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It was a bit of a chore to get through. Spiderman is funny enough but I'm not feeling these plot lines. I did get through it, though, and I don't hate it. It's just meh.

jagussow's review against another edition

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This book was ok but also kind of pissed me off. The description on the back cover and the bonus material all made such hay over how this was a return to Spidey basics and a great time for fans to come back. Marvel, what??? Yall were the ones who decided to have a Civil War and reveal Spidey's identity. Yall were the ones who wanted Peter to not be married anymore. It was just a very whiplash experience to finish JMS's last issue, 545, and read all the sincere goodbyes and then pick up the next volume 546 and read all the backhanded comments.

I just wonder more and more about JMS's final issues and how much creative freedom he had. His run wasn't perfect (whose is???) but he injected the Spidey mythos with great fun and intriguing ideas. Even his penultimate arc, about the fallout of Civil War and Kingpin's hit on Aunt May pushed Spidey in great new directions. What happens when a good man has a bad day? Doctor Who would later mine this as well but it was fantastic to see Parker act reckless and pushed to his breaking point and realize he still has limits and lines he won't cross even if he got too close to them

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3.0

Zeer wervelend, maar ik loop een beetje verloren. Wat is er eigenlijk gebeurd? Waarover gaat dit? Misschien wijst het vervolg wat meer uit?

pmileham's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

tamnhauser's review against another edition

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2.0

A ham fisted cleaning up job, that still mostly delivers on what was needed. Fun, mostly interesting, and somewhat motivating to read further...

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4.0

It's definitely a different way to take Spidey. I can't help but wonder things like who Jackpot is, if things are going to stay this way, and what else is going to happen! It definitely has me wanting to keep reading. My only regret is that they took to publishing the comic so often, I couldn't keep up!

I wasn't sure where I had left off in my comic books and I didn't feel like digging them out to find out. Also it'd been long enough that I figured a refresh wouldn't be a bad thing. I do have these in comic book form, but it was good to reread them.

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It's not a bad reboot of the character, getting to start from ground zero (sort of) allows you to take the character in new directions. I did enjoy that we get a lot of the classic Spider-Man snark in this. We also get to see how Peter is dealing with the fallout after Civil War, and we all know what happened when he revealed his identity to the world. So.

I have read some of Dan Slott's later Spider-Man stuff, and I do really enjoy him as a writer. Overall, the art in this was pretty well done, too. Not the worst I've seen so far. Just another volume on my quest to read alllll the Spider-Man!

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