I'm trying to up my Marvel quotient, and I happened upon a Spider-Man/Black Cat comic written by Kevin Smith. I don't know why I continue to have faith in that guy, but even though he usually fails, he tends to fail interestingly.
Anyway, it starts as a nice amusing story with Spider-quips that are almost funny, a little bit of non-sucky banter and the inescapable Smith homo jokes (some of which are slightly funny). Basically a decent read. The key point seemed to be that Black Cat is supernaturally hot, and in that aspect he was succeeding quite well.
But then the thing turns into a thoroughly unpleasant After School Special about incest and rape that didn't make me feel particularly sympathetic, but did make me feel bad and icky inside. That guy is totally tone deaf.
Maybe he was just trying to get into the Fridge Hall of Shame.
So, in short, yuck.
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