Ms. Marvel

Disney+ series 'Ms. Marvel,' premiering June 8, stars Iman Vellani as Kamala Kahn, the beloved Muslim American comic book character.

Until whatever that reveal might be, though, watching Kamala try to finesse her skills in an echo of “Spider-Man” scenes past proves satisfying, in large part thanks to Vellani’s palpable enthusiasm and easy chemistry with Lintz’s Bruno, Kamala’s steadfast wingman. Before Kamala formally becomes Ms. Marvel and gets subsumed into something greater than herself, she just gets to be herself, and that’s more than enough. Also, and more frankly: This wouldn’t be the first time we got a preview of a Disney+ Marvel show that then became something else in the following episode. Still, it’s undeniably refreshing to see an origin story from the perspective of a Muslim Pakistani American, whose only role in the first wave of Marvel movies might have been handing Captain America a sandwich from behind a bodega counter. As for the actual birth of a new superhero … well, it’s hard to say without seeing beyond the second episode, which ends on a narrative cliffhanger that could go any which way. Like the comic books that inspired it, the on-screen MCU has officially become old enough to spawn a literal new generation of superheroes who grew up watching the Avengers shoot through time and space and back again to stop the bad guys.

'Ms. Marvel' is a charming and enjoyable Disney+ show partially rooted in how cool and righteously hip it is to worship Disney IP.

That’s not the fault of any specific show or movie, but it does discolor what otherwise qualifies as entirely positive and long overdue MCU representation. The show works as far as a charming teen coming-of-age comedy. It is as much a triumph of empathetic demographic representations as you’d expect from a company that has explicitly used diversity and inclusivity as a major selling point for the next batch of cinematic superheroes and to differentiate the next slew of movies and shows from the first 22 movies mostly starring white men often named Chris. The notion of a fan-specific convention for pop culture characters makes sense, but in the actual MCU, these characters aren’t comic book superheroes but government-sanctioned soldiers and vigilantes. But what truly sets the show apart is how it centers on a teen girl who rebels by stanning Marvel superheroes. What makes the show, created by Bisha K. Ali, most interesting is not how it offers up the first Muslim MCU superhero or that it offers a slice-of-life portrait of a colorful and entirely sympathetic Pakistani family.

The latest television show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe marks the screen debut of a new hero: Kamala Khan, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel.

“Maybe you cover, maybe you wear clothes a certain way, you have to be very conscious of how you are with men and all these rules that come with it—I struggled with that a lot,” she says. “When you actually have people who are from the region tell the stories, It’s a very different way of storytelling.” Pakistani audiences in particular will be familiar with the music, movies, fabrics, and food included in the show. “I look out at the world, and there’s all these images that either don’t look like me, or they look like bad versions of me.” In the comics, Kamala receives her powers after being exposed to terrigen mist, which gives her the ability to stretch and compress her body. “[Kamala] came about in a very specific time within the comic-book continuity. She is now coming into a very specific time within the MCU continuity. In the comics, Kamala first appears in a storyline with Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel’s civilian identity, but is seen as a voiceless character in the background. The bangle unlocks the powers that were already within Kamala, Amanat says. The show’s pilot hinges on Kamala trying to cosplay as her favorite superhero at Avenger Con. While her parents initially shut down the idea, they later warm up to it, under certain conditions that she, as a rebellious teen, chooses not to follow. Why can’t I be a part of it?” Amanat says. Kamala sets up the show’s premise in the first episode, telling her best friend Bruno Carrelli, “Let’s be honest.

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Throughout this first episode, Ms. Marvel is visually arresting in its mix of animation and live-action, underscoring why this convention setting can’t quite hold a candle to the rest of the premiere. It is a lot to put on the lead in the opening episode to portray Kamala’s struggle between wanting to embrace her passions while not alienating or hurting her family. A lot rests on Canadian 19-year-old Iman Vellani’s shoulders, and from the voiceover in the opening credits, it is clear she is a star. Ms. Marvel’s is in line with how Hawkeye depicts idolizing an Avenger, but without the real Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) rocking up to give Kamala some pointers. The push-pull that exists within Kamala is evident in how her parents approach raising a Muslim teenager in the United States. Muneeba is concerned with the usual boys and booze fears that run parallel to growing independence. Bruno works at the Circle Q convenience store as he does in the original comic, and there is a playful aspect to his presence within the Khan home. Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (aka Adil & Bilall) effectively balance Kamala’s active imagination against the backdrop of Jersey City and the Khan home. Of course, there are plenty of conventions (including the mammoth San Diego Comic-Con), and this fictional depiction of an all-Avengers celebration lacks grandeur. Living in Jersey City gives Kamala a view of Manhattan (and Avengers Tower), and it isn’t only a river that separates the teen from the bright lights of the Big Apple. With or without powers, high school is a fraught experience. The immigrant story is at its most overt during an errand-run montage that doesn’t shy away from the various clothing and food stores Kamala goes to with her mother, Muneeba (Zenobia Shroff). Lines are lifted directly from the source material, but her relationship with her older brother, Aamir (Saagar Shaikh), is less combative. The MCU’s Phase Four TV roster expands further with Iman Vellani’s introduction as Pakistani American teenager Kamala Khan in the vibrant first episode of Ms. Marvel. Whereas the recent MCU series Moon Knight avoided even mentioning the beloved Avengers characters, Ms. Marvel takes a significantly different approach with its lead character literally wearing her Captain Marvel fandom on her sleeve.

