Jed MacKay's decided to have Tigra and Moon Knight, well, "date" feels like a weird word to use. I don't know if they'll be going to dinner or movies, but it doesn't seem like it's strictly a sex thing, either. Marc's already been coming over for movie and snack time with Tigra and her son, those could sort of be dates.
Whatever. I'm generally ambivalent about the development. I would worry MacKay's setting Tigra up to get badly injured so Marc can become full of vengeance again, but a romantic relationship's not required for that. Moon Knight sealed that clay guy up in an airtight steel drum and buried him alive in concrete, and that was just for abducting and impersonating his psychiatrist. Still, I was fine with Tigra wanting to be there to watch out for her friend, no other feelings involved or necessary.
But, we've got what we've got (until the next writer ignores it.) My question now is, how does this work with the system the guys have? Meaning, what are Jake and Steven's feelings about this relationship, or about Tigra in general? What are her feelings about each of them? I'm sure there were times in the West Coast Avengers days where one of those two was at the forefront and spoke with Tigra, but I've never actually seen it. Certainly not in a low-stress situation that didn't involve fighting super-villains.
Reese got to interact briefly with Steven, albeit in a stressful moment where she was trying to keep Marc from murdering someone, and she and Soldier spent some time with Jake when they went to that nightclub. Tigra wasn't involved in either of those, though.
Presumably Tigra understands there will be times Marc's not there, although just based on what's on-page, he's still hogging time as the identity fronting. I feel like Jake is easygoing enough to get along well with Tigra, though I could see him telling off-color jokes around her son and getting himself in trouble that way. Steven I'm less sure about, since I don't know how the circles he's supposed to move in would feel about a were-woman. He's supposed to be high-class, he could manage politeness if nothing else.
Given that Jake mentioned during the boys' conversation in issue 14 that Marc wasn't the only one who loved Marlene, and Marc got rather defensive about that, there could be problems if Steven or Jake fall for Tigra as well. Or maybe the guys are in a healthier balance now. Maybe I'd just like to see her actually interact with either of Steven or Jake, just to see what that's like.
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