Community Corner
Meet Amulet, An Arab-American Marvel Character From Dearborn
The new character Amulet, also known as Fadi Fadlalah of Dearborn, is heading east to Jersey City to fight evil with Ms. Marvel.
DEARBORN, MI — Marvel is taking a giant leap toward diversifying its characters and the new Arab American defender from Dearborn is their next new superhero.
Meet Amulet, also known as Fadi Fadlalah of Dearborn. He is heading east to Jersey City to fight evil with Ms. Marvel, also known as Kamala Khan, according to Marvel.com.
Amulet was created by Detroit native Saladin Ahmed, writer of "Magnificent Ms. Marvel," and Jordanian American illustrator Sara Alfageeh.
Find out what's happening in Dearbornfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
I am THRILLED to introduce you all to Marvel's newest superhero, the mystical defender Amulet. He's Arab American from Dearborn, Michigan and was created by myself and @SaraAlfageeh! https://t.co/EomfqFtoru pic.twitter.com/q4iZ62BFBZ
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) December 18, 2019
Creator Alfageeh called him a "gentle giant." She posted on Twitter that "4 years ago reading Ms. Marvel vol 1 convinced me to become an illustrator. AMULET means so much to me as a nerdy lil Arab kid."
Amulet wears blue and white colors, along with the "evil eye" family heirloom around his neck.
Find out what's happening in Dearbornfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
UHM. SOME NEWS. I designed the newest superhero for Ms. Marvel! Meet Amulet. 4 years ago reading Ms. Marvel vol 1 convinced me to become an illustrator. AMULET means so much to me as a nerdy lil Arab kid. Thank you @saladinahmed for trusting me with him!https://t.co/XEhnS4JGyu pic.twitter.com/0Flozk99lK
— Sara Alfageeh (@SaraAlfageeh) December 18, 2019
Amulet will appear in "Magnificent Ms. Marvel #13" in March to assist Kamala Khan.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
