I have to confess that the first two chapters of ‘Ms Marvel’ were very, very uphill for me. The new Marvel series for Disney + sinned again by extending its first act too much and dosing the presentation of its characters with droppers, but, luckily, its episode 3 has finally launched Kamala Khan’s cathodic adventurealso bringing the occasional surprise under his arm.
Spoilers for ‘Ms Marvel’ episode 3 from this point on.
marvelite mythology
In addition to a good dose of action, dance and a good handful of revelations about the origin of the power of the main heroine, ‘Destined’ has brought to the MCU a piece of marvelous mythology that will surely delight the most gourmet fans from La casa de las ideas and an essential author for the ninth art such as Alan Davis.
During a part of the chapter, Najma informs Kamala that she and her companions are really djinnssome beings conceived in pre-Islamic mythology and, later, adopted by Islam and Middle Eastern folklore, who are part of a group whose names include the “underground”.
This nickname invites you to automatically think of The ClanDestine —also known as Destines—; a family of immortal creatures that debuted in the comic in 1994 at the hands of Davis and whose own series ran for twelve issues before its cancellation. However, later, the same author recovered them in several self-contained miniseries and stories.
It should be noted that the Clandestinos that appear in ‘Ms Marvel’ are an alternate version of Alan Davis’ large group, molded for inclusion in the MCU. Regardless of this, there is no doubt that his landing in the shared universe opens a new path to plots and settings with which to enrich the Marvel Studios macro-project for both film and television.