Is Marvel Making Monica Rambeau A Mutant?

Monica Rambeau was the second Captain Marvel of Marvel Comics, created again in 1982 by Roger Stern and John Romita. Gaining the power to show herself into electromagnetic power and journey on the velocity of sunshine, she modified identities a number of instances, grew to become Photon and joined NextWAVE whereas Carol Danvers, previously Ms. Marvel took the Captain Marvel identify.

Recently, and forward of her returning to the massive display in The Marvels film alongside Captain Marvel and the brand new Ms Marvel, Eve L Ewing and Luca Maeresca have been telling a brand new story about Monica Rambeau, her origin story and her involvement with a brand new model of the cosmic God, The Beyonder. The suggestion was that Rambeau might have gotten her powers from the Beyonder, earlier than the Secret Wars that scooped all of them up.

But this week’s challenge of Monica Rambeau: Photon throws that each one up within the air. With The Beyonder observing Monica Rambeau as a younger youngster, who already has an power energy supply all of her personal.

And it’s that energy supply that’s triggered by the later occasion.

And now doing every part however say the identify.

“Mutant”. Notably, Kamala Kham, the brand new Ms Marvel, was initially going to be a mutant however debuted within the Marvel Universe as a triggered Inhuman, again when Marvel was attempting to neglect mutants and make Inhumans occur, as a part of a battle with Fox Studios. In the latest Ms Marvel TV collection, it was revealed that she was a mutant within the MCU – no matter that was.

And now, with The Marvels film developing, is it doable that Monica Rambeau, persevering with to be performed by Teyonah Parris, will likely be a mutant in that film as properly? And that is Marvel Comics teeing that up within the comics earlier than the movies and TV can get spherical to doing it? It’s like Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch over again…

MONICA RAMBEAU PHOTON #4 (OF 5)
MARVEL COMICS
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(W) Eve L. Ewing (A) Luca Maresca (CA) Lucas Werneck
With nowhere left to show and the universe crumbling round her, Monica should look to an surprising supply to seek out solutions – or life as she is aware of will probably be gone ceaselessly! And because the journey continues, so do the revelations about Monica’s previous… for higher or for worse. Rated T+In Shops: Mar 22, 2023 SRP: $3.99