Review of Silk #3 and #4After an embarrassing defeat back in Silk #1, Dragonclaw is back with upgrad
Review of Silk #3 and #4After an embarrassing defeat back in Silk #1, Dragonclaw is back with upgrades in tow. His punches and fireballs are meaner and more vicious than before. A pummeling and having a car thrown at him did the trick. While Silk has no problem taking out Dragonclaw, a follow up brawl with Black Cat proves too much. Between her day job, fighting crime, and figuring out her life after being locked away from society for 10 years, Silk’s got her hands full. Spider-Man brings along the Fantastic Four in hopes that they can help analyze her powers. While #3 has Stacey Lee continuing her fantastic pop-esque art, #4 introduces guest artist Annapaola Martello with the illustrations. Can’t say I’m a fan. Silk looks markedly older and weirdly European. I attribute it to a weird nose. But that’s not the only thing funky with #4. While #1 through #3 offer a Silk that’s adamant in staying distant from Peter Parker, she gets wooed over by a flamboyant Johnny Storm in no time. This can only lead to a love triangle that nobody wants. There’s certainly aspects of Silk and her ties to youth culture that make her character very compelling. The constant references to pop culture intertwined with her internalized teen angst, staples of the Spider-Man canon, play well here. However, this love triangle just feels awkward and forced. I understand the desire to return to normalcy from both parties, but the Torch swooping in for a date right after Dr. Richards recommended Silk see a therapist is certainly an eye-roll. Silk comes at a pivotal time in the comic book world. Diversity is the key buzzword these days and many POC superheroes are making their debut in the Marvel universe. The true test is how these characters will develop. Tackling race is a tightrope exercise, you don’t want to reduce a character to stereotypes, but it’s just as insulting to pretend POC are just palette switches from the white default. It’s still too early to see if her Asian background plays a part in Silk’s identity, but I remain hopeful. Robbie Thompson has so far done a decent job of creating a teen girl, we’ll see how well he depicts an AA teen girl. - AlexReview of Silk Issues One & Two -- source link
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