Ms Marvel

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But for those who can roll with the punches of the awkward-but-relatable approach, there is much promise here. That means Ms Marvel is, it’s fair to say, a relatively low-stakes affair across the opening two hours: the first episode largely focuses on Kamala working on a cosplay Captain Marvel outfit for an Avengers-themed fan convention, with the biggest threat only whether her traditional parents will allow her to attend — no apocalypse-level dangers just yet. Unlike Moon Knight, which kept its distance from the wider universe, Ms. Marvel wastes no time explaining how the events of the MCU have impacted Kamala’s life.

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The 16-year-old Muslim American high school student is a proud geek trying to navigate life as a teenager. There's some echoes with Peter Parker here but, assuming they stick relatively closely to the comics, this is more of a story of finding your place in the world when you're slightly different - as the child of Pakistani immigrants Kamala doesn't always agree with her parents and her older brother, but she's not quite the same as her friends at school either. The show follows Kamala Khan (played by Iman Vellani), a teen living in Jersey City trying to fit in both at school and at home.

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As Sue Obeidi says, "I hope this character and this series is going to be a springboard for many more empowering stories of female Muslims and authentic Muslim representation." But the show also made me relate to it in a way I have with very few series, and that has a lot to do with the characters. There was apprehension amongst fans of the comic books about the changes the show would make to Kamala's powers and backstory. "To have a Muslim character that isn't always carrying the weight of the political environment is so refreshing,” says Obeidi. “A fun, positive and adventure-seeking character is what Muslims want to see and so do general audiences." Never, too, would I have thought that the scourge of many a mosque goer – the shoe thief – would be mentioned in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That enabled me to get to the relatability of the character almost immediately. While the series does feature some of the cliches of coming-of-age stories, the Pakistani-US background of the main character helps set it apart. She is an adorable bundle of charisma every time she is on the screen. Many felt that one of the very few prominent Pakistani characters should be played by a Pakistani actor. She is your everyday, regular teenager – who happens to be Muslim, who happens to be Pakistani American, and who happens to be a superhero. According to Sue Obeidi, director of the Hollywood Bureau for the US Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), the importance of Ms Marvel being a strong, authentic female Muslim character cannot be overstated. Kamala Khan's arrival into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not just some PR exercise: the popularity of the character demanded it.

Disney Plus series Ms Marvel is off to a brilliant start, with its first two episodes serving as a stunning debut for screen newcomer Iman Vellani.

Don't get me wrong: I've enjoyed each of the Marvel shows on Disney Plus for their own merits, but one criticism that applies to every one of them is that they're just too slow. I couldn't suppress my smile for the duration of the first two episodes as the show's colourful world, endearing cast and hilarious wit had me entranced. Filmmakers Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah and Meera Menon find especially inventive use for it in the show's whimsical fantasy sequences and montages, which help give the show a distinct identity among a crowded field. With sharp comic timing and palpable enthusiasm for the role, the future looks bright for her tenure as Kamala Khan (next summer's The Marvels – set to be her second appearance – just became a much bigger deal). But this show is impeccably cast across the board, allowing every character to be firmly established in just the first two episodes. Bisha K Ali and Kate Gritmon, who wrote the first two episodes respectively, also deserve praise, with their scripts packing rapid fire gags that almost always hit the mark.

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But the title gives away that Kamala's circumstances are about to change, in the form of a mysterious bracelet that imbues her with Marvel-ous powers. ), it works considerably better here, in part because the tone makes clear that Kamala's journey is defined at least as much by what happens when she's in civilian clothes as a costume. Perhaps most impressively, Vellani is making her acting debut, so give Marvel props both for gambling on a newcomer and choosing so wisely.

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“It is in appreciation of Marvel. I’m proud to be part of their conscious inclusiveness. Thank you and good luck, Team Ms Marvel,” he added It is in appreciation of Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy for her guidance through my days of working on it,” the multi-hyphenate personality wrote

Iman Vellani in Ms Marvel. All eyes are on Kamala as she debuts her powers (Picture: Daniel McFadden/Marvel Studios/Disney Plus).

