Amazing Spider-Man #60

Writer: Zeb Wells, Joe Kelly Artist: Ed McGuinness, Various Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: October 30, 2024 Cover Price: $7.99 Critic Reviews: 6 User Reviews: 17
7.4Critic Rating
6.2User Rating

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SPECIAL OVERSIZED FINALE!

Zeb Wells says goodbye to the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN in style with his collaborators JOHN ROMITA JR., ED McGUINNESS and some other special surprise guests. When one era ends though, another begins as THE EIGHT DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN gets a special prelude by JOE KELLY!

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  • 9.8
    The Comicbook Dispatch - dragoncache Nov 6, 2024

    While criminals work outside the law, so do costumed superheroes. In Amazing Spider-Man #60, Zeb Wells resets the game board by drawing on classic characters and situations to remind us who Peter Parker is and why he usually wins battles, even if he loses the wars. Additional stories remind us of Spider-Mans past and forecast his deadly future. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Nerd Initiative - Michael Rothman Oct 30, 2024

    I'm going to miss this run and you should too. It was unique, something that only a writer like Zeb could bring to the table and we always need to see our favorite heroes from new perspectives. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    AIPT - David Brooke Oct 30, 2024

    There's a lot to like in Amazing Spider-Man #60, so it's an easy recommendation for longtime fans. Not only does this issue serve as the bridge to the next era, or at least the interim era before the next era, but it also captures different corners of Spider-Man's life well. Read Full Review

  • 6.7
    Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson Nov 5, 2024

    The Marvel standard of "putting the toys back in the box" sometimes works against the narrative, making for some awkward moments, despite some really incredible art. Read Full Review

  • 6.4
    The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally Oct 30, 2024

    Romita Jr. delivers some good art for the story. There isnt a lot happening within it except for the Sandman fight, but the visuals work for the story itself. Read Full Review

  • 4.0
    Weird Science Marvel Comics - mrgabehernandez Oct 30, 2024

    Amazing Spider-Man #60 ends the series and Zeb Wells's tenure the only way it could, by accomplishing nothing and proving that all sixty issues were a waste of time and money. If you throw out Wells's run, you won't remember it as anything more than a bad dream, and your appreciation of comics will only improve. Goodbye, Zeb Wells. You won't be missed. Read Full Review

  • 10
    Dave DSG Oct 31, 2024

    Plot
    This comic has several short stories with which Zeb Wells closes his 60-issue saga with Spider-man:

    Tombstone Prologue by Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz and Joe Cramagna: Peter and She-Hulk go to the Tombstone preliminary trial, but unfortunately corruption wins, however Peter receives some words of encouragement from Tombstone himself. Aunt May complains to Spider-man that he is putting Peter's life at risk, but in the end she understands that Peter wants to help, although it is possible that May already suspects Peter's double identity.
    Rating 5 out of 5

    “DOCTOR’S ORDERS” by ZEB WELLS, ED McGUINNESS, MARK FARMER, MARCIO MENYZ and JOE CARAMAGNA: Peter takes Rek-Rap to an appo more

  • 9.5
    Jawnyblaze Nov 4, 2024

    The main story was well written, well drawn (he keeps this up, JRJR is going to convert me into a minor fan, after decades of HATING his art) and a good ending to the run. Tombstone getting off was a frustrating, but expected, outcome that serves the purposes of the story well. Usually when I grab a thick book like this one, I know I'm not going to like most of what happens after the main story is over and usually I skip them after skimming to confirm my expectation. Happily, that wasn't the case this time. I actually enjoyed all of the mini stories. The Wolverine and Rek-Rap stories were my favorites, but all of them were good and worthwhile character insights into Spiderman. I'm not much of a Spiderman fan, but I'll probably give Jo more

  • 7.0
    Toonstrack Oct 30, 2024

    Issue was enjoyable enough. I like the ending to the main story, that convo with May. Figured Tombstone was either going to get off or confess. Mays presence was i think definitely missed this run. He handled Sandman pretty handily which is good.

    The Jackpot story was just kinda there. But the moment between him and MJ was nice.

    Im not a Ben Reilly die hard so I'm not very bothered by Chasm existing. I enjoyed the short dialogue between them but felt like they trased some growth for Ben but then didn't really commit. Itd be interesting to see him actually move on from what he's lost. Maybe they see Ben is supposed to be a lot of stand ins for many spodey readers and thats the angle they are going with? Time will tell. more

  • 6.5
    BirdmanG07 Nov 5, 2024

    I’d give this a higher score if it wasn’t an $8 comic with a whole bunch of short stories to round out the back. I did appreciate that it was the same writer and some of them tied together, but the extra money books with multiple stories rarely sit well with me.

