Ms. Marvel Vol. 3: Crushed

Ms. Marvel Vol. 3: Crushed (2015) G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Miyazawa, Elmo Bondoc

The third volume of Ms. Marvel finds Kamala Khan still struggling with her identity as an Inhuman, but also with keeping the secret from her family.

There are a lot of amusing jokes for older readers here–references to many general pop-culture geek things: the chemistry teacher who looks like Doc from Back to the Future, the garbage chute, her geeking out about Marvel universe characters.

It’s adorable.

But there are also some serious things going on under all of it.

Like the trouble teenagers–especially teenage girls–can get themselves into, and whether it’s their fault.

And of course the issues of culture clashes.

It’s not an epic story for the ages, but it really is quite lovely.
Rating: 7/10

Published by Marvel

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