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Liked "the bar is that low after Spencer's run".
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•  You aren't going to believe what is happening in this volume of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
It has been a given that over the last year to eighteen months, it is fair to say that Zdarsky's Daredevil has been Marvel's success. With that said, under Wells and Romita JR., this could be year the Spider-Man climbs back to top spot! Read Full Review
When you put the perfect creative team on an iconic book, you get better results than you thought possible. That's the case here. Wells and Romita Jr. both tweak their styles a tiny bit to create a book that's beyond what you'd ever expect. Read Full Review
John Romita Jr. delivers some great art throughout the issue. The visuals are thrilling and have wonderful details that draw the eye. A great looking issue. Read Full Review
The Amazing Spider-Man #2 is a solid follow-up for Zeb Wells, deepening the mysteries laid out in the first issue and getting Peter into some sticky situations. Wells also humanizes Tombstone by highlighting the relationship with his daughter and how that is being affected by the feud with The Rose. John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, and Marcio Menyz are a great team of artists that bring their A-game to this series. Definitely a promising issue for any Web-Heads out there. Read Full Review
Amazing Spider-Man #2 delivers a solid, almost standard, Spider-Man story as the wall-crawler takes steps to intervene in an escalating mob war. the plotting, pacing, and dialog are all excellent, and Tombstone is the standout character due to the pure intimidation factor. That said, the confusing wow moments are not only not explained, but they're also completely ignored in this issue, leaving a frustrating aftertaste. Read Full Review
It's another great step in the most promising new era for the series in many years. Read Full Review
This issue solidifies Tombstone as a very real threat Read Full Review
A great improvement over last issue. The writing excels in the superheroic spaces, and the art continues to feel like the art team's glory days. Well worth picking up. Read Full Review
Amazing Spider-Man is seemingly still trying to figure out what it wants to be, so your mileage may vary. A lack of answers surrounding the big mystery paired with a slow-moving plot makes this issue feel like catch-up to something that's still very unclear. That said, it nails the Spider-Man scenes which should entertain most. Read Full Review
This is a solid, if unremarkable, second issue of this new relaunch. A couple of the various storylines move along nicely, just not with any panache. Read Full Review
This isn't a stellar issue of Amazing Spider-Man from front to back, but the back is really good. Wells has successfully set this arc up for some genuine thrills, with the promise of twists and turns coming soon. Read Full Review
Kind of annoyed over the misleading cover and such, but I'm not going to let that alter my thoughts on the book itself. With that said, this was just a good comic, as the previous issue was. Although I am interested by the Norman stuff here, the story with Tombstone is the highlight of this book for me. Him going back to his old ways after being disrespected has been done well, and I'm just really enjoying it. This is just good.
Misleading cover and synopsis aside, this was a good issue. I'll comment on them real quick. Marvel (and every other comic company out there) has made a habit of lying about these things to drum up sales. It's a fairly recent invention, they only really started doing it in 1938. Is it annoying? Only because of the rampant speculation and hate from the readership. Pretty much anyone picking this issue up has to understand, by proxy of reading comics for as long as they most certainly have, that comic companies do these things. Simple as that.
The actual issue does a good job balancing the Peter and Spidey side of things, something that Spencer's run frequently failed to do. There are complaints that nothing happened in this issue, more
The cover and synopses are a huge disservice to this issue, that's all i'm gonna say about that. A lot of interesting things to talk about this issue but all the discourse will be about the cover, which is unfortunate.
Another fun(REALLY fun), well written and well drawn issue. The humor just like the 1st issue feels so spot on. Tombstone is freaking menacing here, the man is scary af but at the same time he has a side of him that cares about what the people closest to him might think when they see what he will do. Zeb clearly has a lot of love for Gerry Conway and Sal Buscema Spectacular Spider-Man run and is going for that Tombstone brutallity but he's also working with a lot of the stuff that Spencer did in his run.
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Really liking how Tombstone is written in this. Also liking Parker having a bit of a chip on his shoulder, but the issue is paced well and has some solid moments of sequential art. JRJR is controversial in a style but in storytelling he is one of the best of the best.
I am always on board with the decompressed style of storytelling, and I'm getting this vibe here. It's relatively new (to me) on an ASM book and I have all faith in Wells.
Specific to the issue, I'm happy to see Norman back in the mix again and am waiting to see what role he'll play and the Tombstone stuff is fantastic in my opinion. Romita's art is always just fine to me. There's plenty of mystery going around. What happened to Peter before this volume? Why did MJ leave? What debt is Peter repaying to Norman?
Perfectly good on its own merits — not quite as interesting or exciting as the first issue, but fine — but the story is so clearly unrelated to the cover and solicit that I assume there must have been some sort of last-minute behind the scenes stuff going on. If you're looking for what happened between Peter & MJ... well, the cover is her only appearance in this issue
The script is pretty smooth with all its short, punchy scenes. I really like the humor and the build-up of running gags.
The art's decent but no more than that. There are several points where the story needed some more artistic oomph to clarify and energize it. Missed opportunities.
