5 comics to read this March: Myths from the past and the future

Marvel superhero Kamala Khan certainly doubles down on the latter with her new series, The Magnificent Ms. Marvel, which marks a big change in this character’s life: For the first time, her solo adventures will now be written by people who didn’t create her.But myths abound elsewhere this month too, from Gareth Hinds’ comic book adaptation of The Iliad to Invisible Kingdom’s consideration of what organized religion might look like in a sci-fi society totally alien from our own.Below, check out EW’s list of which comics to check out this month.The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1 (Marvel) Ahmed, fresh off justly celebrated comics like Black Bolt and Exiles and already writing Kamala’s friend in Miles Morales: Spider-Man, talked to EW in December about how he and Jung are going to put their own spin on Ms. Marvel — who now comes with her own Marvel-ready adjective.“There’s going to be big-canvas Marvel scope happening in this book, while still maintaining that intimate tone that people have loved about it,” he says. In its first issue, this new DC/Vertigo comic introduced its own version of the concept, where the titular High Level is a sky citadel and everyone living on the ground below disagrees about what it’s actually like.Bagenda’s art and Fajardo’s colors brought the female protagonist, Thirteen, to life, but the first issue ended with a fascinating setup: Thirteen has now been tasked with escorting a young girl back to High Level.