and X-Men filled youth, I largely stopped reading comic books. What little comic book reading I’ve done since then has been mostly The Walking Dead with a few other Image Comics thrown in. So Ms. Marvel is my first foray back to Marvel (the real stuff, not that talkie stuff the kids are into these days). I will be back.

    You see, Ms. Marvel is really, really damn good. Ms. Marvel returns to ground well trod by comics: the immigrant experience (Superman); gangly, gawky teenage years (Spiderman); and being the Other (X-Men). But it remains fertile ground when done well, and Ms. Marvel is exceedingly well done. Not in the big ways of great action set pieces or an epic storyline, because at the very least we haven’t had time to get there, but in the little ways. All of them, from Ms. Marvel trying to control her new powers to simple moments between a frustrated, loving father and a teenage girl outgrowing the nest.

    The teen girl is Kamala: a young, Pakistani-American girl. A more devout female friend (Nakia) and brother, a more Americanized male friend (Bruno) (and love interest?), a “mean girl” (Zoe), long suffering and hardworking immigrant parents round out the main cast for now. The rebellion comes early when Kamala sneaks out to go to a high school party where she has her first sip of booze. It ends like it ended for most of us, with an encounter with a terrigen bomb that activates her Inhuman genes. (You might not understand any of that any more than I did; it’s ok, you don’t really need to because the comic doesn’t much concern itself with the source.) The result is Kamala gaining powers; that is, the power to manipulate her body—both to do stuff like create giant fists and to make herself gigantically huge or ridiculously tiny—and a healing factor.

    Like I said, the story doesn’t start with a bang, but the volume sets up a Big Bad, someone named the Inventor with suitably villainous inventions. But Kamala starts by pulling girls out of the lake and foiling convenience store robberies. Which is good, because we get treated to wonderful scenes of Kamala trying to control her powers and repurposing a burkini as a superhero costume. And of course all that little stuff, including not just the two-way tension between being a superhero and being a normal teen, but the three-way tension among a stricter faith, mainstream American consumerism, and immigrants striving for the American Dream.
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  • James B.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but extremely overhyped.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015
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    On the front cover of this edition of Ms. Marvel, a review quote says 'this may be the most important comic of 2014'. While I definitely liked this story, I think this has to be an exagerration.

    The strong points of this comic have already been covered by others. Marvel's revamp of Ms. marvel into a Muslim teenager from New Jersey comes with some good artwork, humor, and a character who does a good job of showing the clash between trying to fit in at home and with modern culture. All of these certainly make the story enjoyable. But I have read plenty of the other massively critically acclaimed comics of the past, like Gotham Central, Swamp Thing, and Sandman, and this does not measure up because of two flaws.

    Flaw one: the dialogue. Most of the teen characters in this story talk in a very valley-girlish way. If you play a drinking game where drink every time someone says 'for real' or 'totally', you will pass out. Look, I only stopped being a teenager recently, and this is not how we speak.

    Flaw two: the home life. Now, don't get me wrong, Kamala's struggle with her parents is one of the books strong points. But this book doesn't deliver on the consequences of Kamala's super-heroing. Her parents say that she is grounded, but she is still shown staying out all the time training and saving the world. It just makes the family life ring false to me.

    All in all, this is a decent start, but it is getting more praise simply for adding diversity than for the actual writing.
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  • Infinity Broker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly Great
    Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2015
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    I've sporadically read comics all my life. I've always been a superhero fan however, mostly playing with the action figures and watching the cartoons as a kid and watching the movies and TV shows as I got older. The stories I have read are mostly event series and standalone such as DC's three Crisis events, Watchmen and Marvel's Age of Ultron, but I've also been trying to keep up with the New 52 Batman stories. This is my first foray into individual Marvel series, and my first ever Ms. Marvel (or Captain Marvel) series.

    I wasn't sure what to expect going into this comic. I bought it based mostly on reviews and the desire for something different. I'm not a woman, I'm not a Muslim, I'm not a Pakistani-American, and I'm not a teenager anymore. Nevertheless, there is something about Kamala Khan that is incredibly relatable. While the story of trying to figure out your newly gained/discovered powers and balancing the rest of your life with all that is an age old story, it doesn't really feel like we've been there and done that with this. I think that mostly due to G. Willow Wilson's writing and the art from Adrian Alphona and Ian Herring.

    As with most things Marvel, it manages a great balance between serious and funny while still managing to tell an engaging story. I've already ordered Volumes 2 and 3, and I have preordered Volume 4. Ms. Marvel is a great read, and while it may differ from many other superhero stories, I recommend it for any fans of the genre that like a good story and a unique character.
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  • JoanMaria Talarn Espelta
    5.0 out of 5 stars Aire fresco
    Reviewed in Spain on August 8, 2019
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    Nuevo personaje adolescente con orígenes personales que salen de lo habitual. Hereda el nombre de Ms. Marvel (que pasó a ser Captain Marvel) y da un soplo de aire fresco a la galería de personajes de Marvel.
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  • Rashed
    5.0 out of 5 stars It’s cool
    Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on November 24, 2022
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    I love it
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  • Stan FREDO
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un futur classique, inch' Allah !
    Reviewed in France on November 11, 2014
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    De temps à autres, Marvel Comics autorise des créations qui testent avec un bonheur particulier les codes tout de même très contraignants du comic book de super héros. C'est le cas avec cette "All-new Ms. Marvel" proposée par la jeune journaliste, écrivaine et scénariste de comic books G. Willow Wilson (déjà croisée pour son 'Air Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries'), et par le dessinateur Adrian Alphona, co-créateur des adorables "Runaways" (cf. 'Runaways: The Complete Collection Volume 1' et 'Runaways: The Complete Collection Volume 2'), aidés par un très remarquable Ian Herring pour la mise en couleurs.

