Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2

6.5

Critic Rating

5 Reviews
6.2

User Rating

22 Reviews
Writer Karla Pacheco, Jed MacKay
Artist Eleonora Carlini, Juan Ferreyra
Cover Price $4.99

SPIDER-MAN VS. STAR!
The next can't-miss installment of the "Infinite Destinies" saga is here! Spider-Man thinks he knows reality warpers - but he's never met Ripley Ryan. Mass murderer and occasional Thunderbolt, Star is still searching for her own path...and the power to shape her future however she wants. But can the wielder of the Reality Stone really go up against a hero who's fought gods?! Find out here - and get the next piece of the Infinity Stone puzzle!
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Part 4 (of 8) of "Infinite Fury"!
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  • 9.0

    But Why Tho? - Charles Hartford

    Jul 07, 2021

    So to sum it all up, I really enjoyed what The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 brought. It delivers some fun, with a healthy dose of feeling to match. Read Full Review

  • 7.0

    Bleeding Cool - Hannibal Tabu

    Jul 11, 2021

    If this creative team gets signed up for a Spider-Man book, it's gonna be fun. However, Star — as in most of her previous appearances — is far too uneven in tone, going from the "nerd" and outcast who looks like a catwalk star to, well, murder. It's almost like Gwenpool, but less endearing. That cognitive dissonance was enough to take this from being a "must-have" to a "nice to have." Read Full Review

  • 6.0

    Comic Crusaders - Johnny "The Machine" Hughes

    Jul 09, 2021

    Sooner or later, Marvel is going to have to change the title of Amazing Spider-Man, as I feel that it hasn't actually been "amazing" for quite a while. The back-up story takes a twist, but be honest, are you really going to spend $4.99 for a back-up? After reading the Black Cat annual, with little impact on the Infinite Destinies big picture; I had hoped that this annual would fare better. Instead, I am left with Infinite Disappointment. Read Full Review

  • 5.6

    Comic Watch - Jimmy Hayes

    Jul 07, 2021

    Not the best book I've ever read. Give any number of high-quality indie books a look instead! Read Full Review

  • 5.0

    ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett

    Jul 07, 2021

    There are some great opportunities for writer Karla Pacheco to express humor, including some excellent dog-oriented puns, and the positioning of a reformed gym teacher shows a real knack for memorable conflicts and quick character development, but Pacheco's panache can't resolve a story that by its very nature is designed to not be resolved. Read Full Review

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  • 7.5

    Fracadactyl

    Jul 08, 2021

    I didn't really like this annual that much. If anything it's just a way to show Star off as a foil to Peter Parker. But really it isn't even about him and we don't feel Star's decision to go back to villainy that much either. After the events of Thunderbolts, did Marvel think it would've been too similar to Suicide Squad? At the very least seeing Nighthawk try to force Fury to his side is more compelling. As someone who read the entire Heroes Reborn saga, I find Nighthawk to be a compelling character in his motivations to be a hero. He might even be trying to fix some of the more insidious parts like Mutant genocide and Canada stripping, but considering the toxic nature of that world it's hard to say if it's a good thing.

  • 7.5

    Psycamorean

    Jul 11, 2021

    The first story was not great, and even kind of annoying. But the second story was really good. I wonder why they're keeping Nighthawk in shadow. Is it to pull a twist later and make it classic Nighthawk? And assuming that's not the case, is Nighthawk talking about the Heroes Reborn world or the world he was originally from?

  • 6.5

    CrazyforRAMU

    Nov 23, 2021

    Ripley "Star" Ryan unleashes the power of the Reality Stone in an incredibly petty rampage through Queens. Spidey drives her off, but she is utterly unmoved by a standard-issue Spidey appeal to reform. It's a shaggy dog story that's long on humor and short on meaning. The tone of the words and art walks an incredibly tight rope; this will be fantastic for a few readers, skippable for many more, and intolerable to some. The B strip provides a tiny dose of forward momentum for the event, at least.

  • 5.5

    jbong

    Jul 11, 2021

    why does this annual exist? the first story was seriously cringe.

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  • 5.5

    cincyfan

    Jul 15, 2021

    This was decent I bought it because I always get amazing Spider-Man books. I wasn't familiar with the story this ties into so it didn't do much for me personally

  • 4.5

    Briton

    Jul 11, 2021

    It's a shame that annuals are often just 'filler' and/or pointless throw way dross. This is no exception.

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  • 4.5

    EDiakota

    Jul 15, 2021

    " I know right ?! No one gets that! " - SPIDER-MAN

  • 3.0

    Merlyn

    Jul 07, 2021

    Just absolutely awful, Star wasn't this way until Karla Pacheco came along. The second story is okay, though.

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  • 2.0

    daspidaboy

    Jul 07, 2021

    This is a crossover featuring Spider man, the most popular superhero of all time. This is also a crossover that has the gof damn INFINITY STONES. So why does the art and dialogue super crappy amd mediocre? The fight scenes are bland and underwhelming, I don't care about this star character, and the backup story was bad. Terrible issue all around

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  • 10

    RJ

    Jul 07, 2021

  • 10

    KittyNone

    Aug 09, 2021

  • 8.0

    MasterComics

    Jul 07, 2021

  • 8.0

    Emma

    Jul 07, 2021

  • 8.0

    wesshamu

    Sep 30, 2021

  • 7.5

    LeiaFavaz

    Jul 07, 2021

  • 7.0

    UxasIs

    Jul 10, 2021

  • 7.0

    mrDovydas

    Sep 05, 2021

  • 6.5

    Radar

    Jul 12, 2021

  • 5.5

    SenpaifenixJäger

    Jul 07, 2021

  • 5.0

    Assassin's Creed

    Jul 07, 2021

  • 4.0

    tonpas1989

    Jul 09, 2021

  • 3.5

    Fmernamz0

    Jul 07, 2021

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