Après la fin de sa série actuelle au #50 (et en attendant un potentiel nouveau titre), Carol Danvers vivra de nouvelles aventures dans une mini-série en 5 numéros intitulée Captain Marvel : Dark Tempest. Ann Nocenti signera le scénario et la partie graphique a été confiée à Paolo Villanelli (Star Wars : Bounty Hunters).
“I became curious about Carol Danvers during Kelly Sue DeConnick’s iconic run on the book, because of how great her work is, but also at how deft Kelly Sue is at drawing in and embracing female readers,” Nocenti shared.
“Her Carol Corps is inspiring. Then I read some of Kelly Thompson’s work on the book, and her stories are so much rollicking fun, I fell in love with Carol Danvers all over again. Captain Marvel is a sassy, funny, kick-ass hoot, and so much fun to write.
“I came up with wild story set on an alien planet at the edge of a blackhole in space, but the space odyssey is tethered by Carol’s friends (and a couple love interests) in Harpswell, Maine. Sarah Brunstad is a brilliant editor, she was inspiring to work with. You have a wacky idea? Sarah will help you make it happen.
"Paolo Villanelli is a fabulous artist, he nails every panel, every scene, every issue. Literally, a dream artist to work with. Gorgeous art, plus together we are creating some new characters – a duet of villains and a team of heroes – and Paolo’s designs are so tender, ferocious and cool, he’s making it so easy to write this book. And we’re re-designing a great Jim Starlin legacy character! So Captain Marvel gets swept up in space adventure with some doom and gloom teenagers who believe the planet’s already wrecked, why bother building a family or career? Carol of course, gets that gleam in her eye, like, ‘Game on, I’ll show you how to live.’”
Covers by: Mike McKone, C.F. Villa, Derrik Chew, George Perez, Rose Besch, Jen Bartel, R1c0.
Description: After facing off against the Brood with the X-Men and losing someone she holds dear, Carol Danvers needs a break. She’s not about to get it now! A slinky new cosmic threat comes for Earth’s Mightiest, and they know just who to recruit to really wreck Carol’s world – a surprise legacy villain! Join Nocenti and Villanelli as they take the torch from Kelly Thompson’s record-breaking run and slingshot Captain Marvel from the Harpswell Sound to the far reaches of the galaxy!
Très bavard, quand même, mais plutôt réussi.
Après la fin du volume de Captain Marvel ayant eu le plus de numéros (50), Kelly Thompson est partie et, avant un nouveau titre sûrement en lien avec le film à venir, Marvel maintient Carol mensuellement par cette mini-série.
Bon, ça se lit plutôt bien. Ann Nocenti lance Carol dans plusieurs activités, entre une soirée entre copains d’enfance marins un soir de tempête, elle qui sauve leurs bateaux à la dure, puis un coucou à Spider-Woman, puis un discours de motivation auprès de jeunes blasés et désespérés par le monde, puis un trou noir à gérer, et enfin une entité qui erre et recrute Nitro (tiens, tiens) contre elle.
Oui, ça se lit bien. Il y a beaucoup de choses, c’est dense, Carol est bien écrite. C’est assez intense et riche, mais… maladroit sur les mots employés. Déjà, il y a trop de voix-off, c’est un peu lourd. Ensuite, tous les dialogues de marins sont aussi lourds, ça me fait passer à côté. Enfin, le dialogue entre Carol et les jeunes blasés a du sens, mais ça fait un peu donneur de leçons, et c’est un rien bof.
Graphiquement, Paolo Villanelli assure aux dessins, sans briller mais avec des planches correctes.
Un numéro avec des maladresses, mais une vraie richesse d’événements. On en a pour son argent.
Covers by: Mike McKone, George Perez, Paolo Villanelli, Ron Lim, Rose Besch, Lucas Werneck.
Description: Captain Marvel meets the challenge of a lifetime. When a few gloom and doom teenagers tell the Captain that heroics are a waste of energy on a dying planet, she sets out to prove them wrong – and gets more than she bargained for when they’re all teleported to hostile alien territory! As Spider-Woman seeks help from some of Earth’s greatest heroes, explosive villain NITRO and his spooky alien pal NADA make their move!
Riche mais ça ne m’emballe pas.
Ann Nocenti poursuit sa petite saga avec un épisode intense, mais où je ne m’amuse pas des masses. Ici, Carol est perdue dans l’espace avec des jeunes en colère contre la société, qu’elle force à se bouger sur un autre monde. Nitro est boosté par la femme mystérieuse, affronte Carol puis ils viennent confronter les jeunes.
Il se passe des choses, c’est une avancée logique mais je n’accroche pas. Le segment Nitro est agréable mais convenu, les gamins sont insupportables et lourds. Carol est bien écrite, Spider Woman aussi qui veut la secourir, mais ça reste peu.
Graphiquement, Paolo Villanelli propose des planches solides mais pas forcément belles.
(W) Ann Nocenti (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) Mike McKone
INTRODUCING THE FERAL FIVE! The villainous duet of NADA and NITRO are out to make a choir - by recruiting Captain Marvel’s furious teenage charges! Gifted with incredible dark powers, the Feral Five - siblings Zen, Zane and Zaka, and their intrepid leaders Keziah and Blake - are suddenly finding Nada’s world-ending visions a lot more appealing than Carol Danvers’ goody-two-shoes hero style. Trapped on an alien planet with the man who killed her namesake and besieged by the very people she came to help, has Carol Danvers finally met her match?
Rated T+
Captain Marvel knows what it means to brave rough waters. There’s no tsunami in this Multiverse that can pin Earth’s Mightiest Hero. But the storm NADA is bringing to Earth will send even this harbor woman running for land!
After corrupt technology turned her world into a wasteland, Nada is determined to drag the entire galaxy back to the Stone Age – for its own damn good. A
nd with the FERAL FIVE and NITRO occupying the Captain, she’s got a perfect shot.
Creative Team
Writer: Ann Nocenti
Artist: Paolo Villanelli
Colorist: Javier Tartaglia
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Designer: Sarah Spadaccini
Cover Artists: Mike McKone & Jesus Aburtov
Variant Cover Artists: Meghan Hetrick
Executive Editor: Tom Bevoort
Editor: Sarah Brunstad
Assistant Editor: Anita Okoye
Format: Limited Series
Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 Pages
(W) Ann Nocenti (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) Mike McKone
IT’S A WILD, WILD WAR!
Nada’s corrupting influence spreads! The FERAL FIVE and NITRO stand ready to invade Earth and blast it back to the Stone Age - they just have to get rid of its peskiest hero first. Carol Danvers is used to taking any hit that comes her way. She’s always stood right back up. Sure, she could CRUSH the Feral Five, but they’re just kids. Kids with the right to have powers too. It’s an epic battle of good vs. evil as the Captain races to save her home planet from a power she can barely fight at all!
Rated T+
