Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps Review

Finished reading Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps, this concludes writer Kelly Sue DeConnick's run on the character as she is joined by co writer Kelly Thompson as this version of Captain Marvel is in charge of her own squadron in the Hala Field domain of Battleworld. The book opens up with colonel Carol Danvers leading a training drill with her squadron when the forces of the Hydra Empire invade through the border when the squadron see a large group of Thors stopping the Hydra forces. Carol recognises one of the Thors as her old friend Kit who has grown up a lot since the two saw each other. Once the squadron arrive back at their base news comes through to the domain's Baroness, that a ship is heading towards Hala Field by sea which contains a group of Ultron's however when the Squadron destroy the boat Carol discovers that it was full of people from another domain witch leads the team to question Doom's rule and the truth of Battleworld. Overall this was a great book as it brings a close to writer Kelly Sue DeConnicks run on a great note while bringing back the Banshee Squadron from the first adventure that Carol Danvers has as Captain Marvel is a great callback as they are the same characters that Carol met via time travel. The backstory of this version of Rhodey who was the last survivor on the boat is great while the dynamic between Carol works well as the two have a similar chemistry to that of the main versions of the characters that feels very organic within this story. The addition of the epilogue story of the Avengers: The Enemy Within is a nice addition to any one who has not been reading Captain Marvel prior to this as the story helps to show the relationship between Carol and Kit while also showing how the Carol Corps was formed within the main Marvel universe. The artwork in the book is good as artist David Lopez captures the tone of the book and the setting of the Hala Field very well with some great designs that colourist Lee Loughridge does wonders with. While artist Laura Braga closes the story with a more bright colour palette that comes with her art style which is a great way to end this story with how it accompanies the narration in the story's final moments. 8/10.