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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott created Silk during his ''Spider-Man'' run, but it would be hard to find a fan of the character that prefers his take on the character. Under Slott, Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she got her own solo series under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became far more liked; they toned down her "superiority" to Peter (tweaking her power set to make her the FragileSpeedster of the Spiders), her Fantastic Arousal powers were retconned out (changing her dynamic with Peter from love interest to LikeBrotherAndSister), and her personality was completely overhauled from a smug and cocky woman with a serious case of NeverMyFault, to an {{adorkable}} {{Womanchild}} rookie with anxiety issues (making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]]).
* SleeperHit: ''ComicBook/{{Silk}}'' launched right before Marvel were planning the above-mentioned ''All New'' revamp, starring a controversial Spider-Man character who was considered TheScrappy and a CreatorsPet ''at best''. Despite a lukewarm amount of hype before release, the series ended up being surprisingly really good, succeeding in allowing Silk to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap and connecting to audiences thanks to the titular character's battle with anxiety. It became a modest seller (by no means one of their highest-selling books, but enough that it got to stay on as part of the All-New revamp, and maintained decent sales all throughout its run), and by the time it ended, was considered one of Marvel's best Spider-Man-related books being released at the time.

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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott created Silk during his ''Spider-Man'' run, but it would be hard to find a fan of the character that prefers his take on the character. Under Slott, Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she got her own solo series under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became far more liked; they toned down her "superiority" to Peter (tweaking her power set to make her the FragileSpeedster of the Spiders), her Fantastic Arousal powers were retconned out (changing her dynamic with Peter from love interest to LikeBrotherAndSister), and her personality was completely overhauled from a smug and cocky woman with a serious case of NeverMyFault, to an {{adorkable}} {{Womanchild}} rookie with anxiety issues (making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]]).
* SleeperHit: ''ComicBook/{{Silk}}'' launched right before Marvel were planning the above-mentioned ''All New'' revamp, starring a controversial Spider-Man character who was considered TheScrappy and a CreatorsPet ''at best''. Despite a lukewarm amount of hype before release, the series ended up being surprisingly really good, succeeding in allowing Silk to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap and connecting to audiences thanks to the titular character's battle with anxiety. It became a modest seller (by no means one of their highest-selling books, but enough that it got to stay on as part of the All-New revamp, and maintained decent sales all throughout its run), and by the time it ended, was considered one of Marvel's best Spider-Man-related books being released at the time.
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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: When ''Comicbook/{{Silk}}'' first launched, MSNBC ran a report that cited the character as Marvel's first Asian-American superhero. Keith Chow corrected them by pointing out that characters like [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] predated Silk, and that DC's [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Cassandra Cain]] was technically the first Asian-American superhero to have her own series. And if we expand the umbrella to cover Asian superheroes rather than specifically Asian-American ones, Marvel's Comicbook/ShangChi predates both Silk and Cassandra Cain by a great deal, having debuted in 1973 before receiving his own solo series the following year.
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott created Silk during his ''Spider-Man'' run, but it would be hard to find a fan of the character that prefers his take on the character. Under Slott, Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she got her own solo series under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became far more liked; they toned down her "superiority" to Peter (tweaking her power set to make her the FragileSpeedster of the Spiders), her Fantastic Arousal powers were retconned out (changing her dynamic with Peter from love interest to LikeBrotherAndSister), and her personality was completely overhauled to being an {{adorkable}} rookie with huge anxiety and social issues, making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]].

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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott created Silk during his ''Spider-Man'' run, but it would be hard to find a fan of the character that prefers his take on the character. Under Slott, Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she got her own solo series under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became far more liked; they toned down her "superiority" to Peter (tweaking her power set to make her the FragileSpeedster of the Spiders), her Fantastic Arousal powers were retconned out (changing her dynamic with Peter from love interest to LikeBrotherAndSister), and her personality was completely overhauled from a smug and cocky woman with a serious case of NeverMyFault, to being an {{adorkable}} {{Womanchild}} rookie with huge anxiety and social issues, making issues (making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]].Cruz]]).
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott created Silk during his ''Spider-Man'' run, but it would be hard to find a fan of the character that prefers his take on the character. Under Slott, Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she got her own solo series under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became far more liked; they toned down her "superiority" to Spider-Man to turn her into the FragileSpeedster of the Spiders, her Fantastic Arousal powers were retconned out (changing her dynamic with Peter from love interest to LikeBrotherAndSister), and her personality was completely overhauled to being an {{adorkable}} rookie with huge anxiety and social issues, making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]].

