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magnificent-nerd · 11 months

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The Marvels star Iman Vellani is writing a new Ms. Marvel comic

"This was way scarier than joining the MCU for me," the actor tells EW about her new project.

Iman Vellani, the actor who plays Kamala in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (starting with last year's Ms. Marvel series on Disney+, and continuing on the big screen with The Marvels later this year) will co-write the new comic alongside Ms. Marvel TV writer Sabir Pirzada.

Carlos Gomez and Adam Gorham will handle the art, and Sara Pichelli will provide the main covers.

Me today:

#iman vellani #ms marvel #kamala khan #muslim superheroes #superhero genre #representation matters #desi character

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nthflower · 1 year

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When I was a kid I used to insert myself in literally every media I watch read consume. Like I created an oc in my mind and make them fit somewhere in there without breaking original story. Or myself like wish I was a superhero type. Normal things we all did I think.

But also as a kid I was extremely religious. Like the moment I knew myself I was religious and I was so sincere about it.

I believed in Allah and loved Allah with my whole heart and memorise every prophets story in Qur'an, and also memorize Suras as summertime hobbies and God I loved fasting and Being hijabi when I was a little more older was my own voluntary choice and I loved it so much too. It was never hard for me or it was never for my parents or society I genuinely believed voluntarily and I loved it.

And now when I was inserting myself to this stories there was like one rare thing that make me sad about me being religious. And it was that I don't fit in. I want to so much think myself as a mutant for example but cmon how I could fit in there. Like I need to pray but superheroing have no time praying or tight clothes are haram or how the other characters see me weird and hate me probably etc.

Theennnn I am seeing Faiza Hussain I think. She was the first Muslim character I saw I'm comics and I was like so so happy obsessed. I read her but I don't remember them now but I loved her. Like she was kinda modern type of Muslim but I thought she was still yeah good.

Theeeeen I saw Dust a niqabi girl (I was not niqabi but so many people in my family were so it's something familiar and close to me). And she was praying. And she was readin Qur'an. And she was giving attention to Islamic rules. And she was doing fine mostly. Surge was yeah bad at first but I also loved it too because it was realistic. Or Rockslide helping her to hide herself when she have her hair open etc. Like it was good things it was bad thing but close to real.

And I loved it I literally protected myself into her. If she can then I can too without giving what I believe can still live the life I want be part of things I want.

Anyways I don't know why I did write this actually I think it was about Muslim characters and me and also me wanting characters that written realistically instead of idilistic wonderful lives with full of acceptance. Like yeah write a trans hijabi girl I was one for a while but it's more complex you can't just make them like your average character but just wear hijab it's more more complex then that. It doesn't feel like something to care about as representation. But you know this is probably extremely personal preference.

And last thing I am not Muslim anymore like for years ago I left it. I don't believe even supernatural now. But still I am very culturally Muslim even when I am not realising it. And people I love is Muslim. I have trauma but I don't have problems with positive sides of religion or people finding happiness on it.

So yeah it makes me happy good Muslim representation and also because of this I want ex-muslim religious trauma suffering characters without being Islamaphobic. But also without being extremely woobified. Like not a perfect wonderful minority. Because Muslims not even minority in most of places and so so so flawed people but also not Devils with objectively bad religion. Your average Muslim is literally same as your average Christian. In fact same as your average Buddhist or Jewish too. I knew it because I met this people and we are literally same when it's not about our religions. Yeah flawed human characters.

I usually have no problems here oversharing and putting cringe nonsense etc. but this feels embarrassing I think because it is too personal?? I just wanted to write something about Muslim characters in comics. Anyways I want diverse and realistic many dimensional religious people not only Muslims but other religions too.

#n.#Muslim superheroes #Dust #faiza hussain #n.h #my nonsense #i didn't read it twice so i don't know if this makes sense or grammatically correct #but yeah main theme i think i love diversity inside of diversity #like for marvel for example kamala monet faiza and sooraya are my faves and they are all like in my mind at least different but realistic #privilege modesty race practising religion etc. its all different but also all of them valid amd real

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vladyolive · 2 months

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Reference sheets for an "Ultimate" Superman comic I'm working on, featuring a very Golden Age-inspired Supes who's raised by Jewish-Muslim Kents.

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cherrybombfangirlwrites · 1 year

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The City is Ours ; a WIP Intro

(New and Improved Re-Introduction!)

