Ms. Marvel Volume 2: Generation Why

by G. Wilson Willow

Adrian Alphona (Artist), Jacob Wyatt (Artist), G. Willow Wilson (Script Writer), Jake Wyatt (Illustrator), and Jamie McKelvie (Cover Designer)

Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine can help! If Kamala can stop fan-girling out about meeting her favorite super hero, that is. Then, Kamala crosses paths with Inhumanity--by meeting the royal dog, Lockjaw! But why is Lockjaw really with Kamala? As Ms. Marvel discovers more about her past, the Inventor continues to threaten her future. Kamala bands together with some unlikely heroes to stop the maniacal villain before he does real damage, but has she taken on more than she can handle? And how much longer can Ms. Marvel's life take over Kamala Khan's? The fan-favorite, critically acclaimed, amazing new series continues as Kamala Khan proves why she's the best (and most adorable) new super hero there is! Collecting MS. MARVEL (2014) #6-11.

• ISBN10: 0785190228
• ISBN13: 9780785190226
• Publish Date: 17 March 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Marvel Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 136
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780785190226

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

Parts of it were excellent some a bit meh but overall I enjoyed the read. I loved Wolverine and Kamala. It was interesting to see the source of her powers but I felt it was a bit of a cheat (and almost a "well you're not just this minority group, but this minority group too") though the talk with the Sheikh was so much fun and you could see where she'd love to tell him everything but just can't.

Could have been better but could also have been much much worse.

[inlibrisveritas]

Kamala Kahn is a standout superhero from her very first issue, and she stays true to form in this volume as well.

I really love the direction and tone of Generation Why, giving Kamala a chance to not only blossom as a superhero and learn to accept help when needed, but also a chance to speak for her generation. In this issue we see Kamala grapple even more with her normal life and her superhero life. It’s refreshing to see a hero going this this struggle. So many of the older heroes have already learned to merge their two lives, or have somewhat successfully adapted each to co-exist without too much cross-over and so we miss out on a lot of the panic that comes from trying to figure out how to sneak out and change clothes without getting caught. There is a lot of talk about how generations view each other in this as well, and really hits home the way a lot of people in older generations view those younger than them. I’m on the tail end of one generation and at the beginning of the “millennials”, so a lot of this really resonates with the things I hear more often than I should. We see kids struggling to overcome the stereotypes of being glued to their phones or lazy. But one of my favorite things about this volume was the Wolverine/Ms. Marvel team up. I need more of this pair in my life, and that section alone was worth the money i paid for this. I think I forced every single page of that section in my boyfriend’s face so he would understand why I was laughing so much.

The art is still not my favorite, but I do kind of like it. It’s not as neat as I’m partial to, but I like the emotion it gets across and it kind of drives home some of the funnier panels, and it works well with Kamala’s elastic powers.

I can’t wait to read Volume 3. Crushed! This is such an awesome series so far.

[Nessa Luna]

A while back I read and reviewed Ms. Marvel: No Normal, a story about Kamala Khan, a girl from New Jersey who got strange powers and decided to become Jersey City's own superhero. We followed her as she tried out her new powers and encountered someone who called himself 'The Inventor'. In this book, we follow her as she finally meets this Inventor face-to-face, and fights alongside a very surprising (but also very exciting) companion - Wolverine!

I had looked through a copy of this graphic novel at the American Book Center already, so I knew that Wolverine would be there (but now I see it's in the summary as well, which I hadn't read before reading the story). So that made me very excited to be reading this second book in the series. I really hoped it would be just as cool as the first one, and I thought it was!

In this second book, Kamala finally finds out what she is exactly. Those that have seen all the episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. so far already knew what had happened, but it was nice to see Kamala find out. We also met a couple more inhumans, including a large dog called Lockjaw. I personally really liked this dog, because he (I assume) was massive (like Fluffy from Harry Potter but with less heads), and he also had an inhuman power!

This book continues the storyline of the first book, and I personally really liked finding out more about this inventor guy. Who is definitely NOT. A. BIRD!!!!! The art is still very nice, and I loved looking at the pictures and finding out more details about them every time (anyone noticed the fish during the school attack, and the background people in a lot of the images, it's amazing). I didn't get through this one as quick as the first one, mainly because I've been a little bit ill the last couple of days, but I did enjoy every second of it!

My favourite story by far was the one where Kamala and Wolverine had to escape from the sewers, but that is honestly because I just love Wolverine so much. I loved how the two interacted with each other, especially Kamala's fangirling over finally meeting one of her favourite superheroes. She even told him about a fanfic she'd written about him and Storm, omg! And then Wolverine got pissed because it didn't get rated higher than a fanfic about Scott Summers and Emma Frost on holiday.

The final battle moved a bit too fast for me, and I reread several parts twice, but that was because there was just so much going on. And then it was over already, and Kamala was on her way to eat gyros with some of the people she'd rescued. Which totally reminded of the shoarma scene at the end of The Avengers. But yeah, I did find this book to move faster than the previous one, though that may be because my head just wasn't completely there? I don't know, but I did reread some parts in this comic a lot.

I can honestly say that Ms. Marvel has become my favourite comic so far, and I am very excited to read more about Kamala. According to the synopsis for the third book, Loki will make an appearance, and though he's about my least favourite person in the Marvel universe, I am very excited to read about him! I'm definitely buying Crushed very very soon!

This comic is for people who love Marvel, who love Captain Marvel, who love diverse characters and humour (who doesn't? Well me, to be honest, but sometimes - if it's not forced - it can be funny). So if you're looking for all that, you should definitely pick up the Ms. Marvel comics!

My opinion on this book in one gif: 

[celinenyx]

It was a bit awkward giving Generation Why a rating - if I could break it down, I would give the first half 5 stars and the second half a small 4.

The first few chapters in this graphic novel were amazing. The adventures of Kamala are hilarious. Her interactions with Wolverine where the absolute best. True story: I was reading this book while my mom was watching TV next to me. I got some weird looks because I kept giggling. When you're laughing out loud because of a book, you know it's good.

The second half didn't keep up the fantastic quality. It was still great, but I felt the message was a bit blah. Maybe it's because I'm not this comic's intended audience - I'm not from the same generation as Kamala is, but rather an awkward half-step older one. I couldn't identify with the whole "everyone thinks our generation is useless" tirade, and it grated on my nerves.

That said, I still think Ms. Marvel is one of the coolest superheroes we got right now, and I'm looking forward to the next volume.