Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider #4
| Writer | Peter David |
| Artist | Mark Bagley |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
• BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT - Ben's back in his classic threads!
• We hope it'll make a difference, because the Scarlet Spider's at odds with a deeply connected crime lord and her impervious consigliere.
• And will Kaine finally catch up to his clone-brother?!
Rated T+
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7.0
AIPT - Nick Nafpliotis
Jun 28, 2017It's by far the weakest issue of the series, but some great moments and one heck of a cliffhanger still make for an entertaining read. Read Full Review
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7.0
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Jul 07, 2017This was an overall enjoyable comic. The drastic change in perspective was interesting, and it did manage to feel like an issue of Yost'sScarlet Spider with it. It wasnt brilliant, and it wasnt especially exciting, but it is recommendable. Bagleys art is great, and you can bet Ill be back for the next issue. Hopefully, Kaine will kick Reillys ass. Read Full Review
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6.5
Superior Spider-Talk - Russ McDonald
Jul 06, 2017Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider #4 propels the series forward towards the conflict between the Spiders. However, now that the story needs the drama heightened, the series' inability to make its protagonist either sympathetic or understandable undercuts its efforts. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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6.0
Kaine gets mistaken for Ben Reilly and gets a closer look at his Vegas doings. He doesn't see anything that sways him from his quest to kill his clone-bro, and that fight's on deck for the next issue. "Prince and Pauper" games are always an option when your two main characters are clones, but Peter David doesn't make this example all that memorable. It's paced slowly and offers little in the way of character revelations - Kaine is murderously vengeful, Ben is slimy and still way too villain-ish - and adding complications to casino owner Cassandra Mercury's B-story is a real non-starter. At least Mark Bagley makes it all look nice, but not even his talented pencil can turn this into a book I care about.
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