There is an undeniable trend in comics to get younger, more streetwise and female.  While it started elsewhere it has definitely hit the Spider-world with new series for all of Silk, Spider-Woman and that other Spider-Woman (known as Spider-Gwen.)  While the three are successful enough in their ability to fit all of the necessities of the new trend, it is Silk that manages to stay the truest to the character that inspired them all.  She is not Peter Parker, but she is going through the same degree of personal struggles as he did all the while trying to balance her life as both a hero and as a young person struggling with a job.

This is evident in this second issue of Silk.  The first issue did a good job of introducing her to the readers, even for those that had skipped Spider-Verse, and showed the complexities of herself as a character and of the complexities of her life.  This second issue builds on that.  On e of the other underlying aspects of the character is her search for her family, but even that doesn’t go right, as it leads her into two tricky situations, one heroic and one personal.

This entire issue was fun from start to finish.  While it might seem like the writer is trying to mix too much in and to keep too many balls juggled at once, it really doesn’t come off as too complicated.  Rather the events surrounding Silk’s life, while super in some respects, also kind of represent the chaos that most people have to get through, trying to hold down a job to pursue the passions that they really care about, and trying to deal with all of the other problems that life throws at them.  Silk is so far a series with a quick pace and a tight plot which is probably the best of the Spider-ladies.

 Story: Robbie Thompson  Art: Stacey Lee
Story:  9.0 Art: 9.0  Overall: 9.0  Recommendation: Buy