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I thought the same thing about Electro! The art inside was really good!
Spidey is cleaning up the mess that is his life after some of the most harrowing conflicts of his life. Electro isn't going to wait for Spidey to figure his problems out, though. A dangling thread from earlier in the run that you forgot was dangling starts to pull the sweater apart!
Rated T
After someone messes with his head, Peter Parker seeks to overcome the distance between him and Mary Jane. The inmates at Ravencroft Institute also face a dilemma. Is who they were who they wish to be? Or can kindness transform psychopaths? Heroes and villains ponder their identities, friendships, and futures in Amazing Spider-Man #46. Read Full Review
It's an outstanding issue that signals Amazing Spider-Man is ready to deliver its best with recent events behind it. Read Full Review
Carnero delivers beautiful art in the issue. The visuals are one of the main draws for me as a fan of the character and this issue delivers some great visual moments. Read Full Review
Plot
Electro is sent by the members of the Sinister Six to free Sandman from Ravencroft but he does not have the presence of Spider-man and Jackpot, who with the help of the other inmates stop them. The prisoners do not want to escape thanks to Anna Watson who has taught them the possibility of vindicating themselves and withdrawing from the criminal world. However Flint Marko awakens and takes control of William Baker's body and Sandman escapes.
This installment highlights the emotional tension between Peter and MJ, who now share a dynamic as superheroes that somehow makes them more empathetic with each other, there remains a deep love and desire between them.
Although Peter tried to move on and forget about MJ a more
Art: 4/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 7.5/10
A good issue, definitely liked the Ravencroft stuff. There could be some more fun stories to tell there but it looks that all we got were those two. Having Anna in there and helping everyone become better people and want to reform back to society is great. Now it's likely gone. And chance of seeing these villains vanished. Much like my interest in seeing MJ and Peter talk about how they're in a weird place. Again. And again. People can just be friends with their former significant others without there being drama or whatever this boring do-nothing recycled dialogue is. That all may sound harsh but I didn't hate the issue whatsoever. Just stop the will they won't they in Peter's relationships. Either have him be single or have him be with so more
It was fine but a step down from last issue. Story worked fine from Anna's story within Ravencroft along with William Baker AKA Sandman but other than that we are falling into the same repetitive nonsense that's been the bane of Peter and MJ for 15 years now. Either do something else or go back to how things were. Enough with the back and forth BS. Commit to something and stop dragging this soap opera teasing people forever. The Sinister 6 also feel generic at this point. Carmen Carnero is the best thing about this issue and she delivers beautiful art as always!!
Man, I was just talking about how much I was enjoying this book again with the last issue. Don't get me wrong here, this wasn't a bad issue by any means, but it's also definitely a step down from #45, in my opinion. I liked the stuff with Sandman and I'm interested to see where that goes, but I also get the feeling that it's a storyline that won't get revisited for like ten more issues or something. We already have the Chasm & Hallows' Eve two-issue arc after this, followed by a Blood Hunt tie-in issue (for some reason), and then the Green Goblin story starting with #50. Hopefully all of that stuff is good, but I just wish this title would stop introducing things that won't get any follow-up or even be mentioned for a while.
Giving this -.5 for the terrible cover
This issue is certifiably okay in every respect, but it's also deeply lackluster. Nothing ever gets its due. Wells signaled this thing with the lawyer ages ago with like 2 pages, and then there's 2 pages here*. The interactions with MJ are unsatisfying. The antics of the S6 are generic to the point of parody. The writing here is too patient and not nearly ambitious enough and the result is the opposite of gripping.
*It's Ben. Ben is doing this. Obviously. This foreshadowing isn't generating suspense, it's just telling us exactly what's going to happen. That's not foreshadowing; that's telegraphing.
After a promising first issue, I thought this was quite a disappointing conclusion to this small mini arc. Carmen Carnero is great though.
It’s kind of hilarious to see the meh Electro on the cover and as soon as you open the comic there’s an almost full page of him that looks outstanding. I don’t like JRJRs art but they did him dirty with that.
Honestly had a moment of wanting to tear the book apart during the first interaction of Peter and MJ. In later scenes it feels like either Wells is teasing a reunion or just flaming the people who are unhappy with the run.
If something is being setup with this crazy Michelle woman, I’m not feeling it.
Another super generic issue of this series. I liked the part with him and Mary Jane talking, and the art is a huge step up from JRJR, but this series is ass. It's just so boring.
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