![]() ![]() Everything takes effort, everything takes work. ![]() Even superheroes don't get heroing right on the first try. Okay, she needs to be saved some, but it's treated like a newbie thing and not a girl thing, which I think is just as important. She's treated the same was as the boys and not sidelined, or needing to be saved all the time. In fact, what makes the whole thing great and perfect for girls to be picking up is that she's a superhero like any of the others. It plays in that beautiful medium between placating to women and girls and being made for the male gaze. It's not incredibly different from the aesthetic that Spider-Man wears while having a totally different and gorgeous design, though not overly-feminine either. She's adorable, she's imperfect, she's lost and searching. Silk/Cindy Moon is a great addition to the Marvel Universe. This volume is the first (though labeled "Volume 0") in her own title series. Silk is Cindy Moon, a Korean-American girl who was also bit by the same spider that bit Peter Parker, but had gone into isolation shortly after. She is another of Marvel's new heroes that attempt to diversify the superhero landscape. Show More you haven't read Original Sin, as I hadn't (and don't really plan to). ![]()
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