Ms. Marvel #3 (Marvel)

writer: G. Willow Wilson
artist: Adrian Alphona

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That girl in the big panel at the bottom is Kamala Khan, who as of this issue still looks like the Carol Danvers blonde Ms. Marvel when she's actually being a superhero.  Her reaction to hearing about Ms. Marvel's exploits typifies the whole series to this point.

Yes, she is terrified.  

That's one of the refreshing things about G. Willow Wilson's Ms. Marvel.  A lot like Brian Michael Bendis's penchant for extended origin stories (typically featuring a version of Ultimate Spider-Man), expect a lot of the superhero in their civilian identity not having an easy time of transitioning into being a superhero.  This is where the series starts to get interesting, loses some of its early pesky quirks, like Kamala's inability to control her new powers (there are good comics to be made out of that sort of thing, but that wasn't necessarily a strength of the first two issues here).  In fact, there's a whole sequence of her successfully controlling her powers for the first time.  About time!

The most notable thing about this series, of course, is Kamala's Islamic faith, which to say the least is completely atypical in comics.  Half of her struggles in this series have to do with struggling with her faith, trying to be secular and faithful at the same time (a common theme in Wilson's fiction), which is not made easier by Kamala's relationship with Bruno, which has only become more complicated since her transformation.  In a perfect world, she would've been able to rely on him for support.  The thing is, Kamala does not live in a perfect world, and refreshingly, that doesn't mean there are costumed nutcases looking to destroy the world or whatnot every other minute.

In fact, by the end of the issue, the first villain she actively confronts is Bruno's own brother, who in a misguided attempt to use Bruno's position at Circle Q (a convenience store) in his favor, sticks on a ski mask and pretends to stick him up.  Kamala has no idea what's going on, and gets shot for her efforts.

You'll have to wait until I review the next issue to find out how that pans out, or perhaps start reading this comic for yourself.  It's storytelling that only gets better.