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In the comics, biculturalism is a major component of Kamala's identity. "What's exciting about this show is that it's the first time that fans will feel seen. "I grew up mixed, so I was thrown in the centre of that, with two completely different cultures.

Ms. Marvel's surprise mid-credits stinger has big implications for the new hero and her MCU future.

If Cleary is affiliated with Fury closely enough to know his current whereabouts, then perhaps the DODC took notes from Fury on how to recruit new heroes in his absence. Considering that’s the only experience that MCU audiences have with Agent Cleary so far, many fans are likely going to take his appearance in Ms. Marvel as a bad sign for the new high school hero. Fans can gather from the post-credits scene that Cleary and his team were already on the lookout for super-powered people, but it isn't clear why. With that in mind, all fans have seen Cleary do thus far is gather information the same way SHIELD does: efficiently and effectively with a dash of intimidation. Few fans were expecting Agent Cleary’s surprise appearance in the Ms. Marvel series, which has presented a handful of new MCU questions. Ms. Marvel's first episode has already given audiences some new MCU insight into how the Avengers are viewed by fans like Kamala Khan. Much like Spider-Man is portrayed in the MCU, Kamala spends her days marveling at the thought of becoming a young superhero.

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With more and more superheroes emerging on earth and across the Marvel universe, it appears as if the US government is going all-out to combat these individuals and nullify them before they can do any major damage. However, there have been multiple leaks that point at the roles Agent Deever and N.I.C.E will have in the Marvel TV show. For now, N.I.C.E is certainly gunning for Ms Marvel and, without spoiling anything – we've seen the first two episodes, so read our spoiler-free review for more – they're definitely being positioned in an co-antagonistic role. Responding to his fellow agent, Cleary says they should "bring her in", i.e. track down and arrest Khan to find out how she came to acquire such superpowers. Understandably, performing such a feat is sure to attract unwanted interest, hence why this unnamed woman is watching the footage on her mobile phone. Well, Ms Marvel's opening episode contains an Easter egg that directly references Spider-Man: No Way Home. Not only that, but the Disney Plus show makes that connection in a post-credits scene. If you need a hand deciphering what goes down in that post-credits stinger, we're here to help. It's pretty spoiler-y, though, so turn back now if you'd rather not know. Be advised: we're diving into full spoiler territory for Ms Marvel's premiere from now on. Reputable MCU insiders, including The Cosmic Circus (opens in new tab) and MyTimetoShineHello (opens in new tab), have teased their respective roles in proceedings, but this information hasn't been revealed as part of Ms Marvel's plot yet. Yes, we're certainly being spoiled by the latest MCU Phase 4 project. The scene opens with a mysterious woman watching a video of Kamala Khan – aka Ms Marvel – using her superpowers during the very first AvengerCon. This is after Khan puts her grandmother's old bracelet on her arm, which is imbued with mystical abilities allowing Khan to stretch her limbs and create energy-based platforms using cosmic powers, and accidentally showcases her abilities during a Captain Marvel cosplay contest.

