Amazing Fantasy #1000is a supersized love letter to all things Spider-Man as Marvel celebrates the web-slinger's 60th anniversary. If you pick up only one Spider-Man comic this year, this should be the one. Read Full Review

This is a must own for all Spider-Man fans. Read Full Review

AMAZING FANTASY #1000 delivers amazing art and spectacular writing, it is a must-read. Read Full Review

A wonderful tribute to the character, his influence and the man who helped bring him to life. Read Full Review

At $8, Amazing Fantasy #1000 is a steal. Its unconventional nature of doing all sorts of Spider-Man stories is refreshing, with tales focusing on personal anecdotes, Spider-Man at 60 years old, and various facets of what makes Spider-Man great. Plus, the creative lineup on this extra-sized issue is downright historic. What else could you ask for? Read Full Review

The final story is a nice touch with Spidey passing the torch by inspiring future heroes by recently passed writer Mike Pasciullo along with artist Todd Nauck. This entire issue shows so many ways in which Spider-Man can be portrayed both artistically and from a story telling perspective, but they all feel true to the character and cast. This is an amazing way to celebrate Spider-Man's anniversary and hopefully inspires similar anthology style books for future Marvel anniversaries. Read Full Review

All in all, the story captures the essence of what makes the character great because he has great power, yet relatable problems ("Rent!), but still perseveres no matter the odds. Read Full Review

easily the best issue of the week hands down. Great writing, and as a Spider-man this makes me happy

Outstanding mix of stories from "Amazing" to OK. The one that stuck with me and is worth the price is Slott's which made me misty eyed especially with the way Cheung channeled Ditko in his art. Rainbow Rowell/Olivier Coipel and Hickman/Marco Checcheto were great too. These anthologies are almost always money grabs but this one had the goods.

Just Some Guy: 7.5
Sinister 60th: 9
Spider-Man vs. Conspiratron: 2
The Kid's Got a Good Eye: 7.5
In The Flesh: 8
Slaves of the Witch Queen: 9.5
You Get It: 10
With Great Power...: 10

Just Some Guy - A beautiful and fun story with an artwork reminiscent of Smallwood’s work, it’s great. 9/10
Sinister 60th - Cho brought his A game and Slott wrote a great story about our elderly hero. 10/10
Spider-Man vs Conspiriton - Fun story about conspiracy theories. 8/10
The Kid’s Got a Good Eye - Short and sweet, it’s always a treat to see Oliver Coipel’s art, especially with Spidey 9/10
In The Flesh - Not much to say about this one, it’s good. 7.5/10
Slaves of The Witch-Queen - Nice catch by Busiek. 7/10
You Get It - Hickman can be funny too 9/10

I really dug this despite the silly 1000 numbering gimmick. So many top notch creators on board for this giving their unique spin on what makes Spider-Man special to all of us. If you dig anthology books, there’s a lot of good stuff here. Much stronger than the very blah ASM 900 as far as anniversary celebrations go. Also, no ads was a bonus!

It's not perfect, but a lot of the stories are great. Some are even amazing.

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daspidaboy - Aug 31, 2022

Hickman, sinister sixieth, Just some Guy, and Neil Gaiman issue were great

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Gaiman is in full "saccharine but heartwarming" mode as only he can do it, and Hickman proves he can do a solid, funny self-parody. Those were the standouts for me.

It's much better than the average anthology, but there are still some clunkers in there. Marvel really pried open its wallet for the art budget, though; this is (almost entirely) gorgeous.

Anthologies are always a bit rough, so when a publisher manages to put together a mostly cohesive, quality one, it's nice. I'll quickly run through the stories:

"Just Some Guy" is a fun, cute little story that I think captures some of why Spider-Man is who he is.

"Sinister 60th" is actually my favorite story here. Call me a softy, but when all those people lined up to see Spider-Man on his deathbed, that made me a little emotional.

