Just wanted to talk up a writer who I think needs it, less here but more elsewhere as he's underrated. I've never read a Christopher Yost story and come away disappointed. For me, Yost is one of the best Spider-Man writers.
Yost writes the Superior Spider-Man better than anybody else. We get a SpOck who is funny but admits when he's wrong occasionally, his Superior Spider-Man is more a balanced take. I'd like to single out Avenging Spider-Man #15.1, #16 and #17 as the best Superior Spider-Man issues still to this day.
There's also Scarlet Spider #1-25 as Kaine Parker takes up the mantle. Yost did really good work, extending to the supporting cast with Hummingbird needing to be mentioned by name. The Christmas issue, #12 was my favourite from the book with the opening arc #1-2 and Kaine/Wolverine/Hummingbird teaming up in #17-19. The New Warriors was also good as well.
Christopher Yost was my first pick to be the new writer of the Amazing Spider-Man, then Nick Spencer when the news came out Dan Scott was leaving the book.
Has Christopher Yost wrote Spider-Man away from Superior Spider-Man and Kaine Parker/Scarlet Spider? Be interesting to read and fill that gap in. Thanks.