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puddingtaco's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
teaandtales1's review against another edition
3.0
It's not the best Spider-Man comic I've read, but it continues to be a fun read and entertaining enough to keep picking up each issue.
tabman678's review against another edition
4.0
Nick Spencer on Spider-Man continues to roll ahead at a great pace. I think I may like this volume more than the first.
This time Ryan Ottley handles the first three issues and Chris Bachalo does the last two. Ottley's Spidey sings to my soul it's so full of movement and life. I love looking at Spidey in costume I love looking at all of it. And Bachalo did the darkest Lizard story you've ever read and he brings the quality here when handling the cold blooded reptile but he also handles the Rhino greatly.
You've got two little stories. One is about Pete and JJ in a new working partnership from the pages of Spectacular Spider-Man. JJ is fighting the good fight but in favor of Spider-Man now, when he gets an invite to a banquet in his honor from the Mayor Wilson Fisk. But on the way the enforcers show up. What I love about Spencer on the title is his love of continuity but he summarizes it to the point that I think it's great for new readers too. Comics always summarize previous events but he works it in a way that isn't at all distracting. And to boot the comic is funny, Peter's quips and comments on the situation at the very least often put a smile on my face but the title doesn't shy away from drama in favor of the comedy.
The next story proves that by being primarily an Aunt May story. Where she's dealing with her finances and her recent cancer diagnosis. She goes to dinner to get these things worked out but it doesn't go to plan when the Rhino shows up being hunted by Taskmaster and Black Ant.
Another very good volume in this current era of Spider-Man. Good art, fun but dramatic writing as well as good setup for whats to come. Love of continuity so that things are brushed off easy, ironic but appreciated. But despite the love of continuity I could see someone starting here just like I could see someone starting from volume 1.
4 stars and excitement for the next volume.
This time Ryan Ottley handles the first three issues and Chris Bachalo does the last two. Ottley's Spidey sings to my soul it's so full of movement and life. I love looking at Spidey in costume I love looking at all of it. And Bachalo did the darkest Lizard story you've ever read and he brings the quality here when handling the cold blooded reptile but he also handles the Rhino greatly.
You've got two little stories. One is about Pete and JJ in a new working partnership from the pages of Spectacular Spider-Man. JJ is fighting the good fight but in favor of Spider-Man now, when he gets an invite to a banquet in his honor from the Mayor Wilson Fisk. But on the way the enforcers show up. What I love about Spencer on the title is his love of continuity but he summarizes it to the point that I think it's great for new readers too. Comics always summarize previous events but he works it in a way that isn't at all distracting. And to boot the comic is funny, Peter's quips and comments on the situation at the very least often put a smile on my face but the title doesn't shy away from drama in favor of the comedy.
The next story proves that by being primarily an Aunt May story. Where she's dealing with her finances and her recent cancer diagnosis. She goes to dinner to get these things worked out but it doesn't go to plan when the Rhino shows up being hunted by Taskmaster and Black Ant.
Another very good volume in this current era of Spider-Man. Good art, fun but dramatic writing as well as good setup for whats to come. Love of continuity so that things are brushed off easy, ironic but appreciated. But despite the love of continuity I could see someone starting here just like I could see someone starting from volume 1.
4 stars and excitement for the next volume.
aaronjharvey's review against another edition
3.0
Again, I genuinely like the individual issues that Spencer writes, albeit he does sometimes put otherwise good comedy in wrong spots and he has consistent pacing issues but overall the stories are fun and all around enjoyable. Where the run suffers is the trades feeling more like compilations of 2-3 stories rather than a flowing story that makes sense together (though they're definitely planting the seeds for the Kraven story so hopefully that changes with the next volume), and worst of all the art on the non-Ryan Ottley drawn issues.
willdrown's review
4.0
Spencer continues his hot streak of being... largely competent. I can't say it's mediocre because he's definitely trying some new things and the art is a big bonus but there's not much here that could put this run in the library among the greats. It's just pretty good, but sometimes that's enough.
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