(The Mighty) Captain Marvel (USA) di Margaret Stohl

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Captain Marvel #1 by Margaret Stohl & Ramon Rosanas

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The Mighty Captain Marvel #0
MARGARET STOHL (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)
Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
Variant Cover by Phil Noto
Variant Cover by Ramon Rosanas
Variant Cover by Dave Johnson
ICX Variant Cover by TBA
Behold the mightiest, fightiest super hero there is! Captain Marvel returns to her helm as Alpha Flight commander with the world cheering her on. She's the biggest hero in the world – but has Captain Marvel become someone Carol Danvers no longer recognizes? New York Times bestselling author Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures, Black Widow: Forever Red) makes her comics series debut in a blockbuster Marvel story decades in the making.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #1
MARGARET STOHL (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)
Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
HIP-HOP VARIANT BY JENNY FRISON
The Greatest. That's what they call her. Carol Danvers has been to the depths of outer space and back, but that still hasn't prepared her for her newfound status of biggest super hero ever. Yaas, Queen! Danvers may not like the crown she's wearing, but boy does it look good on her. Just watch out for the thorns it comes with—forces trying to take down everything Carol has built. Carol Danvers makes her triumphant return as the Mighty Captain Marvel! Written by celebrity writer Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures, Black Widow: Forever Red) and drawn by the artfully talented Ramon Rosanas (Ant-Man), this bold new take on Earth's mightiest and favorite hero!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #2
Margaret Stohl (W) • Ramon Rosanas (A)
Cover By Elizabeth Torque
Video Game Variant Cover
CORNER BOX VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• For someone like Carol Danvers, being super famous isn't exactly enjoyable — she'd rather be focused on her job as commander of Alpha Flight Space Station than worried about who's playing her on the new Captain Marvel TV show.
• So when her crew discovers that a shady character is hunting for alien refugee children, Carol jumps on the case.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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The Mighty Captain Marvel #0 (EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW)



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TFirst Look: THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #1



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THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #3
MARGARET STOHL (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)
Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
VENOMIZED VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by TBA
An elusive enemy gets closer to destroying everything Carol and her Alpha Flight have sworn to protect. But is the threat hidden amongst them? Time for the mightiest hero there is to become the fightiest hero there is.
32 PGS./Rated T ...$3.99

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Review: THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #0

8.5/10

http://www.comicosity.com/review-the-mighty-captain-marvel-0/

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CAROL DANVERS & [SPOILERs] MAKE AMENDS IN MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #0

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Preview: THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #1



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Mighty Captain Marvel #1
Written by Margaret Stohl
Art by Ramon Rosanas and Michael Garland
Lettering by Joe Caramagna
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by Justin Partridge
'Rama Rating: 5 out of 10

Carol Danvers is in dire need of an image overhaul. Unfortunately, her new solo title Mighty Captain Marvel doesn't quite achieve that goal, but the potential is there. Novelist Margaret Stohl, writer of the recent Black Widow YA books, adapts well to Carol's cool-as-a-cucumber voice as well as the voices of her supporting cast, which again includes Alpha Flight and Carol's wry best friend Jessica Drew. But while Stohl's characterization soars, she quickly becomes bogged down by trying to do too much, too soon in terms of plot as Carol's new status quo is clumsily introduced in a set of vignettes.

As for the artwork, penciler Ramon Rosanas sets aside the stylish, kinetic styles of the previous titles and renders this debut in a naturalistic, almost Steve Dillon-esque set of pages that highlight the emotions, costuming, and body types of the characters featured. Colorist Michael Garland brings it all together by a darkly vibrant set of colors that keep the same spikes of colors the Carol Corps are used to seeing like the deep reds and yellows of Carol's costume along with a dusky early evening setting drenched in pale purples and autumnal reds. Captain Danvers has been knocked down as of late, and Mighty Captain Marvel #1 does little to raise her up to her former heights, but if I know anything about the good captain, it's that you can't keep her down for long.

To me, when it comes to comics, character is king, and in that regard this debut issue is successful. Margaret Stohl, in her first comic work, nails the personalities of the entire cast, in particular Carol. Her Carol is still the self-assured, take-no-lip U.S. Air Force vet that grabbed readers not so long ago, but there is a new air of responsibility to her new debut title. Stohl, using the recently wrapped Civil War II as a foundation but smartly just touching on it instead of fully pushing it, takes Carol slightly off-balance, streaming red tape around her position and allowing her frustrations with it shine through. Stohl's attention to character also extends to Carol's friends like Puck and Jessica Drew who provide well meaning, but smarmy co-stars for Carol to bounce off.