Most of all, it's just damned thin on content. It's got the frills (the comedy especially) that could take a good story to greatness; instead, they're straining to lift a one-plot-development issue above average.
"You aren't going to believe what is happening in this volume of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN". Yeah I really couldn't believe that nothing happened. I'm definitely going to be continuing with the series, I gave the first issue and the new status quo the benefit of the doubt. I'm rating it as low as I am because aside from Peter's conversation with Norman, nothing happened here that I remotely cared about. That and the goon not shooting Peter because he saved him was cool. I am very critical of JRJR's art and some of it felt like his good old style and some of his new jank was there. The colors also didn't seem to pop as well as last issue. Hopefully more happens next issue.
This book is a going to take a few issues to get where people want it to be, but the first two issues have been alright, and I'm excited to see where this goes from here.
Don't be mad about a cover in comics. It's comics lol this is what happens hell last week I got a Batman superman 3 cover with the Batman who laughs on it....... he's not in the issue. Idgaf tho because it's a good cover
I really like the tombstone parts but, this whole series just feels off. I get that things will be revealed but, it sets the tone the wrong way. I'm willing to give it more bit, I'd like for some more answers to start coming soon.
This has the mystery and I am intrigued but it gives me the feeling that I do when an ASM story I read 15 years ago that I forgot how it unfolded and I'm re-reading it. It doesn't help that Romita Jr is doing the art because while it is good because of the inker and colorist, it doesn't scream new but more of a call back to what I already saw and read. It's a weird one because while I'm all for classic and sentiment in ASM, this doesn't feel like that. Anyway at least Zeb Wells is doing OK with some "familiar" beats. (Yes the bar is that low after Spencer's run) My hopes are very low right now and I expect nothing but heart break from ASM, so why change now?
So I am going to review this issue as objectively as possible. Is this issue actually bad? Well, no its not. But its not great either.
For starters, I am going to say that the art really isnt the strong suit. The coloring feels weird, and some of the pages dont wow me. The art is holding me back from truly loving this issue.
now, to the story. Is it bad? no, its not. It's a story about Norman Osborn wanting Peter to work for him, and its Spider-Man trying to be in a conflict between Rose and Tombstone. Tell me, does that sound like a bad story to you? It really doesnt.
Now, lets get to the main problem Spider-Man fans have with this series. Why and how did Peter Parker and Mary Jane break up? I admit, I rea more
What an odd choice for cover and synopsis. Yes, they have been misleading before, but I can't remember a last time when a character appeared on the cover of ASM and didn't appear at all in the comic itself, or had nothing to do with the story.
I'm just confused. That's just... wrong. Like what the hell Marvel? Especially, what the hell Lowe???
But, back to the issue. It's fine?
Like yeah, Peter isn't that big of an asshole that we haven't seen previously. Peter, like a normal human being, isn't always virtuous, happy and nice guy. And he clearly is doing badly currently. It's not anything new, but it would be nice to know the reason for it. But again, it's not out-of-character for Peter. One of the reasons I more
I pity those who are too illiterate to read this comic 🤣🤣🤣. Maybe they're projecting their own loneliness.
I don't understand why Marvel insists on separating this couple, a formula that has already been done and unlike many couples, this one is good and iconic. That's why one ends up leaving the comics and looking at the manga.
I'm pissed off. I accepted Issue 1's weak points and negative parts because I liked the Mafia story and JRJR's art, but this is way worse. Peter has become an insufferable jerk and his actions almost look like they're made out of anger or revenge (Peter Parker? The man who forgave murderers of the worst species?). Also, the dialogue between him and Rabbit is the dumbest thing I've ever read in my life. But most important: Norman Osborn being in touch with his nieces? How? Why? I get he was cleansed, but why on Earth would Liz Allan be ok with a psycho hanging out with her kids? What was the point of Peter babysitting them if we didn't even see the interactions? Why is Norman Osborn walking free and without a worry in the world? Why does Spi more
Nerfed Spidey
I don't know what comic those critics read but it wasn't this one! I was enjoying spiderman a lot until Beyond didn't stick the landing but then it just got so much worse.
The arts okay. Not really to my liking but I've seen enough John Romita Jr to be okay with it.
There's just nothing to like here, story wise. For me, reading comics is at its best when the characters are fun, interesting and inspiring. Ya know, super heroes. There's none of that left here. It even reads like spiderman goes after tombstone, not because he wants to stop him from doing something bad but because this (fake) Peter is so self absorbed with feeling personally threatened by Tombstone that he goes after him. Then loses in a one on one fight more
This comic sucks!
I’ll give it the Linkara treatment and explain why.
I’ve read a lot of Spider-Man comics and never had Peter Parker been such an unlikable idiot as he has been since Wells took over. Not only is this back to broke Peter, a status quo that really makes him seem like an idiot, but it’s also unfriendly jerk Peter to everyone. I hated issue 1 but thought I would finish the first arc and see if it gets better. This is a waste of money. Don’t buy this comic. It sucks.
The cover is a lie. There’s not a single panel with Mary Jane here.
Remember when Spencer took over and first thing he did was get Peter and MJ back and most fans said it was about time! So Wells decides itâ more
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