A review by saoki
Amazing Spider-Man by J.M.S. Ultimate Collection, Book 1 by J. Michael Straczynski

4.0

This is the first time I read something by Straczynski* and while I understand it was very fresh back then, it did not impress me over here in 2020. I did love The Conversation and could write a whole essay about how Peter's coming out is a lesson on having that conversation with your loved ones, although most of us are not as lucky as Peter in the mother figure department.
That does not mean I disliked it! It's pretty good fun, all in all, but I'm giving a whole extra star just for Romita Jr, because I never tire of his art. Gorgeous, gorgeous splash pages.


* I might have read something by him, maybe some of his Thor, but I don't remember it at all. I did watch Sense8.