When a bizarre criminal endangers his Aunt May, Peter Parker is determined to bring him to justice. But who is this strange, faceless felon?
In summary, I'm giving this comic the highest rating, a five out of five. You could pick up this issue at, literally, any time and enjoy it. In fact, this is a shining example of what a one-and-done issue should be. Lots of reviews might pan it for not advancing any current storylines, but that really seems like it would be digging for criticism. With the recent Mark Waid issues and this current one, I can say as a previously dissatisfied Spider-Man reader that this year Amazing Spider-Man has returned to top form. Read Full Review
And there's more good news - the Letters Page promises more work from Stern in the near future. It's like it's Christmas time! Read Full Review
A fun Roger Stern vehicle that's reminiscent of classic Spider-Man stories of years past. If that's not enough buy this for Lee Week's gorgeous art. Read Full Review
I can foresee two schools of thought emerging when it comes to Amazing #580: one that sees it as the very reason "One More Day" was green-lit, and another that consider this kind of story better relegated to the Essential collections, far away from a core title that's supposed to be relevant to the character. I'm somewhere in between personally, but the old-school appeal of Roger Stern's story is undeniable. The book is charming in its own way, and many old fans will find a lot to like about it. Read Full Review
Maybe Spider-Man should be married, and maybe he shouldn't, but at least the creative team is doing something with Marvel's flagship character that doesn't make me roll my eyes. Read Full Review
Hey, Wells! Learn from Stern how to use a no-name villain!
Actually, this Blank guy was only in West Coast Avengers written by non other than Roger Stern himself, so he decided to remember his old C-tier villain for this Spider-Man story. And it wasn't bad! There was a retelling of his story and he even could get some proper character development, but he didn't... Okay, Blank starts to lose control of his powers. And so what? How did it affect the story?
However it's still a good comic. Not a fan of characters like Donovan, though, who somehow already met Peter, but we didn't see it anywhere.
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