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Episodes are directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah, Meera Menon, and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, and Bisha K. Ali are the executive producers. Life gets better with super powers, right? - "Star Spangled Man" — The Star Spangled Singers

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The Inverse Analysis — The Ms. Marvel premiere isn’t too interested in setting up any of the future threats that Kamala Khan will have to face throughout the show’s remaining five episodes. If there’s anything that Episode 1’s post-credits scene does make clear, it’s that Kamala Khan’s days of living as an anonymous no one are about to come to a quick end. That will make Cleary, Deever, and the rest of Damage Control anxious to track Kamala down and possibly cut her superhero transformation short. The first episode of Ms. Marvel takes its time getting to Kamala Khan’s (Iman Vellani) superhero transformation. The scene begins with a Damage Control agent named Sadie Deever (Alysia Reiner) watching a video of Kamala’s game-changing AvengerCon moment on her phone. The latter agent made his MCU debut last year in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which included a sequence where Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and his loved ones are all arrested by Cleary and other members of his organization.

Ms. Marvel episode 1 is a shot in the arm for the MCU: an irresistible sugar rush with good vibes to spare.

Though the series delivers a large helping of effortless charm from the entire cast, Vellani is the star of Ms. Marvel, and much of this episode’s success rests on the 19-year-old’s shoulders. As fellow Den of Geek editor Alec Bojalad quite succinctly put it, Ms. Marvel is “a fun superhero origin story for MCU fans, about MCU fans, and starring an MCU fan.” Kamala collects merch and yearns to attend the very first Avengers Con. She idolizes Captain Marvel and can’t get enough of Scott Lang’s tall tales. Watching this was like drinking the combined end credits sequences of Jon Watts’ Spider-Man trilogy and the spirit of Into the Spider-Verse in a big ol’ Slushie – just an irresistible sugar rush. For my money, this was the best Marvel Disney+ pilot of the lot. Then, the Disney+ arm of the MCU round-housed us with the ambitious-but-divisive Moon Knight earlier this year, and even some hardcore Marvel fans started wondering if Phase 4 was getting a bit messy. MCU Phase 4 has been a time of experimentation for Marvel Studios. After a slam dunk Phase 3 climax with Avengers: Endgame, there was a shift as Marvel seemed to understand that in a lot of ways they had to start from scratch by building new corners inside their established universe.

The Disney Plus superhero series boasts a representation of Islam we rarely see onscreen.

What that heritage is will no doubt be one of the central plot points this season, especially as it seems Muneeba is reluctant to discuss her mother or family in any great detail. “I can’t wear a shalwar kameez to AvengerCon, okay, and you can’t come with me, not dressed like that because it is so humiliating.” And then, silence, as we feel the weight of those sentences settle in. But school and Aamir’s wedding are all a distraction from Kamala’s goal of getting to AvengerCon. Despite her initial reluctance, Muneeba agrees to let Kamala go, on a couple of conditions. This scene—as the horror drifts over Kamala’s face at the realization of what she’s said, as her father tries to hide his hurt over his daughter’s rejection, as her mother expresses her disappointed in a quiet, controlled voice—is the most powerful in this episode, because it feels so true. The change in powers won’t make everyone happy, but I’m willing to hold out before I judge, especially as it’s clear that in the show Kamala’s powers are in some way linked to her family and heritage. It’s only by tying a scarf around the waist and donning her grandmother’s bracelet (stolen from the box in the attic) that Kamala can go on stage at AvengerCon, after she and Bruno sneak out of the house and make it there despite a series of small disasters. The only thing more cringy was Kamala’s guidance counselor Mr Wilson, although his proclamation that in Kamala he sees “a girl divided” is spot on. Islam is woven into the fabric of my life, not something that lives separately to me; it manifests in different ways at different moments; and it’s always there, like it is for the Khans. From the moment Kamala calls her mom ammi and rolls up a paratha for breakfast, it’s clear this show has thought about the little touches needed to present the Khans as authentically as possible. Could that be a cuff Kamala spots in a box her grandmother has sent over from Pakistan? Definitely, since Muneeba confiscates it right away and is acting very sus about the whole thing. This is a representation of Islam we rarely see onscreen: subtle but not hidden, and one that feels realistic to me. Or do you want to be some cosmic-head-in-the-clouds person?” Those words from Muneeba Khan (Zenobia Shroff), directed at her daughter Kamala (Iman Vellani), come at the close of the first episode of Ms. Marvel and tidily sum up the premise of the series: Who is it that Kamala Khan actually wants to be?

'Ms. Marvel's premiere sets up a teen sitcom-meets-cosmic superhero origin story.

