Silk #1 is a great start that firmly establishes the character for new readers while also carrying forward the character for longtime fans. This issue is incredibly economical with its scenes and once you put it down it'll feel like you got extra story. The beauty of this story is how Cindy is actually good at most of what she does, but it's the people and circumstances in her life that add the conflict. For that, Silk is an inspiring hero for readers of all ages and this is a great start to her latest series. Read Full Review

Silk stops a robbery and is rewarded for her efforts by a grateful store owner. Later, Cindy Moon heads to her first day of work as a reporter. After Derick invites her to join him on an investigation, she is able to publish her first story. Elsewhere, J. Jonah Jameson has a confrontation with an enemy and Silk intervenes. Finally, someone interesting visits Saya Ishii. And their conversation unlocks a mystery.The Story: The first issue of the Silk series is engaging and fun. Maurene Goo has created a nice set up issue that is very promising. I like seeing Cindy in her day-to-day life. I am also interested in how her character will progress in the future. Ian Herring uses cool tones to highlight the detailed artwork of Takeshi Miayzawa. I really like the use of blue color palettes to accompany the action sequences. It gives the scenes an extra layer of intensity. This issue is well done and engaging. Read Full Review

This was a fun read. It reminded me of sunny Saturdays in 2006 (the before time right) when the main thing I had to worry about was a 6th grade English essay. This comic felt familiar and safe. Read Full Review

Silk comes swinging back to protagonist duty in this talented, carefully-crafted debut. Her status quo is efficiently established and a promising mystery is teed up for immediate exploration. Most importantly of all, the great skill lavished on portraying the protagonist succeeds at making her instantly endearing -- and thereby building interest in how she tackles that mystery. Read Full Review

A book with a lot of potential, and beautiful art, and I love all of the Asian representation here. Read Full Review

I was excited about this book because I think Silk represents the Asian-American heroes well. As a Chinese-American, some of the heroes I have seen fall into a lot of negative tropes. This character feels like a person rather than a trope and I appreciate that. Read Full Review

So if you are in the market for a smart bout of action, this new series looks promising indeed. Read Full Review

Final Verdict: 7.7 The action is swift and smooth and the characters are great to look at, but "Silk" #1 sometimes reads like a sit com script. Read Full Review

Cindy Moon is back with a new job and a new enemy to deal with. Her unique background and abilities allow for a refreshing new take on great power and great responsibility. Read Full Review

Writer Maurene Goo, artist Takeshi Miyazawa, color artist Ian Herring and letter Ariana Maher compliment each other beautifully with their presentation of Cindy Moon as a courageous hero who makes a difference both in and out of her costume. Read Full Review

For a first issue that looks to bring Silk back into the fold, Goo and Miyazawa do extremely well, so well in fact, that I was a tad disappointed to find out this is in fact a mini series, at least for now. Read Full Review

Silk #1 does everything a first issue of a new series should do to invite both new and long-time fans in. Maurene Goo balances things out well to establish Cindy Moon's personal and superhero life to get you invested on both sides of the character. Takeshi Miyazawa fits in well to the tone that Goo establishes for the world around Silk. Read Full Review

Silk #1 is an excellent start and setup for a relatable character. Despite voice problems for J. Jonah and substandard art, there's enough here to want to know more. Read Full Review

Im not as familiar with Goos work as they're more known for their prose, but I can definitely speak to the art team of Takeshi Miyazawa and Ian Herring. They previously worked together on Ms. Marvel and provided some of my favorite visuals in a Marvel comic quite possibly ever. Their sensibility and synergy work tremendously well for Silk. Miyazawas mangaesque art reflects the graceful zippiness of Cindys skill set, while Herringone of my favorite working color artistslends a softly colorful vibe that makes her adventures feel distinct from those of her Spider-Contemporaries like Peter and Miles. (Herring also colored the entire Robbie Thompson run, so it's a nice aspect of visual continuity from Miyazawa's predecessors Stacey Lee, Veronica Fish, and Tana Ford.) Read Full Review

In conclusion, Marvel's Silk #1 (2021) delivers a lot of detail and character in short succession and sticks the landing flawlessly in its immersive story. As mentioned before, this is a worthy entry to the Spider-Verse with a refreshing spin on the world of webslinging. I'm excited to see where this weaved web of Silk leads Cindy in future issues. Read Full Review

It is very good. Nothing was done poorly in the first issue and it got me interested.

Cindy Moon is back in action. Her first news scoop tangles her in a gang slaying with supervillain overtones and subjects Jonah Jameson to criminal attention that will need Silk help. It's a nice, smooth-rolling story and it looks gorgeous. It's slightly over-written, but Cindy's narrative voice is charming enough to excuse a little excess verbiage.

Cindy Moon once again swings around NYC in her own solo-title and it's off to a strong start. This issue serves as a good (re-)introduction to Silk. You get a good if not brief look at her character, her backstory and her interaction with the supportings cast with J.Jonah Jameson the most well known character.
It's a very enjoyable book that gets the core of Cindy across with fun & cool moments throughout.

Great start of this book. Been a while since the last Silk's book, and it's just so fun to read this one. Very strong writing and a fitting artwork, really excited to see where this goes to.

The storyline drew me in. The humor wasn't too forced and the flow of the story is good. Not hard to follow at all.
I thought the art on some of the pages was a little weak, my only complaint really.

I wasn't expecting this to be as fun as it was.

" You weren't supposed to be a disappointment to your parents, Karen."
- SILK

Maurene Goo shows competence crafting characters, all of them seem real. The character dynamic is great and I am going to love reading about Silk saving Jonah's ass. Right now, I am not a great fan of the artwork, but I can see it evolving.

Pretty good opener tbh.

Silk
Volume: 3, Issue: 1

Publisher: Marvel @marvel
Writer: Maurene Goo @maurenegoo
Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa @takmiyazawa
Colors: Ian Herring
Letters: Ariana Maher
Cover: Jeehyung Lee @jeehyunglee

Cindy Moon’s first day as a reporter for Threats & Menaces sure turned out to be a productive one. Investigating a gang style murder, Cindy curiously notes the presence of strange hairs and claw marks all over the victims. Her accidental publishing of her article to the Threats & Menaces website puts a bullseye on J. Jonah Jameson’s back as he’s confronted by attackers in the subway. As Silk, Cindy fights off the attackers and somehow finds herself hired as Jonah’s personal bodyguard. Once home, Cindy researches a strange piece of tech she recovered from one of the attackers. Elsewhere, the tech company’s CEO, Saya Ishii, discusses further gang hits to be orchestrated with a monstrous humanoid cat creature!

I have not read anything focusing on Silk ever since her introduction during Original Sin in 2014. Wow, I can’t believe that was 7 years ago. Damn, I miss Nick Fury. Anyways… not a bad reintroduction to the character for me. What really enticed me to this series was this gorgeous cover art. That and the fact that I’ve really been enjoying female led books lately. So far the character comes off to me as very friendly and pleasant. I’ve always thought her costume design was really cool. I’ll stick around for a bit and see how much she grows on me.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)
Reviewed by: @meanadam of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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