- "Beecoming a hero first means believing in yourself."
- ―The Marvels: The Hero I'm Meant to Be
The Marvels: The Hero I'm Meant to Be is a children storybook based on The Marvels. It is set before and concurrent to the events of the film.
Synopsis[]
Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most powerful, most inspiring heroes come together in a beautiful, exciting picture book that explores what it means to be a hero. Carol Danvers’s Captain Marvel has super-powers without equal. Monica Rambeau was a powerful woman with a powerful heritage even before she discovered her abilities. And Kamala Khan’s Ms. Marvel is just beginning her Super Hero journey, following in the footsteps of her idols. The three of them power the new film The Marvels and its epic adventure, and this picture book dives into who they are and what heroism means to them. And in the end, they show us how being a team is always stronger than standing alone. This heroic picture book packs a powerful message, befitting the super-powered women in this star-spanning story.[1]
Plot[]
Carol Danvers introduces herself as the superhero Captain Marvel, saying that her legendary status in the universe is a lot to live up to. She flies toward a desert planet, reflecting on the people looking up to her and her inability to fix her past mistakes. She gets approached by a group of enemies and prepares to fight them with Goose, saying she has to be ready for anything. As her enemies run away, Danvers smiles and realizes that she enjoys being a hero and is the hero she is supposed to be.
Kamala Khan stands over Jersey City and introduces herself as the city's most famous superhero, Ms. Marvel. She denies the claim that being young means she should let adults handle fighting crime. She goes home and draws, wondering what type of hero she wants to be, confident that she can succeed at whatever she chooses. She admires a drawing of hers in her living room while Muneeba Khan and Aamir Khan hold a stack of books and Yusuf Khan reads a newspaper. Kamala reflects on the pressure from her family asking her to be more and achieve a different kind of success than what she wants. Back in the city, she smiles and says that being a hero makes her feel seen and have a sense of purpose. She says that a hero knows how to grow in the direction of their dreams.
On the S.A.B.E.R. Space Station, Monica Rambeau monitors readings and thinks about her chance to leave her own legacy separate from that of her mother. She goes out into space and thinks about the whole world being there for her to explore and her desire to be a hero like how she saw her mother. She reports on her findings to Nick Fury. She smiles and is confident that she is able to achieve what she wants and become the hero Photon.
Kamala Khan, Danvers, and Rambeau unite on the planet Aladna and look out onto the planet. They realize that being a hero requires belief in oneself and realize that in finding a team, they are unstoppable. They confront Dar-Benn with their powers, supporting each other and defeating her. Back on the Hoopty, they look out at the universe alongside Goose and advise the reader to be the hero they have always wanted to be as they fly through the sky of a planet.
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Characters[]
- Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
- Goose
- Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel
- Yusuf Khan
- Muneeba Khan
- Aamir Khan
- Monica Rambeau
- Nick Fury
- Dar-Benn
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Continuity[]
Towards the end of this book, the Marvels are shown confronting Dar-Benn just as they do in The Marvels. However, unlike in The Marvels, Monica Rambeau evidently does not have to sacrifice herself and is able to continue operating as a team with Kamala Khan, Carol Danvers, and Goose. This difference is irreconcilable with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is therefore deemed non-canonical.