What Captain Marvel's Cast Look Like In The Comics

2. Monica Rambeau

In The Comics:

When it comes to Marvel's 616 universe, Monica Rambeau has as big a history as Carol Danvers. She was even the first person to take on the Captain Marvel identity after the death of Mar-Vell, but - quite like Danvers herself - has adopted various different mantles over the years too.

In the comics, Monica is an African American woman who usually wears a black and white outfit with a black trenchcoat. She possesses cosmic powers, has led the Avengers plenty of times before and is one of Carol's closest friends in the comics, although she's also stood on her own for years without her.

In The Film:

Captain Marvel Monica Rambeau — Marvel Studios

There are two Rambeaus in Captain Marvel: Maria, played by Lashana Lynch; and Monica, portrayed by Akira Akbar. Maria is a fellow pilot for the USAF and goes by the callsign of Photon, which also happens to be one of the superhero names adopted by Monica in the comics.

Given the focus of MCU continuity tends to be on the here and now, it wouldn't be disingenuous to assume that Marvel are gearing up to have Monica take to the skies just like Carol did. She'll be in her mid-30s by the time Endgame comes around, and with plenty more Captain Marvel films still to come, there's a good chance that Photon will be one of the new heroes featured in Phase 4.

Ewan Paterson

WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.

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