I'm not sure I've ever even seen a Captain Marvel comic book. I do feel like I heard of him or her... The wiki page is just confusing, lol... There seem to be several incarnations. My guess is the 5 year window that I read comics, Capt. Marvel was just not a main character for some reason.

For whatever reason I am still looking forward to this movie. And especially looking forward to the next Avenger movie... which I assume she is playing a major role in.