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aliveoutofhabit's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
andreapap15's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lukedaloop's review
4.0
Hilarious and engrossing, this is the traditional Spider-Man story told without Spider-Man. Superior Foes is definitely a superior comic book. The only thing that holds it back is over-utilizing narration at some points.
robotswithpersonality's review
Meh. I think this is a sense of humour that doesn't quite work for me. Main character is a seemingly irredeemable jerk, the rest of the crew seem to be varying forms of bad, in a lame way. Maybe there's more development later in the series but I'm not hanging around to find out.
And the bit where being an ass to the bartender doesn't pay off so he comes back later to insist on a date and she acquiesces? Ugh. 'Just keep asking she'll say yes'. I HATE that narrative being reinforced in fiction.
And the bit where being an ass to the bartender doesn't pay off so he comes back later to insist on a date and she acquiesces? Ugh. 'Just keep asking she'll say yes'. I HATE that narrative being reinforced in fiction.
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Goofy book of the bad guys, though mostly Boomerang, doing a bad job of doing bad. But the book itself is pretty good - though a little slow and a little long. But clever and silly and certainly could be an okay ongoing thing. 3.5 of 5.
fongolia's review
4.0
When I was a kid I randomly had #1 & #4 of the mini-series Deadly Foes of Spider-Man in my small pile of comics. I didn't even usually buy comics, so I don't even remember where I got these from. Regardless, I re-read those two issues all the time, so I was supremely tickled when I opened up this collection and realized it was post-modern take on the same (more or less) batch of C and D-list villains, who are not really inherently evil but doomed to repeat the same inept mistakes in their chosen life of crime. It's a like a villain version of the recent Hawkeye series: lots of jokes (this incarnation of the Sinister Six only has five members), very meta, and great art. It's also pretty much self-contained so it's perfect for casual comics readers like me who don't give a hoot about the greater Marvel/Spider-Man ongoing storylines.