(As do we all.) Silk speaks with her therapistĪt the end of the comic, it looks like Cindy may be in a bit of trouble. Created by Peter Moffat, the series follows the daily goings on of Shoe Lane Chambers and its members in their personal and professional lives. Cindy’s therapist is right, she deserves to be happy too. Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC which was broadcast over three series on BBC One between 22 February 2011 and 31 March 2014. It may not seem like it, but including mental illness in comic books in a respectful way is very important. Robbie Thompson isn’t afraid to tackle these things in comic form, and it helps fight the stigma. I know it means a lot to others too, just seeing the response to those panels when I posted them on my Twitter. To see this subject in a comic and to see it treated so well? It means so much to me. To be very personal, I recently started therapy myself to help me cope with my own anxiety. Cindy has anxiety and deals with a number of insecurities. Cindy’s original characterization Important for history, but Silk is out of character Silk (2015) 1-7 1 introduced the modern version of Cindy 7 leads into Secret Wars (2015) Amazing Spider-Man (2015. Her art is beautiful and fits the character and Robbie Thompson’s writing so well.Īnother thing that was very powerful and poignant to me is the inclusion of Cindy’s appointment with her therapist. Robbie Thompson revamped Cindy in Silk (2015) 1, creating the definitive interpretation of the character. Out of all the people who have drawn Silk and have drawn for Silk, Lee remains my absolute favorite. Cindy and Black Cat have a bit of a heart to heart - neither one of them trusts many people.Ī couple of things that stood out to me in this issue first, Stacey Lee is back as the artist for Silk. The trouble is that Cindy doesn’t have all the knowledge of the places that Evil Cindy broke into. Which is aiding in Cindy to getting closer to Black Cat and her operations.

Evil Cindy Moon from Earth-65 has done a good job lending credence to Silk being a “villain” now. Silk Vol 2 #9 Silk #9 finds Cindy still working for Black Cat undercover.

Silk (2015) #2 by Robbie Thompson