The story opens with Captain Marvel, and others, entering a market. They disperse, and then someone named Tic disappears. Flash back to six weeks ago. Captain Marvel is in New York. Iron Man asks her to go to space to represent the Avengers. In space she meets the Guardians of the Galaxy and they find Tic, who Captain Marvel takes to her home planet. Then she fights for them in a battle to keep them on their planet.
If that sounds confusing and disjointed, that’s because it was. This was the first Captain Marvel comic I’ve read and I was disappointed. I thought it would be more of an origin story, like many of the Marvel reboots have been in recent years. There were many parts in the graphic novel that didn’t even have Captain Marvel in them. I didn’t understand why the story focused on the other planet when she was supposed to be the main character.
My favourite part was when she teamed up with the Guardians of the Galaxy because I’m more familiar with them than Captain Marvel. I understood their personalities and purpose. Since this story didn’t provide a background for Captain Marvel, I didn’t feel connected to her in any way.
Unfortunately this graphic novel fell flat for me. However, it made me want to pick up a Guardians of the Galaxy comic, so it wasn’t all bad!
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