Amanat joined Marvel Comics in 2009. Currently, she is the director of content and character development at Marvel Comics.[6] In 2014, she co-created Marvel's first solo series to feature a female Muslim superhero called Ms. Marvel.[8] 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. The comic spent several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and also won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2015.[6] Ms.Marvel sells much more digitally than in stores, has at times been Marvel's top digital seller overall.[9]