4 Quotes from Captain Marvel: Dark Past

Paul Jenkins’ newest Captain Marvel series, Dark Past, is off to a strong start with themes of fractured memories, hidden trauma, and identity. During issue 1, Captain Marvel had a conversation with her mother–Marie Danvers–at her grave to navigate these emotions. She also had conversations with Tony Stark–some during a fight against the Wrecking Crew– and her friend, Jessica Drew (AKA Spider-Woman). Here are 4 of the most intriguing quotes from these conversations.

4. Tony: “Oh…wow. Haha! It’s the Wrecking Crew. For a minute there, I thought this was going to be a problem.”

Carol: “Don’t listen to him, boys. He’s being rude. You guys are super-duper scary. For real.”

Carol’s comedy has always been underrated in my opinion, especially the sassy and eye-roll tone she always takes. It’s not surprising, considering her extraordinary powers allow her to be frequently lax during a battle.

3. Jessica: “Lighten up, space girl. I meant ‘love interest’ what’s going on. Not ‘what’s the angst of the day.’

Carol: “Ha Ha! Oh, right. Yeah. No. You?”

Jessica: God, no. Not unless he had a death wish.”

Watching Jessica bring a smile to Carol’s face after all the stress she’s been failing was nice, as they discuss the horrors of dating as a superhero.

2. Carol: “People tell me I focus too much on the future. It’s often easier than remembering the past.”

The issue begins with Carol Danvers commenting on her state of mind. When one has such a fragmented collection of memories, it’s no wonder Carol spends most of her time looking towards building the future instead of gluing together her past.

1. “How am I supposed to forgive him? I don’t even want to. But if I don’t, then he’s still just holding me back. I’m afraid of what happens if I remember. I’m afraid of what happens if I don’t. I don’t have any answers. Just questions.”

Carol vents at her mother’s grave as a particular memory of her father wishing her death haunts her. She struggles with the weight of the memory, as she carries the trauma. Carol recognizes she needs to forgive him to move on and let go, despite understandably not wanting to. She breaks down, as she admits she doesn’t know have answers on how to handle this.