    The main story turned the entire previous arc into a nothing burger. The section with aunt May later was nice, but all the Tombstone court stuff means nothing now. Other than being genuinely disappointed with how the story worked, this was some of Wells better work on ASM. It seems like he’s been able to run free some in the later issues and before in the behind book, and that’s when he was at his best.

    As a whole run goes, I think this was a failure. more

  • 6.0
    Criminology. Nov 5, 2024

    This is most definitely on the anticlimactic side, not even like the ending to Immortal Iron Fist for example was anticlimactic, where the anticlimactic was the contrast to a run with was full of big moments. This just feels like a Saturday afternoon type of issue, not even in this charming type of way in the way that it does not manage to tie the web of themes of run. but it does deliver you the essence with it being so disjointed, reflecting the different story of it, constating where all the characters from it are clearly. it just kinda gives you the worst version of it all. but as far as the main story goes It's just another issue with a little more appreciation towards Peter.

    But I get it, this run as a whole was kinda Mick more

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  • 6.0
    KittyNone Oct 30, 2024

    Certainly the best thing about Wells's finale is the same thing as what was best about his run: the small character moments, like Tombstone's chat with Peter outside the courthouse that emphasizes the weaknesses of being a good man in a bad world. But the worst thing is what was worst about his run: the general lack of direction. The scenes with May are touching and well-wrought and could be a great capstone to a run that focused heavily on Aunt May — except that this isn't that run, it's been over a year since she's shown up in the pages of this book at all and she was hardly a regular before that.

    Ultimately, Wells & JRJR simply tried to do more than they could handle with this series, and Nick Lowe failed to exercise the ed more

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  • 5.0
    fthissite Nov 4, 2024

    It's as acceptable as the rest of run I guess.

  • 5.0
    Psycamorean Oct 30, 2024

    This issue bothers me.

    I don't hate this run. I don't fundamentally dislike the plot points, either. I just wanted something more from this conclusion. The scene where Tombstone talks to Peter is great by itself. How quickly the entire plotline wrapped up is so odd to me. We just got two issues of a giant fight. Where is the editor?? I read Wells' letter in the back, and he claims that Nick Lowe was there for him constantly, and I just don't see it on the page. Editing mistakes are rampant in Lowe's tenure, and that's one thing. Fix it in the trade (As someone with the trades, they don't). I can abide by bad lettering and color mismatches. I can't abide by the fundamentals, as I see them, being thrown out or disregarded. Pacing i more

  • 5.0
    BillyBat Oct 30, 2024

    Was it the worst Spider-Man arc? Probably not. Gang War was cool and I like Romita. But it will likely remain the one with the most poor choices, mischaracterizations, and gave us Paul—one of the most hated Marvel characters in recent years, which, in a way, is quite an achievement.

  • 4.5
    Afre Oct 30, 2024

    It's fitting that for a run that has been mixed for me ends with a book that is mixed for me. It's better than that garbage fire ending that Spencer made, but... yeah it's not that good either.

    But must say, for a final arc that from start was all about loose ends, it did leave nothing but loose ends.

    The resolution to Tombstone was very poor for me. It's basically the same ending as Gang War, except he is not as angry to Spider-Man anymore. Janice is gone, Tombstone is still Kingpin and the only change to his operation was losing White Rabbit. So... felt bit like a waste?

    May's role here feels random. We haven't seen her in pages of ASM in over a year, so it was just odd. It was nice, and a nice symmetry to more

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  • 3.0
    daspidaboy Oct 30, 2024

    I am probably going to get a lot of hate for this, but I think this ending was just as bad, if not worse than Nick Spencer's Spider-Man run. This run for me feels like watching the atrocious Joker sequel to me where its a big punchline.

    We think there will be a satisfying conclusion to the Tombstone story, it wasn't. Literally nothing happens, Tombstone doesn't get punished. He literally wins while Spider-Man suffers. The only thing that does improve is Aunt May accepting Peter Parker has to ask for Spider-Man for help, which makes him be in danger. At the end, Aunt May and Peter are close again... but again it was not built up.

    Chasm is evil again, which makes the Winkler arc uselses, the art is generally ugly, the on more

  • 1.0
    PeteRick Oct 30, 2024

    Uff! So long Wells, you will NOT be missed, I wished you could take Paul with you!! And this run is 10x worse than Nick Spencer's, at least Nick had the balls to put Pete and MJ together.

  • 10
    batman77 Nov 1, 2024

  • 10
    StrandedGecko54 Oct 31, 2024

  • 7.0
    Drasek83 Nov 2, 2024

  • 5.5
    Swanktub Nov 1, 2024

  • 5.0
    Hex Nov 5, 2024

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