Ms. Marvel #7 (Marvel)

writer: G. Willow Wilson
artist: Jacob Wyatt

via Things Matter

The two-part Wolverine guestie (a term I just made up) concludes, moving along the series as a whole with, y'know, the power of imagination.

That's the unexpected power of Ms. Marvel, which you might otherwise think of as "that Muslim comic."  The truth is, G. Willow Wilson is clever enough as a writer to have things like facets to her storytelling.

I guess I hadn't realized it at the time, but the first issue actually was a tie-in to the recent Inhumanity crossover event featuring, as you may or may not have guessed, the Inhumans (the X-Men if they were a lot like the New Gods).  That's the secret origin of the mist that gave Kamala Khan her powers.

That and developments in the Inventor arc, which lately has involved a lot more Inventor.

That and Wolverine, who has been in the midst of definitely-probably-permanently-dying, without the benefit of his nifty regenerative powers, imparting on Kamala the importance of not completely relying on her nifty new powers.

And it only seemed like a giant digression from what the first five issues had been doing, an excuse to feature Wolverine and storytelling that doesn't specifically relate to Kamala's Muslim faith issues, which after all is one of the big draws of the series.  Okay, the big draw.

Guest artist Jacob Wyatt unexpectedly brought a more cartoonish look to the series for the arc, and it really worked to keep the mood light.  I mean, it kept Wolverine in a good enough mood to humor Kamala, the way he used to other junior heroes like Kitty Pryde and Jubilee, so that he and/or the reader wasn't thinking definitely-probably-permanently-dying the whole time.

Again, that's to the considerable prowess of Wilson, and the facets she brings to her storytelling.

By the end of the issue, a new supporting character is introduced.  But more on that next issue.