Sinister War #1 is a fun filled issue that is not as light as it seems. Nick Spencer likes to have you let your guard down and then hit you with something unexpected. The art work on this book is phenomenal. Bagley, Reber and company knock it out of the park and make this issue a breeze to look at. Sinister War is shaping up to be a classic Spider-Man story! Read Full Review

Pretty much perfect summer reading. This reminds me of the summer Spider-Man events when I was a kid like Round Robin and others. And with this series rapids release schedule, you won't have to wait long between issues!! Read Full Review

Bagley has a wonderful eye for both the humanity of the characters and the nature of their world. His Spider-Man always looks great and the rest of the characters are dynamic and visually interesting. Read Full Review

Nick Spencer and Mark Bagley do not disappoint in delivering an epic start to the Sinister War event. Everything about Sinister War #1 gives you the vibe that we are at the endgame of a big storyline. The concern for what will happen to Spider-Man and his supporting cast is at an all-time high. That all creates great excitement to learn how everything will turn out when all is said and done. Read Full Review

All in all, while I could certainly have opted for a gentler reintroduction into the world of Spider-Man, I'm still glad that I chose this particular moment to hop back onto the bandwagon. I'm also fairly relieved by the fact that, including the prelude issue, this “event” is only going to run for eight issue across two titles, which is far more palatable than some of Marvel and DC's other events in recent years. A fun, action packed start to what promises to be a hell of an event. Read Full Review

Spider-Man is back this week with an epic first issue in Amazing Spider-Man writer Nick Spencer's biggest showdown with Spidey's rogues gallery ever: Sinister War. Read Full Review

'Sinister War' already feels like a classic Spidey free-for-all in all the best ways. The action is big, the drama is high, and the quips are flying. Read Full Review

Sinister War #1 launches with the promise of a super-villain brawl between the Sinister Six and the Savage Six, and that's exactly what you get. The art and colors show all the members of both super-villain teams in all their glory fighting each other while Spider-Man is caught in the middle. However, the comic doesn't sideline Spidey for the villain fights and manages to keep a cohesive story in what could've been a cluttered comic. Sometimes you'll wish there was of the villain teams fighting each other, but the comic leaves on the strong promise of more to come in the next issue. Read Full Review

A ton of action with well-known and new villains. It also leaves many questions for the reader, but that intrigue could be enough to check out #2. Read Full Review

Light and entertaining, with the promise of much more to come. Nothing wrong with that. Read Full Review

An intense story filled with colorful villains, with gorgeous art to back up the engaging tale. Read Full Review

Spencer's script is basically yelling at us for twenty pages, but there are interesting questions in the mix, and Bagley's art is amazing. But THIRTY-SIX villains? Read Full Review

Sinister War #1 is a breezy, well-paced read that marks the beginning of the end of a run that has been plodding along for 25-plus issues now. The ending of this all Im sure will make fans happy, and I wish we could just get there already. Read Full Review

I'm not sure what Spencer is thinking after blowing 1/3 of his sinister ammunition, but Sinister War can only go up from here. Read Full Review

The uninspiredness of Sinister War unfortunately extends to its visuals. Im loath to critique the artistic sensibility of confirmed industry legend Mark Bagley, but his classic aesthetic is just not an exciting aspect of this series. I actually like his modern art a lot when its used cleverly (i.e. Spider-Man: Life Story, where his old school vibe serves a metatextual purpose), but it just doesnt work for me here. Read Full Review

Sinister War #1 had me excited going into the comic. The idea of rival villain groups battling it out sounds like it could be fun and entertaining. But, the story is more a continuation of what's been going on in Amazing Spider-Man. It's not a jumping-on-point, just a spin-off to pack everything in and check off storylines. It's definitely a pass for those who haven't been reading the series already. Read Full Review

Bear summer comic event in a long time!

I liked the entry that is being made, promising installment
And speaking of idiots, we have one here on 58 that if he doesn't change his name again. This one has been erasing his qualifications and changing his nickname.
Idiots is spreading faster than covid on this site.

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Κυανό - Jul 14, 2021

And I reaffirm it, he is an idiot, he thinks that changing the name and the qualification we are not going to realize it, he is a coward, he and his trolling friends.

SenpaifenixJäger - Jul 14, 2021

OMG! This is real? I did not know that you could change the name of your profile. But they are not to blame, there is a lack of administrators who regulate this type of problem with this one they are like three of the same kind. It's illogical think that putting a bad rating will influence the purchase, the professional critics cannot do it, less us. Or the poor idea that by insulting people you are going to stop rating or buying what you like, that only shows the poor education acquired at home

SenpaifenixJäger - Jul 14, 2021

An excellent proposal @The Dark Knight Detective, in the same way to mediate those who only come to insult senselessly, one thing is that you do not agree with the tastes of a person and another is that you are offending a person or a group. Hope they fix this soon, it would be a shame if this turned into a battlefield.

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It's off to a pretty good start. Especially when compared to King's ransom and the Chameleon conspiracy stories. An action fan wouldn't be able to ask for more. And they couldn't ask for a bigger assortment of villains either. Sinister Six stories usually are pretty good, but this is the Sinister Six plus many more.
But this issue alone proves Spencer hasn't lost his touch after all, which I was hoping it would prove. I have a feeling this may be the greatest Spidey adventure of '21. It's certainly the best since The Sin Eater's return. In fact it's so good it makes me a bit sadder that Spencer is about to leave the series.

from what you can see, what if The amazing came back after some numbers well below its quality. A very tense start, there is so much at stake, not only by Spiderman's fight of but perhaps the very soul of MJ could be at stake.

