Magnificent Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: Destined

Solid, if not spectacular, superhero story with a strong brown perspective that made me proud of representation! Kamala Khan and her teen friends/ family speak in such a realistic way for their backgrounds that I easily fell into this story, despite its rushed pace typical of the comic medium. There is definitely a strong homage here to the 80s Secret Wars Spider-man story in the way of Ms. Marvel's new suit, and the plot itself is a basic sci-fi story - hero gets caught on alien world which has conflicting factions (which makes for an interesting early twist) before having to provide their skillset to save them from a threat. The addition of the Khan family and intriguing characters like Cheb elevate the story's simplicity and the visual style is great for the comic, with a few interesting changes when characters are telling stories of the ‘Chosen One'.