Round One is over! Peter Parker finds himself trapped in Limbo. Peter not only has to find his way back home, but he has to do it in a truly hellish fashion. And who is shadowing him?
Rated T
Amazing Spider-Man #17 is a blast. The plot has a long thread and energy in the short term. This is an extremely funny comic, silly at some points but in the most complimentary way possible. That is what works so well with Dark Web, not taking itself seriously and just having fun with demons and superheroes. The art is so exuberant and enjoyable that it is impossible not to smile while reading this issue. Read Full Review
Parker, Jameson, and Robertson are trapped in an absurd simulacrum of New York City deep within the bowels of Limbo, and it makes for a simultaneously hilarious and unsettling issue of Amazing Spider-Man. Read Full Review
I know I have some complaints but I really like this issue as a standalone and recommend it Read Full Review
McGuiness does great work with the art in the issue. The visuals are vibrant, funny and beautifully detailed. Read Full Review
If you've enjoyed the outrageous and over-the-top silly demons in the Dark Web event, you're going to love Amazing Spider-Man #17. It's filled with wacky demons living preposterous lives, but any semblance of a dramatic story or high stakes is missing here. Instead, take in McGuinness' great art and wait for the other shoe to drop in the narrative's next issue. Read Full Review
Amazing Spider-Man #17 abandons any sense of urgency, drama, or stakes for the Dark Web event by turning Peter Parker's forced visit to Limbo into a poorly written Rick & Morty episode. The art is great, and the character designs are interesting, but the plot doesn't make sense. Read Full Review
This is the most fun this book has been since...2014?
THERE we go! After two rather disappointing issues, at long last this is the sort of nonsense I wanted from Wells & McGuinness doing an Inferno pastiche. Delightful
As a whole, this Dark Web event is a dud but props to Zeb Wells for his zany humor in this issue because it works here(and only here so far). I love McGuiness's work and his art is a perfect fit here with Rathburn/Menyz's wonderful inks and colors. As the great philosopher of our time once said "No question about it I'm ready to get hurt again"-Michael Scott.
So bad it's so good? Kinda. As I said, I'd rather have this story if it was not connected to Ben Reilly and all that's happened before. But sure, at least it's fun (and it's not something to be taken for granted in this run)!
Was it brain rot? Yes.
Was it funny and at least entertaining? Yes.
This comic took a turn that I don't like very much. The pacing really needs work, and I feel like all the real story is happening in other books.
Honestly, like Afre said. The problem with this event is that the tone is inconsistent, and the story really isnt that engaging. Maybe because I'm a stickler, but I'm not a fan of Ed Mcguiness art at all, the pacing is kinda wonky, the fights, dialogue and story isnt engaging. It's just not working for me. The tie-ins are better than the main event.
It's better than last time. The scenes of Peter working for Hell Bugle were enjoyable and all, but...
This is just so stupid. Ben isn't the focus as much here, which means I am not reminded how terribly he has been written. It still annoys me whenever I see him talking.
The "Sinister" Six is also just... what.
All this just feels so random and goofy. It's not at all what I hoped Dark Web would be after such a strong opening.
Now, it's not entirely negative that the comic isn't what I want it to be, if it otherwise is written well and drawn. This isn't... terrible, but I just can't enjoy this when the event itself still baffles me.
It feels like tie-ins take this event much more seriou more
The art was good. The story.... not really. Just so campy and dull. I'm not even getting the same villain feeling fron Ben as I did at the start.
Why'd yall let Zeb Wells cook?.
This book is directionless cringe 0/10 great art tho