"Spider-Man Vs. Conspirition" is probably my least favorite story here. It just doesn't really feel like it matters or says anything about Spider-Man as a character.

"The Kid's Got a Good Eye" is a quiet story that is nicely subtle. I enjoyed it.

"In The Flesh" is a wacky horror story that actually has a lot to say about Peter and how he deals with guilt and trauma. I wouldn't call it subtle, but it did take a second to click for me, which is unusual. And you get some wicked images too. I really enjoyed this one.

"Slaves of the Witch-Queen" is really weird. There's a big, flashing question of "Why?" but it's by Busiek, so it's at least well-written. It's not something I would've put in this anthology, but it's not bad.

"You Get It" is weirdly mean-spirited. I don't really like the message here, even if it isn't entirely wrong. The way it's presented is off to me.

"With Great Power..." is Neil Gaiman's secret Spider-Fan origin, and it's well written. It's sweet. A little self-centered, I guess.

"Along Came a Rhino..." isn't meant to be part of this anthology, and is taken from the middle of a story we probably won't ever see in full, but it does have a nice message about Spider-Man and his heroism. I liked it. more

There were at least 2 great stories. Most were pretty good. I think there was one, I didn't care for too much. Overall, a good Spider-Man read.

Let's celebrate Spidey's 60th birthday and read this sudden AF #1000... Why is it 1000 in the first place? I honestly don't understand the logic. But who cares... So, about stories:

1st story - Falcone/Cho - 8.5. It's really short, but nice. It has a message and the art is cool. Might be better, but it's an awesome opening for such a book.

2nd story - Slott/Cheung - 10. Totally deserved 10. That's a brilliant story with a brilliant art. It's just something you wait from the comic like this. And it's not a typical story, it has a few unexpected moves. I'm really impressed.

3rd story - Lannucci/Stegman - 6. That was a rather boring story especially after the tone was set by the previous two... The art isn't that good as well. Not bad, of course, but still... Plus this new villain is mediocre.

4th story - Rowell/Coipel - 7.5. Very short story and it's not like it's an outstanding thing. Just a cute story. However, even if I like Coipel, his art here was not that good... He can draw better.

5th story - Anderson/Camuncoli - 5.5. The art is weird and the story is messed up as hell. There's almost no sense at all. Yeah, it's cool when Spidey saves somebody - it's just could be made much better.

6th story - Busiek/Dodsons - 6.5. That was a meh story. I love Dodsons, but they are much worse here, than in Marvel Knights... Busiek wrote a weird story, however it was a direct sequel to one of the stories of the Amazing Fantasy 15 and oh god thanks that I read it, because if not - I would get almost no satisfaction from this story. So, 6.5 is fine here, I think. This weird glider-woman is a dumb idea, but I love the connection and seeing story being completed after 60 years - is a great feeling.

7th story - Hickman/Checchetto - 8. Pretty solid story with a nice art. The message is cool, but I personally think it could be better.

8th story - Gaiman/McNiven - 9. It's more like a facetious Gaiman's autobiographic story and it's just awesome. I really wish ALL stories here were more like this one - not some random crap, but something that gives us a real feeling of long Spidey's history and his importance for the people. However, McNiven's art really reminds me of Kaare Andrew's art here. I wish he had better inker and colorist in this story...

9th story - Pasciullo/Nauck - 7. Yeah, it's more like a memorial for Pasciullo, but I think this story is weird. This new character is questionable and the message isn't that "new" as well. However it's not bad and the last page is a perfect conclusion for this issue.

So, overall, this is a good book. Not all stories are great, some of them are boring or just odd here. They feel really unnecessary and kinda ruin the book. But on the other hand we have some masterpieces, which is just so rare in the modern comics.

My rating for the book (considering an average of 9 rates) is 7.5. But I want to make it a bit higher just because some stories here really deserve that. But yeah, the pacing is arguable because of the worst ones and the tone changes too often here...

If you are a real Spidey fan - this is a must-read for you today. more

Average all around.