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I've been catching up on the current volume of ASM recently after losing interest for a few months. I've read the Doc Ock arc, the wedding issue and last night I finished the arc where Spidey gets...

I'd really like to see Armada return. He wasn't the most well developed villain but I liked his gimmick and it made for fun fight scenes.

I'm well aware. And I've really enjoyed what I've read of USM (the first two issues). I'd love the see him given ASM though, with full creative control.

Dream choices? Neil Gaiman, Chip Zdarsky or Jonathan Hickman. It would be fun to see Bendis finally working on a 616 Spider-Man ongoing.

Realistic choice - I have no idea. In recent years, Marvel...

I'm not sure this is such a problem. There have been countless film and TV adaptations of Spider-Man's world over the years. There will no doubt be countless others.I'm not sure I am honestly that...

This is a slight digression, but I was wondering if the other Ultimate titles are worth reading? I've just seen Ultimate Black Panther #1 pop up on MCU.

I do tend to think that Hickman works...

This weekend I've read the first couple of issues of Ultimate Spider-Man by Hickman and Checchetto. I'm a big Hickman fan, but I didn't love Ultimate Invasion which had tempered my expectations...

I must be misremembering, as I recall the production values being at their weakest for the final season, despite the general high quality of the stories. I remember one scene in the Six Forgotten...

Personally, I disagree about X-Men 97 being better than Spider-Man: TAS. I loved both as a child though and haven't rewatched X-Men anywhere near as extensively (although when I did a rewatch of the...

I am a massive fan of this show. It got me into comics. I watched it through my childhood and have revisited it a few times as an adult. I think it holds up, but part of that could be nostalgia...

Good point, I agree. I am due a re-read of the Lee/Romita run, but I remember it dropping off quite a bit after this point.

It was interesting but a little pointless and rushed. It didn't feel like a properly told story, but is worth reading for fans of the original Clone Saga. I'm not sure why anyone else would be...

I honestly think that the best version of the origin is the original Lee/Ditko version. In fact, I would have the first 50 issues of ASM (plus Amazing Fantasy #15) as essential reading. Beyond that...

The panel with Osborn's eyes bulging out of his head is one of my all time favourites.

Although I haven't re-read it for a few years, I used to have a soft spot for the Prodigy arc. It was fun to...

I've always thought that this arc was a low-key, forgotten gem. It's nowhere near classic status, but does have a host of memorable beats that have stuck with me since I first read it 20-25 years...

There are lots of obvious parallels between USM and Spider-Girl. I am up to around the #60s-70s in my re-read of the latter, and perhaps the most striking one is how both series began to drop off in...

Yes, that was probably the most prominent subplot that ran through his run on Sensational. I thought it was a really clever idea at the time, but looking back I don't think it particularly went...

I loved Dan Jurgen's run on Sensational. His artwork is top drawer, while also feeling quite different to any style that had been seen on a Spider-book before then. I was really surprised to learn...

I've been catching up on some more current ASM, and read the Joe Kelly two parter that ran through ASM #19-20.

It was pretty bad. There was actually a glimmer of an intriguing idea in there...

I'm sure I remember Ben at least being present at the final battle. I also vaguely recall there being an in story reason that he didn't sacrifice himself but I can't remember the details at all.

I did a re-read of it a few years ago. It is very subpar, but there were more decent arcs in there than I remembered. Perfect World in particular stood out as a great story. I liked the return of...

The Night Gwen Stacy died is definitely a frontrunner for me, but I probably need a bit more thinking time.

As an aside, reading through these scans has left me absolutely staggered at the...

The fight scene with Ock in the final part is probably one of my favourites of all time. I think Skroce really nails his tentacles in a way that no artist ever really has before.

Agree with all of this. He is a seriously underrated artist.

I must say that I agree with most of your choices. Taken on their own merits, a lot of the arcs from the Gauntlet were really good. Waid's Electro arc and Keemia's Castle stand out as highlights (I...