Ms. Marvel Reading Guide

Hello and welcome to the Kamala Khan Ms. Marvel Comics Reading Guide!

Here at The Cosmic Circus we are so excited for the new Ms. Marvel show coming this June. Despite being such a new character, Ms. Marvel’s solo title and team appearances have already made her one of the best characters Marvel has ever created! To get into her comics, you can just start from the beginning and read as much as you like. In the Quick Start are some of her most important arcs, including the same stories we expect to see in the show. There’s a lot to love, so take your time and enjoy it!

Ms. Marvel comics quick start:

• Ms. Marvel: No Normal (2014) #1-5
• Ms. Marvel: Crushed (2014) #12-15
• Ms. Marvel: Last Days (2014) #16-19
• Ms. Marvel: Super Famous (2015) #4-6 (aka “Army of One”)
• Ms. Marvel: Civil War II (2015) #8-12 (Pakistan and Bruno stories only)
• Ms. Marvel: Mecca (2015) #19-24
• Ms. Marvel: Teenage Wasteland (2015) #29-30 (aka “Something New”)
• Ms. Marvel: Outlawed (2019) #15-18
• Marvel’s Voices: Identity (2021) #1 (“Seeing Red”)
• Love Unlimited: Ms. Marvel & Red Dagger (2022) #1-6
• Ms. Marvel: New Mutant (2023) #1-4
• Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace (2024) #1-4

And this is just the beginning! Listed below is so much more, and you know what? She’s worth all of it.

So far there hasn’t been a consistent omnibus series for Ms. Marvel comics, but we can only hope this changes in the near future. Instead, the Ms. Marvel series has been collected as individual trades (in various sizes), so to collect the whole series you’ll have to pick up the trades one by one. In the guide below, we’ll learn the differences between the collections so you can make the best decisions for yourself. As always, I’ve also included tie-in events and side stories to embiggen your reading experience! So start from the top, take a look, and have a good time reading!

“Good is not a thing you are. It’s a thing you do.”

 

• Ms. Marvel: No Normal (2014) #1-5
• Ms. Marvel: Generation Why (2014) #6-11
• Ms. Marvel: Crushed (2014) #12-15
• Ms. Marvel: Last Days (2014) #16-19
  • Leads into Secret Wars (2015)
• Also collected as:
  • Ms. Marvel: Kamala Khan
  • Ms. Marvel: Metamorphosis
• Also collected as:
  • Ms. Marvel Omnibus Volume 1

 

Extra reading:

• Captain Marvel (2012) #14, 17
• All-New Marvel NOW! Point One (2014) #1 (aka Ms. Marvel Infinite #1)
• SHIELD (2014) #2
  • Included in Ms. Marvel: Crushed
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8
  • Included in Ms. Marvel: Last Days
• Inhumans: Attilan Rising (2015)
  • Secret Wars (2015) tie-in

 

G. Willow Wilson’s iconic run continues absolutely uninterrupted! Just like before, start with #1 (Ms. Marvel: Super Famous) and don’t stop until you read finish #38 (Ms. Marvel: Time and Again)!

Show notes: #2 introduces Tyesha Hillman, a recurring character throughout the series, and #4-6 is the wedding of Tyesha and Kamala’s brother Aamir. The prologues of #8-12 tell the story of how Ms. Marvel’s bangles were passed down from her great-grandmother (which I also wrote about last month), as well as Kamala’s own journey to Pakistan. #19-22 feature Kamala’s family celebrating Eid, which is rudely interrupted by a shady organization named K.I.N.D.! And finally, Red Dagger is the co-star of #23-30, with special emphasis on #23-24 and 29-30. All of these story elements are expected to be strong influences on the upcoming Marvel Studios show!

• Ms. Marvel: Super Famous (2015) #1-6
• Ms. Marvel: Civil War II (2015) #7-12
• Ms. Marvel: Damage Per Second (2015) #13-18
• Ms. Marvel: Mecca (2015) #19-24
• Ms. Marvel: Teenage Wasteland (2015) #25-30
• Ms. Marvel: Time and Again (2015) #31-38
• Also collected as:
  • • Ms. Marvel: Army of One
    • Ms. Marvel: Game Over
    • Ms. Marvel: Something New

 

Extra reading:

• Generations: Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel (2017) #1
  • Before Ms. Marvel (2015) #25
• Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Ms. Marvel and the Teleporting Dog (2018) #1-2