Muneeba's mother sends the family a box of old trinkets, one of which is the bangle that later in the episode gives Kamala her powers. And with the post-credit scene featuring Spider-Man: No Way Home's Agent Cleary (Arian Moayed) interested in investigating this thus-far-unknown superhero that has emerged in New York, it seems likely the lines between Kamala's real life and superhero life are about to grow very blurred. Kamala Khan holds the distinction of being the MCU's first Muslim superhero, and the Khans are all practicing Muslims. An interesting choice made in the first episode shows the varying degrees to which each family member practices their faith. Besides serving as an introduction to Kamala herself, the episode also does a wonderful job setting up all those around her who play a part in making her who she is. But with Ms. Marvel, the newest superhero series on Disney+, Marvel is taking a step back into the more grounded, with an origin story that feels far more relatable and real than anything they've done lately. That fact becomes especially important throughout the episode, whose driving tension seems pulled right out of a teen sitcom: sneak out and get to AvengerCon without the parents finding out.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Ms. Marvel show on Disney Plus makes some big changes to Kamala Khan's embiggening powers.

And it also still has the essence of how her fight choreography was in the comics too.” At this point in the series, the audience is learning just as much about Kamala’s powers as she is. In some ways, these new bangle powers are replicating the most iconic moves of a stretchy superhero, just without all the gross stretching flesh. “We want to make sure that we still retain the essence [of the character],” Amanat said, “but still evolve, and make it relevant to the stories that we’re telling in the MCU at that moment in time. This put her in the long-standing class of stretchy characters, whose bodies behave more like chewing gum than flesh and bones, but Kamala added her own style on top. In the first episode of her Disney Plus series, Kamala is just beginning to get in touch with her superpowers, but you might be wondering what they’ll look like when she masters them.

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There’s a nice twist by the end of the second episode that promises a satisfying development of this element, but it is the domestic scenes and familial relationships that are the greatest strength of the opening instalments. The bangle allows her powers to be tied to Kamala’s Pakistani heritage and the trauma of Partition in particular. Eventually, and with the help of her best friend, Bruno, (Matt Lintz) – who is also, handily, a tech genius – Cinderella gets to the cosplay ball.

Disney+ has revealed when Ms. Marvel takes place within the Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline.

- Hawkeye - Eternals - WandaVision - Ant-Man Leading up to Ms. Marvel's debut, there was speculation about when and where it might fall; and now, thanks to Disney+, fans have the answer. While Oscar Isaac's Moon Knight steered clear of MCU connections, Ms. Marvel has taken the opposite approach.

'Ms. Marvel' boldly cherry-picks what worked in the comics while remixing the character's lore to fit into and stand apart from the rest of the MCU.

Having her powers be unlocked by a family heirloom — one she adopts as a personal flourish for her costume, but one Muneeba is reluctant to discuss — makes the setup for Kamala’s tale of duality all the more potent. In the comics, Kamala’s abilities were owed to her being an “Inhuman,” an X-Men-esque group born from genetic experiments several millennia ago, allowing her to contort and expand her body (or “embiggen” it, as she says), like blowing up her fist to the size of a wrecking ball. Despite the hidden risks and her mother’s objections, imagination is Kamala’s shot at finally being someone, and in high school, few things are more important. When her school principal, Gabe Wilson (Jordan Firstman) — a fun homage to the comics’ co-creator, G. Willow Wilson — sits her down for a chat about her future and about how her attentions are divided, the unassuming two-shot splits in half, panning toward each character in opposite directions like something out of Godard’s Goodbye to Language. It’s a lofty comparison, and it’s likely unintentional, but there’s more thought being put into each frame and movement than your average Marvel production, without the need to shy away from the source material either. Her mother readily criticizes her height when she tries on an outfit for the baat pakki, and when her parents offer her an alternative to attending the convention alone — she can go, but only if accompanied by a hilariously enthusiastic Yusuf in full Hulk makeup — they present her with a green salwar kameez. When Kamala inadvertently endangers Zoe at AvengerCon, she reaches out and focuses on catching her falling classmate, resulting in an enormous, glowing, kaleidoscopic hand emanating from her body and hardening into tangible material. When she and Bruno text, their messages appear in the lights and environments around them as they move through space, like when Bruno makes his way to his shabby apartment above a cornerstone. Muneeba and Yusuf may have outdated rules (and hypocritical ones, since they offer Aamir a longer leash), but in the ongoing battle between first and immigrant generations, Kamala is hardly an innocent bystander. The upbeat melody of Ahmed Rushdi’s “ Ko Ko Korina” — the first Pakistani pop song — provides some wistful nostalgia as Kamala tries on traditional clothes for her brother’s baat pakki (engagement party). But as the episode progresses, she seems less willing (and able) to avail of these cultural comforts. When she and Bruno discuss alternate ideas for her costume while cycling through Jersey City, those ideas appear on the nearby walls as animated graffiti. It’s a small moment in the grand scheme of things, but it helps transpose a major element from the comics: Kamala’s bodily insecurity and the Western beauty standards to which she’s beholden. For high-school junior Kamala Khan (bubbly newcomer Iman Vellani), the struggle in the premiere is about being able to attend New Jersey’s first-ever AvengerCon with her best friend, Bruno (Matthew Lintz). This means navigating her strict parents, Muneeba (Zenobia Shroff) and Yusuf (Mohan Kapur), and her well-meaning, religious older brother, Aamir (Saagar Shaikh), but what initially seems like a typical South Asian American story — generational conflict born from wanting more capital-F Freedom from a conservative immigrant culture — introduces some intriguing complications, including Kamala’s superhero abilities and where they originate.

