On Monday, Marvel released a teaser for the return of Captain Marvel. The big question was, who would Captain Marvel actually be? Would Mar-Vell be returning from the dead? We made the argument that Captain Marvel should be Carol Danvers, aka Ms. Marvel because she was worthy and deserved her own series. It turns out, that is who Captain Marvel will be.

Yesterday at WonderCon in Anaheim, Marvel confirmed that Carol Danvers would become Captain Marvel in a new ongoing series written by Kelly Sue DeConnick with art by Dexter Soy.

Kelly Sue DeConnick said the following:

My pitch was called ‘Pilot’ and the take can pretty much be summed up with ‘Carol Danvers as Chuck Yeager. Carol's the virtual definition of a Type A personality. She's a competitor and a control freak. At the start of our series, we see Carol pre-Captain Marvel, pre-NASA even, back when she was a fiercely competitive pilot. We'll see her meeting one of her aviation heroes and we'll see her youthful bravado, her swagger. Then over the course of the first arc we're going to watch her find her way back to that hungry place. She'll have to figure out how to be both Captain Marvel and Chuck Yeager—to marry the responsibility of that legacy with the sheer joy being nearly invulnerable and flying really [expletive] fast.

“My playlist for this series is heavy on AC/DC, Heart and Pat Benatar.

We'll have to wait until July to see how Carol handles taking on the mantle of Captain Marvel and what new dangers she will face in her new role.

:yucky: i don't like the costume. i don't like her new hairstyle. :(

ya im not sure why she has to have shorter hair lol

I don't like Carol Danvers [whutntme] :grin:

:lollol: I think she likes you less

Good I'm pleased :lol3:

It sucks that Spider-Woman saved her after her little fall of the Golden Gate Bridge :grin:

One of the biggest pieces of news coming out of this past weekend's WonderCon in Anaheim was Marvel's new Captain Marvel series, debuting in July.

The book — written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and illustrated by Dexter Soy — not only puts long-time "Ms. Marvel" Carol Danvers into the storied role of "Captain Marvel," it also provides the Marvel hero with a new costume, one seemingly much more functional — and much more covered up — than the character's past outfits.
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The costume was designed by Phonogram and X-Men: Season One artist Jamie McKelvie, who talked to Newsarama about his approach to the costume, the importance of retaining a link to the past and what it means to him as a Marvel fan that Carol Danvers is now Captain Marvel.

Newsarama: Jamie, strictly as a Carol Danvers fan, how excited are you about the character finally taking on the role of Captain Marvel in her new series?

Jamie McKelvie: Very! She's a great, complex character. I think she should/can be every bit as much of a flagship character as Captain America or Iron Man. Being Ms. Marvel was a great and bold move when the character was created, but there's a sense with it that she is "just" a female counterpart to a male superhero. With the name change, she's standing up there under her own power.
<b>Captain Marvel #1</b> cover by Ed McGuinness.

Captain Marvel #1

cover by Ed McGuinness.
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Nrama: Obviously, a huge component is that it's a rare superhero costume — male or female — that actually appears fairly practical. Was that a major part of the goal from the start? In general, would you like to see the mainstream comic book industry move more towards that direction?

McKelvie: I wouldn't say necessarily practical — but that's a result of us trying to create something that came out of her character and background in the military. I think the best and strongest costumes arise from the character's personality, backstory and so on.

It deserves a much longer answer, but I'd like to see more consideration for what message a female character's design is putting across. I think we, as an industry, are getting better at it though, which is heartening.

Nrama: Though the look is new, there are definite touches of past costumes, most prominently the sash. Was it a priority for you to incorporate elements of what's come before?

McKelvie: Yes — we wanted to provide a link to her past while also striking out with something new. So you've got the basic layout of the first Ms. Marvel/Captain Marvel colors, but flipped, the sash from the Warbird look, then the stripes, gloves/boots and collar taking inspiration from her Air Force life. In the same way Captain America's costume is very much superhero, but also tells you he comes from an army background.
<b>Captain Marvel #2</b> cover by Ed McGuinness.

Captain Marvel #2

cover by Ed

McGuinness.
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Nrama: Along with the costume, Carol's hairstyle when in costume is also striking — though I know it's pinned back rather than cut, how important was that style to the overall presentation? It all seems to work really well together, adding up to a look that's very distinct and obviously very different from typical female superhero outfits.

McKelvie: Firstly, all credit where it's due — the helmet/hair combo was Joe Quesada's idea (and how cool is it I got to collaborate with him on this?). He did some sketches of it to show the hair kind of replacing the fin of the Kree helmet, and what the style would be like to make it work, and we went from there.

Distinct is good though — how many female superheroes have the same long hair? It certainly makes her stand out when in costume, and again is part of marking a new era for her. The helmet is kind of a visual indicator of drama — when she has it on, you know things are about to get intense.

her zipper's right down to her crotch :mellow:

it kinda has to be so u can take it off lol

New Captain Marvel, with boobs? sex009