The tragedy of collecting comics in paperback volumes instead of single issues is I fall perpetually behind. The comedy side is when volumes do come out, I emit noises similar to kids' on a Christmas morning. I was delighted to find DAMAGE PER SECOND on my local bookstore's shelves and bought it outright.

While Civil War II and other Marvel Universe-wide apocalypses took stage in the last volumes, DAMAGE PER SECOND's collection focuses back on Jersey City and its inhabitants. Wilson's writing continues to leave no prisoners in its relevance. Kamala almost breaks the fourth wall with instructions on how to vote and combat gerrymandering. The next villain is an ever-evolving Doc.X virus that reads as an easy cipher for cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and toxic internet culture. Characters deal and heal from such violations of privacy as leaked nudes and being outed without consent. It's no wonder that this series is popular with teens: these are the sorts of things teens live with every day, and hopefully Kamala struggling through will help them.

Kamala's character arc is centered on how her life looks with secrets in a world of TMI internet and without Bruno. It's raw and gutting when she realizes that she has many friends as Kamala, but a diminishing number when she's Ms. Marvel. The last issue is entirely focused on Bruno's adventures in Wakanda and his new identity as a disabled man. T'Challa's cameo made me squee.

Amazing writing, relevant topics, and beautiful art make this series one of the few I will instantly buy if I see it in store. I love Ms. Marvel and recommend it to literally everyone on the planet.