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"The crew from that movie kept sneaking over to see [AvengersCon]. I think that might be fun to do sometime. Seeing the fictional fans visit fictional booths for fictional supeheroes, inside of a real TV series that has legions of real fans?! "It was very cathartic for all of us to see that and we were shooting Spider-Man: No Way Home on the stage right next door, the scene with the three Spideys," Ali said. And it also feels like the Marvel Cinematic Universe coyly taking a victory lap. By throwing this huge party—stuffed with winks and nudges to the MCU's 14-year history—it's like Feige is throwing his own birthday celebration. In Ms. Marvel, Kamala becomes an avatar for you, the viewer, someone who ideally loves the MCU as much as she does.

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The post-credit scene gestures toward a further complication for Kamala if she learns, as her mother urges, to get her head out of the clouds and start living in the real world. Unlike its comic counterpart, the DODC seems to mistrust and even be hostile toward superheroes. While they don’t appear to have any connection to the Sokovia Accords described in Captain America: Civil War, DODC serves a similar function. This isn’t the first time that Agent Cleary has dealt with a superhero. For most viewers, the DODC remains a shadowy government organization, and their treatment of Peter and Kamala will likely do nothing to change that opinion. Teenagers are naturally reckless, even the most well-meaning among them.

Ms. Marvel on Disney Plus will feature Red Dagger, one of Kamala Khan's comic book love interests.

Regardless of his relationship with Kamala, Kareem's marksmanship and combat skills make him an easy fit for the MCU, especially as more young heroes like America Chavez and Kate Bishop enter the fold. He and Kamala learn each other's superhero identities when he finds her in the middle of an attempt to save a runaway train, and they're both quick to put the pieces together. Therefore, rather than Kamala encountering Red Dagger in his home country first, it seems more probable that he will visit Jersey City as well, and the two will meet there. Now that Ms. Marvel has joined the MCU via her own Disney Plus series, Red Dagger isn't far behind. When Kamala discovers the corruption and violence happening in Karachi, she dons an improvised Ms. Marvel costume and attempts to do some superhero work. He learns his knife-throwing and physical combat skills from YouTube tutorials and seems much more confident in his overall heroic abilities than Kamala does at this point, which puts them at odds.

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Some users on the site have complained about the female teen protagonist and the change of powers for Ms. Marvel from the comics. Ms. Marvel has gotten some of the strongest reviews of any Marvel Disney+ TV series to date. You can see the unusual spread of scores below:

Ms. Marvel episode 1 is an absolute feast for MCU and Marvel Comics fans. And there's plenty for fans of both Kamala Khan and Carol Danvers to latch on to!

It’s good to see that the Ms. Marvel team is as diverse as Ahmed hoped and found a way to include him in the show. Cover art from the first issue of Ms. Marvel is in the credits when they show EP Sana Amanat’s name. There’s even a girl on the bus and at Avenger Con dressed as one of the Captain America USO Show dancers. - A bunch of iconic Kamala and Carol art is superimposed as street art during the credits. - Carol wearing the flight jacket over her Captain Marvel suit is also visual reference from the comics. Carol Danvers has (begrudgingly) accepted the teasing nickname “Princess Sparklefists,” and it seems like Kamala would be similarly annoyed by a nickname that would be equally applicable. He was a half-man, half-bird incarnation of Thomas Edison (yes, the inventor of the lightbulb) who was kidnapping the kids of Jersey City, including Kamala’s classmates, until she put a stop to it. Her feathered hair was inspired by Farrah Fawcett. Right next to it is a poster of one of Mckelvie-designed Kelly Sue DeConnick-era Captain Marvel, with the helmet fauxhawk up in space. - Kamala’s telling corrects the record somewhat, giving Captain Marvel due credit for her real strength and blasting Thanos’ fleet (seen here made of recycled Circle Q cardboard boxes) out of the sky. As a canonical fangirl, there are more Easter eggs than usual in this first episode alone, with a special emphasis on Ms. Marvel’s connection to Captain Marvel. In a world where Marvel characters are on the news and there’s an Avengers fan convention for the irl heroes, there are so many references we probably won’t ever find them all, but we’re doing our best. And, of course, within that there are a ton of Marvel Comics and MCU Easter eggs, which we’ll get to throughout this piece. And there's plenty for fans of both Kamala Khan and Carol Danvers to latch on to!

