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In a very abrupt turn of events, Spider-Man is suddenly much more similar in tone and story to the Sam Raimi movies. I'm not quite sure if he's younger, but he's now single and much less responsible. At least less responsible for a hero who's tagline includes the phrase "with great responsibility." The lengthy afterward/memo by editor Tom Brevoort lays out the Spidey books new DNA. It boils down to fresher villains, no mysticism a stronger supporting cast, and short story arcs that build into a year-long narrative. Even going by this guide, it isn't a complete success. The new villains aren't especially original to Spidey (one's a mobster, one's on a Goblin glider) and the supporting cast doesn't offer much help to Peter Parker. Yeah, the Daily Bugle is interesting again, but Harry Osborne's been through the ringer, and forgetting that is hard. The introduction of a new hero Jackpot is clunky. Clearly, Mary Jane isn't going to be in these stories for a while, due to the psychic disgust of [b:One More Day|1791288|Spider-Man One More Day Premiere HC|J. Michael Straczynski|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188406141s/1791288.jpg|1790254], nor is she going to be a superhero. Yet the allusions are laid on thick. She turns out to be a different redhead who's either awestruck by Spidey or wants to arrest him.
While the flaws in the reboot of Spidey make the whole idea questionable and seem far too commercially calculating, at least Marvel brought on some good writers and artists to go through the motions. These stories have quick pacing for three-issue arcs and [a:Dan Slott|24781|Dan Slott|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] should be Marvel's go-to writer for any book that needs well-earned humor. He ends his story, the book's first arc, with a compelling cliffhanger that gives a new mobster villain Mr. Negative a pretty devastating advantage over Spidey.
You could avoid viewing this book alongside One More Day, its similarly-titled preceding story. That uncharacteristic mess was a aperitif to get rid of drastic continuity changes that built up in the past few years of Spidey, accelerating just before [b:Civil War|91714|Civil War (Marvel Comics)|Mark Millar|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240064525s/91714.jpg|577888]. Where it was so heavy-handed, this reboot opts to be far less weighty and much more fun. I question Marvel's morals and family life if they feel the path to fewer cares is annulling a long-term marriage. But the vastly different end result, viewed with blinders, is a good remix of old Spidey stories. While it tries to be Spider-Man 2, it sometimes veers into the empty emo-Venom sequence in Spidey 3.
While the flaws in the reboot of Spidey make the whole idea questionable and seem far too commercially calculating, at least Marvel brought on some good writers and artists to go through the motions. These stories have quick pacing for three-issue arcs and [a:Dan Slott|24781|Dan Slott|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] should be Marvel's go-to writer for any book that needs well-earned humor. He ends his story, the book's first arc, with a compelling cliffhanger that gives a new mobster villain Mr. Negative a pretty devastating advantage over Spidey.
You could avoid viewing this book alongside One More Day, its similarly-titled preceding story. That uncharacteristic mess was a aperitif to get rid of drastic continuity changes that built up in the past few years of Spidey, accelerating just before [b:Civil War|91714|Civil War (Marvel Comics)|Mark Millar|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240064525s/91714.jpg|577888]. Where it was so heavy-handed, this reboot opts to be far less weighty and much more fun. I question Marvel's morals and family life if they feel the path to fewer cares is annulling a long-term marriage. But the vastly different end result, viewed with blinders, is a good remix of old Spidey stories. While it tries to be Spider-Man 2, it sometimes veers into the empty emo-Venom sequence in Spidey 3.