Invisible Woman #4 Review

Writer: Mark Waid // Artist: Mattia De Iulis // MARVEL Best Frenemies DAAAAAAAAAAMN. You ever got caught in the cross-fire and have to choose between death or morality? Yikes. They caught the Invisible Woman in a sticky situation. Sue’s search for her good friend and partner-in-crime came to a dramatic turn of events in our last issue. Aidan, now open for betrayal on the count of selfish motives, has Susan trapped without sight. The Waid/De Iulis team did an amazing job bringing the reader into Sue’s experience. They allowed the reader to move from the initial shock and experience the range of emotions as she was being held hostage. I loved the playfulness with color the artists incorporated that brought me into the mission. The darkness, along with the slow reveal, served as a metaphorical representation to the knowledge that Sue gained over the course of her mission. Using darkness and various shades of gray to represent thoughts and body outlines allows readers to seep into the world of characters beyond their knowledge. When it comes to the secrecy of spy work, knowledge is an important weapon that can easily be turned if not held with a steady hand.

I appreciated the creative team’s eye and I trusted them on my journey through their project. They used the art and text to provide and revoke privileges from the reader, without reducing the experience. The suspense in this issue of Invisible Woman had me rooting and cringing for Sue, asking the God forsaken question “Where…