The following contains spoilers for Captain Marvel #41, available now from Marvel Comics.
Carol Danvers has gone through some truly incredible changes over the years, and yet somehow the most astounding transformation of her life has almost nothing to do with Carol herself. Between being captured by her worst cosmic enemy and a host of Masters of the Mystic Arts, Carol used her powers to give life to a whole new kind of being. Now the new Binary is embarking upon her very first solo adventure, and history might be repeating itself in the best way possible.
While Carol is left reeling from Agatha Harkness' supernatural legal proceedings and the machinations of the Asgardian Enchantress Amora, her allies have been just as busy with problems of their own. As seen in the pages of Captain Marvel #41 (by Kelly Thompson, Juan Frigeri, Alvaro Lopez, Jordie Bellaire, and VC's Clayton Cowles) when the new Binary's decision to take on Carol's form ends up being the reason she is attacked by her half-sister Lauri-Ell. Thankfully, no one comes to any real harm, although the moment does make it painfully clear just how badly the new Binary is lacking an identity she can call her own.
As an entity who was willed into existence as an extension of Captain Marvel's powers, it took Binary more than a little time to figure out what to call herself, let alone who or what she is. In the time since, she has exhibited a determined, curious, often childlike persona, and an innate desire to do the right thing at every turn. Of course, Binary still doesn't understand many basic concepts, let alone the nuances behind "right" and "wrong." This makes it all the more reasonable that Carol doesn't want to see her leave. Still, it is obvious that is the only way Binary will ever figure out what her place in the Universe is.
Despite having been a mainstay of the Marvel Universe for well over a decade before the events of 1982's Uncanny X-Men #164 (by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum), this issue turned her entire life on its head. After being kidnapped alongside the X-Men and subjected to experiments, Carol's latent abilities were triggered, transforming her into Binary. Though this was still undoubtedly Carol, her Binary form came with a vastly different look, power set and persona, all of which served her well during the ensuing interstellar adventures.
The parallels between Carol's time as Binary and the Binary she has created were already all too plain to see, yet now that the latter has taken to the cosmos on her own, they are infinitely more obvious. Considering that particular space-faring chapter of Carol's life ended defining her beyond her early days at the original Captain Marvel's side or while bearing that mantle for herself, it would only make sense that this Binary's will do the same for her.
It's hard to imagine that taking to the stars won't be exactly the experience Binary needs to come to terms with her own existence. On the other hand, she is just as likely to find trouble throughout the course of her journey. With any luck, it won't be anything she can't handle on her own.