As Ms. Marvel, Kamala has gained the ability to extend her limbs, alter her appearance, and shift shape in several other manners. She first uses these powers unconsciously upon emerging from her Terrigenesis cocoon looking like her role model, Carol Danvers, the current Captain Marvel. Once sh...
Marvel used a shuttle that was damaged by an attack from their new foe. Rocketing uncontrollably toward Earth, the shuttle was bombarded with the same cosmic rays that gave the Fantastic Four their powers and upon crash landing in Wakanda, both Ms. Marvel and the Thing mutated. She now ...
"Magic, absolute magic," says Kamala's father when he watches Ms Marvel use these powers in costume. But there's far more going on here than mere sorcery. At first, this ability seemed like a big departure from the comics where Ms Marvel actively changes the shape and size of her body...
Kamala's Captain Marvel transformation highlights the core of her powers in Marvel comics. Ms. Marvel is known as a polymorph, someone who can change their shape. Altering her entire appearance to look like Carol Danvers is not how Kamala typically uses her abilities, however. Ms. Marvel's c...
Marvel in the Marvel Universe (Image credit: Marvel Comics) Since she got her powers and took the name Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan has become an integral part of the Marvel Universe, particularly through her relationships with the other teen heroes of her generation. We brought up the Avengers ...
Busting Loose: Ms. Marvel and post-rape trauma in X-Men comicsThe conspicuous absence of trauma in superhero narratives is an established trope. In Avengers #200, the character Carol Danvers (aka Ms. Marvel) was subjected to a sexual assault that was characterised as non-violent, non-...
Khan would later adopt Ms. Marvel as her new moniker; however, her bangle suddenly caused her to abruptly teleport and switch places with Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau. Discovering that her light-based powers had become entangled with Danvers' and Rambeau's and that they subsequently ...
Bearing in mind we're not even sure that Kamala's MCU bracelet has anything to do with either set of Marvel Comics artifacts we've outlined, the bangle is shown as the catalyst for activating her powers rather than their actual source. As for where her powers actually come from, well, ...
Marvel series featuring Kamala Khan has been tremendously popular, having garnered significant media attention since its launch in 2014. This article analyses the representation of freaked and Othered bodies in the series. It suggests that the visual representation of Kamala's extraordinary flexibility ...
Marvel's powers and comic book origin are intrinsically tied to the Inhumans and this is something that has been intentionally changed for the MCU. In the comics, Kamala Khan is also an Inhuman who gained her abilities when she inhaled the Inhumans' Terrigen Mists. The comic book Ms. Marvel...