But while Stohl's takes on the characters are impressive, her overstuffed plotting prevents this debut issue from being the kind of antidote Carol needed after the long and brutal civil war. Though still the head of Alpha Flight, Carol is now contenting with a flood of alien refugees, a hackneyed television show based on her life which is now a fundraising venture for Alpha Flight, and a cabal of Marvel heavyweights who now act as her governing board. As if that wasn't enough, a shapeshifting alien bounty hunter is kidnapping Kree children. Though the latter gives the issue a nice bit of personal connection to Carol's origins, none of these plots really gel into something compelling and are introduced and then dropped quickly in favor of the main thread with the bounty hunter. While this overstuffing of plot gives Stohl plenty of things to explore further into the run, their introductions are anything but smooth and weigh down the issue before it can fully take off.

Though the plot leaves something to be desired, the artwork of Ramon Rosanas and Michael Garland starts this new series off on an impressive note visually. Setting aside the usual science fiction trappings that has marked recent Carol centered titles, Rosanas keeps the visually relatively grounded, allowing Carol and the rest of the cast to be the focus, calling attention, but not in a leering or sexualized way, to the powerful stature of Carol and her simple yet in character civilian costuming. Rosanas also displays a knack for neatly blocked action as Carol chases and then faces down the alien bounty hunter with rigid, but effective panel construction. Colorist Michael Garland also packs a nice visual punch thanks to his dulled, but eye catching color choices. While not nearly as sunny as the Elizabeth Torque cover, Garland's colors gives this debut a somber tone but one that avoids being dour as he accentuates Rosanas' tight pencils and the overall tone of duty put forth by the script.

Not quite a disaster but also not exactly a blockbuster, Mighty Captain Marvel #1 stands somewhere in the middle as a clumsy debut, but one that is still fun in its own way. Margaret Stohl, Ramon Rosanas, and Michael Garland throw a lot of stuff at the wall in this first issue and unfortunately not all of it sticks. That said, their love and respect for the Captain and her cast is there and that, at least, gives me hope that they can rise above their less than auspicious start. The world needs Carol Danvers and hopefully in later issues, this series can truly be called a mighty achievement.

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Review: THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #1

10/10

http://www.comicosity.com/review-the-mighty-captain-marvel-1/

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It's been some time since Kelly Sue DeConnick's name last graced the title page of Captain Marvel, but with each new release her presence feels as constant as ever. It's a fact that makes Carol Danvers latest debut, The Mighty Captain Marvel #1, feel at once both easily accessible and disappointingly familiar. Much like DeConnnick, new writer Margaret Stohl shows a clear and immediate understanding of Carol and what drives her, something that stands as particularity important given her drawn out role in Civil War II. In many ways this book reads as a return to basics. Carol still puts helping others before herself, to the point where she's often at odds with the people she reports to in regards to how best to go about doing so. It's a simple, if familiar, setup, and while this first issue won't bowl over any readers, it's a solidly constructed and character appropriate start. With artist Ramon Rosanas turning in a similarly strong debut, there's plenty of time for this title to become as mighty as its title promise. -Jeff

Final Score:

6.2/10

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Mighty Captain Marvel #1 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Matthew Sibley; 'Rama Rating: 8 out of 10):

If you think someone acting out of character is enough to hamper a book, imagine what it's like when you're a hero watching a TV production based on your life. That's the dilemma Carol Danvers finds herself here and she's not too happy about her on-screen depiction. While the rest of the issue may bring Kree hostages, Carol's used to missions like that. As are we. This is still primarily a superhero title, but this unique spin from Margaret Stohl, of a hero who's a pop culture icon and isn't wholly okay with that, makes the book more fascinating than something which is solely a superhero comic and continues with the introspective nature of the previous issue. Ramon Rosanas takes the precise posture and facial expressions he refined on Astonishing Ant-Man and uses them here to great effect, but unfortunately doesn't land the big splash page which lacks a sense of momentum. Overall, this is a minor issue with the book and it continues to be another "Marvel Now" book which takes the superhero stuff in its stride and then go one step further.

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THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #4
MARGARET STOHL (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A)
Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
RESURRXION VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
• As Captain Marvel chases down leads on the missing Hala children, Earth's extraterrestrial refugee crisis escalates further.
• Mim's evil plan finally is unveiled, changing the course of Captain Marvel's future forever.
• Oh how the mighty will fall..
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99