On an episode of the “Amazing Spider-Talk” podcast (and first reported by ComicsXF), comic writer Cody Ziglar shared a story he claimed came from Wells. In Ziglar’s words:
“(Wells) had told me months before the plan, which was, (Marvel Studios president 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,’ so he (Wells) was like, ‘F***, I’m the guy that drew the short straw? People are going to be very mad that I have to kill Ms. Marvel.'”
Marvel Studios has not released a comment yet, while Marvel Comics has denied Ziglar’s story, saying Kamala joining the X-Men was an editorial decision (via Gizmodo). Marvel editor Nick Lowe had previously said in “The Amazing Spider-Man” #32 letters page that killing then reviving Kamala on Krakoa was an easy way to integrate her with the X-Men.
Even so, this integration feels like corporate synergy. Kamala was introduced in 2013 when Marvel didn’t have the “X-Men” movie rights. So, former Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter made an edict for the comics to phase out the X-Men and supplant them with the more obscure team the Inhumans. It didn’t work; it only pissed off the X-Men fans while winning no more fans for the Inhumans.
Once Marvel parent Disney acquired 20th Century Fox and picked up the X-Men rights in effect, the Inhumans were dropped like a bad habit. Kamala was introduced as an Inhuman, and she’s the only Inhuman character created in the 2010s who became a fan-favorite. So while Marvel Comics isn’t interested in marketing the Inhumans nor does Feige intend to make them MCU stars, there are big plans for Kamala.
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