Darkhold: Spider-Man #1
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| Writer | Alex Paknadel |
| Artist | Diogenes Neves |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
THE SPIDER TRAPPED IN A WEB OF HIS OWN MAKING!
After reading from the ancient Darkhold, Spider-Man was meant to gain the power to enter the dread Chthon's dimension and stop him from spreading his mythic darkness across the globe. Instead the book drove him insane - but what does that mean for the stalwart Peter Parker? Dive into a warped world of Spider-Man's broken mind!
RATED T+
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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10
Comic Crusaders - Johnny "The Machine" Hughes
Dec 19, 2021Over the last couple of years, over different events, Paknadel has never failed to deliver the goods; this book is no exception to his high standards! Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Dec 20, 2021Darkhold: Spider-Man #1 is a good examination of Spider-Man in an alternate universe where his mission to keep the world together is more important than ever. In that way, it captures the truth that Spider-Man is the greatest hero not because of his powers, but because of his will to help others in the face of impossible adversity. Read Full Review
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9.0
GWW - Joe Loves Comics
Dec 20, 2021If you've been liking these Darkhold one-shots, this is an issue you do not want to miss out on. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Dec 22, 2021Many installments of The Darkhold have struggled to find the best synopsis and structure for these "what if" type of tales, but The Darkhold: Spider-Man presents its concepts perfectly with a strong emphasis on one hero's decline into darkness. Read Full Review
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5.0
But Why Tho? - Charles Hartford
Dec 20, 2021Darkhold: Spider-Man #1 brings a story that doesn't succeed at what it's trying to accomplish. While the art delivers, the narrative fails to use its time properly to both establish the story's setting and produce a well-formed tale. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.5
Now *this* is what I'm looking for in a Darkhold one-shot! A great blend of basic gross-out horror with more nuanced, character-driven darkness. The visuals are sketchy, but they deliver the nastiness where required. The prose is all solid, with a few literary touches lifting it up without getting too purple. The premise is sized and developed just right for a one-shot. The only thing keeping this shy of greatness is that the twists were all pretty easy to call. Thanks to the sterling storytelling work, it's still very good even if it is predictable.
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7.5
I just felt so bad seeing Peter literally trying to hold people together with his webbing, that was so him.
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6.0
I actually didn't hate this issue. Art is bad bit it's interesting
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5.5
This felt less like a character being broken down and more like a horror comic that Spider-Man was just shunted into. It doesn't feel like the writer really knew what to do with Peter. Is The Unraveling a cool concept? Sure. It just... feels wasted here for shock rather than real substance. It's cynical, and I won't deny that streak in myself and in my own writing, but... even I know, you need to warrant said cynicism, at least a bit.
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3.0
Whenever you want kinda guilt-responsibiliy issue, drag Gwen and have BS story built. Literally whatever Peter did in this issue was entirely BS. Art was only bit interesting here.
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