Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt #1tests the web-slinger mentally and physically while picking up in the wake of a classic Spidey story. Even if you haven't read Kraven's Last Hunt, this is still worth picking up. It's the perfect reminder of why Spidey has continued to endure as a character after 60 year Read Full Review

It's a pretty dense story, and the language and art both give off heavy retro vibes. But not in a negative way. Quite the reverse, really.

I should probably stop prefacing my thoughts on JM DeMatteis comics by saying "I usually don't like 90s-style writing, but…"

The fact is, Mr. DeMatteis doesn't build stories the way I expect, or the way I think they should be built. But his stories WORK the way he builds them. Yeah, the language is melodramatic and all the characters' feelings are worn on their sleeves. And, when handled with such skill and elaborate structure, that's OK.

To me, it's like watching a highly-skilled player launch a brilliant game using a tatty, beat up chess set. The pieces aren't attractive -- but the POINT is how they relate to each other and how that changes as they move through the game/plot. more