Ms. Marvel # 14 - The Deal: Part 2
is a comic book published by Marvel Publishing & released on 4 / / 2007Plot Summary
Flashback to Julia Carpenter's arrest after running from Ms. Marvel and Wonder Man. Her daughter, Rachel, is seen being taken away as she is sent to the prison in the Negative Zone.
Two days ago.
Carol talks to Tony Stark about wanting to do something for Julia. She feels bad that she was arrested and taken away in front of her daughter. Tony tries telling her that despite being a former Avenger, Julia is still guilty and shouldn't recieve special favors.
Now, Brooklyn, New York.
Arachne (Julia Carpenter) confronts Araña as she leaves her former job demanding to know where her daughter is. When Anya says she doesn't know, Julia then demands to know where Carol is.
Above in a minicarrier, Ms. Marvel instructs her team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that Julia is not one of the villains they are trying to track down. She wants to use this as a test run to see how the team works. Carol decides that she and Wonder Man need to try to take a different approach this time when confronting Julia. She soon realizes that they are close to where Anya lives. She rushes off knowing that Julia would be going after her. She finds Anya standign over an unconscious Julia.
In Anderson, Indiana, a couple of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents watch over the A.I.M. base that was taken down by Ms. Marvel and her team. Bored, they are soon taken out by surprise by two A.I.M. agents. They are there to recover a "package."
Back on the minicarrier, Julia wakes up to find herself alone in a room with Carol. Carol tells her she doesn't want to fight and that she wants to help her. Carol tells her that no one took Rachel away. She stayed with Julia's parents after she was arrested. They are no longer there. Carol tells her that she'll have her team start looking for them right away.
The psy-ops are soon able to track down Julia's parents in Ohio after her mother used a credit card to buy groceries. Julia is reunited with her daughter. Her dad tries taking Rachel away saying she brought a war to their doorstep. He's been trying to hide her to keep her safe.
Julia is told she will recieve a full pardon but since her parents have custody of Rachel, that will have to be sorted in the courts. Tony wants her to become part of the Canadian government group, Omega Flight. She thinks it could be a good thing. As she's about to leave, Julia tells Carol that what has happened is not forgotten and will never be forgiven.
Back in Indiana, the A.I.M. agents find the package. It seems they were hiding a DNA bomb in "extra dimensions" and was undetectable by S.H.I.E.L.D. It is revealed that M.O.D.O.K. is the one behind the bomb.
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Better, but still not great.
Reviewed by The Outsider on April 7, 2007. The Outsider has written 127 reviews. His/her last review was for Part 2: Origins. 1 out of 1 users recommend his reviews. |
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Don't ask me why I like the character of Ms. Marvel, or why I've stuck with this series so far because I'm not entirely sure. One thing is for certain however, the second year of this series is better then the first... just not great yet. Carol Danvers is now the leader of the Mighty Avengers, and she still acts unsure of herself all the time. This has been going on since issue #1, it's been over a year now... I think we can go past this plot now and move forward. This is the main stumbling block of the series. Every time Danvers has a kick ass fight scene, she goes back to the melodrama of not knowing if she is doing the best that she can... and now there's the added angst of having to deal with her friends that are against the Registration Act. Carol Danvers is one of the most powerful female characters in the Marvel Universe. Her solo title should be better then this. It would be much more interesting to read about a Carol Danvers that was pushing herself too far to be the best, instead of all this melodrama of "not knowing" if she's doing enough. I do like having Wonder Man and Arana as supporting characters. I also liked the fact that this issue ties up what had previously happened with Arachne and actually is a set up for that character going into the Omega Flight series. The only problem with this is that Danvers spends most of the issue apologizing to Julia Carpenter for what happened and comes off as weak. The leader of the Avengers and she's letting Arachne treat her like crap? Why? Because she went after her when she was betraying Iron Man and breaking the law? Issue #13 showed that Carol won't take any crap from Tony Stark, but this issue she'll let Julia Carpenter do it? Every time this series does something right, it does something wrong. One step forward, one step backwards. At this rate this book is never going to get any better then this. Ms. Marvel is better now then it was during it's entire first year, but it still feels like it's struggling for a direction. I still have hope that this series will meet it's potential, but sadly I don't think that Brian Reed is up for the task.
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