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Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero
Captain Marvel Megaband: Eine neue Hoffnung
Higher, further, faster, more! That's the daring new attitude of Earth's Mightiest Hero, Captain Marvel! As Carol Danvers comes to a crossroads in her life, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course of everything. But as Carol heads into outer space, she lands in the middle of a galactic uprising! And when a bad guy she has history with tries to blackmail her - and turn the Avengers against her - it's payback time! Taking her cat, Chewie, with her seemed like a good idea at the time, but there's more to that pet than meets the eye...unless you're Rocket Raccoon, Carol's new ally in the Guardians of the Galaxy! Captain Marvel's mighty adventures continue, as she shows how to win friends and influence people of all species! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN MARVEL (2014) 1-11
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First published February 28, 2017
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About the author
Kelly Sue DeConnick
365 books2,233 followersKelly Sue DeConnick’s work spans stage, comics, film and television. Ms. DeConnick first came to prominence as a comics writer, where she is best known for reinventing the Carol Danvers as “Captain Marvel” at Marvel and for the Black Label standard-setting Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons at DC. Her independent comics Bitch Planet and Pretty Deadly (both from Image Comics) have ranked as New York Times best-sellers and been honored with Eisner Awards, British Fantasy Awards and Hugo nominations.
Ms. DeConnick’s screen work includes stints on Captain Marvel, a film that earned $1B for Disney worldwide, and 2023’s forthcoming The Marvels with Marvel Studios; in addition to having consulted on features for Skydance and ARRAY, and developed television for NBCUniversal, Legendary Entertainment and HBOMax. Her most recent stage work is the mythic spectacle AWAKENING, which opened at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas in November 2022.
Mission-driven, Ms. DeConnick is also a founding partner at Good Trouble Productions, where she has helped to produce non-fiction and educational comics including the “Hidden Voices” and “Recognized” series for NY Public Schools and Congressman John Lewis’ Run, in partnership with Abrams Comics.
In 2015, Ms. DeConnick founded the #VisibleWomen Project, whose mission is to help women and other marginalized genders find paid work in comics and its related industries. The project continues to this day and recently expanded in partnership with Dani Hedlund of Brink Literacy.
Ms. DeConnick lives in Portland, OR with her husband, writer Matt Fraction, and their two children.
Ms. DeConnick’s screen work includes stints on Captain Marvel, a film that earned $1B for Disney worldwide, and 2023’s forthcoming The Marvels with Marvel Studios; in addition to having consulted on features for Skydance and ARRAY, and developed television for NBCUniversal, Legendary Entertainment and HBOMax. Her most recent stage work is the mythic spectacle AWAKENING, which opened at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas in November 2022.
Mission-driven, Ms. DeConnick is also a founding partner at Good Trouble Productions, where she has helped to produce non-fiction and educational comics including the “Hidden Voices” and “Recognized” series for NY Public Schools and Congressman John Lewis’ Run, in partnership with Abrams Comics.
In 2015, Ms. DeConnick founded the #VisibleWomen Project, whose mission is to help women and other marginalized genders find paid work in comics and its related industries. The project continues to this day and recently expanded in partnership with Dani Hedlund of Brink Literacy.
Ms. DeConnick lives in Portland, OR with her husband, writer Matt Fraction, and their two children.
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September 13, 2020
4.5 stars for now
I'm really torn. I loved most of this volume, but two stories felt off/I didn't care for them, so I'm rounding down my rating to 4.
(Find this and more reviews on my blog!)
All in all this was a highly enjoyable volume! It had good writing, lots of action and beautiful art. The story focuses on Carol and her own adventures in outer space, where she makes many new acquaintances and also has a short run in with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Also featuring Tony Stark (aww my heart), Rhodey and Spider-Woman. And Chewie the "cat"!
I absolutely love Carol Danvers! I thought her movie was good, but when I started to read some of her comics I felt like I really got to know her, and I love that. She's badass, funny and refreshing.
This collection was a great mix of fun, action and intergalactic politics, the final story was also really emotional. Unfortunately, there were two stories that I didn't really care for - if these weren't in there, I would've rated it 5 stars. It's still a clear recommendation for fans of Captain Marvel, even for fairly new readers like myself!
