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lunchlander's review
3.0
By the time he left Amazing Spider-Man, JMS had done some fairly awful things, and I'm not 100% sold on some of his "Spider-Totem" stuff either, but early on, it was interesting, and had gorgeous artwork by John Romita Jr.
However, the JMS/Romita Jr. stuff is a small part of why I bought this book. There's also a great one-off by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso that shows the day in the life of a mid-level operator for the Kingpin. Then there's a fun two-parter about the Rhino turning smart by Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo, one of Paul Jenkins' memorable Spidey stories about a journalist who is trying to crack Spidey's secret identity and a terrific, gritty out-of-continuity Spider-Man/Punisher/Daredevil story by Brian Michael Bendis and Bill Sienkiewicz.
Basically, it's a great sampler of different sides of Spidey (and those in his life, whether he knows it or not) by a wide variety of talented writers and artists. It's not a "Best Of All Time," but it can legitimately be called a Best of 2002 for the character.
However, the JMS/Romita Jr. stuff is a small part of why I bought this book. There's also a great one-off by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso that shows the day in the life of a mid-level operator for the Kingpin. Then there's a fun two-parter about the Rhino turning smart by Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo, one of Paul Jenkins' memorable Spidey stories about a journalist who is trying to crack Spidey's secret identity and a terrific, gritty out-of-continuity Spider-Man/Punisher/Daredevil story by Brian Michael Bendis and Bill Sienkiewicz.
Basically, it's a great sampler of different sides of Spidey (and those in his life, whether he knows it or not) by a wide variety of talented writers and artists. It's not a "Best Of All Time," but it can legitimately be called a Best of 2002 for the character.
josiahdegraaf's review
4.0
The first story was excellent--great plot, difficult villain, interesting character tensions, and some interesting superhero theories. The other stories were more mediocre, though there were some good parts in the story about Rhino, and in the Daredevil/Punisher/Spider-man teamup. The latter needed a lot cut off from the beginning, though, and a lot more added to the actual conflict, since the value conflict had a lot of unused potential. Most of the rating is for the excellent first story; the others were entertaining, but less engaging.
Rating: 3.5-4 Stars (Good).
Rating: 3.5-4 Stars (Good).
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