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Never Answering the Real Question: Was the Death of Rainbow Toots Avenged?

December 27, 2015 by Quorren 2 Comments

 Wouldn’t we all have been friends with the weird girl in school that wrote Captain America saving unicorns from space aliens fanfic?  (Or you were the weird girl yourself.)  My point is (and I think the point of the recasting of Ms./Captain Marvel as an immigrant who is Muslim) that what is normally presented as “that one weird kid” in high school is really not that uncommon.  “That one weird kid” is legion.  Everyone’s teen years were awkward as hell, whether you were the popular […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Adrian Alphona, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, ms. marvel, No Normal, Quorren

Quorren's CBR7 Review No:81 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Adrian Alphona, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, ms. marvel, No Normal, Quorren ·
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Ms. Marvel is Magnificently Marvelous!

January 8, 2015 by AmySaysREAD 4 Comments

Hey y’all! I just read the new Ms. Marvel, featuring a Muslim-American teen, and it is AWESOME. My full review is over on my blog. I hope you like it as much as I did!

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: 2014 publication, Adrian Alphona, comic books, diversity, female protagonist;, females writers in a male dominated era, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, kick ass heroines, Marvel Comics, superheroes

AmySaysREAD's CBR7 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: 2014 publication, Adrian Alphona, comic books, diversity, female protagonist;, females writers in a male dominated era, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, kick ass heroines, Marvel Comics, superheroes ·
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