Hallow's Eve is a good start to a series with plenty of room to explore its star character. Between Janine and her epic backstory, along with the incredible idea behind her powers that are the perfect Halloween costume, fans should find plenty to enjoy with this series. Read Full Review

There's a lot of promise to be found in Godbe's story, just as there was for Ben Reilly decades ago, and Hallows' Eve appears well staged to seize upon that potential. Read Full Review

Worth a look if you are into following a series with no really big names in it and want something a bit different. Read Full Review

"Hallows' Eve #1 utilizes plot threads from Spider-Man to characterize Janine Godbe with nuance. Read Full Review

Overall, Hallows' Eve #1 is a fun debut. I'll admit I don't know a ton about the character and what little I've read she was an interesting one but not necessarily a leading lady. However, this debut is proving me wrong in that. It swerves in interesting directions while at the same time staying focused. While it's a continuation of what's come before, it's also focused on charting its own path. While it's doing that, it also captures a lot of what makes Spider-Man great, “good” intentions that often spiral out of control. We get a twist on that here which should make for a very interesting direction for the character and series. Read Full Review

Complementing the excellent writing is Michael Dowling on art. Dowlings character designs and layouts are fine but there are a handful of inconsistencies that hold it back from being truly great. The action scenes, while sparse, are handled very well and are truly a highlight, particularly an early scene when Janine goes into ghost-mode. The books concept is solid and its protagonists powers are cool and silly in all the best ways. Plus her design is super-cool, with her standard attire resembling a cross between Spidey villains Shriek and Hobgoblin. While the issue has its shortcomings, it still serves as both a great continuation and introduction to a character who has the potential to stick around for years to come. Read Full Review

Hallows' Eve powers look interesting and fun instead of being awkward like in the Dark Web. Beyond is coming back. Kaine is mentioned. This book is moving mountains. I guess everything interesting Spiderman-related is happening outside of the main book

It's pretty good. Dowling's art is great and I have no issues with writing. I haven't read Schultz work before, but she got me interested.

It's also nice to have some kind of mention about Kaine. This is like the first time since Spider-Geddon that anybody remembers he exists.

It's a simple "meet the antihero and see what she can do" story. The details are laid out in clear if not particularly memorable language, and some fine, delicate art livens things up. Nothing I'd call bad, but not exactly an instant favorite, either.

But then the creators drop Maxine Danger and the Beyond Corporation into the mix, and that's exactly the kind of bonus that makes me sit up and pay attention. I'm eager to see where this goes.

I am shocked that this was as good as it was. Not to say it was amazing, but Erica Schultz and Michael Dowling took maybe one of the worst new concepts to come out of the Big Two recently, and spun it into... if not gold, at least a cromulent brass.

Dowling does some very fine work here — in particular, the splash page of the werewolf transformation is great — and the story is put together fine, but this issue felt a little slight. I don't know if I'm convinced that this series is anything but a cash-in for the completists, even if it's a perfectly OK one