There’s A New Player on the Field in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6
Miles is one of those characters that fits in well with many teams. So it’s no surprise that Miles Morales: Spider-Man has had more than one team-up. This time, though, it’s a character we’re unfamiliar with.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6 does a great job carrying many of the smaller plots forming around our main character. It does that all while giving us a main plot to focus on – one full of action and, okay, a little bit of arguing.
Writing
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6 had a lot of great moments in it. Saladin Ahmed did a great job weaving many questions and concerns into this issue. And he did it without making it feel like we were being beaten with it.
The new character introduced to this plot made for a fantastic mirror to Miles. That fact is one reason why I’m unsure if I should call her a hero. She has the potential – especially if she keeps hanging around Miles. But she isn’t there yet.
The main plot in this issue was fun. Miles got to hang out with…well, I’m unsure if I should call her a superhero. Let’s go with vigilante until we know more about her. So Miles got to hang out with a vigilante, and their differences were not as major as expected. What differences there were led to some interesting moments and conversations, though.
The undercurrent of this issue had one focus: secrets. For the average superhero, secrets are part of life. But that doesn’t mean that there are no consequences to having them. In a way, I think this underlying debate had the most impact. It’s certainly what will stick with me in the long run.
Art
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6 had some brilliant artwork in it. For one thing, there was the new(er) character design. This character looked great. She was cool and dramatic looking. And while there was never any question about her being her character, there were enough visual ties to connect her to another Spider-Man character. Something that we were led to believe was intentional.
Javier Garron also brought us some great-looking fight scenes, though some were understandably more dramatic than others. Helping Garron was David Curiel. He provided the colors, and I loved what he did with them. There was one panel in particular that I loved the coloring on – the one with the moon in the backdrop. It was beautifully done.
Conclusion
This was a fun issue, on the whole. I love that there was so much going on, even if it was just smaller moments. I still maintain that the highest impact in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6 was one of these ‘smaller’ moments.
As for the new character introduced in this plot? I honestly hope to see her again. For one thing, it’d be fun to see Miles hanging out with more characters like her. Meaning the type of character he can debate with. Plus, she’s a fun character, so why not?
This review was originally written for Word of the Nerd, but has been ported over to Quirky Cat’s Fat Stacks now that the site has shut down.
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