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This past weekend at Long Beach Comic Expo in Long Beach, California., Marvel Comics’ Ms. Marvel was presented the second annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics. Writer G. Willow Wilson gave an impassioned acceptance speech, thanking everyone who has made the book such a success.

“This award is very special to me,” said Wilson, “Not just because of its connection to Dwayne, but because of what it represents…it is something being kept alive by one thing only and that is the readers and the fans whose passion, whose cosplay, whose wonderful repartee on Tumblr and Twitter make this book such a joy to work on.”

Wilson continued, “You are the beating heart to this series. I would like to dedicate this award to them – to the readers – to the fans. They are the ones changing the face of this industry.”

Ms. Marvel stars the groundbreaking heroine Kamala Khan who succeeds Carol Danvers old superhero mantel. Khan starts as an ordinary Muslim-American girl from Jersey City until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts.

The Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics is named for McDuffie, a writer and producer of several comic books and animation series whose work includes Marvel’s Damage Control and Deathlok. He wrote stories for dozens of other comics, including, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, and Avengers Spotlight.

If you have yet to check out this award-winning series, head out to your local comic book store or your preferred digital retailer and pick up her books!

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Christina E. Janke

Christina is the co-host of “Intro to Geek” on Shauncastic and Editor-in-Chief at Agents of Geek. Her love of all things Mass Effect knows no bounds. She also carries an obsession with comic books, video games, and quirky television shows. Her heroes are Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Gail Simone. She hopes to be just like them when she grows up.