Genre and Setting

low urban sci-fi, superheroes, dark sci-fi ; set in big city somewhere northern on a US coast, I'm cautiously giving the city the placeholder name Henderson, modern times

Playlist

POV

third person limited, multiple characters (about 5-6)

Status and Length

First Drafts, roughly 2k ; 5 book series, no idea what the wordcount will be yet, maybe 100k per book?

Tropes and Themes

chaotic teenage superheros, domesticity in between the action, 2012-13 Avengers Tower fic vibes, found family but they're all dumbasses, villain arcs and redemption arcs galore, reluctant villians, superhero team but they're all lower middle class, POC disabled Jewish and Muslim and queer representation, "don't die or i'll kill you", heroes and villains and the chaos that ensues ; are you the hero or the villain, what's the difference between good and evil (is it who's telling the story?), forgiveness and redemption, saving the world vs saving yourself and your family, exploring morality

Warnings and Rating

guns, potential depictions of torture, superhero genre typical violence, blood, depictions of discrimination and bigotry (towards super-powered people mostly), trauma and mental health issues including possible depictions of panic attacks, and a whole fuck ton of angst ; Teen and Up

Main Characters

Nickelle Takahashi (she/her)

Team Leader, Superhero Name: The Icicle

Ice Powers

Japanese American, AroAce, lead singer in a local rock band

the leader who puts way too much pressure on herself, and who will do everything for the people she loves

Asher Romero-Cruz (he/him)

Team Dad, Superhero Name: The Flashlight

Light and Shadow Powers

Gay, Christian, Latino American, LEGO and Star Wars nerd

the Dad Friend of the team who is always looks out for everyone. Has a civilian boyfriend

Gabriella Wilson (she/her)

Team Cheerleader/Suit Designer

No Powers

CisHet, White with long blond hair, very talented sewer and fashion designer

the blonde bimbo who is super supportive of everyone and will be your wing woman ride or die

Kylee Trimble (she/they)

Youngest Teammate, Superhero Name: Now-Ya-See-Her-Girl

Speed and Invisibility Powers

Redhead with pale skin and freckles, Nearsided with Glasses, Nonspeaking Autistic, PanAce, Artist

the artist who is afraid of opening up and being her authentic self around others

Bryson Barns (he/him)

Team Medic, Superhero Name: The Healer

Healing Powers

Black, token straight that's on thin ice, Diabetic (Type 2)

the very tired healer who can heal all physical injuries, but he can't heal himself or mental injuries and struggles with accepting that

"V" Talić (they/them)

Team Cool Big Sibling, Superhero Name: Morph

Shapeshifting Powers

Muslim, Nonbinary Lesbian, Bosnian American, Soccer Jock

Impulsive and reckless, the one who always has crazy ideas for getting out of sticky situations. Struggles with fitting in with their culture/family while also being themselves

Jason Richens (he/him)

Team Asshole, Superhero Name: Hotshot

Fire Powers

CisHet (and an asshole about it)

Thinks he's special because his dad is rich, his character only exists to be bashed

Chase Silverstone (he/they)

Team Hacker and Tech Expert, Superhero Name: TechGuy

No Powers

PanAro, Jewish, Romani American, Bipolar Disorder and OCD, Anxiety and Depression

The team techie who struggles with asking for help and dealing with his mental health issues and taking care of himself

Antagonists

Black Hole - Main Antagonist of Book 1. Alien from Pluto, trying to take over earth as a last ditch extra credit project for his AP Government class. Can absorb any attack and reflect it back

Miss Recluse - Recruited by Black Hole. Has the human sized body of a Brown Recluse spider and the head of a human and poisonous fangs. Can do everything a spider does, and is a bit of a drama queen. Besties with The Magician

The Magician - A sorcerer from the dark ages who accidentally transported himself to the future with no way back. Uses a lot of dark magic that includes illusions- favorite spell to use is blue fire that is immune to water and can burn through metal and stone. Dr. Strange meets Dr. Faciler.

Mr. Cyanide - Recruited by Black Hole, eventually becomes a solo high level threat villain, main antagonist of book 2. Mad scientist with a deadly knack for chemistry. Only cares whether his experiments work, couldn't care less if they hurt or kill people.

