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Silk (2023) #1
Writer: Emily Kim
Artist: Ig Guara
Color Artist: Ian Herring
Letterer: Ariana Maher
Main Cover: Dave Johnson
Cindy Moon returns for a brand new solo collection, and he or she’s introduced some acquainted faces alongside for the trip! Will Silk survive the somnambulistic cinematic shenanigans to which she’s being subjected?
Previously on Silk…
Silk initially made her debut in The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #1. Many of her rapid subsequent appearances occurred in staff books and crossover occasions. She’s additionally had a collection of solo titles: Silk (2023) #1 really launches the fifth quantity of her self-titled e book.
The fifth quantity is intently associated to Silk’s two most up-to-date solo title runs: Silk (2021) and Silk (2022).
A “satisfying chunk”?
As coined by The Beat’s Editor in Chief Heidi MacDonald, the “satisfying chunk” principle places forth that one tenant of a stable first subject is that it ought to supply up a satisfying chunk of story. Does Silk (2023) #1 rely as a satisfying chunk? Not actually; no less than, not a self-contained one. Without the context supplied by Silk (2021) – particularly, the id of the characters who seem as a last-page reveal, and their historical past with Cindy – this subject would possibly come throughout as one thing lower than that satisfying chunk.
As a part of an ongoing collection, nevertheless – and provided that I do have the context from the 2021 run of Silk – this subject could be very satisfying, certainly. I’m more than happy to see the return of each Saya Ishii, the founding father of Fujinet and an knowledgeable in robotics, in addition to her brother, Max. The final time we noticed Max, he was posing as Cindy’s therapist at Saya’s behest.
Later in the five-issue collection that launched the returning antagonists, it was revealed that Saya was working with a demon to assist her obtain her enterprise targets – however when she found the demon was solely utilizing her as a method to an finish, Saya and Silk teamed as much as overcome the supernatural antagonists. However, the pair parted methods on unsure phrases after Saya used an explosive drone to deal a killing blow to the demon.
Cindy confronted a special supernatural antagonist in Silk (2022), an historic witch who forged a spell that triggered her to be became an outdated woman (aka “The Full Howl’s Moving Castle”).
Silk’s Swinging Sequel
The first subject of Silk (2023) gives a premise that permits the artists and letterer to essentially discover some fascinating territory. Trapped in a dream state, Cindy is subjected to a bizarre supernatural detective noir story, earlier than abruptly shifting right into a western prepare heist.
Both of those cinematic premises are offered with nice impact, with a full-page splash giving throwback detective Cindy an opportunity for a giant battle sequence in “The Midnight Monster,” and a panel stretched throughout the highest of two pages to herald the arrival of “The Silk Train Robbery.”
While it’s presently unclear simply what circumstances have landed Silk in this unusual scenario, the principle cowl suggests she’s not out of the cinematic woods but. In addition to pictures of Cindy as a detective and in the Western style, the quilt additionally teases Silk’s additional adventures: in area, with zombies, as a pirate captain, and in a dragon-type fantasy realm.
Furthermore, being trapped in a dream realm is a traditional Marvel Comics premise. This continues a convention of throwing Cindy in textbook superhero premises and permitting her to make them really feel recent, closely current in Silk (2021) and Silk (2022). Silk (2023) continues this custom with a narrative that recollects a few of the finest Doctor Strange and Moon Knight tales, with out feeling like a retread of what’s come earlier than.
Silk (2023) #1
While the conclusive web page of Silk (2023) #1 does counsel that Saya is answerable for the scenario in which Cindy is entrapped, few additional particulars are proffered. With the context I’ve from Silk (2021), this has planted all method of hypothesis in my thoughts as to the place this collection might swing from right here. Plus, given how good the 2 genres we noticed in this subject seemed, I’m very a lot wanting ahead to Silk’s enterprise into the sci-fi, pirate, fantasy, and horror genres.
Verdict: Just if you suppose you’re out, they thwip you again in!
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