Tom Taylor continues to deliver in his phenomenal Spider-Man run. Read Full Review

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #9 is all about The Rumor, and it was a story worth telling for a secret past you would never have known like this without her help. Things got a little more interesting for those who thought that Marnie was just your average person who woke up one day to discover she has powers. Her story was rich with history, culture, and twists as we also came to understand Hellminth in the process. Read Full Review

Both artists capture the tone of each segment with extremely well rendered acting, facial expression and body language. Lashley's more erratic and irregularly sized panels work nicely in the more action heavy scenes, while Cabal opts for a more measured approached to page design in the flashbacks. Overall this is an extremely effective visual collaboration. The varied and contrasting styles follow Taylor's narrative prompts with absolute precision, keeping the narrative tempo lively and the plot unfolding in a consistent progression while working the backstory into the overarching story. Taylor's talent as a storyteller in undeniable, he has steadily proven himself while creating one heck of an impressive resume. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man has proven to be a perfect fit for his energetic style of storytelling and I for one hope he sticks around on the title for a good long time. 4/5 Read Full Review

To be honest, I'm not really enjoying this arc"I feel it's trying a bit too hard"but the comic still "feels" like a classic Spider-Man series and offers an alternative to those not enjoying the flagship Amazing Spider-Man series. Read Full Review

Wow, this series just keeps getting better, I really think this is much better than amazing spider man rn

Such good writing.

Another really good issue of FNSM.

I'm not sure I buy Marnie's backstory about being a love interest of Steve Rogers. Just seems weird to all of a sudden decide that she was a big part of a major character's history but was never once seen or referenced until now. That kind of thing creates continuity nightmares.

That said, I'm still enjoying how Taylor writes Spidey, so I'm willing to suspend my disbelief.

I'm enjoying this a lot, but Marnie and Helminth are mighty short of detail in terms of superpowers and motivations. And this case shows that detail and meaning aren't reversible; you can infer meaning from details but you can't do the opposite.

Also, this is one of those stories where the author strains the analogy between super-villainy and mundane evil to the breaking point. Yeah, Spidey's right, you can't punch a corrupt system in the face. But here the problem is less "corrupt system" and more "the system's being run by a supernatural misery vampire," and I'm pretty sure that's EXACTLY the kind of problem that needs to be solved with hero-punching.

It aint that important but i really like the flashback of how the rumor met steve

I thought it was a way more involved origin story than it should have been but, Spidey is written so well that you let it go and just enjoy the trip.