I'm really torn. I loved most of this volume, but two stories felt off/I didn't care for them, so I'm rounding down my rating to 4.
(Find this and more reviews on my blog!)
All in all this was a highly enjoyable volume! It had good writing, lots of action and beautiful art. The story focuses on Carol and her own adventures in outer space, where she makes many new acquaintances and also has a short run in with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Also featuring Tony Stark (aww my heart), Rhodey and Spider-Woman. And Chewie the "cat"!
I absolutely love Carol Danvers! I thought her movie was good, but when I started to read some of her comics I felt like I really got to know her, and I love that. She's badass, funny and refreshing.
This collection was a great mix of fun, action and intergalactic politics, the final story was also really emotional. Unfortunately, there were two stories that I didn't really care for - if these weren't in there, I would've rated it 5 stars. It's still a clear recommendation for fans of Captain Marvel, even for fairly new readers like myself!
September 6, 2023
3.5 stars. So the first 6 issues were the best. If this books had continued like that, this could have easily scored 4 plus stars. Carol decides to fly off to space to do some soul searching. While out there she finds this planet with a bunch of refugees from Hickman’s Infinity. The Spartax had relocated them to this planet after theirs was destroyed during the war with the Builders. But now they are slowly dying from some kind of poison and the Spartax want to take them to another planet. But the jacked up part is when you find out why the were getting sick and who was behind it. This is when Carol decides to step and and help these people. Great stuff. Issue 7 was pretty good too. This is where Carol finds out her cat is actually a Flerken like Rocket Raccoon told her. The back half of the book, 8-11 was just ok. We get a staged wedding on this planet where everyone talks in rhyme which Carol and company help the participants reach a satisfactory ending for all parties included. The final few issues shows the return of a small but crazy antagonist from the previous volume break out of prison and come after Carol’s loved ones. Again, just OK. But this volume finally gave us some solid art all the way through which I appreciated. Well, on to the next book.
June 16, 2019
2.5🌟
Being an omnibus of 12 issues this was longer than I would normally spend on one series. The first 6 issue arc was descent followed up by a few entertaining issues with Flerkens and Rocket Raccoon. The final arc really petered out the omnibus leaving me feeling underwhelmed.
I'm hesitant to continue the series tbh
Being an omnibus of 12 issues this was longer than I would normally spend on one series. The first 6 issue arc was descent followed up by a few entertaining issues with Flerkens and Rocket Raccoon. The final arc really petered out the omnibus leaving me feeling underwhelmed.
I'm hesitant to continue the series tbh
July 12, 2020
Yay! I liked this volume a lot more than the first two volumes. I wanted to give up on this series at the end of volume two, but I had already purchased the whole series so I figured I should stick with it. I'm glad I did. This volume just has a better story, better character interactions, better art and consistent quality art, and I guess just better writing.
Honestly the first part on Tic's planet and in the team trying to steal parts reminds me a lot of TV show (haven't read the books) the Expanse: the conflict between the disenfranchised refugees and J'son is reminiscent of the conflict between the Belter refugees and the Inners in season 4. The matriarch of Tic's planet reminds me of Avasarala, my favorite Expanse character.
The cute flerken stuff reminds me of Star Trek Tribbles.
Nonetheless, I wouldn't say these Captain Marvel stories are ripoffs but nostalgic reminders of other awesome sci-fi, and they definitely still stand on their own.
Looking forward to the next volume.
Honestly the first part on Tic's planet and in the team trying to steal parts reminds me a lot of TV show (haven't read the books) the Expanse: the conflict between the disenfranchised refugees and J'son is reminiscent of the conflict between the Belter refugees and the Inners in season 4. The matriarch of Tic's planet reminds me of Avasarala, my favorite Expanse character.
The cute flerken stuff reminds me of Star Trek Tribbles.
Nonetheless, I wouldn't say these Captain Marvel stories are ripoffs but nostalgic reminders of other awesome sci-fi, and they definitely still stand on their own.
Looking forward to the next volume.
November 5, 2023
The first arc against Spartax Empire has the best plot, with a bit of humour and a bit of mystery. The rest of the content have lighter themes.
