Category: G. Willow Wilson

+ A Very Large Expanse of Sea, Adrian Alphona, G. Willow Wilson, hussein rashid, Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel, Tahereh Mafi, toni morrison
Whiteness in “Ms. Marvel” and Tahereh Mafi’s “A Very Large Expanse of Sea”
As you know, I typically choose a few new texts to teach each semester, mainly so I can expand my knowledge on topics that I may not be familiar with. I do it to educate myself as much as to educate my students. This semester, for my Multiethnic American Literature class, I chose to include Tahereh Mafi’s A Very Large Expanse of Sea and I selected … Read More Whiteness in “Ms. Marvel” and Tahereh Mafi’s “A Very Large Expanse of Sea”

+ Adrian Alphona, Carol Danvers, comics, G. Willow Wilson, identity, Kamala Khan, marvel comics, Ms. Marvel
Kamala Khan or Ms. Marvel? Identity in “Ms. Marvel: No Normal”: Part III
Today, I’m going to wrap up my discussion of identity in G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona’s Ms. Marvel: No Normal by looking at some panels from the issues #3 and #4 of the volume. Specifically, I want to look at the scene with Kamala in the girls’ locker room at her school and the scene when the police arrive at the Circle Q. … Read More Kamala Khan or Ms. Marvel? Identity in “Ms. Marvel: No Normal”: Part III

+ Adrian Alphona, captain america, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, comics, G. Willow Wilson, Kamala Khan, marvel comics, Ms. Marvel, Muslim, superhero
Kamala Khan or Ms. Marvel? Identity in “Ms. Marvel: No Normal”: Part II
Last post, I wrote about the opening pages of G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona’s Ms. Marvel: No Normal. Over the next couple of posts, I want to continue that discussion. Specifically, I want to focus on three sections/panels in the volume. These panels appear at different stages as Kamala struggles with her identity, but each, in its own way, highlights this struggle.