Cleary makes the call to bring Kamala in… After Kamala caused a stir at AvengerCon, footage inevitably got out after being shared on social media… There are going to be six episodes in total of Ms Marvel, which are being released on a weekly basis. and landed in the hands of agents at the Department of Damage Control. Kamala’s superpowers are revealed for the first time – and of course in the age of social media, it’s all caught on camera, catching the interest of a certain department of agents. The world has finally been introduced to Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Ms Marvel’s launch on Disney Plus – and she certainly knows how to make an entrance.

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Star on Disney Plus, meanwhile, has seen the amount of content available through Disney Plus more than double, with a particular eye to more grown-up shows. The combined bundle costs just $13.99 per month (opens in new tab). So, what devices can you watch Disney Plus on? Fortunately, the powers that be have recognised this and will be giving Ms. Marvel a theatrical release to the world's fifth most populous country. As Disney Plus has now rolled out in North America, Europe and parts of Asia and Latin America, watching Ms. Marvel is easier than ever. Yes, you have to splash a wad of cash initially, but with so much content to get stuck into, we very much doubt you'll run out of things to watch before your year is up. Below we’ll explain how to watch Ms. Marvel online exclusively with Disney Plus. Make sure you've got the best-priced Disney Plus deal wherever you are. The first two episodes will arrive in Pakistan on June 16. While there's no longer a Disney Plus free trial to speak of, the Disney Plus price offers great value and is already cheaper than competing streaming services like Netflix. Yet you can get more bang for your buck when you sign up for an annual subscription and get 15% off the monthly price. That gives you access to all three services – ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu – under one cut-price subscription. Creator and lead writer Bisha K. Ali has brought the world of Kamala Khan to vivid life. The MCU’s latest offering is idiosyncratic superhero series Ms. Marvel, with Kamala Khan, the first Muslim character to headline a Marvel comic.

Ms. Marvel episode 1 is a shot in the arm for the MCU: an irresistible sugar rush with good vibes to spare.

Though the series delivers a large helping of effortless charm from the entire cast, Vellani is the star of Ms. Marvel, and much of this episode’s success rests on the 19-year-old’s shoulders. As fellow Den of Geek editor Alec Bojalad quite succinctly put it, Ms. Marvel is “a fun superhero origin story for MCU fans, about MCU fans, and starring an MCU fan.” Kamala collects merch and yearns to attend the very first Avengers Con. She idolizes Captain Marvel and can’t get enough of Scott Lang’s tall tales. Watching this was like drinking the combined end credits sequences of Jon Watts’ Spider-Man trilogy and the spirit of Into the Spider-Verse in a big ol’ Slushie – just an irresistible sugar rush. For my money, this was the best Marvel Disney+ pilot of the lot. Then, the Disney+ arm of the MCU round-housed us with the ambitious-but-divisive Moon Knight earlier this year, and even some hardcore Marvel fans started wondering if Phase 4 was getting a bit messy. MCU Phase 4 has been a time of experimentation for Marvel Studios. After a slam dunk Phase 3 climax with Avengers: Endgame, there was a shift as Marvel seemed to understand that in a lot of ways they had to start from scratch by building new corners inside their established universe.

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Bright, brash and bold, Ms Marvel is another tolerable entry in the studio’s ever-expanding roster of TV spin-offs. While there are elements of the show’s visual kinetics that call to mind The Green Hornet and Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Ms Marvel is clearly targeted at a younger audience than any of Marvel’s extant properties. Then again, for the health of our collective psyche, it would be helpful if older viewers weren’t watching so many superhero shows in the first place. I’m not here to review good intentions – indeed, Marvel is such a rampantly commercial enterprise that there are doubtless cynical motives at play here – but it’s refreshing to see such commitment to creatives of South Asian origin leading a high-profile project. And it is on a secret trip to “AvengerCon” that Kamala discovers a mysterious bangle handed down from her grandmother that grants her magical powers. From Professor X and Doctor Strange, to Mr Incredible and Captain Sir Tom Moore, comic books have exhausted almost the entire drop-down menu of possible ranks.

Ms Marvel is a new kind of superhero but, at the core of all of it, her story is so universal.”

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The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now – subscribe now and get the next 12 issues for only £1. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey. This is a slight deviation from the comic books, where Damage Control have generally been depicted in a comedic light, with creator Dwayne McDuffie originally pitching the idea to Marvel editors as a "sitcom" premise. Individuals from the department appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming's flashback to the aftermath of the Battle of New York, explaining they had partnered with Stark Industries to confiscate discarded alien weaponry for research purposes.

