Black Cat Volume
1: Grand Theft Marvel by
Jed MacKay features
the sometimes villain/sometimes hero, Black Cat, as she commits a series of
heists in the Marvel Universe. In this volume, she plans to rob Doctor Strange
and the Fantastic Four. Robbing one of the most powerful wizards and robbing a
family of superheroes won’t be easy.
Black Cat is
basically Marvel’s version of DC’s Catwoman though there are some differences.
Instead of being the sometimes lover of Batman, she is the sometimes lover of Spider-Man.
Black Cat also has probability manipulating technology and can make bad luck
for others happen. She also tends to tell more jokes than Catwoman.
Her crew in Black
Cat Volume 1: Grand Theft Marvel consist of two loveable oddballs that
provide much needed humor at times. They serve as foils for Black Cat to play
off of while also having the necessary skills to assist with the planned
thefts.
This volume has
a couple of drawbacks. For one, despite appearing on the cover Spider-Man is not
in the read at all. Additionally, the art on the cover is considerably better
than the art actually used in the book. The panel art is for the most part, decent
and serviceable, though there are some scenes where the artist depicts faces
strangely and in a distracting manner.
Overall, despite
the drawbacks, Black Cat Volume 1: Grand Theft Marvel by Jed MacKay
is a fun light hearted crime thriller read that does not take itself very
seriously. This is the first volume of an ongoing series. The second volume is
called Black Cat Volume 2: On The Run.
Black Cat Volume
1: Grand Theft Marvel
Jed MacKay
https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/13471/jed_mackay
Marvel
https://www.marvel.com/comics/collection/76151/black_cat_vol_1_grand_theft_marvel_trade_paperback
January 2020
ISBN: 978-1302919207
Paperback (also
available eBook format)
128 Pages
My reading copy came from the Forest Green Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple
©2021
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