Boss Lady - a Mafia boss who is colossally tall and wide, and incredibly strong. Big stronk woman who is working with/for the Snow Queen (her loyalties or questionable). Does have standards but also tortures people for the fun of it so....?

Blood Debt - Loner (mainly) vigilante who rides around on a motorcycle and kills anyone who he sees fit is deserving of dying, or whoever he gets paid to kill. Does jobs for the Snow Queen, and under the mask he is someone one of the heroes is very close with...

Nightmare - a small time, low threat villain that doesn't actually hurt anyone. Her powers put people to sleep and she takes their energy from them. A freshman/sophomore college student with an engineering major. More of an anti-hero vigilante if you squint.

The Snow Queen - The big bad for the last three books. Only an urban legend/rumor until the last two books. Has ice powers that can control tech and people. No one knows her identity and she is holed up in her lair most of the time, sending minions/Boss Lady or Blood Debt to do anything outside the lair. She is someone all of the heroes know very well :)

Plot

A bunch of rookie teenage superheroes and their journey to becoming the heroes and protectors of their city, and eventually the world, and most importantly- a family. With all of the chore rotations, late night grocery runs, fights for the shower, and everything else that happens along with the action. Full of full scale super powered fights, betrayals and confrontations, cool tech and superpowers, and everything we love about the superhero genre.

Book 1 - The Initiation

Book 2 - The Hunter or Hunted

Book 3 - The Shadows

Book 4 - The Snow Queen

Book 5 - The Forsaken

(all the titles are placeholder titles for now)

Extra Stuff

Chase is a caffeine addict and not only can, but has on multiple occasions mixed coffee and energy drinks

Kylee uses sign language or a text to speech app to communicate, or if she has neither goes old school and writes things down

the city is based on a combination of Chicago and Gotham City

Nickelle has two younger siblings, a brother and a sister who are inseparable, 8 and 5 years old

Nickelle also has a huge extended family that's more traditional and she has to tone down her punk look for family gatherings

Asher's boyfriend is Damian. Damian finds out about his partner's double superhero life when Asher saves him in the mask, and like a dumbass, Asher forgets to turn on his voice modifier and Damian recognizes his voice immediately

Damian is also a Chekhov's Civilian and becomes a vital part of the plot

Nightmare and V have a little enemies to lovers romance that's mostly in the background is is really just there for comedy

The Magician gets a redemption arc and becomes the Hero Team's weird morally gray uncle

Kylee has a brother who is in the US Navy. He is one of the few people that she is comfortable being fully unmaksed around at the beginning of the books, and he is deployed during the events of the books.

Bryson has a weird relationship with his dad, who raised him all by himself and is a full time EMT. Bryson really wants to tell his dad about his double superhero life because it's driving a wedge between him and his dad, but it's not safe and Bryson's not sure how his dad will react

And finally, some memes for your viewing pleasure:

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The City is Ours Taglist: @friendlyneighborhood-writer @jessica-writes22 @rose-bookblood @yejidoesthings @space-writes

General Taglist: @enchanted-lightning-aes @thatprolificauthor @wip-nook @writeblrsupport

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mediamatinees · 5 months

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Generation Why Not? The Kids Are Alright in "Ms. Marvel"

We're kicking off our Christmas Double Feature with Ms. Marvel!

Content Warning: Ms. Marvel contains references to Islamophobia and some violence. I won’t say viewer discretion is advised on this one because it’s pretty tame, so use your judgment. Spoilers for Ms. Marvel ahead! As the world is currently going through superhero fatigue, there is something to be said about the type of impact a local hero could have. In many ways similar to a “Neighborhood…

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orderoftheavengers · 5 months

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Cosmic!

Summary: While getting ready for her first year at Hogwarts, Kamala Khan discovers her grandma's old wand in the attic, and unlocks her own Jinn heritage.

House: Gryffindor

Blood Status: Halfblood and “half-breed”

Species: Human/Jinn hybrid

Wand: Deodar Cedar, 6 inches, Djinn hair from her great-grandmother

Broom: Cleansweep; has since upgraded to crystal air-steps

Patronus: Marbled Cat

Specialties: Conjuring, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Divination

Sorting:

It was a tossup between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, due to her craftiness and imagination. But Kamala's true power is daring, and her true desire is to join the heroes she idolizes.

