Sana Amanat

Amanat was born in New Jersey to Pakistani immigrants. Her family is Muslim. Amanat studied political science with a focus on the Middle East at Barnard College in 2004. ==Career==

a copy of Ms. Marvel Vol. 1 in the Blue Room of the White House during a reception for Women's History Month in 2016 After college, Amanat worked in magazine publishing for a few years. She then worked for an indie comic book company, Virgin Comics. There, Amanat learned about graphic storytelling. Two years later, the company went out of business. Amanat runs the annual Women of Marvel panel at Comic Con and does work to make Marvel characters more diverse. by 2020, the podcast had released over 200 episodes. At TEDxTeen 2014, Amanat gave a talk titled "Myths, Misfits & Masks" where she spoke on "how societal constructs and stereotype affect self-image and worth and how comic book storytelling in particular helps manage the expectations of others through a positive lens". In 2014, she co-created Marvel's first solo series to feature a female Muslim superhero, the relaunched Ms. Marvel comic; the series was headlined by a new character, Kamala Khan. The conception of Khan came about during a conversation between Amanat and Marvel editor Stephen Wacker. Amanat said, "I was telling him some crazy anecdote about my childhood, growing up as a Muslim American. He found it hilarious." The pair then told G. Willow Wilson about the concept and Wilson became eager to jump aboard the project. Amanat said that the series came from a "desire to explore the Muslim-American diaspora from an authentic perspective." Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal was the best-selling graphic novel in October 2014 and it won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2015. Several volumes of the series have been on The New York Times Best Seller list of paperback graphic books. As of August 2018, Ms. Marvel has sold half a million trade paperbacks, not including digital sales. Ms. Marvel has also sold well digitally, and has at times been Marvel's top digital seller overall. Amanat has been the Director of Content and Character Development at Marvel Comics . Vox called her the "Shonda Rhimes of Marvel comics" in 2015. She was also co-executive producer on the unscripted documentary series ''Marvel's Hero Project'' (2019). Amanat joined Marvel Studios by mid-2019, where she is an executive of production and development. she cameos in the third episode of the series. ==Inspiration==

In her Ted Talk, Amanat stated that "the big idea behind Ms. Marvel [was] very much about minority representation, the bigger idea was about finding your authentic self". While creating the comic, she drew on her own experience as the child of Pakistani immigrants in the New Jersey suburbs in hopes that the next generation will not experience identity rejection as she did through a relatable superhero. ==Comics==

• True Believers: Thanos Rising (2018) • Generations: Ms. Marvel and Ms. Marvel (2017) • Volume 5: Super Famous (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ) • "Super Famous" (with G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona and Takeshi Miyazawa, in #1–3, 2015–2016) • "Army of One" (with G. Willow Wilson and Nico Leon, in #4–6, 2016) • "The Road to War" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in #7, 2016) • "Civil War II" (with G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona and Takeshi Miyazawa, in #8-11, 2016) • "The Road to War" (with G. Willow Wilson and Mirka Andolfo, in #12, 2016) • "Election Day" (with G. Willow Wilson and Mirka Andolfo, in #13, 2016) • "Damage Per Second" (with G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Miyazawa, and Nelson Blake II, in #14-17, 2017) • "Meanwhile in Wakanda" (with G. Willow Wilson and Francesco Gaston, in #18, 2017) • "Mecca" (with G. Willow Wilson, Marco Failla, Nelson Blake II, and Valerio Schiti, in #19-22, 2017) • "Northeast Corridor" (with G. Willow Wilson, Diego Olortegui, and Valerio Schiti, in #23-24, 2017) • Ms. Marvel vol. 3 #1–19 (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, February 2014–October 2015) • Volume 1: No Normal (tpb, 120 pages, 2014, ) collects: • "Garden State of Mind" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in All-New Marvel NOW! Point One #1.NOW, 2014) • "Meta Morphosis" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in #1, 2014) • "All Mankind" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in #2, 2014) • "Side Entrance" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in #3, 2014) • "Past Curfew" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in #4, 2014) • "Urban Legend" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in #5, 2014) • Volume 2: Generation Why (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ) collects: • "Healing Factor" (with Jake Wyatt, in #6–7, 2014) • "Generation Why" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in #8–11, 2014–2015) • Volume 3: Crushed (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ) collects: • "Loki in Love" (with G. Willow Wilson and Elmo Bondoc, in #12, 2015) • "Crushed" (with G. Willow Wilson and Takeshi Miyazawa, in #13–15, 2015) • Volume 4: Last Days (tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ) collects: • "Last Days" (with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, in #16–19, 2015) • Ultimate Spider-Man Infinite Digital Comic (2015–present) • All-New Hawkeye (2015) • Elektra (2014–present) • Rocket Raccoon (2014–present) • Daredevil (2014–2015) • Hawkeye (2012–2015) • Superior Carnage (2013–2014) ==Filmography==