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Ms Marvel consists of six episodes, with the first episode now available on Disney+ after dropping June 8. She will join Brie Larson's Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris' Monica Rambeau and Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury in the Phase Four Marvel film. Ms Marvel is out now on Disney+ with new episodes releasing weekly on Wednesdays.

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Episode 4 - Wednesday 29th June 2022 at 8AM GMT Episode 3 - Wednesday 22nd June 2022 at 8AM GMT Episode 2 - Wednesday 15th June 2022 at 8AM GMT

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There’s a nice twist by the end of the second episode that promises a satisfying development of this element, but it is the domestic scenes and familial relationships that are the greatest strength of the opening instalments. The bangle allows her powers to be tied to Kamala’s Pakistani heritage and the trauma of Partition in particular. Eventually, and with the help of her best friend, Bruno, (Matt Lintz) – who is also, handily, a tech genius – Cinderella gets to the cosplay ball.

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But we do have that in our timeline.’ There are going to be six episodes of Ms Marvel in total, the first of which came out on Wednesday June 8. As the first episode of Ms Marvel makes clear, the show takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.

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The current comics incarnation of Kamala Khan has just finished one series—the multidimensional Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit—and is prepping to appear in a three-part story over the summer that will pair her with Wolverine, Moon Knight, and Venom, respectively. It was only a matter of time before Ms. Marvel got to play in the larger Marvel Universe, and All-New All-Different Avengers—a title that launched in the aftermath of the aforementioned Secret Wars storyline—brought her face-to-face with some of the biggest characters Marvel had at the time, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man. Was she too awed by them to earn her place on the team, or does she only prove to be even more amazing as a result of what happens? Of course, the end of the world wasn’t the end of the story, and years later Kamala has gone missing just when she’s needed the most. The looming comic book storyline Secret Wars is the backdrop for “Last Days,” in which the end of the world really is nigh, forcing Kamala to come to terms with a lot of hard truths, face off against an unexpected last-minute enemy … and meet her hero, Captain Marvel, just to add to her stress. The answer demonstrates the kind of impact Ms. Marvel—and, separately, Kamala Khan—has had on those around her, and provides an unlikely but entirely charming full-circle moment to her story, as the fangirl gets to reckon with the reality that she’s become the object of fandom herself. Think of it as an update to the classic Spider-Man formula that stays even more focused on the real person inside the costume.

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The post-credit scene gestures toward a further complication for Kamala if she learns, as her mother urges, to get her head out of the clouds and start living in the real world. Unlike its comic counterpart, the DODC seems to mistrust and even be hostile toward superheroes. While they don’t appear to have any connection to the Sokovia Accords described in Captain America: Civil War, DODC serves a similar function. This isn’t the first time that Agent Cleary has dealt with a superhero. For most viewers, the DODC remains a shadowy government organization, and their treatment of Peter and Kamala will likely do nothing to change that opinion. Teenagers are naturally reckless, even the most well-meaning among them.

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It’s good to see that the Ms. Marvel team is as diverse as Ahmed hoped and found a way to include him in the show. Cover art from the first issue of Ms. Marvel is in the credits when they show EP Sana Amanat’s name. There’s even a girl on the bus and at Avenger Con dressed as one of the Captain America USO Show dancers. - A bunch of iconic Kamala and Carol art is superimposed as street art during the credits. - Carol wearing the flight jacket over her Captain Marvel suit is also visual reference from the comics. Carol Danvers has (begrudgingly) accepted the teasing nickname “Princess Sparklefists,” and it seems like Kamala would be similarly annoyed by a nickname that would be equally applicable. He was a half-man, half-bird incarnation of Thomas Edison (yes, the inventor of the lightbulb) who was kidnapping the kids of Jersey City, including Kamala’s classmates, until she put a stop to it. Her feathered hair was inspired by Farrah Fawcett. Right next to it is a poster of one of Mckelvie-designed Kelly Sue DeConnick-era Captain Marvel, with the helmet fauxhawk up in space. - Kamala’s telling corrects the record somewhat, giving Captain Marvel due credit for her real strength and blasting Thanos’ fleet (seen here made of recycled Circle Q cardboard boxes) out of the sky. As a canonical fangirl, there are more Easter eggs than usual in this first episode alone, with a special emphasis on Ms. Marvel’s connection to Captain Marvel. In a world where Marvel characters are on the news and there’s an Avengers fan convention for the irl heroes, there are so many references we probably won’t ever find them all, but we’re doing our best. And, of course, within that there are a ton of Marvel Comics and MCU Easter eggs, which we’ll get to throughout this piece. And there's plenty for fans of both Kamala Khan and Carol Danvers to latch on to!

