Quiet week at work, which is a nice way to ease back in, even if it did occasionally make me wonder what the heck I was doing there. Then I remind myself of the answer: making money to exchange for goods and services. Like comics! And the cycle continues. . .
As a result of whatever's going on in Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man's not fighting crime, so things are getting out of control. All the added chaos seems to be making it harder for the Black Cat to operate, which, after a rough run-in with the Lizard outside a pet store, leads Felicia to the conclusion she must be the change she wants to see in the world. Meaning, she's got to bring order to the streets by fighting crime, so she can. . . get back to stealing from people? And maybe Tombstone doesn't dig this development.
Jeez, was Spidey holding New York together all by himself? Tell Daredevil or Night Thrasher or somebody like to get off their asses. The book's tone is, I dunno. Wilson has Felicia speaking to us directly, like she's Harley Quinn or Deadpool. Actually, the whole plan seems like something Harley would devise. "I'm gonna clean up the streets, so I can get back to robbing people in peace!" Plus, I haven't been paying close attention, but I was under the impression the Black Cat was already helping Spider-Man fight crime in his book, even before this.
Maybe it's supposed to be a comedy book, something akin to Superior Foes of Spider-Man. Watch the villain make big plans that fall apart to a hilarious degree? The book opening on Night Nurse's waiting room, before seguing into a flashback where Felicia is annoyed to see cops are doing better keeping up with her, and muses they're improving their cardio, would certainly suggest it.
Initial impression? I'm not sure the tone of this book will be what I'm looking for in a Black Cat title. But Ms. Marvel earns Wilson a lot of rope, so I guess we'll see.
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