Jinn:

The Khans are an average half-blood wizarding family—muggle father, magical mother. While getting her trunk together for her first year at Hogwarts, Kamala finds an old chest in the attic that belonged to her estranged grandmother, containing some interesting items: a Gryffindor scarf, a bangle, and an elegant wand. Her controlling mother demands she forget all of this "junk" and use the boring wand they bought from Ollivander. But Kamala sneaks the effects onto the Hogwarts Express with her. She rides the train with her muggleborn friend Bruno, and her half-blood friend Nakia, a third year Gryffindor Prefect. At the Sorting Ceremony, Kamala and Bruno go into Gryffindor and Ravenclaw respectively.

During her first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, Kamala discovers that her grandmother's wand can do things no other wand can. And her bangle is a Portkey. Bruno analyses the wand and discovers that its core is a Jinn's hair, from someone sharing DNA with Kamala. With Bruno's help, Kamala begins uncovering her buried family history. Kamala practices her new magic on the roofs of Hogwarts. At one Care of Magical Creatures class, she saves Fleur Delacour's irritating nice Zoe from a rabid niffler, and gains an ally. During a fight in Hogsmeade with some evil Jinn, Kamala discovers that the Portkey bangle is also functionally a time-turner, and completes a Stable Time Loop to save her half-Jinn grandmother as a child. Also on Kamala's tail is a zealous Ministry of Magic agent named Dolly Stoher-Umbridge, Dolores's less interesting niece. The most incompetent agent in Ministry history, Umbridge 2.0 spends the entire school year failing to capture Kamala, then loses her job after nearly blowing up Hogwarts.

Mom finally comes around and supports Kamala joining the Order of the Avengers, even making her new robes. Kamala then does some missions for Mad-Eye Fury, with Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau.

Patronus:

Kamala leaps and bounds through the air in the constraining urban landscape very much like a small cat hunting in the rainforest, trailing her long scarf like the marbled cat’s exceptionally long tail. She has a cat's disdain for doing as she's told, but also a feline's stealth to break the rules under her opponent's nose. She is overall harmless, yet hunted simply for standing out.

AN: I've yet to see "the Marvels," but I'm looking forward to when I do. I enjoyed "Ms. Marvel," and meant to do this entry a while ago.

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sbd-laytall · 1 year

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Your honor, she is so me.

All-New, All-Different Avengers (2016) Annual #1

#like literally #pakistani? yup #technically muslim? yup #writes fanfic and is super nerdy? yup #loves superheroes? yup yup yup #I love her so much like I really just love how I can see myself in her #kamala khan #ms marvel #all new all different avengers #marvel #marvel comics #comic series #my post

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zeddpool · 1 year

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I’ve been working on this character for years now, and I’m finally happy with her design! May I present:

Codex

She/They | Hyperintelligence

(Fake nose ring!!! I know body piercing is haram!)

#My Art #Summer Supers #Codex #superhero #comic book #hyperintelligence #hyperintelligent #Original Character #OC #muslim oc #hijabi oc #nonbinary oc #iridian oc

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conteur-reveur · 2 years

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In Episode 3 of Ms. Marvel, Kamala's Imam tells her, "Good is not something you are, it is something you do." Which is, to date, my favorite expression of Muslim faith in media.

#ms. marvel #kamala khan #muslim superhero #faith in media #islam #muslim #mcu #ms. marvel spoilers #i know this is taken from g. willow wilson's comics which makes perfect sense.#I'm a christian but this tracks with everything I've ever learned about muslim faith #its just really nice and i'm glad its happening #this show is so good #mcu ms marvel

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wandixx · 6 months

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"Why do you still pray to your [monotheistic maybe] God? You work with this [part of politheistic patenon] ona daily basis."

"I saw this god bleed. The God I pray to has to be bigger than every threat I'll ever face. Otherwise there is no point in praying"

#got inspired by fact that both dc and marvel heroes regularly work or fight gods from various pantheons #and the fact that allegedly some still are christian or muslim or jewish or-#and then I thought about Sam from 'Magnus Chase and Gods of Asgard' being both muslim and valkyrie #and idk #dialog prompt was born #dialog prompt #superhero #maybe?

