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albertico66's review against another edition
5.0
A very enjoyable Secret Wars tie-in. Love the art from Kubert too --- been awhile.
daileyxplanet's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1: There are some surefire ways to write a good Spider-Man story. Dan Slott is the perfect start. He has written my favorite Spider-Man stories ever. Second, you take Parker and hit him where it hurts, his family. It's cliche, but as a father, it hits home. I feel like I would want to break my hand across Venom's face to protect my family just as Parker does.
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #2: Spider-Man comes out of the shadows in an attempt to save his daughter and has created an even bigger problem. It's starting to get real.
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #3: REGENT IS WATCHING YOU. Spider-Man in a 1984 style world is brilliant. This series has a really serious subject matter but it's still handled in the fun Spider-Man flavor.
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #4: Slott really knows how to end and issue and leave you waiting for more. So glad I'm reading as one instead of monthly.
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #5: This mini-series really serves as a wonderful alternative history to the oft-maligned One More Day status quo. If this being a "Secret Wars" tie in pushed you away, don't worry, there is very little mention of the larger Battleworld. I would suggest anyone to read this if you're a Spider-Man fan at all. My favorite tie in of this whole run.
Note: Read equivalent issues via Marvel Unlimited.
georgesc's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
blairconrad's review against another edition
4.0
Quite good. The story was interesting, and I really liked the curve ball thrown at Spidey at the beginning, giving me super high hopes. I did feel like that ball was dropped a little until the end, though. Still, plenty of feelings, including one panel with MJ talking to Annie that would've made the whole book worth reading if that was the only thing in it.
I think the main advantage this book and [b:Thors: Battleworld|25319042|Thors Battleworld|Jason Aaron|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437735766s/25319042.jpg|45051916] had over the other Secret Wars/Battleworld compilations I've read is that these ones had "let's put our heroes in a cool place and add an experiment". The others were just the former; a setting of "all women" or "1992" with nowhere special to go after that.
I think the main advantage this book and [b:Thors: Battleworld|25319042|Thors Battleworld|Jason Aaron|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437735766s/25319042.jpg|45051916] had over the other Secret Wars/Battleworld compilations I've read is that these ones had "let's put our heroes in a cool place and add an experiment". The others were just the former; a setting of "all women" or "1992" with nowhere special to go after that.
mash1138's review against another edition
5.0
Easily my favorite Spidey story in the last five years!
jagussow's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fun book but be warned - this won't scratch your Peter B. Parker itch. This is an alt universe where the heroes have to hide.
fitsee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-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? It's complicated
3.0
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
When DC Comics rerererererererererererebooted their universe a few years ago with Rebirth, a few of my friends were excited about a series where Superman had a family to be responsible for. A wife (Lois, natch) and a child. Batman had his own son (as opposed to one of his many adopted kids) show up over a decade ago. There's even an alternate universe where there's a Spider-Girl who happens to be Peter Parker's daughter. So superheroes with kids isn't exactly untrodden territory. Even Spider-Man has been there before.
The first four issues of this Secret Wars title did an excellent job of making me care about Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and their daughter Anna-May. (Of course Peter would have a kid with a hyphen in her name.) It was written by Slott, who had been writing Spider-Man for what seems like centuries, and had a good grasp on Spider-dialogue and continuity and how to write a fun story. I thought this was a four star book.
The villain was a fairly recent Slott creation, the story was almost on par with a What If Peter Parker Was A Mutant And He Had A Kid, the universe building was way above the Spider-Island book from Secret Wars.
I had high hopes.
They were dashed in the final issue which read like a silver-age issue where very character says their catch phrase and good triumphs over Extreme Evil without really breaking a sweat, despite four issues building the villain up as unstoppable. Like, he can wipe out All Of The Avengers, including Hulk but an eight year old girl with no fighting experience is too much for him? Sure.
Overall, it's not a terrible spider-story, I'd put it halway between Spider-Island and Spider-Verse (the Secret Wars versions of both). If you have the interest, it's worth the time despite the shaky dismount.
The first four issues of this Secret Wars title did an excellent job of making me care about Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and their daughter Anna-May. (Of course Peter would have a kid with a hyphen in her name.) It was written by Slott, who had been writing Spider-Man for what seems like centuries, and had a good grasp on Spider-dialogue and continuity and how to write a fun story. I thought this was a four star book.
The villain was a fairly recent Slott creation, the story was almost on par with a What If Peter Parker Was A Mutant And He Had A Kid, the universe building was way above the Spider-Island book from Secret Wars.
I had high hopes.
They were dashed in the final issue which read like a silver-age issue where very character says their catch phrase and good triumphs over Extreme Evil without really breaking a sweat, despite four issues building the villain up as unstoppable. Like, he can wipe out All Of The Avengers, including Hulk but an eight year old girl with no fighting experience is too much for him? Sure.
Overall, it's not a terrible spider-story, I'd put it halway between Spider-Island and Spider-Verse (the Secret Wars versions of both). If you have the interest, it's worth the time despite the shaky dismount.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
I went into this book with high hopes but low expectations. It is a Secret Wars book and those have not proven to be good. And of late Marvel seems to have trouble writing Peter Parker - they make him a coward or not able to focus or so into telling jokes for no particular purpose. And there's the crap they pulled at end of Civil War to end his relationship with MJ.
But instead, this. Good writing, interesting situations and use of characters. And sure an alternative world but at least one in which I could pretend will mean something to the Marvel Universe. And a harder Peter Parker but one that's still him. And the Powers clan - though it seems like they should be older. And MJ being MJ.
A lot to like in this one even if it is almost certainly pointless.
But instead, this. Good writing, interesting situations and use of characters. And sure an alternative world but at least one in which I could pretend will mean something to the Marvel Universe. And a harder Peter Parker but one that's still him. And the Powers clan - though it seems like they should be older. And MJ being MJ.
A lot to like in this one even if it is almost certainly pointless.