2023 marks 10 years since Kamala Khan, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel, was introduced to Marvel Comics, with the Pakistani teenager gaining her shapeshifting powers after she breathed in Terrigen Mist, which activated her Inhuman genes. The Marvel Cinematic Universe opted to go a different way with her genetics, as it was revealed in the finale to Disney+’s Ms. Marvel series that Iman Vellani’s Kamala is a mutant. Now thanks to a major turn of events in the life of Marvel Comics’ Kamala, some fans are wondering if that mutant background might be incorporated into the mythology depicted on the printed page.
Before going any further, what I’ll be discussing concerns a plot twist that happens in Amazing Spider-Man #26, which will be released tomorrow. This twist was initially leaked online, and has since been officially acknowledged by Marvel. So here’s your warning: SPOILERS are ahead!
