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Ms. Marvel #26
Posted 29 May 2008
Writer: Brian Reed
Artist: Adriana Melo (pencils), Greg Horn (cover)
Letters: Dave Sharpe
Ink: Mariah Benes
Colors: Chris Sotomayor
Publisher: Marvel
5.00 out of 5 Stars
Reviewed by Sara Michelle Kowalczyk
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In the previous issue of Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers has a
run-in with a Super-Skrull invader. After the skirmish, she finds her
boyfriend and possible Kree, William, murdered in his apartment. As if
things weren’t bad enough, a Skrull agent is secretly posing as
Carol! Iron Man Tony Stark orders Ms. Marvel’s own strike force
to bring her and the impostor into custody.
“Adriana Melo provides a much
needed woman’s point of view with her attention to femininity rather
than overexposure.”
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During Carol’s interrogation, Agent Sum morphs into the
Super-Skrull she squared off against. Carol mobilizes her team: the
real Agent Sum, Machine Man, and Sleepwalker, and together they defeat
the Super-Skrull with some serious blast power. Ms. Marvel and her
squad turn their sights on Carol’s double. The Skrull reveals
William is not dead; she pretended to be William to fool Carol. The
Skrull exposes the Empire’s strategy of holding William
prisoner. If Carol spares her life, the Skrull operative promises to
surrender information. I really liked the artwork on this panel. When
Carol speaks to the Skrull, it assumes the form of William. However,
Carol’s eye reflects the Skrull’s true appearance (a
green, pointy-eared extra-terrestrial).
When I found out Adriana Melo was going to be the new series artist
for Ms. Marvel, I had to pick it up. I loved Adriana’s
depiction of Sara Pezzini in the Witchblade comics, so I
figured I’d give Ms. Marvela shot. Adriana provides a
much needed woman’s point of view. She pencils her characters in
gorgeous trends that are flattering. Her attention to femininity
rather than overexposure is yet another reason why I’m a
fan. I totally dug Adriana’s Super-Skrull design. The
Super-Skrull looks like a mixture of several X-Men. It possesses
Cyclops’ optic blasts, Wolverine’s claws,
Nightcrawler’s tail, and Colossus’ steel body armor. I was
glad to see Mariah Benes (Witchblade) on inks; Adriana and
Mariah consistently turn out beautiful pages.
I’ve gotta give props to Brian Reed (Spider-Woman,
Captain Marvel). His writing infuses Carol with power and
determination. From what I gather, Carol is a born leader. She heads
the Mighty Avengers as well as her own covert-ops division. As far as
a jumping on point for this series, I’d get on board with the
previous issue, Ms. Marvel #25. However, this issue would
probably be okay to start with, especially if you have a good working
knowledge of the Secret Invasion.
As huge as the Secret Invasion is, I’m kinda new to the
Marvel events. Ms. Marvel is a tie-in to the epic story arc.
My knowledge of the Secret Invasion is fairly limited. Skrull spies
are infiltrating Earth by stealing superhero/heroine identities,
replacing heroes altogether in some cases. The question on
everyone’s mind is, “Who do you trust?”
—CCdC—
Cover image used without explicit permission in accordance with the "Fair Use" provision of US copyright law.
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