Huh, I mostly don't see what all y'all are mad about; I thought this story was all kinds of fun! McGuinness delivers some gorgeous art, the main plot is charming and a lovely old-school-style restatement of (some of) what makes Peter special, I loved the subplot with Peter's relationship with the arms, and if there's anything this book was missing before now, it's Jonah. (Also, I always liked Anna Maria and I'm glad to see her pop her head back in.) The backups by Kibblesmith/Lopez and Slott/Martin were pleasant little hors d'ouvres.
In fact, I'd have considered this issue an easy 10 if I didn't have 2 complaints about it. One, the subplot where Felicia and Bobbi meet and spend the whole issue bickering about a guy neither of them is even dating is a wildly outdated trope, sexist, and cheapens a character who's otherwise having a career high under McKay. Two, I appreciate that Marvel is nostalgic for all the money they made off the Obama issue 14 years ago (that's right, 2008 was 14 years ago — my fellow middle-aged nerds, we are old as balls) and I've no doubt there's pressure from Disney to make it happen again, but it's time to let it go. Real life guest stars' presence in comics is without exception cheap and they're always drawn in a way that makes them visibly out of place with the fictional characters around them in an uncanny valley way.
Still, I really enjoyed this issue, and this run continues to be the best Spider-Man run since Zdarsky. more
By: Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness
Released: Jul 27, 2022
LANDMARK ISSUE #900!
• The nine-hundredth issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN comes out the month of Spider-Man's 60th Anniversary, and we are pulling out ALL THE STOPS!
• Someone from Spider-Man's past has captured the Sinister Six and used them to create the truly terrifying SINISTER ADAPTOID!
• This is one of the biggest adven...