Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal: 01 (Ms. Marvel Graphic Novels)

What a fun start to a series!If you've been following my blog for a little while you might have noticed that I've been getting more and more into graphic novels over the past few months, and this year in particular. In January I read all four of the current volumes of Saga as well as the first volume of Rat Queens, so it only seemed right to get my hands on a copy of Ms. Marvel - I'll support anything female-led in the Marvel universe, because frankly the lack of female-led superhero movies is shocking. Thank God for Ms. Marvel and Agent Carter.Don't even get me started on DC...Anyway, as much as I enjoy the Marvel movies I don't know if I'd call myself a Marvel fangirl. I'm definitely no expert on the Marvel universe, and Ms. Marvel counts as the very first Marvel comic I've ever read. But hey, I'm not going to let that stop me from giving you an honest review!I knew from the very first page that Kamala was going to be a heroine I liked a lot. She's a sweetie, and there's something about these stories featuring teenage misfits that call out to the teenage misfit in all of us, whether we're still struggling through adolescence or we left it behind, or so we like to think, years ago. Kamala's an ordinary teenager who's struggling to find the middle ground between being true to who she is, or who she'd like to be, and making her parents proud.I'm rather ashamed to admit that I don't think I've read a book with a Muslim protagonist before now. That's something I need to change. I loved the way Kamala's family were portrayed; while their religion mattered to them on a personal level, it didn't define them. Kamala's family is a family like anyone else's, and I'm glad they were portrayed as such. That's something all of us need to remember, I think, when we sit down to watch the news.While there were certain aspects of Kamala's culture that I could understand her frustration with, I loved that her family were still portrayed as likeable people; her relationship with her father, in particular, was very touching, and I look forward to seeing more scenes between the two of them in future volumes.The only area of this volume that was a little lacking for me was, unfortunately, the plot. Obviously this is only the beginning so I'm sure whatever has started here will continue to grow and grow, but at times this volume felt a little all over the place; Kamala seemed to settle into her new powers fairly quickly, and I expected a bit more freaking out before that happened. Even in a world where the Avengers are real you'd still get a bit of a shock if you woke up with the ability to shoot lasers from your eyes.All in all, though, I enjoyed this volume, and I'm looking forward to further instalments!

Growing up, I have always been a huge marvel fan. I have watched so many movies and tv shows and invested in merchandise... But I was always too scared to get into the comics - I was scared to spend money on it and worried I wouldn’t like them for whatever reason. But this was the first marvel comic I read and wow did I fall in love. Kamala is an amazing character and I can’t wait to read more about her. I found out about her from the Avengers game and loved her character so decided to invest in her comic series. It’s a great story and definitely a great beginning into possibly a new favourite marvel character of mine! I am so glad I bought this and I definitely 1000% will be buying more marvel comics after this (I really really want miles and gwen comics because they are my ultimate favourite characters!!)The quality of this product is great! It came in perfect brand new condition!! Definitely recommend purchasing!!

I love it.It's interesting and makes you feel like you're there with the character. Kmala is incredible and is easy to connect with.

This book is well composed and is entertaining to read. It's really great to read a story about a Non-WASP character particularly an American-Pakistani Muslim girl. It was really refreshing and showed how diverse Marvel is in its comics. It was quite accurate in the depiction of family life , religious aspects and social life for the Muslim girl, Kamala Khan. Marvel have done a great job. However, the artwork is of a minor artistic quality as some of the panels with the characters' faces are pretty basic and are undeveloped. Some panels are reduced to simple drawings of faces which seemed to have been done by kids. This artworks leaves a considerable amount to be desired. Apart from that, it's a great volume.

An excellent comic with both fantastic writing; usually highlighted by humorous and witty dialogue as well as a beautiful art style.It has the rather engaging hook of seeing someone hopelessly out of their depth get to grips with a set of powerful and sometimes bizarre set of supernatural abilities. The pacing is phenomenal and reminded me of some of Marvel's recent origin movies such as The Amazing Spider Man - as we follow Kamala Khan; an ordinary and young teenager desperately wanting to stand out and be appreciated getting her wish granted in the most unusual of circumstances (not to be spoiled here) and being granted shape-shifting super powers. Kamala's appeal is similar to Peter Parker's (Marvel's most popular superhero) in that she struggles with the same problems pretty much any teenager (or anyone who has been a teenager encounters) making it easy for the reader to identify and empathise with her and so it comes as no surprise to me to see this comic emerging as a smash hit for Marvel.The final issue also sets up an intriguing villain and I am incredibly excited for the next trade paperback. I cannot wait to see what adventures Ms Marvel has next!

I love playing as Ms Marvel in MUA3 on switch and I wanted to learn more about her. It's a well written story and Kamala is such a lovable character already, 1 issue in. She's direct and honest about the world we live in and the struggles teenage-girls, especially ethnic minority teenagers, face in the 21st century. We learn about her family, and her background and we gain an insight into her thoughts and feelings as she takes on the Ms. Marvel mantle. She reflects on what she's been taught from her Pakistani heritage, quoting the Koran, to motivate her into her superheroship. I loved the part where she has a semi-religious experience in her terrigenesis and Captain Marvel speaks to her in Urdu! It's funny, witty and heart-warming. I really recommend this comic.