| Comic Review | Paul Milligan |
Ms. Marvel Special #1
Writer: Brian Reed
Penciler: Guiseppe Camuncoli
Inker: Lorenzo Ruggiero
Colorist: Chris Sotomayor
A teenage boy with the ability to turn whatever he reads
into reality happens across a sci-fi novel written by Carol
Danvers, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel. As he begins to read, the book’s
story is unleashed and threatens to encompass all of reality
unless Ms. Marvel, the only person immune to the effects of
the altered reality, can find a way to stop it.
Ms. Marvel is not a book that I read on a regular
basis, but the few issues that I have picked up are usually
pretty entertaining. It’s a good read with some interesting
ideas and a really solid lead character. Nothing
groundbreaking but it does its job providing some good
old-fashioned superhero action/adventure. This particular
issue was even more entertaining than usual thanks to the
awesome artwork of Guiseppe Camuncoli. His tight pencils and
unique visual style are always a joy to behold.
Still, there was one thing that bugged me about this book. I
cannot, for the life of me, figure out why it’s a “special”
and not just a regular issue of the Ms. Marvel
ongoing series. It’s written by the writer of the regular
series, picks up on themes and supporting characters that
appear in the series and sets up a story that may or may not
be picked up later on in the book. What’s so “special” about
that? While it’s somewhat new-reader friendly it’s far from
a jumping on point for new-readers. It simply smacks of
being yet another of Marvel’s made-up “special” issues, a
feeble and dishonest attempt to bilk money from the fans.
If you read the Ms. Marvel series then you’re
probably going to pick up this one-shot anyway and you
probably should, as it’s basically just another issue in the
ongoing. Otherwise I wouldn’t recommend buying this book
unless you’re a big fan of Camuncoli or you like it when
Marvel tricks you out of three bucks. They’re getting pretty
good at it.
Special thanks go out to Jeremy Shorr, owner of
Titan Comics for allowing us to use his advance
preview books for review purposes.