I usually put as two star rating, but the first arc has big chunk of the volume, so it is 2.5 star, round up into three star.
I usually put as two star rating, but the first arc has big chunk of the volume, so it is 2.5 star, round up into three star.
February 27, 2019
Whenever the latest instalment from Marvel Studios is about to hit our screens, I assure many of us comic book readers want to prep ourselves with what to expect from a superhero’s cinematic debut, even if that film is never going to be a straight translation of any comic book. There have a number of characters that have donned the cosmic uniform of Captain Marvel, but it is Carol Danvers, who we will see in the cinema next month. Introduced in the late sixties when she was Ms. Marvel, she got the promotion of captain when writer Kelly Sue DeConnick redefined the character in 2012.
Throughout DeConnick’s run, the title (along with many others) has been relaunched a number of times by Marvel and during the 2014 relaunch, Carol Danvers goes to space, hence this volume. Why does Carol go to space? Because she goes a mission to return an alien girl to her homeworld, resulting in her landing in the middle of an uprising against the Galactic Alliance and the Spartax.
As to what this arc means for her on an emotional level, I’m not quite sure, other than being suggested by Tony Stark to go cosmic, leaving behind her life on Earth where she’s in a romance with Rhodey AKA Iron Patriot. Despite being a soldier who sometimes bends the rules for a greater good, as well as firing proton blasts, I never felt warm towards Carol, who seems to just go with the flow and that largely comes down to DeConnick is constantly dropping her hero from one setting to another, most notably the aforementioned uprising that just feels “been there, done that.”
Where you get the sense of wit is in the brief interactions Carol has with the Guardians of the Galaxy as not only do the presence of these characters remind you of James Gunn’s films that are clearly influencing the comics nowadays, but seeing the feud between Carol and Rocket Raccoon over her cat Chewie brings out the best of this volume. In just two issues, drawn by Marcio Takara, this arc about the captain and the raccoon battling a large black blob of an alien that wants to prey on Chewie has laughs and some genuine emotion that is lacking during the rest of the volume.
There is a potential of continuing that strain of humour when Carol cross paths with an alien rock star who is to be married in an arranged wedding in her homeworld. Despite the Ziggy Stardust-ish iconography and sparkles of humour, DeConnick’s writing is rather loose as it never grabs your attention, especially when the arc starts bringing in other characters from Carol’s history. This is certainly not a good starting point if you want to get into the Captain Marvel comics.
Despite the prominent art by David López who is strong in visual comedy and knows how to draw cosmic worlds, I found a lot of this volume forgettable as Kelly Sue DeConnick never really giving a compelling arc towards her eponymous heroine.
Cute cat, though.
Throughout DeConnick’s run, the title (along with many others) has been relaunched a number of times by Marvel and during the 2014 relaunch, Carol Danvers goes to space, hence this volume. Why does Carol go to space? Because she goes a mission to return an alien girl to her homeworld, resulting in her landing in the middle of an uprising against the Galactic Alliance and the Spartax.
As to what this arc means for her on an emotional level, I’m not quite sure, other than being suggested by Tony Stark to go cosmic, leaving behind her life on Earth where she’s in a romance with Rhodey AKA Iron Patriot. Despite being a soldier who sometimes bends the rules for a greater good, as well as firing proton blasts, I never felt warm towards Carol, who seems to just go with the flow and that largely comes down to DeConnick is constantly dropping her hero from one setting to another, most notably the aforementioned uprising that just feels “been there, done that.”
Where you get the sense of wit is in the brief interactions Carol has with the Guardians of the Galaxy as not only do the presence of these characters remind you of James Gunn’s films that are clearly influencing the comics nowadays, but seeing the feud between Carol and Rocket Raccoon over her cat Chewie brings out the best of this volume. In just two issues, drawn by Marcio Takara, this arc about the captain and the raccoon battling a large black blob of an alien that wants to prey on Chewie has laughs and some genuine emotion that is lacking during the rest of the volume.
