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Celeste Bronfman lays another rancid egg. MJ talks like a discount Batman for some reason, we learn Felicia was cheating on Peter with her new squeeze Amelia and was never truly in love with him, and Bronfman forgets the only world building she did with the magical god device which now has no limits whatsoever, eliminating what little cleverness this concept ever had. Only for those who have never read a comic before and want to turn off their brain while looking at pretty pictures
Jackpot & Black Cat #1
| Writer | Celeste Bronfman |
| Artist | Emilio Laiso |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
LUCK BE THE LADIES!
The most exciting new hero in the Marvel U, JACKPOT, A.K.A. Mary Jane Watson, gets her first action-packed limited series as a super hero alongside the other best female character in comics, BLACK CAT! When someone blackmails Black Cat into a public and blatant crime spree, Jackpot comes to her aid! What classic Spider-Villain is behind the blackmail?! Someone with history with at least one of our titular heroines!
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8.0
Nerd Initiative - gangstermegan
Mar 27, 2024The writing I thought was done really well. The conversations flowed well, and nothing felt forced to me. It's how I would imagine MJ and Felicia to interact in real life. I do wish we got to see a little more dialogue between them, showing them truly forming a friendship and not talking just because there's a dangerous situation they have to solve. Read Full Review
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6.0
ComicBook.com - Evan Valentine
Mar 27, 2024Jackpot & Black Cat has the bones to be a solid superhero outing, but it needs to lay additional foundation on the structure of this issue to make it a real winner. Read Full Review
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7.0
Not as memorable as the best of McKay's work with the characters and the art is a little hit-and-miss, but pleasantly diverting and a perfectly OK start. Benefits greatly from the Felicia/MJ team being one of the few genuinely interesting ideas to come out of superhero comics in the last couple of years, so we'll see how I feel when the inherited momentum wears off, but I'm apt to come back for #2
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6.5
The story is okay and the pacing and art are both good, but the voice and character work are poor.
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6.0
I wasn't incredibly looking forward to this after I felt very "meh" about Bronfman's one-shot for Jackpot. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. While I would say this is an improvement on that book, this still isn't particularly great. I think this has a solid premise with the Obscura app and everything, but I just wish the writing and/or the execution of it all was more interesting; or just better? Even the art was a little hit-or-miss for me at times. As with any issue I rate in the "yellows", I hope this can improve with the next issue.
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6.0
I love Black Cat and MJ, but Jackpot shouldn't be a thing. MJ is powerful in her own right and never needed a power gimmick. The book is fine, but doesn't make me care enough about something I never wanted in the first place.
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1.0
It feels like marvel is determined to disrespect the once upon a time great characters and they have successfully made me glad Stan lee is not alive to see this.
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