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That pointless 2099 arc and those cute stories did progress the plot. There's more to the series than just the Kindred appearances.
Amazing Spider-Man #44
| Writer | Nick Spencer |
| Artist | Kim Jacinto |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Kindred has big plans with the Sin-Eater, and none of it looks good for Spider-Man. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is going to explode this summer, and this is where we light the fuse.
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8.4
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Jul 15, 2020Kim Jacinto and Bruno Oliviera do amazing work with the art in this issue. The actions scenes are filled with energy and movement. The nightmare scenes are dark and scary. A great looking issue from start to finish. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Nicole Drum
Jul 16, 2020The issue is not one you want to jump into if you haven't been reading along for at least a few issue prior, but it's certainly an excellent kick off to what terrifying plans Kindred has with the Sin-Eater. Read Full Review
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8.0
Newsarama - David Pepose
Jul 20, 2020When this book is on, it is absolutely on, making Amazing Spider-Man #44 one of the series' best issues in recent memory. Read Full Review
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7.9
Comic Watch - Jimmy Hayes
Jul 15, 2020I really good issue. I like the darker turn, but don't want to see this turn into a dark era for Spider-Man. This could either be a "nice change of pace" issue or "that's the issue where everything started getting weird" issue. Here's hoping it's the former. Read Full Review
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6.0
Weird Science Marvel Comics - wolfcypher
Jul 15, 2020Spencer continues to bait Kindred like a carrot on a stick. The well for hyping his villain is running dry, and we can only hope the days of teasing us with his cryptic appearances are coming to a close. Beyond Kindred, we are treated to the Sin-Eater arc we've been seeing brewing in previous issues as back-up material. It's not a bad issue, just a non-special beginning of another arc. Read Full Review
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5.0
Comics: The Gathering - Harlan Ivester
Jul 15, 2020This is a fine issue by its own rights, but when looking at it in the greater scope of Nick Spencer’s Spider-Man (that we as the readers can be aware of right now), it’s hard to believe that many fans are going to be enthralled by this issue. That wouldn’t be a huge deal if the delivery were excellent, but the writing and art sometimes drop the ball in communicating elements to the audience. This is entirely a teaser issue, so if you’re not already all in on Spencer’s Spider-Man, I don’t think you’ll regret waiting for this one on MU. Read Full Review
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9.5
Out of all the series that the comics shutdown has affected, I feel like Amazing Spider-Man got it the worst. The timing couldn't have been worse. It happened in the middle of an arc that was very light. Yeah, Gog's backstory was rough, but ultimately it worked out. And that's very nice and good, but it's not very gripping. And then the wait between that last issue and this issue finally coming out was even worse because we knew this big Kindred related event was coming and we were told Spidey and Kindred were finally going to meet. And then we get this issue and they don't meet. They kinda meet. Sorta. If this issue had come back in April, when it was supposed to, it would've been another spooky, hype issue but with follow through imminent more
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9.5
Good issue. I really like the dark and perverse tone that is handled in this issue and it definitely has a good presentation of "Sin Eater". Art fits very well with the story. Said that, beyond that you may like or even hate "One More Day" (which is totally respectable). To this day it is a wound that has not fully healed and while the first years Marvel tried to bury the subject and close it, in recent years it has played with the presence of Mephisto and his relationship with the arachnid characters (Miles Morales and Superior Spider-Man) may be just winks or hints like the one we found in Spider-Man/Deadpool but added to the way that Slott handled the Peter/MJ relationship and that eternal "I want but I can't" (literally in the 700 is more
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9.0
It is starting to get more darker. Spencer's arcs have been a bit more lighthearted so far (Hunted being the exception) but this is starting to go somewhere. I'm as interested to know who Kindred is as the next reader, but currently, I'm fine not knowing. This issue doesn't feel like a big reveal issue, nor is it marketed as such. It is a prelude for Sins Rising, and I am excited for that. And I liked this very much.
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8.5
Spencer's Spider-Man just does not quit.
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8.5
Pretty good, tbh, the dreams were suitably spooky, and I liked the call to MJ.
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8.0
This has me back excited for Kindred. It was a really cool issue and while the last page was a tad confusing it was a pretty eerie book. I do think it would have benefited from an artist that fit the tone better but it is what it is
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8.0
It's a good setup up issue. Hopefully Spencer can do a better one this time around because Hunted was underwhelming. We'll see how Kindred's story shakes out since it's pretty much the whole kit and caboodle of his run. The art was good with Jacinto but Oliveira was not up to the standard of ASM. This books double/triple ships regularly and sometimes getting artists to deliver 24-30 issues a year is quite a demanding. Even with Ottley and Gleason they can't cover it.
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Underwhelming
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7.0
Art 3.5/5 Story 3.5/5
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7.0
" You call yourselves inner démons huh. You know the half of it. Your sins are so many." - SINS-EATER
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7.0
As I've stated in past reviews, I've grown weary of Kindred after contant pop-ups over he last couple of years. It's obvious it could be anyone dead in Spidey's life, from Uncle Ben to George Stacy to God only knows. I am interested in the return of the Sin Eater, as I'm a fan of both his sagas from the '80s. The question is, will he stay around or die in the end again? But having him back should be interesting.
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6.5
Art not as good as usual and the plot is ponderous and meandering. I have no doubt, however, that AMS will be must-read when things finally get moving!
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5.5
This is Amazing Spider-Man. The company literally does not have a bigger-ticket ongoing series. And *this* they do to the art?
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5.0
A humdrum start to what will likely be a very humdrum story with bad layout work and nothing visually exciting going on until the last few pages.
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5.0
This book started off as one of my favorite books to pull; however, it has run in circles for the past dozen or so issues. There was a pointless 2099 arc, then some cute stories that didn't really progress the plot. And now it's addressing Peter wanting to marry MJ again, when that was teased nearly 20 issues ago. I get that modern comic storytelling has decompression, but patience wears thin really fast, and from what has been solicited and shown it will not happen for at least another year or so. Spencer is really stretching out the plot to a glacial pace, while filling it with admittedly fun dialogue and accurate characterization. That only lasts so long with me though, and the payoff better be massive in order to redeem this series more
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