Tobin exploits Emma Frost's natural proclivity for mischief. The Mutant telepath reads Peter's mind and experiments with him, though not in a malicious way. I don't know if the Mutant Chat is actually an X-Men character, but she is a rather winning personality, regardless of her origins. By giving Emma a friend, Tobin softens her, gives her someone to talk to and constructs superb scenes that aren't spider-centric, thereby giving the book a wider scope. Read Full Review

Actually, I thought it would be a bad issue. Because this cover is weird. And "A NEW ERA BEGINS" often means that something worse is coming. But! That was surprisingly good! I felt like I was reading Ultimate Spider-Man. Really good. And Peter finally is about to get a girlfriend. Just about time, because he's 16 now and this series really needed some changes. So, I really wanted to drop it since issue 40 or so, but now I'm glad that I didn't. Excited to read more of it! And the artist is finally cool. His art is sometimes really similar to Stuart Immonen's art, but that's an advantage.