Ms. Marvel
Start date: June 8, 2022
What it’s about: Kamala Khan, a Pakistani girl from New Jersey, gets an ancient bangle from her family and becomes a superhero who must fight to make sure an alternate dimension doesn’t crash into ours.
Major new characters introduced (but not killed): Kamala, Bruno, Nakia, Kamran.
Major new concepts introduced: Ms. Marvel in general, Djinns, the Noor dimension, the first official mutant!
Analysis: Thanks to the end credits scene, we know that Ms. Marvel is going to play a role in The Marvels (as will her family)—making her the obvious, most direct character to have an impact moving ahead from all the streaming shows combined.
Running Total: Just counting the friends here so four, making it 56.
Note: Upon publication, we forgot that Kamala was the first official “mutant” in the MCU. A huge deal. It’s since been added and thanks to the commenters for pointing it out.
