Captain Marvel #1 *Spoilers*

[lilyinblue]

Personal reasons aside...

I was super excited the second this book was announced. I love Carol Danvers and Kelly Sue seemed to want to portray her in the way I like her best.

This did not disappoint in the slightest. It definitely seems like more of a set-up book than anything... making a statement about who Carol Danvers is now. The last few pages, I thought, in outer space with the hand-written lettering... were especially beautiful, both in how they looked and what they were trying to say.

[BrotherUnitNo_4]

Skimmed it in the store but I still couldn't come to terms with the art. From what I saw though, the writing is on point.

[GCA-FF]

The artwork was awesome!!! That said...the mask when she wore a couple times looks funny.

[The_Ronin]

LOVED IT!

More subtle than I was expecting but beautiful and emotional, Loved the storyline and the art worked great on it. A hook for issue 2 would of been nice, but I was already sold on it months ago so no big deal for me. Great book. Recommending it to my friends now.

[Marvel_Adam]

The issue and the character felt very personal, which is a welcomed change of pace. I've never liked the character because she seemed rather 1-dimensional and very arrogant and self-righteous. However Kelly Sue D. has pretty much humanised her, and shown her arrogance to, yes, be an annoying trait a times, but remind us that we all have such traits. They're all part of us.

[Juggernaut Punch]

The art was great on this. I've never been a Carol Denvers fan, she always came of as bossy and one-dimensional to me but I'm giving this book a shot (mostly based on the art)

[Prof. Warren]

Awesome issue. I hadn't planned on picking this up but I'm glad I did. I love that it's a first issue that didn't just feel like a tease to a drawn-out arc but a issue that felt complete in and of itself while leaving you invested in the character enough to return for #2. Consider me a regular reader from here on out.

[Ed Sizzers]

Skimmed it in the store but I still couldn't come to terms with the art.

Likewise. Didn't read enough to judge the writing though, cos the art put me off. I confess, I'll read a pretty but not-brilliantly written book. But if the art's bad (or, in this case, just a a bit too severe), then it wouldn't matter how well a book is written, it won't be for me. Thus making Captain Marvel the first female solo book published by Marvel, DC (and most of the indies) that I haven't picked up since I started buying comics 20'ish years ago.

And the costume is still awful.

[Jadenewt]

Skimmed it in the store but I still couldn't come to terms with the art. From what I saw though, the writing is on point.

I agree the story was OK.. but the art just doesn't work for me..

[billee0918]

Was a little worried based on previews, pretty much because I wasn't thrilled with the art, but I loved it!

IMO the art improved greatly as the book progressed and I greatly enjoyed the story, particularly how Carol came to claim her new name. I even liked the mask much more than I thought.

3.5 stars from me!

[drakeon]

The art is just not suited for a book like this. Books need a "feel" to it, and the art style does not match the concept very well. The story was fine, but the art just kills it for me.

[FIFTY-TWO (52)]

As an introductory story, it was okay, but there's no hook to make a reader come back. The art was a bit inconsistent, looking muddied in the action scenes, but much nicer in the scenes with Carol, her brother, and Cobb. I'll give it a few more issues to really grab me.

3/5

[rsreed13]

I really enjoyed this. It was my pick of the week. I like Soy's art style (though I can understand why others would not) and KSD's writing was strong and on point, if not a little flawed.

Either way, I'm sold. After Avenging Spider-Man #9 and this issue, I added it to my pull file.

[nosocialize100]

Looooove this issue. Sold on the art, sold on the story sold on the dialogue. I reviewed it with pictures at the link in my signature. Great stuff.

You can always tell a book is plotted well when the ebb and flow makes it enjoyable to turn the page. In some instances you’re turning the page to something you didn’t expect. In a bad way. The writer crafted a great story here cutting from action, to backstory, to the internal conflict of the character nicely.

[Mecegirl]

I loved the writing! But I do agree that it feels like more of a one shot.

I am half and half on the art. It actually fit the non action scenes beautifully IMO. But there is just too much motion for the action scenes.