Silk (character)

Cosplay of Silk.

Silk (real name Cindy Moon) is a fictional character and superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, appearing as a supporting character in the Spider-Man comics, and the main protagonist in her titular comics.

A genius with an eidetic memory, Cindy was bitten by the same spider that bit Peter Parker, and was trained by Ezekiel Sims. She was trapped in a bunker by Sims when Morlun came, and was later released by Peter thirteen years later after he became the superhero Spider-Man. Cindy then became a vigilante, wanting to stop threats and find her missing family. She is also a member of the Champions, Order of the Web, and Agents of Atlas.

She was created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, and first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 #1 in June of 2014.

Portrayals

She is portrayed by Tiffany Espensen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the extended cut of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). The character will also appear in the television series Silk: Spider Society produced by Sony Pictures Television for MGM+ and Amazon Prime Video, set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), and the spin-off movie Spider-Women, set in the animated Spider-Verse franchise, focusing on three generations of female Spider-related characters.