Just amazing. I don't care what "critics" say, this book has great art, action, a bit of drama, just great.

Amazing Issue. Art was amazing by Mark Bagley.
Starting was superb. Clear Reference to terrible storyline One More Day.
It looks like this has Mysterio redemption as a subplot too. 'Devil taking her due'. What does Mephisto wants now? Is it MJ soul? It looks to me like that only. Like by coming back together they had violated the deal and MJ soul in danger. But we will get to know more in SW-2?
Excited for SW 2!!!!!

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SenpaifenixJäger - Jul 14, 2021

nooooooo!!!! I'm afraid

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It's really good for a first part. But I do want some answers on the second part.

And I don't know why one of those critics said that Bagley's art doesn't fit here. It's amazing.

Great first issue! Lots of things being set in motion

This hits the ground running!

It left me wanting to read the next issue.

I appreciate that the story did not get bogged down in inconsistencies, the scene between Mephisto and Dr Strange I don't know why a scene from The Devil's Advocate brought to mind.
It seems that Peter cannot have a moment of rest with Mary Jane. It won't make me very happy if they try to separate them again.

I confess, this is making me anxious.

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SenpaifenixJäger - Jul 15, 2021

And that my dear friend is what makes my hair stand on end. Please not another break! I love this couple is the best and it is not fair.

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oh my goodnesss..... what is this?

An actual GOOD Spider-Man story after the bloated Last Remains, and forgettable King's Ransom and terrible Chameleon Conspiracy? Now we're talking, and it feels good to be a fan of Spider-Man.

Great art, characterization, and dialogue for this story. Man after 7 months finally Spider-Man becomes interesting again.

Everything has been building up to this moment and tensions are high as can be. People Spider-Man cares about are at high risk. And as someone who saw the preview for the post-Spencer run, it's all going to end in tragedy. I can't help but feel like something is going to blow up... and maybe just maybe confront that tumor that turned some fans away from Spider-Man.

I think the fans have spoken. Good start

The issue is very classic, but works great. Is this the end of One More Day? It looks so, as Mysterio clearly refers to "something about Peter and MJ that started all of this chaos"... So now it's up to Doctor Strange to defeat Mephisto and save Peter and MJ's memories, apparently. I'm still not convinced of Kindred's true identity, he may not be Harry after all (who is the guy jailed with Carlie Cooper?). The only things I didn't like are the MJ-Mysterio connection (it's ridiculous and it uses the old "Peter gets betrayed by ever person he loves") and Bagley's art in this single issue (it looks like he made it in a hour or so).

" What's a vicious cycle if you never break it ? "
- KINDRED

It was good. Its has me ready for this last hoorah from Spencer. Im really hoping he can pull off this Kindred story.

Thought this was a terrific start to an event I’m much looking forward to. Can’t wait for what’s next.

This is a good start and what ASM should have been getting into way back when before it went off the rails but nonetheless we are here and it's good but I will not hold my breath with all of these OMD teases. It is all about how we end it and not the journey because the journey was very rocky getting here. Bagley and company fit this book well and are made for classic Spidey.

Sinister War kicks off with a surprisingly tight connection to the Amazing Mary Jane miniseries. Mark Bagley contributes solid (albeit not spectacular) villain-on-villain combat art with a suitably enormous roster. Spidey risks getting sidelined yet again; fortunately, this issue ends with him in the clutches of his obsessive anti-bro Kindred. That ensures plenty of torment for Peter as the story continues to unfold, and it's told with enough storytelling skill to get me interested in the unfolding.

I do not understand why the low rating of two critics, but as a reader I liked this issue, perhaps the entry of so many villains was a bit ridiculous. But the way the crumbs are being placed, the between frames I feel like this is going strong.

This comic did not disappoint me, there is a growing improvement in the last numbers where I drop it.

An agile start, without great depth, is as if the elements were placed to start. I hope the next issue gives us some content.

Оно начинается в точке А, идёт кал.
2 балла за не особо старающегося Баглея.

I can't imagine how much Stockholm Syndrome one must be suffering through to keep reading Spencer's run instead of Spider's Shadow.

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Psycamorean - Jul 21, 2021

Wait, but you keep reading Spencer's run?

TJMB3891 - Jul 25, 2021

I've really been liking this run. Sometimes I can't tell if people actually don't like the run or if they just hate Nick Spencer because I know most people hate Nick Spencer. When I first started reading it I didn't really like the first arc all too much but after hunted I started to love it and I really enjoyed it since.

Psycamorean - Jul 25, 2021

I've been a fan since day one. I may be too positive on it, admittedly. But I've been reading Spider-Man forever and this run feels like Spider-Man to me. Some of the arcs have been a little wonky, like 2099 and Chameleon Conspiracy, but overall, it's one of my top series on shelves today. Nick Spencer just had his reputation tarnished due to the response to Secret Empire. It's a shame because he's a really good writer. Some people just weren't willing to get past the idea of Hydra Cap.

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