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Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Down by Kelly Sue DeConnick
4.0

Whoa, a Captain Marvel book I really enjoyed. I knew it would eventually happen.

This one is a lot more family/friend drama, and I think that's when Carol becomes more interesting. With dealing with her dying friend and her cancer, to working on defending the world from a giant T-Rex, with also dealing with her own sickness she is developing, this poor super lady has a lot on her plate. Once she starts helping others it just goes to show how much it is effecting her. She's gain headaches that are so killer than if she continues flying it'll wipe out her memories complete after a brain leak. So it's best she doesn't fly, but someone is behind all this, and won't let that happen.

This volume works better because get to see Carol just living her everyday life. You get to see her friends and family she cares about. You enjoy this character for everything she stands for. That's why this worked so well, with solid pacing, and super fun set pieces. Sometimes the art was great but other times it was very very scratchy and hard to see what was happening.

Overall a really impressive volume that helps grow Carol into Captain Marvel! A 4 out of 5.