Dan Slott shows that he?s more than able to weave an excellent Spidey story. It?s even so well structured that I didn?t even realize how quickly a simple mugging had escalated to an ambitious mob assassination. The dialogue is spot on and you get the rare instance of a thought-balloon that works seamlessly with everything else. I also like that Slott shied away from a traditional Spider-Man villain, even if Mr. Negative doesn?t have much depth to him presently. Same goes for the new supporting cast, which is ?there? but little else at the moment. Steve McNiven?s work is beautiful as always. He does a superb job of infusing every panel with as much detail as possible. He sometimes seems to put more work into background characters that a lot of artist do in their main subject. In the end, good writing + good art = go buy. It?s just the sunk costs that make that equation harder than it is? Read Full Review

I'll hold out the end-all judgment until the book has sufficiently demonstrated its rotating creator method and shown its hand a bit more, but for its moderate shortcomings, Amazing Spider-Man is turning out to be a good time so far. Read Full Review

After finishing the initial story arc on this newly retconned Amazing Spider-Man, I feel that I have sufficient exposure to this new direction of this title in order to give a proper recommendation. I don't find Amazing Spider-Man to be a horrible read. It simply is a bit shallow and immature. If this were a monthly title then I'd recommend it to readers who enjoy a light hearted read that isn't very deep and makes for a fun and fast read. Pure popcorn for the brain. Read Full Review

Interestingly, there's nothing about this story that couldn't have been done under the old Spider-Man status quo, which makes me continue to question the wisdom of the continuity-bending reset of "One More Day". However, if this is the status quo that we've got to work with, so be it. If this first story is any indication, Marvel are looking to concentrate on good old-fashioned Spidey stories which hearken back to the classic era of the character. Whilst that approach doesn't come without its share of problems, it has resulted in a better comic than Spider-Man fans have been used to for the last couple of years. Read Full Review

You might enjoy it more than me. I don't know. I'm disenfranchised with the character and I'm not sure if I'm ever going to care about him the way I used to. Read Full Review

Slott's humor is so much more on point than JMS's