Amazing Spider-Man #850 is a perfect example of how to write an anniversary issue, celebrating the web-slinger's history and reigniting his deadliest rivalry. The upcoming "Last Remains" story arc promises to continue this trend, with Spidey and the malevolent Kindred finally coming face to face. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #850 succeeds as both a celebration and as the next chapter in Nick Spencer's run. Every artist attached to this book is worthy of the honor, and succeeds in delivering one of the best looking books of the year. Not every story is a winner, but they're all more than worth reading for one reason or another. This issue is an exciting look back at Spider-Man's past, but doesn't forget to excite you for its future. Read Full Review

A thrilling main story, with three action-packed and fun-filled short tales following. Read Full Review

Overall, Amazing Spider-Man #850 is a celebration of Spider-Man has been and will always be and a testament to the narrative flexibility of the character. Read Full Review

A giant package of a comic, it's the main story that carries this whole issue, as it should. The additional content is purely filler, and there's nothing wrong with that, but if you're wondering if that $10 USD price tag is worth it...(yeah, comics can be pricey...)...I'll say the ongoing Sins Rising arc has yet to disappoint. Read Full Review

The Amazing Spider-Man makes a return this week with an epic issue that wraps one of Peter's biggest issues. Read Full Review

After two years of build up Nick Spencer completes all the set-up for the big Kindred storyline he has been developing since starting his Amazing Spider-Man run. Spencer did a great job centering the story around the weight of every decision that Peter Parker has made as Spider-Man. The way he finishes laying the foundation for the upcoming Kindred story with the conclusion of "Sins Rising" in Amazing Spider-Man #49 created a lot of intriguing sub-plots for that event. Read Full Review

Ottley, Ramos and Bagley deliver some beautiful visuals throughout this issue. The pages look great despite the unnecessary length of the story. Read Full Review

Obviously, readers won’t want to miss this issue. This is a pretty satisfying, if predictable, ending to one of Spencer’s strongest arcs on the series. There is one weird moment in particular that will probably take you out of the story, but I found the character moments and the strong artists made the overall experience a good one. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #49 is a good book overall, but it doesn't cross the threshold into greatness. The backups are like icing on the cake, but the cake is a bit dry. The main story is one long escape scene, with an unbalanced Green Goblin, and some interesting choices that read like teases rather than big beat moments worth holding onto. The art is stupendous though, and there certainly is a lot here to chew on. At the end of the day, most will put this book down and think it was fine, enjoyable enough, but likely unmemorable as time goes on. Read Full Review

Everything old is exactly as you remember it, and that's not worth the price of admission. Read Full Review

I've never yearned for a reboot before, but after referencing the worst Spider-Man storyline in recent memory, it's worth asking for. Read Full Review

I cannot wait for next week.

Not many $10 issues are worth it these days, but this is in the minority. I really would prefer this title, as well as most of the originals would only go by their original numbering. But that's the way Marvel's done it for the past 22 years. Start at #1 again, make money, return it to normal when it approaches a landmark in legacy numbering, then 2 months later start at #1 again for $7 or more.
As for the issue itself, I can't complain. The Sin-Eater goes Juggernaut, forcing Spidey and the Green Goblin to team up. Working together is probably way harder for the 2 of them than anything the new Sin-eater throws at them. I doubt we've seen the last of him either. As for the Goblin, I still can't figure why Spidey let him go. He'll likely have a role to play in the fight with Kindred too. Can't wait to see how that goes, because it'll be hard for Spencer to top this. more

Awesome story, awesome action, awesome art, awesome issue. Worth every penny.

Spidey and Goblin... name a better duo.

I liked the main stories, but not so much the additional ones.

Gonna miss Ryan Ottley's art.

I thought it had the feeling of a good read. The back up stories I really dont have much to say about but the main story was well done. Norman was the star here but it still bugs me that Peter just cant let the sin eater do whatever to Norman. Like I get the moral code but how many times is green goblin gonna do things and Peter just be ok with it. Its like the joker and Batman. The team up was very interesting though and Im curious to see what happens with the hint that peters meant to die at normans hands.

It was a great read. I enjoyed the Green Goblin and Spider-Man team-up/conflict because that is the core of Spider-Man story from eons ago and Spencer rehashes it in a good way. Still drags in bits and pieces with the Spidey Squad parts but overall worth a read. Ottley was very good and he will be missed on this book. Ramos and Bagley are veterans and gave their parts a nice feel to them, It wasn't jarring for me because I like all of them plus I was too deep into the story. I can't wait for Kindred and it's about time. The bonus stories were mostly OK and did like the trippy Tradd Moore story and Spidey's curves lol.

A very good story, after all. Maybe a little too long and rhetorical (the Spider Gang's dialogues over freedom of choice), but the core (Spider-Man and GobLin team up) was great. Kindred is coming and he'll be revealed soon, so that's probably the most interesting part (still think he's Harry Osborn). There is also a little reference to the infamous Sins Past storyline and if Spencer is able to retcon or erase that garbage from existence he will instantly become my favorite Spider-Man writer ever!

I like the creepy way Osborn's Spider-feelings straddle the fence between paternal and homoerotic. I'm less of a fan of him creeping on Gwen-65 -- I like it in principle, but Creepy Norman already gets more than enough spotlight in this issue. On the art side, due respect to Humberto Ramos and Mark Bagley as "dudes what have drawn a lot of Spider-Man," but they don't live up to Ryan Ottley's performance.

It is almost perfect. I wanted to come here and sing it's praises. But I can't. The story is great and this certainly isn't just ASM #800 done again. It amazes me how well Spencer writers Peter and Norman here. They are the stars of this issue and not in the way you think. The art is great mostly but it doesn't feel that Ramos and Bagley their A-game.

But. That Kindred tease began to annoy me now. For 49 issues we've had these and while we finally get them to meet (presumably?) in the next issue it just feels so annoying now. We know about him as much as we did in #31 and I really hoped something more. This issue ends very oddly and I had to check I didn't miss any pages.

" You and i, Peter--we were destined for this. Together let's fulfill our destiny... Spider-Man and the Green Goblin----Fighting side by side !"
- NORMAN OBSORN

There are a lot of good moments in this, but it doesn't tie all the ideas together well. Much of the Sin Eater arcs has been foregone to let Norman back into the spotlight. I think Ryan Ottley's art here is great, which is why Ramos' and Bagley's parts make this book so weirdly inconsistent.