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I’m Sasha and Black Cat #4 what did you think I forgot Ha I wouldn’t leave you hangin’
on whether our man sonny is relaxing or not.
Also Felicia is stealing more things this time from the Fantastic Four hooray.
If you haven’t already subscribe be part of this madcap journey it’s a good time
I swear.
So what’s been going on Black Cat has been well stealing things.
She stole a painting from the museum and is in the crosshairs of the thieves guild run
by Odessa Drake.
Who has hired ex security guard sonny ocampo to take her down the comic is determined to
make him a character and I am trying to help.
Since then she has robbed Doctor strange while insisting on calling all wizards merlins and
she met and tricked his ghost dog all while stealing the deed to manhattan island and
now she’s on to her next big score.
Issue 4 Go!
This cover I really like it I like the paneling broken up by the centre title and her body
which still draws focus to her but allows the distinctly coloured background panels
to pop as well.
I just find this cover well balanced and not too busy despite how much is going on.
Though if one were to find it boring or too busy for them I would get that too.
The comic opens one week since the doctor strange heist Black cat is on her way to yancy
street with wine cause she’s a good guest well I mean not really cause she’s coming
to rob them but hey at least they get some wine.
We also get some johnny storm cheesecake abs in one of those gratuitous character getting
dressed for realism that will never die long live the dressing panel.
Felicia is bragging that she’s not breaking in really I’m going to walk in the front
door.
Feli-cia
Johnny, Meyoww.
Everything about that exchange hurt me, Also look at her face is that supposed to be a
sexy come hither face cause that’s an I’m up to no good and you should take this wine
then shut the door face.
The two get snapped by a passerby which is a nice detail cause it’s going to matter
later so setup.
But before that it’s flashback time.
Post doctor strange heist the gang celebrates with sea food and a recap of just who are
they thieves guild under the guise of Black Cat’s mentor the black fox quizzing her.
Helpful for people new to this series and the comics and also well executed cause it
builds on itself with information relevant to this story in short it keeps the plot moving
forward.
Black Fox wants to know about the vaults where does all the heist money go.
Only one thing everyone knows about the vaults...whatever goes in never comes out . No exceptions.
We’re going to crack them!
Woo classic heist set up little heist leading to the big one!
Back in the present Felicia’s loyal henchmen are waiting for their cue and that same henchmen
mister magic isn't real even when it is happening right in front of me in a universe where people’s
souls will return from hell itself has more opinions.
Ugh storm there’s only one human torch and his name is Jim Hammond.
So ok cliffnotes Johnny Storm is the second human torch the first was a synthzoid named
Jim Hammond who debuted during the golden age when marvel was still Timely comics but
the comic he appeared in was marvel comics 1.
The character would fade for a time leaving an opening for the name to re-purposed with
johnny storm who debuts at the start of Marvel’s renaissance which is launched by the release
of the fantatsic four a team of which he is a part, at this point the company changes
its name from atlas which it had become after timely to marvel comics history lesson over.
Anyway this comment manages to dove tale into my no mages love of science and him being
inspired by Hammond.
So yes he’s a character now he has thoughts and feelings who does he think he is.
Meanwhile Felicia is monologuing about the real reason you don’t try to rob the fantastic
four.
It’s not the world’s smartest dad...since when does reed play the saxophone when did
he find time for that.
No the real reason not to rob the fantastic four is sue I mean she puts up with being
married to reed so you know she has boundless inner strength and resources.
But enough of that it’s time to get back to my favorite character the king of not relaxing
Sonny Ocampo he has a full name people he’s arrived.
He’s the guard who noticed the painting Felcia stole in issue 1 and tried to stop
the heist.
He has since been hired b the thieves guild who were most lifely drawn to his intense
high strung energy.
He’s trying to hunt down Felicia and his friend is with him for reasons.
He’s been sitting in the same spot consuming more ramen noodles than a university student
when he catches a break that picture that creepy stalker snapped of Felicia and johnny
meeting up.
It’s two block away so sonny takes off on foot to be as dramatic as possible also it
is new york so that was probably the better choice.
Meanwhile Johnny is just showing Felica all of their things even the dangerous top secret
things.
Johnny needs a babysitter.
Also there’s a cute moment here where they reference the paste pot pete joke it’s sweet.
Ha!
Would you look at that
Yep Paste Pot Pete's Gun . I think he prefers Trapster these days.
He’ll always be paste pot pete to me.
Felicia is here for a book but stops to throw so much shade at johnny just so much.
Abotu how he’s simply not complicated somehow still charming despite totally not questioning
why he was hitting her up despite her being involved really deeply for quite some time
with his bestie Peter Parker.
Johnny’s Fire.
He’s simple blameless beautiful.
Elemental.
He’s everything a girl could want.
Youth and excitement and fire.
The kind that you know will burn you but you don’t care.
Not my type really.
But I can see it….
Felicia are you ok I can get you some water you seem thirsty.
Meanwhile sonny has decided his best approach is unhinged madman so he just runs up to the
building and starts screaming about how Felicia is a fugitive which of course alerts her henchmen.
So what book is Felicia looking for why it’s the papers of phineas randal a book of hypothetical
science there’s only one in the world so of course Reed’s hogging it.
Black fox wants this book to find a way into the vaults or so it seems but felicia notices
he seems sad and goes to talk to him when he utters the dreaded phrase.
This heist will be his last then retirement.
He might as well say that while getting into his coffin/ Never announce your retirement
in a story just quietly stop working.
We then get some ominous dracula foreshadowing when Felicia tries to get him to cheer up
by telling her about Dracula again.
Did you ever run into him again.
Yes…
Once well that’s not good is it.
Felicia manages to get the book before they rush to investigate the commotion and takes
some time to oogle johnny's butt cause he’s totally not her type at all.
Her butt is conspicuously absent but I guess that’s so we can focus on the bubble that
is johnny.
They come upon Sonny being wrestled by her henchmen disguised as delivery people in the
lobby and she has the audacity not to remember him.
How dare she does she have any idea how much ramen he ate looking for her.
She of course turns it all around and says he’s a burglar.
However each of these little heist stories has been 2 issues so far so we need for it
to awry this time it isn’t Felicia’s fault or even Sonny’s no suddenly the portal to
the negative zone opens and Blastaar shows up yes the fantastic four keep an inter dimensional
portal in their home.
Wouldn’t you.
I mean for me that’s a hard no but you do you.
This comic is fun at issue 4 its settled into itself it know what it is and is having fun
with that.
There are some cute visual jokes in this one and slowly but surely overarching goals are
starting to be revealed.
Some of the art seems a bit off in places such as faces not exactly matching dialogue
tone.
But overall this is still a fun little heist book and a refreshing change from some of
the more angst heavy melodramatic comics on the go at Marvel at the time of this recording.
Also look at sonny getting his whole name in there in front of the a list they grow
up so quickly.
Are you still reading this or having you fallen off.
What comics are you enjoying right now even if they;re not getting a lot of mainstream
attention share down below.
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