Kamala Khan, the 16-year-old heroine of the new Marvel Disney+ series 'Ms. Marvel,' makes her live-action debut in a winning teen series that's so endearing, it would still be worth watching even if it didn't involve superheroes at all.
). The adults in Kamala’s life all want her to get her head out of the clouds and start focusing on her future. But when an old family heirloom unlocks some phenomenal cosmic powers, her superhero fandom suddenly gets some unexpected real-world applications.
Though Marvel has big screen plans for Ms. Khan — who will next pop up in the "Captain Marvel" sequel, "The Marvels" — one of the best things about "Ms. Marvel" is that Kamala’s origin story feels like a proper TV show, not just an event miniseries. The two episodes screened for critics mostly focus on introducing a sprawling ensemble of endearing characters and a quirky world you want to return to week after week.
But what the series lacks in whiz-pow superhero effects, it makes up for in heaps of style elsewhere, spearheaded by head directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah . Kamala’s overactive imagination is brought to life via animated sequences and fantasy interludes. In one memorable moment, graffiti springs to life as she’s brainstorming ideas for how to personalize her Captain Marvel cosplay for the first ever "AvengerCon.
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