Spine-tingling Spider-Man #1 is a terrifying start. The isolation amplifies the character’s voice, especially when so much of what fills his supporting cast and identity is stripped away. The plot is impossible to predict because of how quickly it can divert and erupt into chaos. Read Full Review

Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #1
First (issue) Impressions
Marvel

Terror continues for the Web-Slinger! After a fight with SPIDER-CIDE, Spider-Man gets taken on the most terrifying ride of his life.
If you think you’ve already read the scariest Spider-Man story ever, you may stand corrected after this one!


Thoughts…

On the cover it says the scariest Marvel comic book ever, when I read this I said to myself yeah whatever….it might actually be right. First thing that hits you as you start to read the issue is the artwork. Those opening pages are really stunning, some of the best Spider-Man images I have seen in a long time. The colours are so bright and vibrant, they are really striking. Later in the issue we see images of other characters like MJ and Aunt May and again they are really amazing. As the issue continues and we get to the horror element of the book the artwork does its job again this time it gives us dark and grotesque. I think this could be one of the best pieces of work Marvel has done for an age based on the art alone.

And the story isn’t half bad either. Not your usual Spider-Man story at all. I won’t say too much but this could be an issue of Ice Cream Man or something of that ilk. It was actually genuinely freaky in places and could hold its own with some of the more terrifying indie titles. I have no idea what is going on here at all but that didn’t matter. The story had me hooked early and didn’t let up at all. I was disappointed when it ended and I can’t wait to read the next issue.

This issue was a real surprise to me, I read the issue 0 for the series and it was ok but didn’t really impress me, I gave it 6 out of 10. This issue though is a 9 out of 10 all the way. I think it will be hard to top this story this week. I honestly can not recommend this comic enough, if you see it anywhere pick it up and if you have it in your pile read it ASAP. If Marvel can do comics like this then they need to rethink what they are doing on some of their titles.
more