The Fifth Color | Representation in ‘Ms. Marvel’; ComicBookResources.com, 2/7/14

Carla Hoffman, ComicBookResources.com; The Fifth Color | Representation in ‘Ms. Marvel’ :

"Since this title’s announcement in November, there’s been a lot of support for the new character and her unique point of view. The letters page in this first issue is full of love for a girl readers haven’t even met yet because, in a way, a lot of them already have. This is a hero just like them, who looks like them, who shares an experience like them and represents them in the four color world. It might not seem like a big deal to some, but for others, seeing a face that looks like theirs reflected in the pages of a comic book is monumental.

Some of you might have looked at Ms. Marvel #1 this week and thought, that’s not for me. You might not be a girl, you might not be Pakistani, you might not be a teenager, the surface-level information on this book might have just turned you off. That’s OK; you’re not racist or sexist if, at first glance, you didn’t want to read this story. However, if you take a chance and open up the comic to see the story inside, there’s a lot of the human experience that can connect with anyone."