A lack of confidence provokes desperate measures, and a heros failure returns to haunt him in Amazing Spider-Man #33. Read Full Review

Gleason delivers fantastic visual atmosphere in this issue. Every page is an exercise in building suspense. Every sequence works perfectly with the tone of the story and the darkness of the plot. Read Full Review

Spider-Man couldn't be scarier, thanks to the creative team here. New York couldn't be in more trouble, and it makes for a hell of a read. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #33 replays a modern version of Kraven's Last Hunt with Spidey and Kraven II in reversed roles for a decently intense comic. Gleason's art is on point, and the issue ends with a strong cliffhanger. That said, this issue is an almost point-for-point remake of Kraven's Last Hunt, so you're better off reading the original, superior version. Read Full Review

The Amazing Spider-Man #35 reads like a good one-shot homage to Kraven's Last Hunt, but there isn't much meat on the bones. Visually, it's stunning, with cool callbacks and dark moments, but none of this is tethered to the character's internal struggle or motivations. It's a loud response as Spider-Man loses himself, but to what end? Read Full Review

I have my issues with Kraven existing because it undermines what made Last Hunt so impactful but this really just takes that and throws it in reverse. Amazing pacing, amazing art. I want to credit a lot of this to Gleason because this really feels like something Gleason would do more than Wells but I can't say one way or the other. If it's both then good on them for crafting this.

One of the few legitimately great issues in this run. Really helps that Kraven is my favorite Spider-Man villain

This issue is soooo good.

This was a super fun issue. It feels like everyone's operating at high capacity here. It feels like the editorial side of things have finally let the reigns go a bit. The rapid pace at which things not only have gotten better qualitatively, but also reversed within the comic itself, leads me to believe that a lot of what we got during the first year of this run was not what Wells wanted to be doing, and was more editorially driven. The nitpick here, and for now it is just a nitpick, is that the pacing may be too fast. We aren't getting a ton in the way of plot or story so far.

Love the direction this is going

That was ruthless, so much fun, and a great homage all at the same time.

Exactly how you want Peter to act after what happened last issue. If you like Angry black suit Spider-Man going to town. You will enjoy this.

If not 🤷‍♂️ it's not what I want for 50 issues of spidey but 5-10 ya it's an awesome arc, best since the first one.

This was a really well crafted homage issue of ASM. The first issue in a while I can say I truly enjoyed.

Another great one by Wells? Keep MJ away and he does good work?

After the super intriguing setup we saw in the previous issue, this book dives right into the darker direction that was teased in Issue 32's cliffhanger and I think it works very well. This is very much about Peter basically getting revenge for what happened between him and Kraven during Kraven's Last Hunt. My favorite part of this had to be the final few pages, as it was just a crazy way to leave things off until the next issue. All things considered, I really like the darker direction this book is taking and I think it's really revitalized the title after a long period of mixed feelings.

The previous issue’s cliffhanger saw Kraven attack Spider-Man with a demonically possessed spear and an ominous transformation, originally meant to awake the Green Goblin inside Norman Osborn, began manifesting inside Peter. It was a strong start to this new arc and Zeb Wells continues to rehab the webslinger’s marquee series with a strong follow-up in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #33.

Wells opens the issue with a short time jump and a haunting in look at what’s going on inside Peter’s mind as he wrestles with his new mindset, as well as a look at Norman and Kraven’s own internal conflicts. Wells writes compelling dialogue for all three characters speaking with their own inner demons. You feel like you’re witnessing three characters in the midst of psychotic episodes as they argue within their own minds and struggle to control their own thoughts. Patrick Gleason’s designs and Marcio Menyz’s colors, particularly in the opening Spider-Man scenes, do a lot of work to emphasize the raw emotions with emphatic facial expressions and moody shadowing. Joe Caramanga’s use of two different letterboxes for each scene to highlight the dual voices happening in each characters’ head is simple yet effective.

The rest (and majority) of the issue plays out from Kraven’s POV as Peter’s dark Spider-Man turns the tables and hunts him throughout the city. It’s a thrilling game of cat and mouse that reveals just how far Peter has fallen into his new dark persona. The entire creative team builds tangible moments of suspense that keep you wondering what’s about to happen. Wells’ writing even had me feeling sympathy for Kraven at one point. Visually, Gleason switches between white and black gutters as things grow more menacing and it creates a sense of claustrophobia as Peter closes in and Kraven has nowhere else to run.

I found it interesting that we see so much from Kraven’s perspective in this issue, but I thought it played wonderfully as we as readers also don’t know what’s happened to Peter or what he might be capable of now. It magnified the unknown and uncertainty coming out of the previous issue and made for a captivating issue here that didn’t answer everything completely but gave a lot of clues as to what’s happening. There was also a hint that the Green Goblin is fighting to come out of Norman which could further complicate things for everyone involved. I’m not sure how that will progress or be explained since Norman wasn’t struck by Kraven’s spear, though we don’t know what else may have happened during the short time jump. I was also surprised we didn’t see any more Queen Goblin as she was the one who put Kraven up to the task of unleashing the Green Goblin in the first place.

Ultimately, I really enjoyed this issue. It had a great balance of darkness and suspense in building the stakes for this new arc. The final scene see Peter make one of the darkest decisions I can remember him making. It gave me flashbacks to Dan Slott’s Superior Spider-Man, which will be returning later this year. I don’t know if the previous Amazing Spider-Man arc suffered due to Wells having to shelve his own ideas in order to handle the Kamala Khan story, but it definitely feels like a switch has been flipped for the series and we’re back to a more traditional Spider-Man story. I’m looking forward to seeing how this plays out and just how much darker things will get.

Rating: 8/10

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