Did Kevin Feige Ask Marvel Comics to Change Ms. Marvel’s Backstory?
While the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is no stranger to tampering with the lore of the Marvel comics, most Marvel fans go along for the ride.
Every once in a while, however, Kevin Feige and his team make a change that draws the ire of longtime comic readers.
Perhaps the ultimate example of this was the MCU’s decision to make Ms. Marvel a mutant and not an Inhuman. While new Marvel fans took the change in stride and embraced Ms. Marvel as the first MCU mutant, comic book fans were vocal in their displeasure with the change.
Not only did the decision fundamentally change the character of Ms. Marvel, but it was also the latest example of the MCU’s disdain for the Inhumans as a whole.
Kevin Feige Asks For a Change
The controversy over Ms. Marvel’s backstory resurfaced this week when Spider-Punk and Miles Morales writer Cody Ziglar alleged that Feige asked the team at Marvel Comics to change Kamala’s story to match her MCU version.
For those of you who perhaps have not been keeping up on the latest Marvel releases, Ms. Marvel recently died in the comics, saving Mary Jane Watson. As is apt to happen, however, the hero was quickly revived.
Interstingly, Kamala was able to be resurrected because she had mutant DNA. Since her resurrection, Kamala has become a regular member of the X-Men.
Here is where the story gets interesting. In a recent episode of the Amazing Spider Talk podcast, Ziglar recounted a story from Zeb Wells, who wrote Kamala’s latest story in Amazing Spider-Man #26.
“[Wells] had told me months before the plan, which was, [Kevin] Feige was like, ‘Hey, I don’t do this very often but, can you please do this to make things in line with Marvel because we have some stuff we want to do with Kamala,’” Ziglar said. “So [Wells] was like, ‘I’m the guy that drew the short straw? People are going to be very mad that I have to kill Ms. Marvel.’
Marvel Denies The Story
While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has often influenced the trajectory of the comic books themselves, the idea that Feige would interject himself into Marvel’s comic book world is surprising.
Following reports of Feige’s request, a Marvel spokesman said that they were untrue.
While we may never know the truth, one thing is clear, the line between the MCU and the comics is growing increasingly blurred.
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