Captain Marvel By Kelly Thompson Vol. 1

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On sale Sep 05, 2023 | 296 Pages | 9781302950989

Captain Marvel comes home! Carol Danvers has spent months in space protecting the planet, but now she's back on Earth. And New York City has never looked so good - until a powerful villain turns Manhattan's Roosevelt Island into an apocalyptic wasteland! Now, cut off from the rest of the world, Carol needs a new crew - including Spider-Woman, Hazmat and Echo - to kick-start a revolution! Then, Captain Marvel enlists in the War of the Realms! But when her Kree heritage is exposed to the world in dramatic fashion, Carol goes from beloved hero to Public Enemy No. 1! As a new hero steps into the limelight, Carol can't help but wonder: Does the world even need Captain Marvel anymore? Plus: Head into the future for Carol Danvers' final story! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) #1-11 and CAPTAIN MARVEL: THE END.
Kelly Thompson has a degree in sequential art from the Savannah College of Art & Design and wrote the cult hit Jem and the Holograms for IDW. She published her first graphic novel, Heart in a Box, with Dark Horse in 2015 and has written two novels: Storykiller (2014) and The Girl Who Would Be King (2012). Thompson debuted at Marvel in 2015 co-writing Captain Marvel & the Carol Corps and A-Force. She has since made a name for herself on such books as Hawkeye, West Coast Avengers, Captain Marvel, and the Rogue-and-Gambit-starring Mr. and Mrs. X. Thompson’s Black Widow won the 2021 Eisner Award for best new series.

Spanish artist and Marvel Stormbreaker Carmen Carnero captivated readers with her exquisite illustrations for Captain Marvel and Miles Morales: Spider-Man. In addition to eye-catching covers, her fast-growing list of Marvel credits includes such titles as Cyclops, X-Factor, Hellions and X-Men Red.

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Captain Marvel comes home! Carol Danvers has spent months in space protecting the planet, but now she's back on Earth. And New York City has never looked so good - until a powerful villain turns Manhattan's Roosevelt Island into an apocalyptic wasteland! Now, cut off from the rest of the world, Carol needs a new crew - including Spider-Woman, Hazmat and Echo - to kick-start a revolution! Then, Captain Marvel enlists in the War of the Realms! But when her Kree heritage is exposed to the world in dramatic fashion, Carol goes from beloved hero to Public Enemy No. 1! As a new hero steps into the limelight, Carol can't help but wonder: Does the world even need Captain Marvel anymore? Plus: Head into the future for Carol Danvers' final story! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) #1-11 and CAPTAIN MARVEL: THE END.

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Kelly Thompson has a degree in sequential art from the Savannah College of Art & Design and wrote the cult hit Jem and the Holograms for IDW. She published her first graphic novel, Heart in a Box, with Dark Horse in 2015 and has written two novels: Storykiller (2014) and The Girl Who Would Be King (2012). Thompson debuted at Marvel in 2015 co-writing Captain Marvel & the Carol Corps and A-Force. She has since made a name for herself on such books as Hawkeye, West Coast Avengers, Captain Marvel, and the Rogue-and-Gambit-starring Mr. and Mrs. X. Thompson’s Black Widow won the 2021 Eisner Award for best new series.

Spanish artist and Marvel Stormbreaker Carmen Carnero captivated readers with her exquisite illustrations for Captain Marvel and Miles Morales: Spider-Man. In addition to eye-catching covers, her fast-growing list of Marvel credits includes such titles as Cyclops, X-Factor, Hellions and X-Men Red.

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