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Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Hostile Takeovers by Tom Taylor

blackstairs's review

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5.0

i never wanted a comic run to go on forever until i read this :(

asparkofc's review

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5.0

I absolutely adored this, the smaller personal stories worked so well.

kenlaan's review

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4.0

I don't really have a ton to say about this one - Taylor writes Spider-Man very well. Spider-Man is fun, self-deprecating, and does his best. I liked the inclusion of other Marvel heroes
Spoilerwhen Peter needs to stay with May during her surgery
, that was a nice touch.

I do not understand why this is the last volume, but I'm sure it's due to sales. A bummer. Seemed like Taylor was meant to write a Spider-Man comic - hopefully that'll happen again soon.

helpfulsnowman's review

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3.0

Y'know, fun stuff, a Fantastic Four team-up, which is always nice.

There's some Fantastic 4 action. Y'know, I always feel like the f$ end up...

The Thing: Getting beat up a lot while everyone else solves the problem in a permanent way.

Mr. Fantastic: Does a science that fixes everything. Except like normal human diseases and shit. Why, haha, why would you bother with that?

Invisible Woman: Make shields. So kinda a Captain America clone, just with invisible shields that have an indeterminate strength.

Human Torch: Use up his fire until he's super tired, and then he's not on fire anymore.

jordandeanbaker's review

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4.0

A great collection of short heart-warming stories of Spider-Man dealing with the ups and downs life. No heart-break or bad luck this time. Just Peter catching a few breaks for a change.

jagussow's review

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5.0

An embarrassment of Spidey riches lately. This has been a stellar run to rival Zdarsky's Life Story and Spectacular stories. The Mary Jane one shot was just perfectly executed. Wonderful art, great story as are the rest of chapters.

I just wish this lasted more than 2 volumes. A beautiful ending to a too short run

tomesoftrouble's review

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4.0

This was such a good series! I can't believe Marvel ended it after a measly two volumes. Tom Taylor has such a great grasp of what makes Spider-Man tick; I'm super bummed that we won't get to see more of his take on the character. But regardless, this was a fun read that was just as excellent as the first volume. The final issue even made this Spidey fan tear up a little!

escalators's review

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5.0

Full of wholesome spidey tales! This reminds me of Superman Red and Blue

gallaghergirl12's review

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5.0

I loved the writing and the art. This was everything I love about Spidey in a book - great MJ subplot, Aunt May emotions, more history for Rumor, and even a couple surprise appearances from Miles. Plus hopeful storylines about still getting up in a fight when you think you have nothing left to give.

trike's review

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5.0

This is THE feel-good comic of this century. It’s just positive vibes from start to finish, top to bottom, and I love every single page of it.

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