Even before the release of her comic series in 2014, Kamala Khan made headlines for being a Pakistani-American teenage Muslim girl taking over the mantle of Ms. Marvel, the first-ever such character to headline a Marvel comic. Her comic by writer G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona has remained consistently strong to this day, telling the story of a high schooler coming to grips with her new shape- and size-changing powers while also trying to juggle school, parents, and her Avengers fan-fic writing.
Now, Kamala has forged new ground yet again, getting the “book on tape” treatment from GraphicAudio -- with the twist being that this is the first time the company has adapted the audio-play right from the comic instead of a prose novel version. I gave it a listen once by myself, then again with a group of friends on a long car ride, and while there were a couple quibbles with the story due to a few constraints unique to comic books, it was a faithful and entertaining production.
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Now, Kamala has forged new ground yet again, getting the “book on tape” treatment from GraphicAudio -- with the twist being that this is the first time the company has adapted the audio-play right from the comic instead of a prose novel version. I gave it a listen once by myself, then again with a group of friends on a long car ride, and while there were a couple quibbles with the story due to a few constraints unique to comic books, it was a faithful and entertaining production.
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