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By the end of Captain Marvel, not only does Carol Danvers declare war on the Kree Empire, but she volunteers to help Talos and the other Skrull survivors find a new home. Nevertheless, it'd certainly be an eye-opening moment for both Monica and Kamala to see Carol sequestering herself to a lonely life being the galaxy's one-woman Avengers team on speed-dial. Carol was riddled with guilt over helping the Kree Empire enact its reign of terror across the galaxy for five years. Tony Stark was never portrayed as an outright alcoholic in the MCU due to limitations set by Disney, which meant that the MCU had to replace Tony's drinking problem with PTSD and panic attacks. To this, Carol responds, "There are a lot of other planets in the universe. Something like that could happen to Carol Danvers by replacing her alcoholism with another struggle. The things that are happening on Earth, are happening everywhere, on thousands of planets." It's clear now that while Monica is a bitter cynic towards Carol, Kamala is an eternal optimist, but they both lack a nuanced perspective on the woman they deride and admire respectively. Bruce denies that he does and acts like this is typical behavior for Captain Marvel, telling Shang-Chi, "She does this a lot." She apologizes, saying, "I have to deal with this," and hastily leaves, telling Shang-Chi that Bruce has her number. An explanation for Carol's behavior will come in her sequel, The Marvels, but Ms. Marvel doesn't paint an entirely positive image of Carol Danvers, despite Kamala's denial. Fans learned in WandaVision that Monica Rambeau has a strained relationship with Carol Danvers, being actively dismissive of her.

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(Click on the media bar below to hear Iman Vellani) She’s starring as the title character in the new series Ms. Marvel, the latest TV entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Of course, that means she’s now part of the MCU, and her participation in next year’s The Marvels (alongside Captain Marvel star Brie Larson) has already been confirmed. At the age of 19, Iman Vellani has gotten her first television role — and as first roles go, you can’t get much better than this.

Carol Danvers or Monica Rambeau could both possibly show up in Disney+'s Ms. Marvel.

Marvel could also keep us on our toes—we're totally expecting to see Carol Danvers meet Kamala by the end of the season, but why not another in to Captain Marvel instead? All of our main characters are brand new presences that we haven't seen before, but the characters—and especially our lead, Kamala—are acutely aware of everything that's happened in the MCU with the Avengers. Unlike Moon Knight, we know exactly when and where this story is taking place within the MCU. And we know that while Kamala loves all the Avengers, she's got one favorite in particular: Carol Danvers (Brie Larson). Really, any of our heroes could be in play for a cameo. Like MCU Kamala, the Kamala in the comics is a superfan and frequently meets some of her favorite heroes. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier brought us a familiar face as a sinister new presence, Loki gave us exactly who we wanted, and Hawkeye brought us a new favorite and a returning feared villain. With this being the origin story for Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), we're starting the story in basically two places at once.

Ms. Marvel has a post-credits scene that comes after Episode 1, and features the return of Arian Moayed as Agent P. Cleary from Damage Patrol.

It's technically called "Department of Damage Control," and was created as a joint venture between Stark Industries and the U.S. Government to clean up after the Battle of New York that occurred in The Avengers. This serves as the origin story that eventually led to Toomes becoming the Vulture, and giving him some pretty damn good motivation to become one of the MCU's greatest villains. Regardless: the Ms. Marvel Episode 1 credits scene is a fun one. When a woman and man see the footage of Kamala's powers, the first instinct is to brush it off. The World, part Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and a complete breath of fresh air. The first episode of Ms. Marvel, titled "Generation Why" and introducing Iman Vellani as young Jersey City-based Kamala Khan, is an absolute blast.

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“The bananas first draft of AvengerCon, which will never see the light of day, had everybody in it,” she notes. For Ali, the Disney+ series needed to “speak to this generation of viewers who have got the MCU in their bones. This is a show for fans, and for a fan’s fantasy of becoming part of Marvel.”

