The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #10 // Review
In The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #10 — written by Saladin Ahmed with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Juan Vlasco, colors by Ian Herring, and letters by VC's Joe Caramagna — Kamala's hectic life spirals more out of control despite her best attempts to stay on top of everything. But with her father in the hospital and Mister Hyde attacking that same hospital, it's a lot to handle.
Three different storylines are occurring in this issue. First, Dr. Strange is operating on Kamala's father, Yusef. Then there's Bruno and Kamala's brother Aamir talking about where Kamala disappeared. Still, Aamir and her parents don't know she's Ms. Marvel, so Bruno's got to come up with an explanation on the fly. Finally, Kamala's hunting down Mister Hyde, trying to stop his rampage as quickly as possible so she can return to her family. While her suit has been incredibly helpful by boosting her strength and even resisting Mister Hyde's electrical attacks, it turns out the suit may not be as benevolent as it first appeared.
Ahmed continues to push Kamala's growth as a character as the stress from the situation with her dad begins to take a toll on her actions as a hero. Kamala's fighting more aggressively than normal as her emotions start to take control. But she's still able to recognize what's too far for her own moral code when her costume begins to show that it has a mind of its own. Separating from Kamala, her suit becomes its own entity going by Stormranger; and Stormranger doesn't believe in having mercy on enemies.
Herring's color choice for the scenes when Dr. Strange is working on Yusef are wonderful; they make the scene feel sad but also very mystical and mysterious. The image of Kamala appearing like a spirit in the background is a nice detail; because the disease that's killing Yusef is connected to the same Inhuman genes that gave Kamala her powers. Another very well crafted scene is when Kamala separates herself from her costume; it looks like it's being drawn out of her. Taking some of her with it rather than just being removed as a costume. Jung's art is enhanced by Vlasco's inks, and as this separation happens, Kamala looks like she's in pain, fighting with everything she can not to let the suit take control.
Unlike Kamala, Stormranger doesn't want to end a fight just because the opponent has been subdued; the fight isn't over until the threat is completely eliminated. Did the aliens who gave her the costume way back in issue #5 have truly devious intentions and intend the costume to act as a sleeper agent, waiting for the right time to destroy Ms. Marvel's reputation? Or is Stormranger a culmination of all of Kamala's anger and fear brought to life by Kree technology?
