Black Cat #14 // Review
Marvel Manhattan isn't exactly a great place to be. At least not for somebody looking for a stable life. When imagines that people living in other parts of the country are relatively safe. Marvel Manhattan during the time of a major crossover event, though? That's the type of times when you really just wanna shelter in place and not have to go outside and deal with the demons or the aliens or whatever. Felicia DID get a call from a pretty prominent group of people, though...and so she’s going to brave the smybiotes in Black Cat #14. Writer G. Willow Wilson enters the Queen In Black crossover event with artist Gleb Melnikov in another remarkably fun issue.
Black Cat got contacted by the Fantastic Four. She's actually stolen from them before. And theoretically they know about it and they're fine. Or if they don't, it's no big deal. The point of the matter is that they really do need the help of the greatest thief in the Marvle Universe. She's not entirely on the familiar with calls from various people to help them out. In this particular circumstance, the fat of lots of lives hanging in the balance. So naturally, she's going to do what she can. However, this is kind of her out of her element. She's being sent off into space to steal seeds from the Kree Empire. Granted: it's not going to be easy. But how difficult could it be?
Once once again, Wilson manages enjoyable adventure for Felicia. As complicated as things have been with the Kree over the decades, it's not a culture that has had a huge close-up in and within the pages and panels of Marvel comics. And so Wilson has a chance to define things a little bit more on her terms with respect to a major part of the Marvel universe she doesn't a really good job of helping to establish a little bit of background on everything. And she does so in the midst of a very enjoyable adventure, with one of the more appealing characters in the Marvel Universe.
Melnikov once again manages some very articulate and expressive visuals for an adventure with Felicia. She's always appealing. But it's particularly visually appealing whenz Melnikov is rendering her and her adventures for the page. There's a great deal of dynamic motion involved. And as always.Felicia comes across, looking absolutely gorgeous under the pen of Melnikov. It's a great deal of fun on the hole. And there's quite a lot going on in and within the momentum of a single one shot adventure that happens to fit into all larger crossover event.
All too often, major events tend to create a lot of forgettable, little plug-ins that are there just to fill out the volume of a larger story arc. And they don't necessarily seem like they have any business being where they are. Wilson has had some really good experience adapting smaller story ideas into larger crossover arcs. This particular entry into the Queen In Black ends-up being a great deal of fun.