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angelfic · 2 years

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hoping with everything within me that the djinn storyline in ms marvel is a misdirect because if it isn’t then I fear they’ve ruined the show for me and I’ll be pretending comic kamala is the only one in existence

#IM SO ANNOYEDDDDD #why did they have to do this for the one piece of Muslim rep AND my fave superhero #like ofc this happens #OFC THIS HAPPENS #ms marvel #kamala #kamala khan #ms marvel show #ms marvel comics #ms marvel tv show #ms marvel mcu #ni rants #ni.txt

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magnificent-nerd · 2 years

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Thank you @repbeyondthedefaults for your Ask!

Yes absolutely agree the Tarazi siblings are really great characters on DC's Legends of Tomorrow. I wrote a post about them here:

Sad to hear about Legends being cancelled.

I hope with more shows like Ms Marvel on Disney Plus that we can now start to see more Muslim character rep for the good guys, and do away with bad tropes/stereotypes in the media.

So far, the Muslim good guys with beards rep has been great in Ms Marvel too. Love to see it!

#asks #dc legends of tomorrow #behrad tarazi #zari tarazi #representation matters #muslim superheroes #muslim characters

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straybardart · 1 year

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A study of the amazing #MsMarvel aka my new favorite Marvel Superhero! ⚡️🦸🏾‍♀️ 💙

Made with Clip Studio Paint. (You can find the speedpaint for it below)

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#kamala khan #ms marvel #captain marvel #superheroes #marvel cinematic universe #art study #clipstudiopaint #fantasy #muslim #islam #artists on tumblr #straybardart #straybard #xmen #avengers #disney #Youtube

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worstloki · 2 years

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I love that I can hear the obvious sarcasm lol

thank you i am miffed at the lack of time and care put into both Gorr's role and Loki's 'death'. and the mcu of late generally

#im lowkey glad i stopped caring about the mcu before this point #clown behaviour #everywhere #i think moon knight's been the only decent thing out of the recent phase but to be fair i didn't watch the entire thing #both moon knight and the phase #just earlier #i saw the news about Sabra being brought into the mcu and still find it wild #and right after the show debut of a muslim/pakistani 'mutant' superhero #like the mcu doesn't have enough issues u really wanna be this blatant??? lmao #they could've started with elaborating on some Jewish rep that *wasn't* an Israeli government intelligence agent but yk whatever #goodness #i want to research further into the character than what i know but it's not something i want to spend time on to say the least #i keep thinking about how they CGI'd she-hulk and all too like what you're not going to put effort into movies AND be cheap about it..?#some people don't seem to take note of any problems with the mcu #i find it all funny and mildly disturbing overall

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spacejellyfish3 · 2 years

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Ms. Marvel Episode 4: Seeing Red

Laal Khanjeer! an exploration of cultural disconnection and insecurity and complex grandmother mother daughter relationships!! a SWANA country depicted WITHOUT THE GAUDY YELLOW FILTER??!!

this show…this brilliant show always knows the way to my heart.

and they DID end up heavily softening that Djinn thing I was worried about before by explaining that yes it’s just a lack of a better word term used to describe these inter-dimensional beings who are similar to Djinn of Islamic belief but aren’t actually those very things. another win!

#ms marvel #everytime I have an issue with this show it rectifies it by the next episode #no one is doing it like her #my beloved girlie Kamala #possibly the best episode yet #v excited for the next one #the depiction and discussion of Karachi and the partition in particular was excellent #never straying from the harsh reality of that displacement and the anguish throughout #and though involving the Djinn in any capacity will still leave me sour for a show with otherwise perfect Muslim & South Asian rep #I like the way they reduce the ick of that backstory here #as less a one to one these people are real Djinn and instead going for a more nuanced explanation #that the Clandestine were only CALLED that by people of the area they were first exiled to #like if Loki landed in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia of the past he’d be considered to be like these (again I must add very real) figures #because of the similarities #I also like that it’s stated the Noor dimension is only one of many between our world and that which is beyond us only privy to Allah #it’s another great way of highlighting the actual Djinn and their dimension as separate from this MCU superhero plot stuff

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thenerdsofcolor · 1 year

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The Middle Geeks Episode 54: The Palestinian Ingenuity of Nadia Shammas

.@TheMiddleGeeks interview Palestinian comic writer @Nadia_Shammas_, co-creator of #Squire, Where Black Stars Rise, and #MsMarvel Stretched Thin on their career and advocacy for Palestine.

We finally interview Palestinian comic writer Nadia Shammas on their incredible career! Continue reading Untitled

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