A message from Captain Marvel to Ms. Marvel.

As Ms. Marvel kicks off on Disney Plus, another Marvel has helped usher in the newest hero. On Wednesday, the day the Ms. Marvel series premiered on Disney Plus, Larson posted a picture of herself and Vellani on Zoom together, with the caption: "From our first Zoom, I knew she'd be the best Marvel." Larson presents a big thumbs-up and Vellani smiles in the background via the screen of a laptop.

Despite being one of the highest-rated projects from Marvel Studios by critics, Ms. Marvel isn't faring well with the audience of one popular film website.

At one point, the Captain Marvel review bombing got so extensive, Rotten Tomatoes opted to delete 50,000 reviews it went against its rules. Despite being one of the highest-rated projects from Marvel Studios by critics, Ms. Marvel isn't faring well with the audience of one popular film website. Life gets better with super powers, right?"

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And at the other end of the spectrum, Ms. Marvel has 39% 10/10 star reviews, more than any other series. It’s not surprising, but it still sucks. So if you took the 1 star spam reviews away, you’d have Ms. Marvel with the highest score of them all. - Hawkeye – 7.6/10 And yes, the answer is that it’s being review-bombed. - Loki – 8.2/10

The reason behind the review-bombing of Ms Marvel wasn't immediately clear, but it may have something to do with the show being a giant step forward in ...

A cursory analysis of the show’s ratings suggests most of the low ratings have come from those above the age of 30. In comparison, 2,900 people (or 39 per cent) have given Ms Marvel a rating of 10 out of 10. Starring Iman Vellani, Ms Marvel is the first MCU show (or movie, for that matter) to feature a Muslim superhero and a South Asian character in the lead role.

Iman Vellani Talks Earth-616 Vs. 199999, creator Bisha K. Ali on barrier breaking series - Deadline Hero Nation podcast.

“It’s not all (Earth) 616, the MCU is definitely 199999.” The actress also expounds on a facet of the MCU that stoked Deadline social media viewers when we asked Vellani about her protagonist and Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers being the in same universe. “It had to feel real, lived in and par for the course,” Ali continues.

The distinctive visual style of "Ms. Marvel" comes from Kamala Khan's comic book fangirl roots.

"We were very much inspired by Into The Spider-Verse," he said in an interview with Mashable. "It's one of our favorite movies and we were saying, 'Oh, wouldn't it be cool to have a live-action version of that?' And obviously Scott Pilgrim, you know. Adding a quirky teen comedy with animated flourishes to the MCU's television roster may not be the most expected move for the franchise. In 2014, Marvel Comics debuted Ms. Marvel #1, the first issue of a series starring Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel, the company's first Muslim superhero. The episode opens with a gleefully animated retelling of the Avengers' final battle against Thanos as told by Kamala, complete with doodles of her favorite superheroes and the kind of sound effects a raging fangirl would make when smashing action figures together. There's a fully-realized fantasy sequence where Kamala transforms riding a bus into an action movie montage, her texts to her friends scroll naturally in the form of neon lights and warping street signs, and colorful street art on the walls of Jersey City come to life as Kamala walks past them. But the first episode of Ms. Marvel on Disney+ went all-in on adapting her comics' bouncy and cartoonish aesthetic to the live-action adaptation.

Much like in Moon Knight, if viewers scan the code, they'll find themselves with some new reading material.

Episode 2 is set to release on Wednesday, June 15. Ms. Marvel episode 1 is available to stream on Disney Plus now. Ms. Marvel episode 1 is full of fun blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments as Avengers fan Kamala Khan conjures up a plan to win the cosplay competition at an out-of-town superhero convention.

In an era where superheroes are getting darker and grittier, the show does not shy away from its comic book roots.

In 2022, I sincerely hope the youthful Kamala Khan does the same for representation of South Asians in cinemas and on TV. In 1962, Marvel comics writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko created a teenage superhero who got bitten by a radioactive spider and struggled to balance the life of being a superhero while trying to satisfy his aunt and be a high schooler. Throw in a mysterious amulet inherited from Kamala’s nani, some high-school shenanigans and you have yourself a spectacular adventure in the making. I have been unabashedly in love with the character of Kamala Khan (who later becomes the feisty superhero Ms Marvel) since she was created by writer G Willow Wilson and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie in the pages of a comic book back in 2013. These stories and characterisations rarely went beyond the “exotic” tag associated with Indian/Pakistani costumes and jewellery and collapsed under a muddle of cliches. In the 2008 blockbuster Iron Man — the movie that kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) — there is a scene where Robert Downey Jr’s character, Tony Stark, is abducted by a vaguely middle eastern-looking terrorist group and they’re making a hostage video.

