Because I Lost A Bet...Sorta...

So. Anyway. I lost a bet with Canton...or maybe I won. It all gets a little weird. (It was about Zach's sexual orientation on Heroes, BTW, so you can imagine that we're both a little confused about who actually won.)

Anyway, we both agreed to do a review of a comic from the other's pull list, and now it's my turn!

The comic I decided to choose was the Marvel One-Shot of Ms. Marvel. Now. I admit it freely, I know absolutely nothing about Ms. Marvel. Except that she's hot, apparently on the pro-registration side of Civil War, got her powers/mind sucked out by Rogue and she was quite useful in Ultimate Alliance. I figured I'd probably be lost in her regular series right now (given that I'd be dropping smack dab in the middle of the tie-in stuff) so the one-shot seemed like perfect timing!

First of all, I'd like to say that using one's old unbelievable superhero experience as the basis for a science fiction novel is a remarkably clever idea. It's a much better way of exploiting one's lifestyle than taking pictures and selling them to the Daily Bugle. Less chance of a malicious-minded editor-in-chief using it against you, at the very least.

Though, is it just me or does Wonder Man die a lot? It seems like every thing I see him in, he dies. He's like Earth-8 Jean Grey or something. Or perhaps he and Jean could have the world's most annoyingly self-repop-able children. It'd be like living in a really big MMO-RPG. Or playing with weebles. Knock 'em down, pop back up, knock 'em down, pop back up.

I liked Carol in this. She doesn't seem to take much nonsense and she was quite clever. I wouldn't say the ending of the story was precisely a victory, but that really can't be pinned on her head. She did the best she could and if it was a mistake, at least it was an understandable one.

Besides, I've always liked her costume design. Especially the Binary costume. It's like Starfire with added attitude.

Overall, the issue wasn't bad. Decent standalone plot with interesting possible future hints. It made me want to read more about Carol Danvers, which is probably the point. So, I'd say as one-shot comics go, it's not Winter Soldier, but it was pretty darned enjoyable. I'd recommend it!