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By the end of Captain Marvel, not only does Carol Danvers declare war on the Kree Empire, but she volunteers to help Talos and the other Skrull survivors find a new home. Nevertheless, it'd certainly be an eye-opening moment for both Monica and Kamala to see Carol sequestering herself to a lonely life being the galaxy's one-woman Avengers team on speed-dial. Carol was riddled with guilt over helping the Kree Empire enact its reign of terror across the galaxy for five years. Tony Stark was never portrayed as an outright alcoholic in the MCU due to limitations set by Disney, which meant that the MCU had to replace Tony's drinking problem with PTSD and panic attacks. To this, Carol responds, "There are a lot of other planets in the universe. Something like that could happen to Carol Danvers by replacing her alcoholism with another struggle. The things that are happening on Earth, are happening everywhere, on thousands of planets." It's clear now that while Monica is a bitter cynic towards Carol, Kamala is an eternal optimist, but they both lack a nuanced perspective on the woman they deride and admire respectively. Bruce denies that he does and acts like this is typical behavior for Captain Marvel, telling Shang-Chi, "She does this a lot." She apologizes, saying, "I have to deal with this," and hastily leaves, telling Shang-Chi that Bruce has her number. An explanation for Carol's behavior will come in her sequel, The Marvels, but Ms. Marvel doesn't paint an entirely positive image of Carol Danvers, despite Kamala's denial. Fans learned in WandaVision that Monica Rambeau has a strained relationship with Carol Danvers, being actively dismissive of her.

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Bright, brash and bold, Ms Marvel is another tolerable entry in the studio’s ever-expanding roster of TV spin-offs. While there are elements of the show’s visual kinetics that call to mind The Green Hornet and Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Ms Marvel is clearly targeted at a younger audience than any of Marvel’s extant properties. Then again, for the health of our collective psyche, it would be helpful if older viewers weren’t watching so many superhero shows in the first place. I’m not here to review good intentions – indeed, Marvel is such a rampantly commercial enterprise that there are doubtless cynical motives at play here – but it’s refreshing to see such commitment to creatives of South Asian origin leading a high-profile project. And it is on a secret trip to “AvengerCon” that Kamala discovers a mysterious bangle handed down from her grandmother that grants her magical powers. From Professor X and Doctor Strange, to Mr Incredible and Captain Sir Tom Moore, comic books have exhausted almost the entire drop-down menu of possible ranks.

A Muslim superhero in the form of Iman Vellani's Kamala Khan in the new Disney Plus TV show, Ms Marvel, on our screens is empowering.

The joy I feel for children discovering a superhero that looks like them is inexplicable. Growing up and living in a society where we face an unbearable amount of hate crimes, this type of representation is instrumental not only in encouraging young Muslims, but also in educating the ignorant who think all Muslims are the criminals movies and TV shows constantly portray them as. This is because, for the first time in my life, I felt like I could see a version of myself in pop culture and that was euphoric. According to 911: Lone Star – where a character was sprawled across the floor – quite difficult. She is just like Spider-Man, but an icon for minorities who have been waiting a long time for her. It tells minorities like Muslims or South Asians that they have a place in the world. Kamala is not the first Muslim superhero created by Marvel. Before her, my go-to was the Afghani mutant Sooraya Qadir, or Dust, as she was known in the X-Men, who can turn into sand. In the show, a mystical cuff that allegedly belonged to her grandmother appears to let her shoot out energy blasts and hard structures made of light, showing that there are surprises still for us comic readers. Ms Marvel is Kamala Khan, a Muslim Pakistani girl from Jersey City juggling school, her religion and everyday life – just like I was some years ago. At every Comic Con, I know I’ll be on the lookout for young Ms Marvels running around with fists the size of cars, and just know that four-year-old Hafsa first discovering comic superheroes will be rejoicing with them in spirit. But more than that, Kamala is an undeniable geek. I have always enjoyed comic books and their worlds.