To celebrate the premiere of Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel herself Brie Larson shared an image praising Man Villain's performance.

The photo shows Larson smiling in front of a laptop with Vellani on the screen smiling as well. Larson first played the character of Captain Marvel in her own solo in 2019 film, also making an appearance in Avengers: Endgame that same year. The Marvel Cinematic Universe now grows larger with the introduction of Ms. Marvel in her own series, which just debuted with its first episode to glowing reviews.

By telling a more grounded story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ms. Marvel is shaping up to be the franchise's most emotionally resonant.

It is that journey that Kamala is now on, one that will be full of the triumphs and tribulations that come with being a kid. This is where Ms. Marvel has proven to be most successful, striking a balance between being both aspirational and absorbing in portraying a character with all the potential in the world. The feeling of being adrift and seeking direction is fundamental to growing up as you work to discover what it is that you really want. As we see Kamala beginning to sort through her hopes and dreams for herself, often uncertain about what to do, the show ensures we begin to feel a deeper connection with her all-too-familiar state of being. This all works best not because of the superhero powers she is discovering, but because of the foundation of the character outside that. Teachers say she is getting distracted with her doodles and her mother reprimands her toward the end of the episode. Working hand-in-hand with that is that the story is also written to more emotionally engage with the texture of her life that becomes remarkably detailed and genuine. It is able to mix the complicated and evolving emotional experience of growing up, fraught with unexpected challenges that can only be fully understood with the wisdom of age. While certainly well-intentioned, we can see how this is a lot to take on for a teenager still trying to find her footing in the world. Much of this is due to newcomer Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan and her funny and charismatic performance as she navigates the pitfalls of young adulthood. While there is bound to be a larger conflict on the horizon, to simply see a character trying to get through the day is refreshing and a welcome change of pace. It is her endless imagination and prevailing loneliness that hits home, making for an experience that truthfully captures what it means to grow up.

This week on Take the Black, we review Ms. Marvel, talk The Boys and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and suck down a new drop of info about The Winds of Winter.

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Ms. Marvel's episode 1 directors and producers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah on how they used their crew's Marvel fandom to "go loco" and create a set full ...

“What about a giant Ant-Man head that just falls?” El Arbi says. So that was just a big pleasure, a big homage to them.” “Our version of the director’s cut had such a long sequence that [the producers] made a shorter version. El Arbi characterizes the directors’ instructions as “OK, guys, it’s AvengerCon, everybody go loco!” El Arbi and Fallah, who have worked together since film school, previously collaborated on the 2020 Bad Boys sequel Bad Boys For Life and the Belgian crime thrillers Black and Gangsta. They’re currently in post-production on the DC Extended Universe movie Batgirl. But they say Ms. Marvel is where they’ve enjoyed themselves most in their career — including giving a specific look to an action sequence that was only a vague overview in the script they were given. The climax of the pilot episode of the Disney Plus series Ms. Marvel seems like it was designed for freeze-framers, screencappers, and “all the Easter eggs you missed” listicle-writers.

Ms. Marvel might have answered one of the questions lingering over the MCU: how do so many people know what happens during the Avengers' adventures?

Maybe the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will even let us listen to a part of “Big Me Little Me.” The Battle of New York happened years before Scott got his Pym Particles suit, but we can definitely see a scenario where the needy hero tells journalists he was always a part of the team just to get some attention. Even more baffling is a scene from the recently released Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, in which Stephen Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) old surgeon nemesis, Dr. West (Michael Stuhlbarg), questions the hero’s decision to give away the Time Stone. Doctor Strange's choice led the Avengers to defeat Thanos five years later, but it also allowed Thanos to wipe half the universe’s life temporarily. Ms. Marvel’s reveal of the inside source on the Avengers might even shed some light on one of the best jokes of Hawkeye, in which a Broadway show about the Battle of New York incorrectly places Ant-Man in the scene. The first episode of Ms. Marvel adds a lot of colors and positive energy to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, breathing new life into a franchise that’s been feeling somewhat stale in the last couple of years. Ever since the MCU's inception, Marvel Studios has underlined how superheroes are also celebrities on Earth-616. The trend started with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) revealing he was a superhero at the end of Iron Man, the first film in the franchise.