Ms. Marvel is confusing.

I like this volume, and I like Kamala as a character, but there is little about her introduction into the Marvel Universe that makes sense. Perhaps that is intentional, but it makes the pages feel a little empty in this first installment.

Kamala is a relatively normal teenager who loves superheroes, has to deal with being the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, and stumbles into powers that are neither explained nor defined. From what I can tell, she has the powers of Reed Richards and Ant Man combined, though it doesn't seem as though even she knows what that means. At the same time, she dons the name of Ms. Marvel, whose powers seem completely different from her own and I don't entirely understand the established persona theft when this could have easily been an entirely new hero. Maybe she will be at some point, but I doubt it.

That said, this introduction is fun, and while I would have liked to see her figure herself out more, I'm sure that will come. I've no doubt of the importance of this new Ms. Marvel, perhaps the first muslim superhero ever, but that doesn't automatically make this amazing. Nevertheless, I am hooked enough to continue.