Ben Reilly: Spider-Man #5

8.2

Critic Rating

4 Reviews
7.9

User Rating

14 Reviews
Writer J. M. DeMatteis
Artist David Baldeon
Cover Price $3.99

• BEN must take on the entire RAVENCROFT INSTITUTE FOR THE CRIMINALLY INSANE!
•  But must he face them all alone? Or will an unlikely ally step in?
•  This is one finale you won't want to miss!
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  • 9.9

    Comic Watch - Jimmy Hayes

    Jun 15, 2022

    Grab yourself a bottle of Pepsi Blue and a bag of 3D Doritos and pick this book up! You're gonna love this issue as much or more than you've loved the whole series. As the saying goes "don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened". Read Full Review

  • 8.9

    The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally

    Jun 15, 2022

    Baldeon is a powerhouse with action and emotion in this issue. The art is vibrant, beautifully detailed and visually engaging. A wonderful looking issue with things to capture your eye in every panel. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    ComicBook.com - Tim Adams

    Jun 15, 2022

    The finale to the Ben Reilly miniseries went out on an action-packed note. Read Full Review

  • 6.0

    Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson

    Jun 21, 2022

    This is the book for Ben Reilly fans who are mad about his hard road and fan pushback, delivering on the promise of a "lost adventure" that feels like an regular Spider-Man book from 1996 (in ways good and not so much.) Read Full Review

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  • 9.5

    Afre

    Jun 22, 2022

    There was no reason for this mini-series to be as good as it was. What a great finale. I hope with this, Marvel can bring Ben back as himself, not as wannabe-Kaine.

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  • 8.5

    Jeff Plaza

    Jun 15, 2022

    This is the best spider-book on stands! It doesn't dwell on wasting our time with filler or mystery box characters or 6 months later. It focuses Ben Reily as a character and his relationship with his clone brother Spider-cide. The art he was fluid and supported the action well. I hope we get more of these by the same creative team!

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  • 8.0

    Psycamorean

    Sep 27, 2022

    A really fun miniseries. DeMatteis still has it.

  • 8.0

    CrazyforRAMU

    Dec 28, 2022

    The creators tie a tidy, well-illustrated bow on this little story. There's solid character growth all over the place, good fight scenes, and consistent themes tying the characters together. That consistency still tends to make the character work feel a little repetitive, but that's a very minor fault. I like seeing creators reach for daring goals. But this series reminds me that it's also fun to see experienced folks work with utter confidence inside their wheelhouse.

  • 8.0

    daspidaboy

    Feb 15, 2025

    I miss this Ben Reilly. Not Zeb Wells/Current Ben Reilly

  • 3.0

    UxasIs

    Jun 25, 2022

    I'm sorry, I love JMD but this ending was just terrible, it felt really cliched and predictable and the script was pretty cheesy

  • 10

    Mkhan

    Jun 15, 2022

  • 10

    Spideycomix

    May 17, 2023

  • 9.0

    Hex

    Jul 07, 2022

  • 7.5

    iPodwithnomusic

    Jul 11, 2022

  • 7.5

    _maite14

    Jul 31, 2022

  • 7.5

    andrepbruno

    Jan 22, 2025

  • 6.0

    Alias12

    Oct 12, 2023

  • Federico Liguori

    Sep 01, 2022

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