Silk is a private investigator in Los Angeles… wait, that isn’t right? Find out what is going on in Silk #1 by Marvel Comic!

SILK #1 (OF 5)

Writer: Emily Kim
Artist: Ig Guara
Colorist: Ian Herring
Letterer: VC’s Ariana Maher
Editor: Lindsey Cohick
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 10th, 2023 

Previously in Silk: Silk was bitten by the same radioactive spider that bit Spider-Man. Due to her superpowers, she was locked in a bunker for over a decade. After being freed, she rejoined the world as the superhero known as Silk!

Silk #1 starts off with a film noir feel. Cindy Moon is an Ace detective looking for a missing kid. After following a set of clues, she can pinpoint the child’s location. However, she noticed some people staring at her blankly whom she thought she recognized. After finding the building, her Silk-Sense goes off, and she is attacked by a demon. Putting on her Silk-Noir costume, she fights the monster. She has subtle memories of fighting this creature before and remembers how to maneuver to defeat it. She then realizes that the crowd she saw earlier was in a sandwich shop in New York. Cindy summarizes that she is dreaming before suddenly being thrust into a cowboy western, placing explosives on a train. Back in reality, Cindy is hooked up to a machine by Saya Ishii!

I was captivated by the art style in Silk #1. The art strokes in the comic were vivid and engaging, and the character design of Cindy as a 40s noir hero was excellent. In fact, every page felt dynamic for the character. This supplemented a simple story. The writing wanted us to engage with the question, “Why is Silk in a film noir?” But the basic tropes of the noir mystery section were a little boring. We are set on a mission to find a kid name Richie, but we never actually see him, and Silk is ¾ through the mystery when the story starts. So I speed-read these pages to get to the more interesting sections.

And this leads me to wonder, what makes a good Silk comic? What are the challenges of being Korean-American? Trying to adjust back into the world after being stuck in a bunker? Managing being a superhero? This issue didn’t cover any familiar tropes that I expect from a Silk comic book. I am thrilled for new Silk stories, but I hope future issues add back some of those elements.

I love Cindy Moon. I enjoy the character’s headspace and how she navigates being a hero. In a way, Cindy represents me as a multiracial Asian adjusting to a world of technology. While Silk #1 didn’t have those specific themes, seeing Silk get another miniseries is excellent. This book is visually stunning, and the story has a lot of promise. 4 out of 5 stars for Silk #1.

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Silk #1

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Solid Read

Silk #1 introduces a new plotline unfamiliar to the character but told with great skill and much love.

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