Summary

  • Ms. Marvel defeats Kraven the Hunter decisively, showcasing her skills and growth as a hero.
  • Kamala Khan effortlessly outshines classic heroes by easily taking down a formidable opponent.
  • Ms. Marvel's evolution as a character is evident in her rapid progress and rise to becoming one of Marvel's biggest heroes.

Warning: Spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #54!One Spider-Man villain just got thoroughly dismantled by Ms. Marvel. Kamala Khan has steadily been on the rise up the Marvel ladder ever since making her first appearance on- in 2013, followed by her debut as a superhero that same year. For the longest time, she was primed as one of the Marvel's Universe's best young heroes, but she's slowly becoming something more.

Ms. Marvel shows off her skills at the expense of Kraven the Hunter in The Amazing Spider-Man #54 by Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness, Mark Farmer, Mark Morales, Wade von Grawbadger, Marcio Menyz, and VC's Joe Caramagna. When Spider-Man is in danger, Ms. Marvel tries to come to his rescue, but Kraven (or, rather, his cloned son) has other plans.

Kraven the Hunter holds J. Jonah Jameson and Curt Conners hostage while blocking Ms. Marvel from helping Spider-Man

Kraven makes it clear that Ms. Marvel can't intervene unless she goes through him - so she goes through him, pretty defiantly at that, and off-. This is just one of the recent examples of Kamala's growth.

Ms. Marvel from Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant
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Ms. Marvel Decisively Defeats Kraven the Hunter

Kamala Beats Kraven Without Breaking a Sweat

Ms. Marvel beats up Kraven the Hunter

When the Green Goblin alongside The Living Brain, former Spider-Man hater J. Jonah Jameson, former Lizard Dr. Curt Conners, and the former arms of Doctor Octopus. However, Kraven's clone wants the Goblin vs. Spidey to reach a final conclusion, if only to see if his father's fears about Peter Parker were justified. One moment, he's refusing Kamala entry into the fight, and a few pages later, she's standing tall above Kraven's unconscious body, berating her friends for not helping her out.

In this issue, she does off- what Spider-Man struggled for 35 years to do on-: beat Kraven the Hunter.

It doesn't look like Kamala Khan needed much help with Kraven, but then again, that's been a consistent theme for her lately. This summer, Marvel has continued to showcase how Ms. Marvel is steadily improving as a hero. In the issue prior, Ms. Marvel dons Doc Ock's arms and masters them easily. In this issue, she does off- what Spider-Man struggled for 35 years to do on-: beat Kraven the Hunter. Elsewhere, a potential future shows that an adult Ms. Marvel will accomplish her biggest triumph.

Ms. Marvel is Outgrowing Her Rookie Phase

She's More Than Just a Teenage Hero

A Giant Ms. Marvel sits on top of a building

Ms. Marvel has remained 16 years old since her first appearance, and as such, she's been lumped in with the next generation of teenage heroes. While she's always ranked among the very best thanks to her pedigree, it seems like Marvel is setting her up to become one of the brand's best, biggest heroes, period. Her progress has been accelerating at an alarming rate ever since making her MCU debut, and especially since being re-branded as a mutant. By easily taking down a classic Spider-Man foe, Ms. Marvel shows that her stock continues to rise, and her evolution is taking her to her peak as a character.

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