The New Captain Marvel Officially Makes Her The Most Confusing Legacy Hero
Warning: contains preview images for Captain Marvel #38!
A new Captain Marvel has risen, but now she has become the most confusing legacy hero in comics. In a special first look at May’s Captain Marvel #38, readers learn that Binary has become Captain Marvel; however, long-time fans of Carol Danvers know that Binary was one of her old aliases—but Marvel has said the new Binary is not Carol, reminding readers of her long, and confusing, history.
Carol Danvers has had many aliases since her first appearance in 1968’s Marvel Super-Heroes #13, where she was introduced as a friend of the Kree soldier Mar-Vell, who would go by the name Captain Marvel. Later, she acquired superpowers herself, taking the name Ms. Marvel. After starring in her own solo title, she took on the name Binary, with a new set of powers; still later, Carol adopted the alias Warbird. Finally, in 2012, she took the mantle of Captain Marvel, a role she has held since. Recently, in the “Last of the Marvels” storyline, she faced down the Vox Supreme, who was kidnapping and brainwashing other Marvels, such as Genis-Vell, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan. Captain Marvel and her allies were successful in stopping the Vox Supreme, but there is no time to rest, as this May, a new Captain Marvel debuts. The issue will be written by Kelly Thompson, illustrated by Juan Frigeri and Alvaro Lopez, with a cover by R.B. Silva.
An article on Marvel’s website provides readers with tantalizing details about the new story arc, as well as preview images, shared below. Carol Danvers has disappeared, and Binary has stepped in to take her place; however, as mentioned earlier, this new Binary, despite similar appearances, is not Carol Danvers. The new story arc, titled “Trials,” will explore the mystery of the new Binary, as well as what happened to Carol Danvers.
The introduction of this new Binary is but the next chapter in a long and storied, if not sometimes confusing, history. The name Captain Marvel itself has a long story; DC’s Shazam once went by that name but was forced to changed it due to Marvel registering a trademark on a character with the name Captain Marvel during Shazam’s hiatus. At Marvel alone, there were six Captain Marvels before Carol took over, including the aforementioned Mar-Vell and Monica Rambeau; some of these characters, including Rambeau, have had other heroic identities as well. Complicating matters further is that Carol has held several identities herself, including Binary. If this new Binary is not Carol Danvers—then who is it? And where is Captain Marvel?
The name Captain Marvel has a rich, if not confusing history, and with the introduction of Binary as a new Captain Marvel in May’s issue 38, this legacy becomes even more confusing.
Source: Marvel Comics
Source: Screenrant
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