Ms. Marvel's Future Costume Proves She's Outgrown Captain Marvel
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit #4
When Kamala Khan, the hero that became known to the world as Ms. Marvel, was first introduced to Marvel Comics she was a superhero-obsessed nerd with a particular passion for Captain Marvel, the hero who would be her main inspiration after her abilities manifested following her terrigenesis transformation. Kamala has often been defined by her relationship to Carol Danvers, and in a new series, an alternate future is explored where she is fully independent of Captain Marvel's image, and more powerful than ever.
When Kamala Khan first manifested her «embiggen» powers she initially used it to shapeshift, becoming a Carol Danvers doppelgänger and operating as an imposter Captain Marvel. Even though Ms. Marvel has come a long way since her first debut in G. Willow Wilson's Ms. Marvel (2014), and has become an important representation in comics for marginalized communities as Marvel's first Pakistani American Muslim hero, she is still often compared to Captain Marvel and forced to hold herself to the same standards. Kamala Khan struggled to find her identity as a superhero because her view on heroes was so tied up in her idolization of Carol Danvers, and she continues to use a moniker and costume that directly references Captain Marvel's specific aesthetics and vibes.
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Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit #4 — written by best-selling author Samira Ahmed (Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment) with art by Andres Genolet (Runaways, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Triona Farrell (Shang-Chi, Avengers Forever) — continues to detail a massive shift in Kamala's lore, as the reader finds out more about how
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