Ms. Marvel is probably the biggest Avengers fan in the entire multiverse. It stands to reason, then, that Kamala Khan’s standalone series on Disney Plus would be home to several winks, nods, and Easter eggs from MCU history.
From a convention centre’s worth of references to a welcome shoutout to the comic book creator who helped reinvent Ms. Marvel, the opening episode is chockfull of callbacks that you might have missed.
In case they passed you by amid the flurry of color and chaos at AvengersCon, here’s our roundup of all the Ms. Marvel episode 1 Easter eggs. They just might embiggen your enjoyment of the premiere.
Kamala Khan’s YouTube montage was crammed with artsy shots of Avengers. Sloth Baby Productions also features a look at Captain Marvel’s original costume from 1977, complete with facemask and thigh-high boots. In a full-circle-sort-of-way, Carol Danvers was then called Ms. Marvel. The more you know.
Over at Kamala’s Coles Academic High School, several names are adorned in bronze on the building. Chief among them is G. Willow Wilson, the writer of the relaunch of the Ms. Marvel comic – which first introduced the world to Kamala Khan back in 2016. There’s also editor Stephen Wacker and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie, who were also instrumental in the character’s debut.
In the second column, the names of colorist Ian Herring, penciler Nico Leon, artist Takeshi Miyazawa and letterer Joe Caramagna are all present.
How does the world know about the Battle of Earth from Avengers: Endgame? Simple: a big-mouthed, pint-sized hero told everyone. During the episode’s opening, Kamala reveals that Scott Lang – AKA Ant-Man – is hosting his own podcast series, titled Big Me Little Me.
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