The Challenge that is Spring Break

Oh boy, this project could not have happened at a more convenient time for me. This entire week (starting yesterday morning through Sunday evening) I'm going to be in Nashville, Tennessee going around the city exploring, then heading to Gatlinburg to hike in the mountains.  If I was in any other stage of my production, this would be very convenient for my blog, but because I'm in the editing process (and taking into account that I slept on the 2 1/2 hour flight from Miami to Nashville), I've had to go to extreme lengths to try to get my editing done.

I'm currently sitting atop my hotel in Nashville which has an excellent view of the nearby convention center.  Because the weather is 67º and sunny today, I figured it would be a wasted opportunity to not sit outside.  Of course, this meant that I'd have to sit on the sixth-floor deck with my mom's sunglasses on, squinting at my laptop screen,  but the breeze is nice and I have a lot of fun working on my blogs (if you couldn't tell already).

I've connected to my hotel's WiFi so that I can edit the first scene of my film in the 90-minute window of time that I have before dinner, so in my next blog post I will definitely showcase my edit of that specific scene of the two characters outside the classroom, then my fourth post of this week will be of the scene inside the classroom.

From Nashville,

Jake

TODAY'S HERO: MS. MARVEL (Kamala Khan)

Backstory:

Kamala Khan is a teenager from New Jersey whose dormant "inhuman genes" are activated after a major event in the Marvel Comics storyline.  As a huge fan of heroine Captain Marvel, Khan adopted the name Ms. Marvel.

Powers:

Khan has the ability to alter the size and shape of her limbs (similar to Mr. Fantastic, my first superhero entry :) ) and has a healing factor (similar to Wolverine, who I've also posted about previously).

Other:

- She is the first Muslim character to headline her own comic book series

- She is the fourth person to hold the mantel of Ms. Marvel, the first was Carol Danvers (now Captain Marvel)

- The first volume of her series (Ms. Marvel) won a Hugo Award for the best graphic story in 2015

First Appearance:

- Kamala Khan actually first appeared in a Captain Marvel comic (Captain Marvel #14 (2013)), where she began her enthrallment for Carol Danver's superhero alter ego

Film History:

- She currently has not been in any major films at the time of this posting (although there have been rumors that her character is desired to hit the big screen).  I first found out this character existed two years ago and I really enjoyed that Marvel is trying to appeal to have more representation in their heroes.  Although Khan is not currently a household name, I hope in the future that more diverse characters will be discussed in society to join the ranks of T'Challa (Black Panther), Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel), and Matthew Murdock (DareDevil).