This isnt much of a new beginning but more of an epilogue to the Sittin in a tree crossover that just occurred, but it's so well done that I really wanted to begin my review series with this issue because of how well it does its job of storytelling. Its not essential to read this issue before #16, but I highly recommend it. Read Full Review

Szymon Kudranski takes over the art duties in this issue and does a fantastic job. The entire issue has a dark look to it with most of the characters appearing in shadow to add to the seriousness of the content. Szymon handles the emotion and character pieces with great skill. The book is also filled with nice touches like phone booth lights glowing into the panel and soft focus effects that draw your attention to the characters. You can tell great care has been taken to give every panel a cinematic look. I'm very impressed by Szymon's work and look forward to what he can deliver in action scenes after showing expertise in softer moments. Read Full Review

Not a whole lot of action, but still a great issue that fleshes out (and also twists up) some major parts of Miles' personal life. Read Full Review

Kudranski's figure work can be robotic, but he certainly sets a distinctive mood. For his part, Brian Bendis puts a compelling new spin on a familiar story, particularly where Jefferson is concerned. Read Full Review

There's no understating the importance of this moment in Spider-Man and will probably lead to a lot of more complex story developments down the line, but it lacked the punch that this kind of reveal should have, especially since it dominated the issue. Read Full Review

A sensationalistic setup with intriguing dramatic potential is dragged down by an execution that feels overdone and overdramatic. Good artwork and a focus on the characters nevertheless manage to save what ends up being an okay, but less than stellar issue. Read Full Review

The Parker luck must have rubbed off on Miles.... or maybe it is just spider luck. Either way this series has put a lot on Miles' plate for such a young kid. Miles run has been better than Amazing in my opinion. I look forward to this book just a little more and I am a huge Peter Parker fan.

There is a lot of emotional pull in this issue as Rio Morales, Miles's mother finally discovers what her husband and son have been keeping from her. We also get to see another touching moment between father and son as they speak about Miles's interest in Gwen. Miles is then given advice reminding us how little experience the young hero has in life. There is no action to the issue instead focusing on the drama that comes after the crossover event. The art by Kudranski, while not bad, left me wanting the return of Pichelli. With Secret Empire on the horizon this feels like a calm before the storm.

A well paced and intense read. Only problem is the art makes the mom look older to younger from panel to panel.

Spidey has an awesome romantic talk with his dad and a gut-wrenching "I know your secret" talk with his mom. The two conversations are good, but not quite good enough to excuse monopolizing almost all of this issue's pages. So it ends up being another too-slow episode in Miles's life. Szymon Kudranski's art is satisfactory in some panels and has a nice noir-ish atmosphere, but taken altogether it betrays a lot of lazy shortcuts - computer modeling and too much copy-pasting. In pacing and art, this issue is teetering right on the edge of disappointment.