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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott created Silk during his ''Spider-Man'' run, but it would be hard to find a fan of the character that prefers his take on the character. Under Slott, Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she got her own solo series under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became far more liked; they toned down her "superiority" to Spider-Man to turn Peter (tweaking her into power set to make her the FragileSpeedster of the Spiders, Spiders), her Fantastic Arousal powers were retconned out (changing her dynamic with Peter from love interest to LikeBrotherAndSister), and her personality was completely overhauled to being an {{adorkable}} rookie with huge anxiety and social issues, making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]].
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott also introduced a scrappy of his own, ComicBook/{{Silk}}, during his Spider-Man run. Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she was moved to her own comic under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became one of Marvel's most-liked superheroines. Largely they toned down her 'superiority' to Spider-Man (she's the fastest of the Spiders, but she's notably not as strong and her spider-sense is fickle, making her the FragileSpeedster of the bunch), and her Fantastic Arousal powers were completely retconned out, to the point she went from being Peter's love interest to being more LikeBrotherAndSister, and her personality was completely overhauled, turning her into an Adorkable rookie with huge anxiety issues, making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]].

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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott also introduced a scrappy of his own, ComicBook/{{Silk}}, created Silk during his Spider-Man run. ''Spider-Man'' run, but it would be hard to find a fan of the character that prefers his take on the character. Under Slott, Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she was moved to got her own comic solo series under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became one of Marvel's most-liked superheroines. Largely far more liked; they toned down her 'superiority' "superiority" to Spider-Man (she's the fastest of the Spiders, but she's notably not as strong and to turn her spider-sense is fickle, making her into the FragileSpeedster of the bunch), and Spiders, her Fantastic Arousal powers were completely retconned out, to the point she went out (changing her dynamic with Peter from being Peter's love interest to being more LikeBrotherAndSister, LikeBrotherAndSister), and her personality was completely overhauled, turning her into overhauled to being an Adorkable {{adorkable}} rookie with huge anxiety and social issues, making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]].
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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: When ''Comicbook/{{Silk}}'' first launched, MSNBC ran a report that cited the character as Marvel's first Asian-American superhero. Keith Chow corrected them by pointing out that characters like [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] predated Silk, and that DC's [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Cassandra Cain]] was technically the first Asian-American superhero to have her own series. And if we expand the umbrella to cover Asian superheroes rather than specifically Asian-American ones, Marvel's Comicbook/ShangChi predates both Silk and Cassandra Cain by a great deal, having debuted in 1973 before receiving his own solo series the following year.
* MyRealDaddy: The ''Spider-Man'' character ''ComicBook/{{Silk}}'' was created by Dan Slott and was very much hated by fans for numerous reasons: from the UnfortunateImplications that arise from her pheromone situation with Peter, to her effectively being the cause of several deaths in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', to her existence being a {{retcon}} of Peter's origin story. It was Robbie Thompson's solo run of the character that [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rescued her from the scrappy heap]] by reinventing her as being a bit of a {{Womanchild}} who works as TheMole for S.H.I.E.L.D.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Dan Slott also introduced a scrappy of his own, ComicBook/{{Silk}}, during his Spider-Man run. Silk got a lot of flak for basically having all of Spidey's powers but better, and instantly becoming Spidey's new love interest thanks to said powers causing FantasticArousal. But as soon as she was moved to her own comic under writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stacey Lee, she became one of Marvel's most-liked superheroines. Largely they toned down her 'superiority' to Spider-Man (she's the fastest of the Spiders, but she's notably not as strong and her spider-sense is fickle, making her the FragileSpeedster of the bunch), and her Fantastic Arousal powers were completely retconned out, to the point she went from being Peter's love interest to being more LikeBrotherAndSister, and her personality was completely overhauled, turning her into an Adorkable rookie with huge anxiety issues, making her something of Marvel's counterpart to DC's [[ComicBook/GreenLanterns Jessica Cruz]].
* SleeperHit: ''ComicBook/{{Silk}}'' launched right before Marvel were planning the above-mentioned ''All New'' revamp, starring a controversial Spider-Man character who was considered TheScrappy and a CreatorsPet ''at best''. Despite a lukewarm amount of hype before release, the series ended up being surprisingly really good, succeeding in allowing Silk to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap and connecting to audiences thanks to the titular character's battle with anxiety. It became a modest seller (by no means one of their highest-selling books, but enough that it got to stay on as part of the All-New revamp, and maintained decent sales all throughout its run), and by the time it ended, was considered one of Marvel's best Spider-Man-related books being released at the time.

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