Captain Marvel: Liberation Run Prose Novel (Novels of the Marvel Universe)

New or old, MCU or 616, comics or novels, the author found a great middle ground for all fans to like. I didn't have high expectations for this novel, so I was actually pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I was so enthralled that I read it in one night (not a super quick read since it's 280 pages with medium/large font so work sucked the next morning but worth it). If you're coming from the MCU, you'll still be able to jump right in without being confused. I feel it'll actually make you love Carol even more if you're a new fan. I would actually recommend this to people who are new fans and want to learn more about Carol, but are a little intimidated by the comics, and definitely recommend it if comics are just not your thing but want to know more about Carol's character.WARNING, very, slight spoilers ahead with my more in-depth feelings and book comparison:......The thing that surprised me most about this book: Carol is not the star. Instead the young woman she meets, steals the spotlight and I love it. I'm an avid badge carrying Carol Corps member, and the young woman, Rhi, realizes how much strength she herself has after spending time with Carol, just how Captain Marvel makes me feel. I might be more biased on this review than I thought..... Continuing... After meeting, Carol and Rhi form a team and heroism ensues. For MCU fans you'll find familiar faces. For hardcore Carol fanatics, you'll have familiar banter as well as a great surprise!If I had to compare this book to a mainstream one I would call this "Handmaid's Tale Lite + Superheroes", because of this, I myself wouldn't really recommend this to every child under 12 (so protective parents I suggest a personal read through to judge yourself, I don't personally have kids nor do I know yours), although there is nothing super explicit or gory when it touches on the darker themes. I would classify it as a Young Adult prose novel, so a very easy read. It's also definitely a female empowerment book touching on historical and current themes. There are amazing, powerful women, but there are also not so great ones. There are horrible men, but also caring, endearing ones. In this sense, the book is very balanced. There are also LGBTQ characters, POC, and aliens! You'll feel horrified and angry, as well as smart and powerful. You will have fun, but your heart will also feel heavy at times. It really is a MARVELous book.Mild gripes: The hardcover book is not done in signatures (so it can open easier / lay flatter) which is very disappointing for a 280 page book, although the cover wrap is beautiful with spot gloss. If you're purely a comic fan, you might find the extra paragraph or two to introduce new characters you already know to a scene slightly tedious. If you're an avid novel reader, you might wish there was more detail, painted scenes. I'm both, so I was internally conflicted because I'm reading about Carol Danvers, but it's not a comic book...but it's a novel...about superheroes...Non-biased, overall I give it a solid 4 stars for what it is. Totally biased: 5 stars, I give it an extra star for being about Carol Danvers! So 5 stars!! Give it a try, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I'm already on my second read through.

I fell in love with Carol Danvers during Kelly Sue DeConnick’s redefining run. I liked her new costume, her new outlook and her unabashed joy of flying. Marvel had finally delivered a superheroine as powerful (if not more so) than Wonder Woman, who was also full of hope and love. This is one of the first YA novels to come from Marvel’s new deal with Titan Books. Even though it is timed to coincide with Captain Marvel’s film debut, this book is adapted from the comic universe. Carol is the main character, but we also meet many characters from the comics: the Inhuman Queen Medusa, Cassie Lang and Ant-Man, Mantis, the totally awesome Hulk, Amadeus Cho, and a new-to-me character, Hepzibah.Rhi, a young Inhuman woman, crashes on Earth looking for help. Her people have been enslaved on the world of Damaria. These Inhuman settlers left Earth to find a new home, but instead found a prison where woman are property and their powers carefully controlled or suppressed. If this sounds a lot like The Handmaid’s Tale, Scott Lang agrees with you – as he specifically says so when Carol recruits him for the mission! Carol seems surprised he knew the book, and he explains that he read it to keep up with and understand his teen daughter Cassie. That candid revelation helps ground these extraordinary heroes in “our” world. There’s a certain segment of readers who will probably be turned off by this unabashedly feminist story, but many more will embrace a more fully developed heroine. Carol is confident and powerful, but that doesn’t mean life has been/is always easy. She had to fight for a place in a male-dominated field. She has experienced sexual harassment and knows other women still do. So when she gets to Damaria, her rage at the oppression there is understandable, and readers will be happy to see her unleashed.In addition to a great story, with lots of inventive action sequences, I love the team Carol put together: Scott, who has a daughter facing a world that still struggles with inequality; Mantis (not at all like the film version), whose incredible empathic power nearly cripples her when the pain of an entire planet of oppressed women hits her; Amadeus, a young genius bursting to prove himself and help a new friend; and Hepzibah, a warrior who refuses to be humble when her skills are so obviously superior. And finally, there is Rhi, who risked everything to escape the horror and is brave enough to go back for her sisters. The interactions among this group are riveting, and I was surprised at how much character development the author squeezed into the book for all of them. Naturally, the team encounters many obstacles on their mission, including a power dampener that blocks Carol’s flight ability, so they have to use their minds as much as their powers to overcome.This being a YA superhero novel, readers get an ending that The Handmaid’s Tale couldn’t provide. This story has a lot of action, a lot of heart and a great young protagonist; it was so good I read it straight through in one day. Highly recommended!

Though only a little of this was from Avengers movies, I did love this. I used to collect comics from age 12 until age 50 something. But then the comics (which I collected all of them out there) changed dramatically and became darker which was a total turn off for me. Ended up getting rid of all of them (some 5,000). But this book intrigued me especially after I had seen Ms Marvel the movie so gave it a read. I did enjoy it and wish there were more stories like this one of her. Highly recommend giving this a look see.

I have never read any of the comics, but going off my limited knowledge of Captain Marvel, this book was fantastic!The story moves quickly and there never seemed to be a dull moment. It’s awesome to see a novel about a powerful woman superhero - I certainly hope there will be more of these involving Captain Marvel!

I loved it!

The contrite leftist political propaganda within this novel ruin whatever charm and good things the novel has.

Weather you like female empowerment or just a marvel fan this book is a good read for anyone thank you

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