Marvel’s annual Marvel women will be back this week with She-Devils, a multi-part story by three creative teams. This is a slight change of pace for anthology that usually has heterogeneous stories, but this time we focus solely on Wolverine, Daredevil, Shanna the Shevil and pedigree.
Marvel’s Women: She-Devils #1 begins with an introduction by Angéli que Roché. This is a personal introduction to past female creators who helped build Marvel, as well as recent women of color and non-binary writers. She also helps set up the story as it’s a little different to being a wraparound story.
Kicking the story is Stephanie Phillips and Federica Muzzo, featuring Shana and Zab in the Land of Savage. There’s something evil and wants to use Shana as its ship. She doesn’t have it in chapters that have a lot of action. The monsters have a great supernatural look and feel, and this opener sets up monsters that attack other heroes in the comics.
Next up are Charlie Dimarin and Kelsey Ramsay, who opens in Daredevil (aka Electra) and are open to blood line training at the Avengers Caddy in Savageland. They have Wolverine (Laura Kinney), who casually watches. It’s revealed that Bloodline is still very new in combat and is beating her counterpart. But soon, the monsters from Part 1 arrive and seriously ruin Daredevil’s Day.
A pretty cool opening.
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Finishing the matter is Allison Sampson with Caliphon Peter. In this chapter, Wolverine lifts his pedigree as a terrifying hero, moving forward with the monster adduction. My only complaint is that Shana never shows up again and she’s open.
Sampson’s art is incredible, with a unique, chaotic atmosphere that matches the supernatural elements that arise thanks to monsters. Her double page layouts are very diverse and so eye-catching. The final page is also cleverly constructed with the roads on the left and panels with lines drawn on them, showing where they say things while driving. A neat idea to say the least.
Overall, this is a solid one-shot story that offers engaging action and original visuals. While some character arcs and larger story threads remain short, its fresh perspective and heartfelt tribute to Marvel’s diverse legacy makes it a compelling read for fans looking for innovative storytelling.
“Marvel Women: She-Devils” #1 is a fun one-shot
Marvel Woman: Her Devil #1
Overall, this is a solid one-shot story that offers engaging action and original visuals. While some character arcs and larger story threads remain short, its fresh perspective and heartfelt tribute to Marvel’s diverse legacy makes it a compelling read for fans looking for innovative storytelling.
The creative team, especially Chris Peter, with Chris Peter in colour, Alison Sampson offers a unique, dynamic and visually original page that enhances the supernatural elements.
Introduction by Angéli que Roché not only sets a personal tone, but also honors the talents of women (and non-binary) past and present in Marvel’s history.
The story leaps heavily towards action at the expense of a wider narrative building, potentially obscuring the long-term narrative unity.
