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makothebookdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
colindalaska's review
3.0
Relies too heavily on knowing stuff about Spider-Man 2099, and anything about the characters who try to take over Horizon, but otherwise a decent continuation of the Superior Spideman.
unladylike's review against another edition
2.0
This volume had the fewest good things going for it in the otherwise superior title. Likely this is because of some more horrible time-travel shenanigans happening on one of the major Marvel teams and so Dan Slott was forced to incorporate its effects and affects.
dantastic's review
3.0
17 - In 2099, time is coming unraveled and that time period's Spider-Man comes back to the present to fix things. Meanwhile, Horizon is taken over by Allan Chemicals, the precursor to the Alchemax of Spider-Man 2099's future. Also, stuff happens with Peter.
Slott's definitely a fan of the Spider-Man mythos since he digs up Spider-Man 2099 and Liz Allan here. It was a fairly packed issue.
18 - The present and future collide when Spider-Man 2099 meets The Superior Spider-Man!
Freeing himself from Peter Parker's memories continues to have repercussions as Spidey clashes with the future Spider-Man. Things get Timey-Wimey as future Spidey tries to prevent his timeline from being destroyed by protecting his obnoxious ancestor, Tiberius Stone. Also, things are heating up with the Goblin Nation.
19 - 2099 continues to unravel and the only thing that can stop it is an equation in Peter Parker's head. Too bad Otto purged those memories...
Things come to a thunderous conclusion. Horizon is gone and Alchemax is just beginning. And just where did the Superior Spider-Man go for nine hours after the explosion?
20 - Otto punches the Black Cat in the mouth and starts Parker Industries.
The highlight of the issue was Parker defending his thesis. This one was mostly setup for some big things. I think the Spider-Verse crossover is coming soon. I should research that.
21 - The Stunner comes gunning for the Superior Spider-Man. Little does she know that he's also her lover, Otto Octavius...
The Stunner nearly gets a couple members of the supporting cast killed but Spider-Otto saves the day. The Goblin situation also heats up.
Closing Thoughts: This volume was pretty good but not quite as good as the previous ones. Pull the trigger on the Green Goblin thing already! 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Slott's definitely a fan of the Spider-Man mythos since he digs up Spider-Man 2099 and Liz Allan here. It was a fairly packed issue.
18 - The present and future collide when Spider-Man 2099 meets The Superior Spider-Man!
Freeing himself from Peter Parker's memories continues to have repercussions as Spidey clashes with the future Spider-Man. Things get Timey-Wimey as future Spidey tries to prevent his timeline from being destroyed by protecting his obnoxious ancestor, Tiberius Stone. Also, things are heating up with the Goblin Nation.
19 - 2099 continues to unravel and the only thing that can stop it is an equation in Peter Parker's head. Too bad Otto purged those memories...
Things come to a thunderous conclusion. Horizon is gone and Alchemax is just beginning. And just where did the Superior Spider-Man go for nine hours after the explosion?
20 - Otto punches the Black Cat in the mouth and starts Parker Industries.
The highlight of the issue was Parker defending his thesis. This one was mostly setup for some big things. I think the Spider-Verse crossover is coming soon. I should research that.
21 - The Stunner comes gunning for the Superior Spider-Man. Little does she know that he's also her lover, Otto Octavius...
The Stunner nearly gets a couple members of the supporting cast killed but Spider-Otto saves the day. The Goblin situation also heats up.
Closing Thoughts: This volume was pretty good but not quite as good as the previous ones. Pull the trigger on the Green Goblin thing already! 3.5 out of 5 stars.
karliclover's review
5.0
This is the best volume of Superior so far. It had me excited and super nervous the whole time. And it had time travel, which is one of my favorite plot devices ever. And I know I said this already, but I got so nervous for Peter and how things are going to play out for him when he comes back.
helpfulsnowman's review
3.0
Has anyone time traveled in a fictional story, EVER, and then returned to say, "That was, all in all, a good idea"?