There is a potential of continuing that strain of humour when Carol cross paths with an alien rock star who is to be married in an arranged wedding in her homeworld. Despite the Ziggy Stardust-ish iconography and sparkles of humour, DeConnick’s writing is rather loose as it never grabs your attention, especially when the arc starts bringing in other characters from Carol’s history. This is certainly not a good starting point if you want to get into the Captain Marvel comics.
Despite the prominent art by David López who is strong in visual comedy and knows how to draw cosmic worlds, I found a lot of this volume forgettable as Kelly Sue DeConnick never really giving a compelling arc towards her eponymous heroine.
Cute cat, though.
July 7, 2020
This just got a bit silly at times and didn't do much if any character work
September 16, 2022
Capt. M: "I'm here to help."
Madame President Eleanides: "Have you brought doctors then? Medicine? Ships? Troops? Weapons perhaps... Stop me when I'm getting close... But you are here still because in your arrogance you believe you have some unique understanding of the complex situation in which we find ourselves."
Exchanges like this are why I enjoyed this volume.
This is the ONE volume of KSD's Captain Marvel that I enjoy reading again and again. Let's talk about the art then the story. The art of 2012 Vol 1 and 2 was a bit messy but the art in this collection, Volume 3 (Collecting Captain Marvel 2014 1-11) is nicely done. I'd say it's ALMOST as good as the artwork I've come to expect from Bendis' run on Miles Morales.
Unlike the 2012 series, this volume doesn't address how Carol got her powers, but in my opinion it's a much more enjoyable story arc. Story-wise, the 2012 series from KSD is necessary to understand Carol's backstory (maybe? Though the Captain Marvel movie did it so much better and with way fewer time travel elements...). But with the 2012 series, I couldn't relate to Carol (and the art was so disruptive I could hardly focus on the dialogue). I tried re-reading it recently, searching for the same energy and enthusiasm I remember having going into the Captain Marvel movie. But 2012's issues just don't do it for me.
Fortunately this series does. This is a Carol I can relate to with the struggle to be better, the smart sassy retorts, and the desire to punch her way out of problems. And I love when she gets called on her foolish thinking too. It makes the story more tangible to me.
In the story arc spanning 2014 1-6, Captain Marvel discovers an alien in a coma. Attempting to return this alien to her home, Captain Marvel stumbles into a refugee crisis and is rightfully put in her place (see dialogue snippet above). This arc shows me so much about Captain Marvel's abilities (physical, social, and emotional).
Madame President Eleanides: "Have you brought doctors then? Medicine? Ships? Troops? Weapons perhaps... Stop me when I'm getting close... But you are here still because in your arrogance you believe you have some unique understanding of the complex situation in which we find ourselves."
Exchanges like this are why I enjoyed this volume.
This is the ONE volume of KSD's Captain Marvel that I enjoy reading again and again. Let's talk about the art then the story. The art of 2012 Vol 1 and 2 was a bit messy but the art in this collection, Volume 3 (Collecting Captain Marvel 2014 1-11) is nicely done. I'd say it's ALMOST as good as the artwork I've come to expect from Bendis' run on Miles Morales.
Unlike the 2012 series, this volume doesn't address how Carol got her powers, but in my opinion it's a much more enjoyable story arc. Story-wise, the 2012 series from KSD is necessary to understand Carol's backstory (maybe? Though the Captain Marvel movie did it so much better and with way fewer time travel elements...). But with the 2012 series, I couldn't relate to Carol (and the art was so disruptive I could hardly focus on the dialogue). I tried re-reading it recently, searching for the same energy and enthusiasm I remember having going into the Captain Marvel movie. But 2012's issues just don't do it for me.
Fortunately this series does. This is a Carol I can relate to with the struggle to be better, the smart sassy retorts, and the desire to punch her way out of problems. And I love when she gets called on her foolish thinking too. It makes the story more tangible to me.
In the story arc spanning 2014 1-6, Captain Marvel discovers an alien in a coma. Attempting to return this alien to her home, Captain Marvel stumbles into a refugee crisis and is rightfully put in her place (see dialogue snippet above). This arc shows me so much about Captain Marvel's abilities (physical, social, and emotional).
August 8, 2023
Two big storylines and some one-offs. One of the long stories was really good, one was fun, and the one-offs at the end were on the weaker side.
