No offense, but I think you are being yet another case of randomly accusing a character of being Marysuish without actually knowing what this word implies...
I'd like to believe she's a publishers pet because I'd like to believe that love for the Peter Parker style characters still exists amongst top level Marvel executives even for the new generation.
But honestly, whilst the writers/artists believed in her, it felt more like the publishers were hoping for some good publicity whilst throwing ideas against a wall and then only actually embraced the character when she turned out to be massively popular. I bet if she hadn't, she'd have been quietly put to sleep within 13 issues - which is the opposite of a creators pet.
At least it turned out okay, and if they are overenthusiastic about her now she's successful at least it means they're ready to mix things up again and have some serious attempts for new editions to the top list heroes.
I don't really see a ton of evidence for them being overenthusiastic about her though. She's mixing with some of the big wigs sure, but it's not like they're going to be making a Ms. Marvel film instead of a Captain Marvel one
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Creator's Pet?
The hype surrounding this series is probably its biggest drawback, and it might very well be that I'm suffering from Hype Backlash, but I just thought the whole thing was kinda...meh.
Kamala comes off as the writers trying too hard to paint a character as nerdy and non-stereotypical and strong and independent and perfect all at the same time, it all looks a bit Mary Sue-ish. It really feels like all the positive reviews are because the lead character is the only non-villainous Muslim in the MCU, and that's just sad on so many levels. Monet St. Croix "came out" as Muslim in the previous X-Factor volume, but that's never been explored, which leaves us with Kamala, I guess.
Kamala also seems to be guest-starring in as many comics as the editors can think of, including Avengers and Spider-man, which is where I first encountered the character, and she's been coming off the Creators' Pet ever since. Hopefully the title gets better with time, but...as of #12, I don't know.
Overall 6/10.