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"Just like Kamala, I was a fan of Carol Danvers [aka the original Ms Marvel]," says Dr Gibson. "When I heard the comic books were coming out, I wanted to see what they'd done. I'd been a young teenager when Carol Danvers first appeared as Ms Marvel, so I knew what she meant to me. The instant I found out Kamala was a fan, I thought we're in the same world. That enabled me to get to the relatability of the character almost immediately. When we first meet her, she is writing fan fiction. She says things that her mom is like: 'What are you even talking about?' It was geekdom. I thought it was great. And that drew me to buy the comic books." "To have a Muslim character that isn't always carrying the weight of the political environment is so refreshing,” says Obeidi. “A fun, positive and adventure-seeking character is what Muslims want to see and so do general audiences."