Captain Marvel #9 (HERE BE SPOILERS!)

This issue is just simply excellent.  I could go into all the ways that it's excellent, but somehow doing so would cheapen the excellence.  Overall, I will just say that the excellence comes from the fact that DeConnick really gets the concept of a "day in the life" story, using it not only to show Carol's connections to her supporting cast (and deepen the connections that she has with them and that they also have with each other) but also to show how disruptive the challenges of being Captain Marvel are to the goal of being Carol Danvers.  Even if you've never read "Captain Marvel," you end this issue with an excellent idea of who she is and who she aspires to be.  Excellent.  Just excellent.  (DId I mention that it was excellent?)