No.
Time travel, we're lead to believe, never works out. Shit's disappearing, we decide to make evil robots that are not only killing us but designed to look like demon skeletons for good measure. The best outcome is that you come home horribly scarred because, sure, you did manage to avoid having sex with your own mom, but will you ever look at her the same after encountering her as a lustful teenager who is constantly trying to get your pants off? That's just not something you bounce back from.
Hm. I'd never thought of it before, but 'Back To The Future' would have had a very different tone if Marty McFly were Martina McFly and her dad was trying to get all over her in the past. Just saying.
And by the way, Back to the Future IV, Marty goes back in time, is a decent father to Biff Tannen, changing the bully's life around and turning him into a decent human being who becomes an insurance adjuster and a regular MVP in rec league softball.
Am I the only person who, when offered the chance to time travel, will grab the nearest piece of furniture and use it to smash whatever weird time car or time door or whatever, whatever ridiculous way it's structured, am I the only one who would smash the goddamn thing to bits without ever stepping through? Seriously. At this point, I would think that EVERY comic book super hero would, upon seeing a time machine or even anything that looks kind of like it might be a time machine, smash it to absolute dust.
Take my advice. As someone who has read a lot of comics and is not overly attracted to either of his parents. If you see a time machine, run at it, scream NOOOOOOOOO, and smash the shit out of it. Yes, some science nerd will be pissed. But what's he gonna do? Tell the police you wrecked his TIME MACHINE!? I think not.
No.
Time travel, we're lead to believe, never works out. Shit's disappearing, we decide to make evil robots that are not only killing us but designed to look like demon skeletons for good measure. The best outcome is that you come home horribly scarred because, sure, you did manage to avoid having sex with your own mom, but will you ever look at her the same after encountering her as a lustful teenager who is constantly trying to get your pants off? That's just not something you bounce back from.
Hm. I'd never thought of it before, but 'Back To The Future' would have had a very different tone if Marty McFly were Martina McFly and her dad was trying to get all over her in the past. Just saying.
And by the way, Back to the Future IV, Marty goes back in time, is a decent father to Biff Tannen, changing the bully's life around and turning him into a decent human being who becomes an insurance adjuster and a regular MVP in rec league softball.
Am I the only person who, when offered the chance to time travel, will grab the nearest piece of furniture and use it to smash whatever weird time car or time door or whatever, whatever ridiculous way it's structured, am I the only one who would smash the goddamn thing to bits without ever stepping through? Seriously. At this point, I would think that EVERY comic book super hero would, upon seeing a time machine or even anything that looks kind of like it might be a time machine, smash it to absolute dust.
Take my advice. As someone who has read a lot of comics and is not overly attracted to either of his parents. If you see a time machine, run at it, scream NOOOOOOOOO, and smash the shit out of it. Yes, some science nerd will be pissed. But what's he gonna do? Tell the police you wrecked his TIME MACHINE!? I think not.
beorn_101's review
4.0
Continuing the amazing, Superior Spider-Man series, volume 4 deliver pretty well. It is clear multiple people are catching onto the change in Spider-man, and something is going on with the Green Goblin.
A weird note of this story is the addition of a Spiderman from 2099 through a time portal. It was strange to say the least.
If you have enjoyed the Superior Spider-man story up to this point, this story doesn't fail to deliver.
A weird note of this story is the addition of a Spiderman from 2099 through a time portal. It was strange to say the least.
If you have enjoyed the Superior Spider-man story up to this point, this story doesn't fail to deliver.
haileeawrites's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Not quite as good as previous books but still better than just about anything else in Marvel Now. This one is just a couple of steps too complicated. But reality is, I don't see Peter Parker not miraculously reappearing in some way so they do have to set this up. But it'll be too bad - Doc Oc as Spiderman has been a good read up to this point. Spiderman 2099 is somewhat interesting - hadn't ran into that incarnation before.
squirrelz's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75