tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185833477987485685.post5485076729408322876..comments2022-03-27T18:23:28.839-04:00Comments on Off To The Comic Store: Amazing Spider-Man #5 ReviewAvishek Chatterjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783133029362943554noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185833477987485685.post-13483874851455992082014-09-30T23:26:27.702-04:002014-09-30T23:26:27.702-04:00It seems DC and Marvel are similar in how they'...It seems DC and Marvel are similar in how they're taking similar motif characters from point A to B - but with widely different quality narratives.<br /><br />Black Cat and Catwoman are both on the road from anti-hero to full time mob boss but Slott has managed to bungle Felicia by making her motives a little too underwhelming while Selina is being done with great care and time. <br /><br />Being beaten and outed by Spider-Man is not a rare issue, and I thought her identity had already been exposed multiple times before and she has rebounded.<br /><br />Infact, this is a very biased view towards the character that Slott goes the route of 'get revenge on the man' instead of crafting a new identity and moving (maybe getting a solo title along the way). The former makes her a B-list villain at best while the latter could really reinvigorate the character after a very lukewarm phase.<br /><br />Slott's handling of the Spider-Man mythos has been very up and down. While I loved what he did with Ock, I wish he spent as much thought on Black Cat. For the foreseeable future though, it seems she will be just another 'villain mob boss'.<br />Avishek Chatterjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16783133029362943554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185833477987485685.post-14359163611632487772014-09-29T02:19:57.255-04:002014-09-29T02:19:57.255-04:00I have a feeling that once readers get to see Blac...I have a feeling that once readers get to see Black Cat's new role in the pages of Hawkeye vs Deadpool, readers might start to question as to why the Black Cat's a villain and her motives behind it. From there, Marvel will get a lot of fan mail asking them why the writer for H vs D didn't use a better villain. To me, the idea that the Black Cat's an A-List villain will backfire on both Dan Slott and Nick Lowe. And consider how badly Slott's handled the character, the Black Cat will become a very hard sell for anyone else to use in their stories because Marvel is not short on female villains. And Spider-Man has had a lot of female villains in the past. To make the Black Cat into one will backfire on Slott badly as Alpha has: A character that's so bad that no one wants to use her.<br /><br />Here is a podcast that might hold your interest. Let me know if you agree with it.<br /><br />http://www.spidermancrawlspace.com/2014/07/24/podcast-315-amazing-1-2-and-3-review/Dan Laxumanoreply@blogger.com