Saw this question elsewhere, and I'm curious what you guys think. What is the worst period of the Spider-Man comics?
The nominees (and I'm just listing stuff I've read fans complain about/ I do actually like much of it)...
Spectacular Spider-Man Year One-ish: This would be the second half of Wein's Amazing Spider-Man, along with a Mantlo fill-in (Amazing Spider-Man #162-181), Marvel Team Up #52-70, and the first 19 issues of Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man. It's marked by a lack of change for Peter Parker, and a split in his adventures into two titles, which are meant to focus on different facets of his identity, even if Spectacular is marred by multiple creative changes and the Brother Sun/ Sister Moon arc.
Dennis O'Neil's Amazing Spider-Man: Denny O'Neil wrote and/ or edited Amazing Spider-Man from #205 (cover date June 1980) to #223 (December 1981). Around the same time, Roger Stern kicked off his run of Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man, and we saw the publication of Marvel Team Up # 94-112, with an assortment of writers and artists.
Pre-Clone Saga: Let's say of the year of the comics that started with Maximum Carnage and ended just before "Power & Responsibility."
The Clone Saga: The two years from Power & Responsibility to "Revelations"
The Mackie/ Byrne Relaunch: Chapter One, Mackie/ Byrne's Amazing Spider-Man and Mackie/ Romita's Peter Parker Spider-Man Volume 2. Also includes Webspinners.
The New Avengers Era: This kicked off with Sins Past, Millar's Marvel Knights Spider-Man and the Disassembled Tie-In of Jenkins/ Ramos' Peter Parker Spider-Man. It ends with One More Day. Other runs include Hudlin's Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Sacasa's Sensational Spider-Man and Peter David's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. It's an era marked by Spider-Man's bigger role in the wider Marvel Universe.
Brand New Day: This was the 101 issue run by two different writing teams, where the satellite books were replaced by more issues of Amazing Spider-Man.
Superior Spider-Man: The period when Doctor Octopus swapped bodies with Peter Parker. This would also include Yost's run of the team-up titles.
Parker Industries: This would include Dan Slott's Amazing Spider-Man Volumes 3 and 4, as Peter Parker gets name recognition as a CEO. Other runs include Joe Kelly's Spider-Man/ Deadpool.
I'm also including an option for those who really dislike some other era.
Note: While some of these options focus on one title, the period would refer to the other main Spider-Man titles as well.