Overall, Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 is a fun debut issue that is part coming of age and part spy thriller. The story that Iman Vellani and Sabir Pirzada have crafted is an absolute joy. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, it's a story that will exceed fans expectations. Read Full Review

When combined with exuberant art and an impossibly-earnest exploration of Kamala's personal sense of identity, Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 has the makings of something special. Read Full Review

This is precisely what I desired from a new Kamala Khan comic. I wanted her themes to persist while allowing exploration of her newfound identity. I was concerned that all the X-Men plotlines might overshadow the narrative, making it feel like an X-Men solo book, but this isn't the case. Read Full Review

Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 leaps headfirst into Kamala Khan's new status, keeping everything fans have grown to love about the character while introducing new wrinkles into her life. Though I may not have been a fan of the path to get down this road, the end result is off to a promising start. Welcome to the X-Men, Kamala Khan. You're definitely going to survive the experience. Read Full Review

Gomez and Gorham deliver some beautifully detailed art throughout the issue. The visual styles work really well together and enhance the story in great ways. Read Full Review

New Ms. Marvel ongoing series has a great voice and solid art, even if this first issue is a little all over the place and a little ham-fisted in getting its point across. Read Full Review

Vellanis first comic writing experience is taking us down an intense path into what is next for Ms. Marvel. I love the humanity that shows through in the writing, making us connect and relate to the emotions Kamala is dealing with. The moment between Kamala and Bruno where she tells him the truth about what happened to her and revealing she is also a mutant is a beautiful example of this. The artwork in this scene brings the awkwardness, nervousness, and love and the friendship between these two just shines. It was one of my favorite scenes because of how relatable it is. I cant wait to see what is up next for the newest mutant and how the threads woven in Ms. Marvel connect to Fall of X. Read Full Review

A good jumping on point. Read Full Review

A fun start to Kamalas new mutant life and another fun Ms. Marvel story. Vellani and Pirzada captured Kamalas anxiety and big heart perfectly. I cant wait for the second issue! Read Full Review

Welcome back Ms. Marvel. We knew you wouldn't stay away for long. Read Full Review

Vellani's script, co-written with Sabir Pirzada, manages to make the best out of an admittedly cynical premise (corporate synergy) that keeps within the spirit of past Ms. Marvel runs while also feeling like a new chapter in the character's history. Read Full Review

Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 did well in focusing on Kamala Khan learning about the reality of her new mutant status quo. The experience is going to be completely different from being known as an Avenger or Inhuman. Now it'll be interesting to see what direction Kamala goes as she gains more experience of what being a mutant and X-Men is. Read Full Review

Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 catches up with Kamala Khan after her resurrection and life change to start a new chapter as a college freshman while secretly spying on Orchis for the X-Men. Despite a plethora of unanswered questions and plot holes leading up to this first issue, Vellani and Prizada present a spunky Ms. Marvel with heart, charm, and an age-appropriate awkwardness that readers may find endearing. That said, there's not a drop of dramatic tension or urgency considering Kamala's situation, and the entire comic reads and looks technically proficient but safe and mildly dull. Read Full Review

From her controversial death in Amazing Spider-Man #26 earlier this year, to her resurrection and the revelation that she was a mutant and an Inhuman, and nearly dying again at this year’s Hellfire Gala, there’s been much ado over Marvel’s plans for Kamala Khan over the past few months. And while I won’t let Marvel off the hook for how they’ve handled things, I also won’t hold it against the series’ writing team of Iman Vellani and Sabir Pirzada for picking up the pieces. And wow, did they deliver with MS.MARVEL: THE NEW MUTANT #1!

Instead of diving right into the mechanics of how or why she’s a mutant, Vellani and Pirzada spend a lot of this debut issue focusing on the things that have always made Kamala utterly relatable and endearing — the relationships she has with family and friends, her innocent nerdiness and sense of humor, and her unwavering quest to be a positive example for whichever group she’s categorized into by society. Vellani and Pirzada present Kamala in her purest form and it’s such a breath of fresh air to see writers capture the essence that made her one of Marvel’s most popular new heroes of the last decade.

