REVIEW: Captain Marvel #5

[CBR News]

Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Emma Rios deliver a beautiful "Captain Marvel" #5 with a killer cliffhanger ending.


Full review here.

[DebkoX]

I'm glad its ending soon, this arc is kinda dragging.

[Swashbuckler]

It's just stupid. She can fly. Get your sorry ass out of that plane!

[junesdisco]

It's just stupid. She can fly. Get your sorry ass out of that plane!

But planes are cool.

I agree that this arc feels a bit (ok a lot) aimless but I think I'm too excited to see awesome women doing awesome things that I don't really care. Also, I like planes and love that just because Carol can fly planeless doesn't mean she's lost her love of them.

Still, I hope the next arc is tighter.

[Songbird/Diamondback]

I know this is a book about female empowerment...but beating up security guards who did nothing just makes me think they're assholes, not empowered...

[DebkoX]

Also I rather dexters art.

[TsaiMeLemoni]

I am hoping the new arc after this one looks more entertaining so that maybe I'll finally pick up this title.

[FriendRoss]

I know this is a book about female empowerment...but beating up security guards who did nothing just makes me think they're assholes, not empowered...

no no no... thats what empowerment is about. taking advantage of other people you have a leg up on


carry on carol... beat on helpless non powered men

[jyeager11]

Saw the word "Review" on the front page and immediately knew CBR loved it.

Is there some kind of agreement between CBR and Marvel/DC that none of the negative reviews will ever make the front page?

I mean, is there any point clicking on a front page review anymore? We know the critic will say the issue is awesome. What's the point of even reading the review? If it's on the front page, it's glowing.

[Vantine]

DeConnicks run on Captain Marvel has been.....not good. And Soy's dreadful, clunky, clumsey, magic marker drawn van art sure isn't helping matters. Which is why I was very happy to see Rios on this issue. As far as the writing goes, we get it. DeConnick likes Chuck Yeager and jets. But Carol is getting completely lost in DeConnicks odd Boeing commercial. Issue 5 is also incomprehensible to a new reader. The intro page tells the reader virtually nothing. The star of the book seems to be Helen until the last third. Carols "think bubbles" sound more like "Puter" from the old Deathlock comics than an actual person thinking. But hey, I bought it for Rios. When she's gone, I'm gone.

[Vantine]

no no no... Thats what empowerment is about. Taking advantage of other people you have a leg up on


carry on carol... Beat on helpless non powered men

this! So this!!

[Songbird/Diamondback]

DeConnicks run on Captain Marvel has been.....not good. And Soy's dreadful, clunky, clumsey, magic marker drawn van art sure isn't helping matters. Which is why I was very happy to see Rios on this issue. As far as the writing goes, we get it. DeConnick likes Chuck Yeager and jets. But Carol is getting completely lost in DeConnicks odd Boeing commercial. Issue 5 is also incomprehensible to a new reader. The intro page tells the reader virtually nothing. The star of the book seems to be Helen until the last third. Carols "think bubbles" sound more like "Puter" from the old Deathlock comics than an actual person thinking. But hey, I bought it for Rios. When she's gone, I'm gone.

I got into a discussion with someone on Tumblr about this.

After issue 1, I don't think Carol is the lead of this story. It seems more like she's backseating to the girls of history. Honestly, if we lose this book and people start claiming people hate women and all that, I would simply say "it's not that coherent of a narrative and the protagonist isn't even that involved."

Simply saying, this story could have been told with any Marvel hero to a point. Why not make it more personal to Carol?

[DebkoX]

I'm just interested to see whether Helen ruins carols moment.

[bskell]

I got into a discussion with someone on Tumblr about this.

After issue 1, I don't think Carol is the lead of this story. It seems more like she's backseating to the girls of history. Honestly, if we lose this book and people start claiming people hate women and all that, I would simply say "it's not that coherent of a narrative and the protagonist isn't even that involved."

Simply saying, this story could have been told with any Marvel hero to a point. Why not make it more personal to Carol?

This is what bothers me about this book. It's a completely crappy book but I keep seeing that if we don't like it and it gets canceled it somehow reflects our feelings on womankind. If it somehow is attached to it, well that really sucks for women. It's just not good, but it's not the hero's fault. It could have been any other hero in it's place and it'd suck. At this point I'd rather them just make a "hells yeah Women are just awesome book, here's some stories" than dragging CM along for it.

[Bookem Danno]

Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Emma Rios deliver a beautiful "Captain Marvel" #5 with a killer cliffhanger ending.


Full review here.

The ONLY redeeming part was the cliffhanger, otherwise my interest in this title is, unfortunately, falling faster than a dive bomber. The artist change was welcome from the last issue effort but still NOT suited for this type title.