Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #2With the Fall of X dramatically changing the game for X-Men new and old, Ms. Marvel’s newest solo series reintroduces her to fans as a member of Marvel’s Merry Mutants. But a recent pattern of dangerous dreaming currently finds the beloved Inhuman unable to escape this newfound danger even in her dreams. And it seems the only hero can save Ms. Marvel is a being of her own creation: Doctor Surfer.
Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #2 is brought to fans by Iman Vellani – the actor who portrays the MCU’s interpretation of the titular character – alongside an all-start creative team featuring Sabir Pirzada, Carlos Gómez, Adam Gorham, Erick Arciniega, and VC’s Joe Caramagna. As Kamala is plagued by repeated nightmares, she realizes the entity she’s encountering is none other than one of Ms. Marvel’s own fanfiction creations – a hybrid of Doctor Strange and the Silver Surfer called the Cosmic Sorcerer.
With the help of her friend Bruno, she’s ultimately able to contact the being they officially dub Doctor Surfer, setting the stage for a unique introspective journey. And while Doctor Surfer seemingly has the potential to change Ms. Marvel’s sense of identity, he also has the potential to change the Marvel Universe.
This New Silver Surfer Could Change Everything
Both individually and together as Defenders, Doctor Strange and the Silver Surfer are two of Marvel’s most powerful heroes. The two heroes have saved the universe on countless occasions. Such a powerful entity that can harness both of their abilities as the ultimate fusion of magic and science is an understandably fascinating possibility and needs an equally entertaining codename to match. Such potential makes it an undeniably exciting creation on the part of both the character Ms. Marvel and the actor who portrays her.
Being introduced in the Marvel Comics debut of Iman Vellani means that Doctor Surfer truly was created by Ms. Marvel on multiple levels. Not only does this add a fun and meta layer to an admittedly whimsical character’s origins, but it hopefully also Doctor Surfer the staying power to make more regular appearances outside of Kamala’s own mindscape. After all, Vellani is a noted comic book fan, and it’s hard to believe she would introduce a new hero to the Marvel Universe without any desire to further explore what makes such a fun character tick.
Doctor Surfer might turn out to be little more than a figment of both Ms. Marvels’ imagination. But either way, this Silver Surfer pastiche has a lot of fun potential to change the Marvel Universe. But as for how Iman Vellani’s new Silver Surfer affects Marvel Comics’ Ms. Marvel, fans will have to wait and see.
Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #2 is available now from Marvel Comics.
