Silk 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon

The events of her past are recapped enough to keep up if you haven't read Original Sin, as I hadn't (and don't really plan to). She is another of Marvel's new heroes that attempt to diversify the superhero landscape. 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. This volume is the first (though labeled "Volume 0") in her own title series.Silk/Cindy Moon is a great addition to the Marvel Universe. She's adorable, she's imperfect, she's lost and searching. She's also got a great costume. It's one of my favorites of all-time. 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. It plays in that beautiful medium between placating to women and girls and being made for the male gaze. 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. She's treated the same was as the boys and not sidelined, or needing to be saved all the time.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. Even superheroes don't get heroing right on the first try. Everything takes effort, everything takes work.I know there are some out there that feel like the diverse heroes are just being thrown in out of nowhere and are pointless, but I personally love Silk! Check her out.(Also, if you're diversifying your heroes and haven't checked out Kamala Khan's Ms. Marvel, you're missing out!)

"Silk, Volume 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon" collects "Silk" vol. 1, nos. 1-7, written by Robbie Thompson with art by Stacey Lee, Annapaola Martello, and Tana Ford. The story picks up after the events of Spider-Verse, which introduced Cindy Moon, who was bitten by the same radioactive spider that gave Spider-Man his powers only to have Ezekiel Sims convince her to go into hiding in order to avoid the Inheritors. This volume serves to expand on that backstory while also setting up the major conflicts with Black Cat and Cindy's wariness around Spider-Man following Spider-Verse. Most interesting of all, Thompson showcases a side of J. Jonah Jameson that doesn't appear much in comics. Cindy offers an interesting alternative to the Spider-Man narrative without having to exist in a parallel universe. Her struggles are different and her feeling of displacement will easily resonate with readers struggling to connect. While each of the artists offers a visually exciting take, my favorite is Annapaola Martello, who only illustrated issue 4. This volume concludes by tying into the beginning of the Secret Wars, but readers need not follow that storyline to enjoy this or what comes next in Silk's book.

Silk tells the story of Cindy Moon, a young girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider than bit Peter Parker.But unlike him she couldnt control her powers or keep them a secret from her family.One thing led to another and she ended up being locked up in a bunker for 10 years until Spider-Man freed her [ 10 years in isolation does a lot to you and this book also talks about her anxiety and depression ] Cindy returned to the real world to find out her family is missing and decided to become Silk and track her family down.This is such a great book, one of Marvel's best recent titles ( I read a lot) and In my opinion their best new female superhero.She's funny, relatable and her interactions with J.Jonah Jameson & Spider-Man are great.I loved this so much and I recommend reading it if you are open to stories that have a serious story but fun writing that doesnt allow the character to just wallow in self pity.I'm looking forward to reading her new, post-Secret Wars series!

This was the first volume of Marvel comics I ever read, and I loved it! There's some stuff referenced that I didn't fully get, but the comic does a good job of filling you in on what you need to know to understand Cindy's story.

This trade is amazing. I lent out my first trade and it didn’t make it back to me so happily rebought it. Cindy, aka Silk, is a bad-ass. She is a female Asian American super hero from New York in her mid 20s. Her powers are slightly different from Spider-Man and talk about great themes that are relatable for me (almost 30 year old) as well as my 15 year old cousin.

One of the finest comics I've ever read. Definitely a different sort of superhero story than what we're used to but it's quintessential in many respects. Silk is the epitome of the superhero, insofar that she represents a very relatable person that is more of an idealized version of ourselves. I couldn't help but relate to Cindy's struggle with her anxiety and it's the first time I've really identified with a superhero to such an extent. In any event, this is a must read for any comic book fan. Art is absolutely stunning, as Stacey Lee nails this character unlike anyone else has, which only makes it harder when the artists were obviously swapped out at points in the volume.

I really enjoyed this first book, even if I wished it had a better summary of Silk origins so I didnt have to read Amazing Spiderman to get what was going on.But apart from that and Tana Ford's awful art I thought this whole volume was a lot of fun.Silk is charming, cute, cunning and more complex than she seems and I really dig that.

Great graphics. The story line kept jumping back and forth. Got lost in the plot once or twice, had to buck up a few times.Wish the story would have been laid out better. Still enjoyed the book.

The cover art was just too damn eye-catching to ignore !Plus,as it turned out,the web walkway was significant too.Who would a thunk ?Yep,definitely taken with this Spider verse variant.I came here via the Spider Gwen route.I'd seen Gwen in the animated Into the Spider Verse and wanted more.And it seems that I'm not alone in that as the demand created a nice supply.I also read a review that also recommends Ghost Spider too.So it looks like I got my wish and might just drown in female led Spider stories.Woo hoo !

Love it

Great and arrived well packaged to keep mint condition. Very pleased.

A great spidey-charector.

Just short of a 4, some art lets it down