THERE are two groups that the recently concluded Disney+ Series Ms Marvel may have turned off initially but who should follow this groundbreaking series through to its end to experience its transformational and liberatory potential.

The first are the usual Marvel fans who see themselves as caught up in the studio’s “commodified seriality” where every series and film relates to every other and who search for “Easter eggs” which identify these affinities and hint at future projects.

They will find this series adds a social dimension to the studio’s offerings correcting past semi-colonial productions (ie the much-praised Moon Knight) and illustrating how the “phase 4” multiverse can be used not just to hook fans through its interminable complexity (Loki) but also through its ability to tell historical truths, in this case, its revelation of the sadness and horror of the British partition of India, marking Hindus and Muslims as enemies in the creation of Pakistan.
 
The second group are those who believe that nothing good can ever come of the Marvel Universe when in fact there are projects which point the way towards a better world, such as the Afro-Futurism on display in the kingdom of Wakanda in Black Panther.