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You know sometimes people means human when they say "man". I think it's the same case here. Human part being a problem.
Amazing Spider-Man #77
| Writer | Kelly Thompson |
| Artist | Sara Pichelli |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Kelly Thompson and Sara Pichelli pick up the baton to define this new era for Spider-Man.
The Beyond Corporation has retuned and this is your chance to meet the people who've brought you the new (and improved) Spider-Man.
There's a target on Spider-Man's back and one of his classic villains is out for blood.
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CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
Comic Watch - Jimmy Hayes
Oct 27, 2021I surprising change of pace issue that doesn't slow down the action of the story much at all. I can't stress how much this issue was needed to get the audience behind the main character, as I have a feeling there are people that are still resistant to the change. Read Full Review
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8.9
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Oct 27, 2021Pichelli delivers some impressive and beautifully dramatic art to this issue. The dark tone of the story and some of its story moments are perfectly captured with Pichellis style. Read Full Review
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8.6
Multiversity Comics - Elias Rosner
Nov 01, 2021This is another very strong issue of "Amazing Spider-Man," despite some artistic hiccups that distract from the otherwise excellent art, proving the Beyond Board can do the impossible and not only make Spider-Man feel exciting again, they can make Ben Reilly's adventures as compelling as, if not more than, Peter's. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Oct 27, 2021Amazing Spider-Man's new erahas a lot going for it. Thompson and Pichelli get a lot done in this issue, touching on multiple relationships while also delivering some tense action to close the book out. The exciting, messy, exhausting, and complicated life of Spider-Man is on full display. Read Full Review
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8.0
But Why Tho? - Collier "CJ" Jennings
Oct 27, 2021Amazing Spider-Man #77 takes a bit of a breather in the Beyond Saga, delving deeper into the Beyond Corporation and presenting new challenges for Ben Reilly to face. Unfortunately, though he's trying to be a better Spider-Man, Ben may have inherited the infamous "Parker Luck," and the cliffhanger at the end only reinforces that. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Oct 27, 2021The Amazing Spider-Man may not feature behind the mask, but it has recaptured the magic that made this series a stalwart companion for superhero readers of all stripes. Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Oct 30, 2021A new Ben Reilly-era of Amazing Spider-Man is here and this issue does a phenomenal job of helping the reader get to know and like the new main character, while filling his world with interesting tidbits of characters and subplots. Read Full Review
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8.0
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Nov 01, 2021The art is stellar, the story moves quick, but the editorial staff left a number of problems through, including misspelling the villain's name twice. It's good, though. Read Full Review
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7.5
The Comicbook Dispatch - ozwoods
Oct 27, 2021Amazing Spider-Man #77 is the start of the "Beyond" storyline and it's a weird one. There's a general tone of quirkiness in the characters from Ben Reilly to the staff of the Beyond Corporation. Fans of Kelly Thompson may like this, but mileage will vary for other readers. The plot focuses more on showing what Ben's everyday life is like as a super-hero now. It establishes the challenges Ben will have balancing his hero life and personal life. However, the bigger plot does kick in a little later in the comic, so there's some intrigue leading into the next issue. Read Full Review
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7.0
Razorfine - Alan Rapp
Oct 28, 2021After seeing Ben in action for the past couple of issues, The Amazing Spider-Man #77 takes a step back and examines the life of a corporate super-hero trying to live up to both internal and external expectations. If Ben is likely to have struggles, they may be more from Beyond than what he faces on the streets. It's more building block than standalone issue, although it does offer Spidey versus Morbius for a late fight cliffhanger. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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10
Kelly Thompson is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers. This book was a joy to read Ben Reilly's dialogue was fantastic. Great story and art this was a fun and funny book. Loved it!
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9.0
Much better than what Spencer was doing.
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9.0
feels like there are big things coming. I just hope this build up doesn't let me down in the end.
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8.5
Great. As expected from Kelly Thompson. Art sometimes feels off. One thing that's bothering me is if MJ called everyone that means she called Fantastic Four. Reed can solve anything. He can obviously solve this. They didn't have much going on. It's just Johnny Problem but Peter appeared in FF latest issue. Maybe both aren't appearing in same sliding time. Sliding time sucks.
