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I liked it mostly, but damn the artist switch makes it messy to read. And Ben continues to be the weakest link in this story. We know as much of him and his motivations as we did 12 issues ago.

This feels like a very forced retcon for the upcoming issue 1000. It's powerful don't get me wrong. May keeping this all this time makes sense in context. It's devastating. I hope it doesn't all turn out to be a fake out. That would be the most tragic. I also just don't see what it really adds to the world of Spider-Man. Is this going to be a recurring element or just a one off to sell an issue? T hat's my hang up. The art and the writing are very good, even if the main story is interjected with a weird villains bidding on other villains tools thing we've seen in countless books before. I really wish Gleason would just stick on Spider-Man for a long time. He does it so well.more

I am a bit mixed on this.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the art, villain stuff was good and writing for May was excellent.

But I just wish there was less action and more talking. I just wanted more of that and not Blood Market.

Most I've enjoyed Marvel in some time. Hickman is their best writer by a significant margin. It feels like Spider-man comics are having a bit of a renaissance. The mainline series has massively improved lately and now this. Marvel have been trounced so brutally by the Absolute line, it's nice to see some fight in them.

It was kind of surreal seeing Norman Osborn in a Spider-Man suit, broken and bloody, toasting the sentiments of Peter Parker with J. Jonah Jameson. I love it, don't get me wrong. This is one of the best ways to take these characters. I will forever be upset if Norman gets reverted back or Jonah and Peter have a falling out. Peter's old supporting cast have come and gone and this new venture is the best I've seen in years. I do wish there was more May and that the romantic interest with Raelith. I doubt that continues once he gets to Earth. It's unfortunately incredibly obvious what they are doing with Brian. I assumed he would eventually grow resentful of Peter for climbing the ladder so quickly and stab him in the back. To just become an undeserved victim to Ben's laziness/lack of technical abilities that Peter has feels like shortchanging this character who could have had more development. Make that fall more tragic. Now he's going to hate Peter and Peter will have no idea why.
The art here takes a significant drop from the last issue JRJR was on. No one was consistently on model, lines were stiff. Felt phoned in. Even this cover is atrocious. It's so hard to decipher what is going on in any of the panels with this robot creature abducting Goblins. I'm reserving judgement but I am played out on Goblins and it all being interconnected. We just need two Goblins. Green and Hob and Green is shelved. Hopefully for a long time. No Queens, Kings, Demo's, Proto's or the like.more

What a way to end Kelly's first year on ASM. Writing for both JJJ and Norman was stellar and I liked all the developments here. Especially the final pages, I did not expect this direction. JRJR's art also worked really well, even if slower paced issues are not his strength as much as more action-focused are.

One could think why I praise this comic, while also dissing USM so often. Even if the problems are the same: "no focus on Peter, no development on his side and overall plot moves slowly".

Difference is: we see Peter again in the next issue and have seen his growth. There are also isn't a month long timeskip to the next issue, where everything this issue focuses on is ignored. And the two major character in this book talk about themselves and how Peter (you know, the guy who *SHOULD* be the main focus of a Spider-Man book) has affected them and how they have treated him.

Amazing stuff. Keep cooking Kelly.more

This is some peak, powerful Spider-Man. I'm sad the space saga is already ending. The small retcons to Peter's younger years don't change much at all but further enforce his views of helping others and mystifying Uncle Ben, always the paragon.

I loved this issue. So so much. What a blast. Thank you Joe and Pepe. I needed this.

And also, if you had told me one year ago that I would sing praises of ASM while being disappointed by USM issue after issue, I would've asked what you are smoking and if I could have some.

To piggy back off of Afre, this is what I want from this arc. It just works. Norman struggling with being a hero, living up to Peter, Ben being Ben.

Really solid start. I wasn't really sure what to expect from this one. With Absolute Green Arrow, there were a lot of hooks going in (slasher horror, killing billionaires, the mystery of who Green Arrow is, etc.). Here, there wasn't really much to go off of aside from the solicitation itself (which I did feel was on the more generic side) and the fact that we're focusing on a character introduced in Absolute Batman. All of that said, I thought this was pretty good. I definitely felt that Bengal's art was the strongest aspect of this, but I didn't think Grayson was bad on the writing duties either. I don't mention Snyder because I do have a feeling that he's more of a story consultant on this, rather than a full-on writer, in that he's there to make sure that nothing conflicts with plans for Absolute Batman. I could be 100% wrong about that, though. Anyways, there were spots where I felt that the writing wasn't the most interesting, but I do definitely think enough was done to keep me consistently invested and, now, looking forward to the next issue (Especially with the newest introduction to the Absolute Universe: Cassandra Cain. Very excited to see this universe's version of her).more

This arc just works for me so well. Even JRJR's art was good.

I don't have anything negative to say about this space-era Peter is on. I just want it to last longer which I know it won't.

I used to be one of the biggest Amazing haters back in the Zeb Wells era, but honestly I don't get the criticism this time. This arc's really good.

Holy shit how has this hidden gem eluded me all this time. I hope the rest of the series is as good as issue 1. Perfect art to match the story, which has me hooked.

Wtf did I just read? And this is only part one???

A 10 to counter Masked Marvel's inevitable review bombing.