    L'héroïne principale est une jeune adolescente de Jersey City, fan des Avengers, et notamment de Ms. Marvel / Capt. Marvel alias Carol Danvers. Cette jeune fille s'appelle Kamala Khan, la plus jeune des deux enfants de Yusuf et Aisha Khan, un couple musulman d'origine pakistanaise. Si Yusuf travaille dans une banque "classique" (qui prête avec intérêt), son fils Aamir - le grand frère de Kamala - s'habille de manière traditionnelle et il est pour l'instant chômeur.

    Kamala ne porte pas de voile au contraire de sa meilleure amie Nakia, d'origine turque. Kamala apprécie bien le jeune Bruno, un collégien comme elle qui vend dans un magasin pour payer ses études. Kamala a le plus grand respect pour ses racines et ses parents, mais à sa manière, elle est totalement une petite américaine qui par exemple écrit par exemple ses propres épisodes des aventures des Vengeurs ("fan fiction"). Elle fait un soir "le mur" pour assister à une free party à laquelle vont ses ami(e)s de classe mais l'expérience ne lui plaît pas. Elle s'apprête à revenir chez elle lorsqu'elle se retrouve prise dans un épais brouillard, que les marvelites identifieront immédiatement comme étant des brumes terrigènes. Prise dans un sombre cocon, Kamala voit dans les brumes une apparition de Carol Danvers, Iron Man et Captain America, accompagnés de drôles d'animaux. Le Captain Marvel lui demande : "Qui veux-tu être ?". Kamala répond : "Je veux être toi". Lorsqu'elle se libère du cocon, Kamala a exactement l'apparence de Carol Danvers lors de son précédent "re-launch", en 2006 (cf. 'Ms. Marvel - Volume 1: Best of the Best' et s., appréciable au début avant qu'il ne sombre dans l'insignifiance et s'interrompe).

    Kamala a bien évidemment acquis des pouvoirs, mais ils ne sont pas ceux de Carol Danvers ni d'ailleurs véritablement ceux d'un autre Vengeur. Encore un autre secret à garder vis-à-vis de sa famille, de plus en plus inquiète.

    Cette nouvelle ré-interprétation d'une des histoires majeures de la BD et de la maison Marvel en particulier (cf. 'Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus - Volume 1', de Stan Lee et Steve Ditko), avec cette équation pouvoirs-responsabilités qui tombe brutalement sur la tête d'une jeune personne, est une merveille grâce aux talents et à la finesse d'écriture déployés par G. Willow Wilson (superbes dialogues, notamment), qui est de surcroît une bonne connaisseuse du monde musulman. Alphona mobilise les mêmes talents que pour ses si regrettés "Runaways", s'agissant en particulier de donner crédibilité et profondeur à chaque personnage.

    Ce premier tome reprend les cinq premiers numéros de la série "Ms. Marvel", plus les pages consacrées à ce nouveau personnage dans un comic book distribué gratuitement en comic shop, "All-New Marvel Now! Point One". Cette série, avec deux "fill-ins" du dessinateur Jake Wyatt, est arrivée au moment de cette appréciation à son #9. Ce comic book s'est vendu à 32915 exemplaires en octobre 2014 et figure à la 91è place du classement officiel des ventes de comic books pour ce même mois (estimations des ventes en Amérique du Nord telles que rapportées par les comic shops affiliés au distributeur Diamond Comic). Ce premier recueil, dans ce même classement, arrive premier des ventes en octobre 2014 avec 7795 exemplaires vendus. Il est également classé 2è dans la liste "graphic novels" des "best sellers" du New York Times pour ce même mois.

    'Nuff Saïd ! Ne loupez pas le coche !
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  • WaBu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Toll neue Marvel-Heldin
    Reviewed in Germany on May 4, 2015
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    Zunächst einmal großes Lob an den Amazonversand,da die Bestellung am angekündigten Tag pünktlich ankam.
    Ich hab mich aus zwei Gründen für die orginal Ausgabe auf englisch entschiede,weil ich zum Einen das Cover lieber mag und zum Anderen ich die Übersetzungen oft fürchterlich finde(und der Preis ist sogar günstiger!Meines erachtens eine win-win Situation :-) ).
    Ich verstehe,wieso einige von der klischeebehafteden Darstellung von Muslimen genervt sind. Ich selbst bin gläubige muslime und fand es überzogen,wie sie am Bacon schnupperte oder nicht mal auf eine Party durfte( zumal vielen Muslimen der Duft von Schweinefleisch eher zuwider ist). Natürlich gibt es unterschiedlich streng praktizierende Familien, aber okay sie ist eine neue muslimische Heldin,also kann man schon mal alle Klischees überstapazieren...Abgesehn von diesem Punkt gefiel mir die Story sehr gut. Sie hat Witz und fängt für den Anfang schon mal gut an! Ich werde mir die restlichen Hefte definitiv kaufen,da ich zu gern wissen möchte, wie sich unsre neue ms marvel entwickelt und schlägt! Ihre Superkräfte find ich sehr spannend und vielseitig, da sie viele Möglichkeiten hat diese zu variieren!Ich liebe auch ihre Freunde und ihren Vater muss ich gestehen, auch wenn die klischee-hysteridche Mama etwas nervt :-P
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  • Elsa
    5.0 out of 5 stars It is a very nice comic more better than the normal comics. I am very excited to read the other volumes of me marvel.
    Reviewed in India on July 14, 2022
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    I like I do not dislike it. It is not bad my sister also like it. So I would recommend you buy it for your children or sister
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