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8.5
The little comment about Broccoli men, referencing the awesome but mostly forgotten nextwave series by Warren Ellis from 2007ish was enough to make this issue awesome. Now if only the captain makes an appearance I will give that issue a 10 regardless of everything else.
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8.0
Kelly Thompson's writing is great and keeps the moment from Zeb Wells, but in some panels the art is kinda wierd, its not that terrible, but its not the perfect art from Patrick Gleason
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8.0
This is a bit of a slower issue. I gotta say, I'm not a huge fan of Sara Pichelli. Her art is serviceable, in my opinion. Kelly Thompson does a pretty nice job on the writers' side of things but there's a little too much going on in some of the dialogue, especially with Maxine Danger. She doesn't really work for me. I hope we trend away from the obvious business villain trope. Maybe it's a red herring, or maybe the character will be developed more later on. Overall, the issue is good but I was on such a high with the last issue that this one pales in comparison.
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8.0
It's fine. A little intermediate issue. But Pichelli's art felt off here.I've been fan of her for a long time but this felt a bit unfinished? Compared to her work on Miles.
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8.0
It's nice. Kelly Thompson does a nice job here although disjointed sometimes, it works for now. I need more though and we need to get there sooner than later. I'm all for slow building but give it some substance and I'll ride with you. I'm a big fan of Sara Pichelli but her art was mixed between outstanding pages that were a 10 and then some panels just felt off and just not the same level. Maybe her health issues are still bothering her and some days are just better than others. But Woodard's colors killed it.
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8.0
Kelly Thompson writing ASM is a dream come true for me, I love everything that she does, even though this is a breather compared to the first 2 issues, it still has some cool moments, and it just fun, something this book was really needing after the end of Spencer's run.
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8.0
In a vacuum, I love this comic, perhaps more than the last 2 issues. But as part of an ongoing story, it represents a pretty sharp swerve. The pace brakes abruptly, though we do get deeper character interactions in exchange. The art is gorgeous, but stylistically *very* different from what came before. But I'm buoyed up by our strongest hints yet that we're seeing Nextwave Beyond rather than 616 Beyond -- or at least some delightful melange of the two.
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7.5
Its not bad. Has some good moments but, its pretty ordinary in most
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7.5
Can't imagine how thin-skinned some people are.
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7.5
I'm just so glad we're getting a more forward-looking Spidey book after Spencer spent the majority of his run firmly mucking around in the past. The Beyond Corp idea is really great and it was cool seeing the couple of Nextwave inspired panels. The writing and art by Thompson and Pichelli paired well together and fit in nicely with the two earlier installments in the story, led by Wells and Gleason. This is giving me a lot of Brand New Day vibes and that's a good thing.
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7.0
With a comic book going thrice a month is normal to get some slower and kinda fillery issues from time to time, like this one. The issue is really heavy on the dialogue and generally Thompson is great with the dialogue and she still is, but at times it dragged a little bit, felt unnecessary and it got a little bit boring, at least for me. But on the bright side, we got to spend more time with Ben and see more of his life and struggles. On the art side of things, i like the issue. I like Pichelli's style, especially her linework. Her style of art is very elegant, slick, bold, at times minimalistic and it has a very interesting flatness to it. But I'm not sure how much it adds to the issue honestly. The end was cool and although pro more
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6.5
Huge stepback, honestly. Not much happens and I really don't like Sara Pichelli's art here (she was way better on Ultimate Spider-Man). Ben and Janine are unhappy with Beyond, Peter is comatose and we see a glimpse of Black Cat. And... there is nothing left to say. Hope next issue is better.
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6.0
This is a step back in quality in both writing and art. I knew ever since I've heard this is a Kelly Thompson issue she'll take the chance to throw a little bit of vitriol towards men and of course she didn't miss the chance. Just think of the line about "the men parts being the problem, we should get rid of them", replace that with "women" and imagine that writer not getting immediately cancelled and probably fired. But since it's against men it's all good, no problem there. The art was not very good either, I really missed Gleason. I don't know how long Thompson will be on this book but I can't wait to move past her, this is not a book for her.
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6.0
This was a real trudge of an issue. I was easily bored within the first ten pages, though the final few pages did bring in some intrigue to what will come next. Hopefully the next issue is an improvement.
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