Silk #3 - Review

Written by Robbie Thompson, Art by Stacy Lee

Rating: 4/5

Spoiler Free Review

Silk's back! Since the second issue came out back in mid-March, I've been seriously chomping at the bit for more Cindy Moon. What once again shines in this book is the combination of writing from Robbie Thompson and the artwork from Stacy Lee. The two are clearly working hand in hand to make this book something special and it's clear that there is a love for this character. Anyone who's on the fence about reading Silk, should track down the first few issues and enjoy.





SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT.


It really comes down to the details in this one. The primary pieces of the story are nothing really new. Our hero battles a b-list villain only to be attacked by the big boss. It's the basic outline for a huge bulk of titles. Unfortunately, that's more an issue for the superhero genre. Even silk calls out Harris, aka Pokemon Dude's, backstory as cliche. It's what creators do within that framework that really show you what they're made of.

Silk is a character we still don't know a whole lot about. We know the basics of her (literally) sheltered upbringing, but the details are being doled out to us one piece at a time. In this issue we got a nice juicy bit. We know that Elias Stone was trying to keep the entire world safe by locking her up, and we've accepted that, but the actual day-by-day of an experience like that sounds horrible and we got a nice look at it in here. They're almost presented as war flashbacks here as they drive Silk to madness as she fights.

Again, the details are the golden parts of this story. The humor is right on the money. There are lots of books that make great references to movies and TV that I watch, even stuff I love, but Silk feels more like it's for my generation than almost any other Marvel book I'm reading. It's stuff like calling Rage "Pokemon Dude" and then seeing his daughter drawing little Bellsprouts in her drawing of Silk that feels like the artists are really writing for my generation and it makes me smile.

I like that Silk is going to have to go up against Black Cat early and head on. She promises to be an interesting, colorful villain to pair up against our hero.

I've waxed poetic about Stacy Lee's style before and this issue is no different. The artwork fits Silk's personality and situation perfectly and is just different enough from the more mainstream Marvel books that it still fits in the world and yet stands out.

As for the ending with Peter Parker and the Fantastic Four? It fits, it works. It was only a matter of time before we had to bring in some of the characters from the larger universe. I would like her to be a little more open with Peter, as I'm not sure what she perceives as him doing anything wrong. I suppose she just doesn't want to accept any help.

The little teaser for next issue has me worried. Silk hitting it off with Johnny Storm? If we're doing any relationship stuff, I'm still shipping #Pindy.

What do you think? Still enjoying Silk? Can't wait for more? Putting down this series? Sound off in the comments below!