November 10, 2019
This omnibus combines the trades Captain Marvel v1 Higher, Further, Faster, More (#1-6) and v2 Stay Fly (#7-11). My separate reviews below:
Volume 1 (2014) Higher, Further, Faster, More
Here comes the fun! I love laughing out loud to comics. When the writing is amazing and the characters come alive, books are so much fun. Plus we got to see the Guardians of the Galaxy. All-around, an excellent book!
The Origin of Captain Marvel by Kit was fun, too!
Volume 2 (2014) Stay Fly
Wow! This comic just keeps getting better and better! I loved every issue! This might be my fave TPB by Kelly Sue DeConnick. (So far, at least.) And there’s so much variety here - so many different things going on! (Even a cameo from .
Volume 1 (2014) Higher, Further, Faster, More
Here comes the fun! I love laughing out loud to comics. When the writing is amazing and the characters come alive, books are so much fun. Plus we got to see the Guardians of the Galaxy. All-around, an excellent book!
The Origin of Captain Marvel by Kit was fun, too!
Volume 2 (2014) Stay Fly
Wow! This comic just keeps getting better and better! I loved every issue! This might be my fave TPB by Kelly Sue DeConnick. (So far, at least.) And there’s so much variety here - so many different things going on! (Even a cameo from .
December 9, 2017
Loved it! I continue to appreciate DeConnick's way of capitalizing on an artist's strengths. Here we have graceful, fluid fight scenes, and wild hair (probably not exactly hair) and so many cats.
There is a great sense of fun, with a scene very reminiscent of walking into the Mos Eisley cantina, and a story told via overlapping letters, and a story told via rhyme. At the same time, there is remarkable poignancy in Carol's interactions with Rhodey and Tracy. As powerful as Carol is, there is always a vulnerability in her relationships.
So, when things seem to be going the way of the book Breakfast at Tiffany's, it is a relief that it instead goes the way of the movie.
There is a great sense of fun, with a scene very reminiscent of walking into the Mos Eisley cantina, and a story told via overlapping letters, and a story told via rhyme. At the same time, there is remarkable poignancy in Carol's interactions with Rhodey and Tracy. As powerful as Carol is, there is always a vulnerability in her relationships.
So, when things seem to be going the way of the book Breakfast at Tiffany's, it is a relief that it instead goes the way of the movie.
June 15, 2018
Knowing there would be a movie focused on Captain Marvel, this one caught my eye at the local library.
This is a collection of eleven issues. The first 6 or 7 form a cohesive story arc that I liked a lot. The latter issues were hit or miss, and didn’t do as much for me. I did enjoy the overlap with Guardians of the Galaxy, though!
This is a collection of eleven issues. The first 6 or 7 form a cohesive story arc that I liked a lot. The latter issues were hit or miss, and didn’t do as much for me. I did enjoy the overlap with Guardians of the Galaxy, though!
August 10, 2019
This is my favorite bound set of Captain Marvel comics to date. The first arc is some of my favorite writing and storytelling in any hero story. The Chewie arc is just perfection. And the final arc hits you in all the feels. Spectacular! DeConnick does it again!
May 8, 2017
read 5/3/17
September 26, 2017
Good solid volume, with some interesting story twists and character based focus. Well worth the read.
February 26, 2018
This excellent comic has Captain Marvel leaving Earth for space for amazing adventures.
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March 7, 2019
Once Carol gets into deep space adventures, my interest wanes. Other than Chewie, more Chewie content please.
March 12, 2019
Of the Captain Marvel I've read, this is my favorite volume so far. Good stories and character moments.
April 9, 2019
CHEWIE!!!
April 14, 2019
Saved by Goose.
December 6, 2019
Underholdende og vil bare gerne læse mere. Kan lide historien og tegnestilen som er original og ikke for forudsigelig.
December 26, 2019
Con lo bien que me cae la escritora y lo poco que me gusta sus cómics. Me ha aburrido bastante, lo único destacable es David López que aún mejorará muchísimo más.
January 26, 2020
Excellent story line. Believable dialogue. A winner!
December 6, 2023
very slow but W humor and imagery
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