• The mystery of the OTHER Miles Morales thickens, but our Spider-Men may need to hit pause on the sleuthing because...
• ...TASKMASTER IS GOING TO TAKE THEM DOWN!
• Don't miss this Spider-Event!
Rated T+
Writer Brian Michael Bendis adds some deep characterization to the two Spideys in SPIDER-MEN II #2. He isn't too heavy on the plot in this issue, though. Sara Pichelli's art and Justin Ponsor's coloring make the issue beautiful to look at. Hopefully Bendis adds more plot in later issues, because a five-issue miniseries can only handle one filler issue. Read Full Review
My issues aside, issue #2 is still a good one, though it doesn't advance the plot too much. The action looks great, the jokes are all there and it still has potential moving forward. Read Full Review
Spider-Men II #2 is an entertaining book, but there are some major problems with the plot in this issue. Read Full Review
Spider-Men II #2 may be light on answers, but that doesn't stop it from being a solid continuation to this latest team-up. Building off the fun dynamic that our wall-crawlers share, the creative team give us more than enough to ponder over as we await the next instalment, with the addition of a familiar face sure to please readers. Read Full Review
Spider-Men II #2 finds its strength in the interaction between Peter Parker and Miles Morales. Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli do an excellent job developing the two as different types of Spider-Man who also share a big brother-little brother relationship. Developing the older Miles Morales more will be key in making Spider-Men II as good as its predecessor. Read Full Review
Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli have enjoyed a flawless track record with Spider-Man thus far, but Spider-Men II may turn out to be their first big misfire. This second issue makes a number of poor storytelling choices as it tries to shed light on the long-standing mystery of Miles Morales. In the end, it's hard not to wish Bendis and Pichelli had simply reunited for a more traditional Miles adventure. Read Full Review
Spider-Men II #2 fumbles a reveal five years in the making with a dull and contrived answer. Even brilliant artwork from Sara Pichelli can't save this issue. Read Full Review
Weirdo AU Taskmaster works the two Spideys embarrassingly hard. What light can Jessica Jones shed on the mystery of 616-Miles? This wound up being a strong, above-average comic that was plenty entertaining for me. However, it got there by averaging really good bits with really questionable ones. My biggest concern: I have *no* confidence in Miles's little romance sub-plot serving any purpose beyond page-count inflation.
I thought this issue was pretty darn good. If you think Peter is not lying you have to be fooling. There are 3 more issues and I think there is more to the story. Great character work. Art as always was good.
Okay, Sara's art is cool after all. But Bendis continues to make more weird decisions and stuff, sometimes for laughs, but it doesn't make it any better. However, this issue is still better, than the previous one. And he remembered his Jessica, which is cool. But this Miles Morales mystery feels like a cheap bait. I want to be wrong.
I really liked the first issue, but this issue...what's the point? We were left with a cliffhanger, as Peter looks shocked, stunned to discover...a Google search that goes nowhere! I like the rapport between the Spider-Men, but aside from being pretty to look at, there's not much to this issue. And...Peter only 3 years older than Miles? What the fuck is that?
This was a let down. Miles is only 3 years younger than Pete? What happened with continuity?! He was 12 or 13 in first Spider-Men that means Peter had to have been 15, but we all know he wasn't because he was an adult in mid-20s. Miles is 17 since 2014 and since this is comics and he still is 17 now (because he's in high school) then Peter is 20 which is a total cluster f$%k!
Not only that, but Bendis goes on to shove his characters down our throats not only that but she went to high school with Peter?!??! WTF?! I won't even go into the fault of that. Also, does Peter really not know who this Miles is? Then why at the end of the original Spider-Men he said "Oh my God"? Did he accidentally open PornHub or something? This is a cop- more