What’s different, and perhaps most notable, about Vellani and Pirzada’s story compared to the other recent arcs mentioned above, and even those that came well before them, is theirs is done entirely with Kamala as the center of attention. Yes, she’s now an X-Man. Yes, she’s now working to infiltrate Orchis for the greater good. But we get to see Kamala’s own thoughts, work face her own fears, and come to grips with who she is as her own individual.

Vellani and Pirzada's writing is amplified by artists Carlos Gómez and Adam Gorham's designs, including Kamala’s awesome new costume which is the perfect blend of her original Ms. Marvel look and a more traditional X-Man uniform. Gorham’s beautifully visualizes Kamala’s dream sequences which guide you along the internal doubts and struggles in Vellani and Pirzada’s script. Joe Caramagna’s lettering adds depth to scenes that tie everything in wonderfully.

However, the standout visual aspects of the issue is Erick Arciniega’s color palette for skin tones. There are far too many comic books out there where far too few shades are used to depict what’s really an infinite spectrum in Kamala’s multi-cultured world. Kamala isn’t just “brown” here, her coloring actually makers her look Southeast Asian. Each other non-white character also has their own skin tone to make them feel unique and not part of a monolithic race.

MS.MARVEL: THE NEW MUTANT #1 oozes charm from start to finish. The script is a love letter to the titular teen heroine from two people who care for her deeply and it’s complemented by top-notch visual art. Vellani and Pirzada have started something that has the potential to be very, very special.

Rating: 9/10 more

It looks great and it reads smoothly. The plot unfolds slowly, but that's okay given how much world-building needs to be done.

Besides, I consider plot development to be a distant third priority in this issue. It's more important to organically integrate Kamala into the X-Men. I think that goal is achieved.

Most important of all, though: This issue assures me that Kamala is in good creative hands. There are tons of continuity links to her past experiences. What's even better is that she SOUNDS right and she has the right feelings and concerns.

I think I'm going to enjoy this series a lot.

Solid start off. My first ms marvel solo series. I enjoyed how they explored her history and her confusion about belonging in a creative way

Something REALLY interesting happening in this book with the metaphor for Kamala's idenity now being portrayed as a MUTANT.
A connection I somehow missed with all the HELLFIRE GALA surprises. (I did not know about Ms Marvel being a mutant until I read the Gala).
But like... weird that Bruno would be OK going to a program like that while being so openly anti-mutant and how Kamala is now openly in such a hostile environment...

I wonder how they're going to handle all of that, if at all...
But Im intrigued!

I've been vocal in past reviews about how I'm not particularly thrilled about Kamala Khan being a mutant, but it's also not something I'm going to use as an excuse to trash on a book. In the case of this issue, I thought it was pretty solid. Some of the writing feels a little basic to me, but I'm giving the Vellani the benefit of the doubt since this is her first time writing a comic. As for Pirzada, the only thing I've currently read from him was Dark Web: Ms. Marvel (which was solid as well, in my opinion). The story itself here isn't anything new, as a lot of it deals with Kamala trying to balance the different aspects of her life and dealing with her recently finding out she's a mutant, but it's written well enough for me to keep reading. I wasn't the biggest fan of the art in the dream sequences, but I did enjoy the present-day art. Speaking of dream sequences, I thought the story being told there was interesting, as she feels like she's forced to choose between the Champions, the Avengers, the Inhumans, and the X-Men. All in all, while the story presented to us isn't anything truly unique, it's still a pretty solid read and I plan on sticking around for the rest. more

Another year, another Ms. Marvel series that doesn't quite meet my expectations. This isn't really the fault of the creative team, who all do fine work. But what made Ms. Marvel special was her unique niche in Jersey City and her vibrant family of lovable supporting characters; Ms. Marvel felt fresh ten years ago because she was really just some ordinary kid doing her extraordinary best, like early Spider-Man. It's easy to think a great character like that deserves to be on the Champions, the Avengers, the X-Men, but stuffed into a Big Hero mold like that she always instantly becomes just another plucky young superhero in a sea of superheroes, and although the creators try gamely to anchor her in her anxieties and her friendship with Bruno, the results are a little hollow and generic. The grimdark Fall of X status quo is an awkward fit for the character that can't help but show the work of editorial hands moving behind the curtain.

On its own terms, there's nothing wrong with this comic, but there's nothing special about it either, and there's clearly no reason for Kamala to be in this storyline besides that the Powers That Be decided this was where she should be this week. more