Personally speaking, Carol Danvers has never hit the mark for me. While she was trying to be a top class hero, I just wants made to care about her enough for me to see her as that...until now. Kelly Sue DeConnick has in one issue done what other writers have attempted to do - made Carol Danvers a fully fleshed out character.
I LOVED Osborn by Kelly Sue (which is saying a lot considering the huge fan of Norman that I am) which originally perked my interest in the new Captain Marvel. I also have a great like for strong female characters, and knew that Kelly Sue could pull this off better than anyone. After picking up Captain Marvel #1 I can say that not only was I not disappointed, but was blown away. I cannot recall any #1 issue that has focused solely on a characterisation. Sure there is a battle, but that isn't important. What is important is that it shows Carol as an individual with regular hangups. She is not all powerful and infallible, or even trying to put on a hero façade - she is vulnerable, and thus is relate-able.
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ReplyDeleteMs. Marvel in FIGHT NIGHT
With special guest star, THANOS
Panel 1 – One long horizontal panel taking up the top quarter of the page, image bleeds off top and sides of page. Ms. Marvel is flying through the stratosphere, a sprawling metropolis beneath her, as she appears to almost be flying out of the panel.
Ms. Marvel (caption) - EVERYONE SPEAKS ABOUT HIM IN HUSHED TONES…
Ms. Marvel (caption) - EVEN THOR AND THE HULK ARE AFRAID OF HIM!
Ms. Marvel (caption) - BUT WITH THE AVENGERS AND THE FF CURRENTLY TRAPPED IN THE NEGATIVE ZONE, I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH ANY POWER TO STAND UP TO HIM.
Panels 2 – 3 are vertical panels each side by side
Panel 2 – Ms. Marvel has left the Earth’s atmosphere and is fast approaching a giant space ship that is awfully reminiscent of Thanos’ Sanctuary II. Maybe we’ll call it Sanctuary III, since it’s safe to assume that Thanos has more of a talent for destroying things rather than coming up with clever names for things.
Ms. Marvel (caption) – OF COURSE, ALL THIS JUST HAS TO HAPPEN ON THE NIGHT THAT I HAVE RINGSIDE SEATS FOR THE BIG FIGHT. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE.
Panel 3 – Ms. Marvel smashes through the hull of the ship, tearing through a bunch of neat looking sci fi space ship stuff.
Ms. Marvel (caption) - I HAVEN’T BEEN THIS NERVOUS BEFORE A BATTLE IN A LONG TIME.
Panel 4 – Ms. Marvel bursts through the flooring of the ship’s bridge right before Thanos, who turns to look at her, looking calm and unconcerned with this new threat.
Ms. Marvel (caption) - IS THIS HOW A PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER FEELS RIGHT BEFORE A CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT?
Ms. Marvel (caption) – THE CHALLENGER HAS AMPLE TIME TO TRAIN SPECIFICALLY FOR HIS FIGHT AGAINST THE CHAMPION.
Panel 5 – a long horizontal panel - Thanos sends her flying backward with a mighty backhand.
Thanos – HA HA HA! YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO OPPOSE ME? BUFFOON!
Ms. Marvel (caption) ALTHOUGH I HAVEN’T TRAINED SPECIFICALLY TO FIGHT THANOS, I HAVE SURVIVED THINGS NO ONE ELSE HAS…
Ms. Marvel (caption) …EVERY BATTLE, EVERY STRUGGLE AND HARDSHIP HAS BROUGHT ME TO THIS MOMENT.
Panels 6 – 7 are two larger square panels that sit side by side taking up the bottom quarter of the page.¬
Panel 6 – Thanos’ clenched fist is in the foreground, shadowed and off to the side. In front of him and focused in the center of the panel is Ms. Marvel, who is getting up and wiping blood away from her face. He evidently smacked her pretty hard.
Ms. Marvel 7 – YOU HIT LIKE A BITCH. I BET YOUR ENERGY BLASTS ARE PRETTY WEAK, TOO. LIKE BEING TICKLED BY RAINBOWS. YOU BIG, PURPLE, EFFEMINITE…
Thanos – SUCH BRAVADO AND INSOLENCE, FOR A FEMALE! AS AMUSING AS THIS IS, IT WILL BE OVER IN A SECOND.
Panel 7 – Thanos stands opposite Ms. Marvel. His hands begin to glow menacingly with obvious destructive energy as they prepare to face off.
Ms. Marvel (caption) - I CAN BEAT HIM!
Ms. Marvel – BRING IT!!
(of course, we the reader being aware of Ms. Marvel's energy absorption powers can infer how this scenario might unfold on following pages....)
as an aside, the line in which she informs thanos that he "hits like a bitch," if i were truly writing a story for the publisher, i probably would actually submit the script like that just to see if the editor made me change it or not. if he did, oh well, but if i were allowed to get away with it, all the better. i find it kind of amusing that she would taunt one of the most powerful and dangerous villains in the marvel universe in such a manner.
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