The Most Underrated Spider-Man Stories

[Revolutionary_Jack]

The problem to me, on the Sin Eater story, is that Jean Dewolff, like Gwen Stacy pre-Spider-Gwen, all she is known for by the Spider-fans today, is for dying. How about stories that took place while she was still living, like when she coughed up the paperwork to clear Black Cat of previous criminal past in Amazing Spider-Man #226-227, or that nutty time Black Cat crashed into her office, much to her annoyance, in Spectacular Spider-Man #90?

She's also there in The Owl/Octopus War, a better story than The Death of Jean deWolff, you heard it here first.

[JTait]

As others have mentioned, a couple of the stories on there aren't particularly underrated at all.

Maybe Next Year definitely belongs on the list, and in truth you can take your pick from most of the one shot issues that Paul Jenkins wrote at the time - they are consistently excellent.

It feels like a bit of a cop out including the Brand New Day era as a whole. I do agree that it included some really underrated story arcs. My choice would have been Peter Parker Paparazzi.

I have no idea how 'Worldwide' made it onto the list. It is average at best and considering the way it changed both Peter Parker and Spider-Man's character it was actually a really forgettable arc.

There are a few arcs from the 90s that I would have liked to have seen on there. Media Blizzard (from the early Ben as Spider-Man era) was nothing earth shattering, but did a really good job of developing Ben's supporting cast alongside a fairly original and interesting scheme from a classic villain (with an underrated new look). Citizen Osborn by J.M DeMatteis is a really creepy and understand tale that underlines why Norman Osborn is such an effective Spider-Man villain.

I think someone else mentioned Webspinners and I would agree that there are some excellent stories in the early part of the series. The Mysterio story that kicked off the series was a thoughtful, introspective and original take on the character with unique art (that has clearly put a lot of people off the story), while the Sandman story mentioned earlier is a classic slice of old school web-slinging action. Jenkins' Chameleon arc is great too, but I feel like that is quite highly rated.

[Batman Begins 2005]

I get the impression that Christopher Yost's works are underrated. Really liked his Scarlet Spider-Man series with Kaine Parker and nobody does it better with the Superior Spider-Man.

[Batman Begins 2005]

Puzzling to see Death of Jean DeWolff there. Worldwide sucks as did the previous volume of TASM before it.

[your_name_here]

Ultimate Clone Saga for me. Felt like a great climax to a lot of threads Bendis had been setting up for a while.

[JTait]

Ultimate Clone Saga for me. Felt like a great climax to a lot of threads Bendis had been setting up for a while.

I feel like quite a lot of the Bendis/Bagley run on ASM could fit into this thread. Looking back it was absurdly consistent, with only a few arcs that I can remember not quite landing.

[Lee]

Untold Tales of Spider-Man '96, where Spider-Man goes on a date with Invisible Girl.

This one for sure

That was a great one!

It feels like a bit of a cop out including the Brand New Day era as a whole.

Agreed. The criteria was poorly defined. It's like doing an "underrated Star Trek stories" list and including a full season as one entry.

I do agree that it included some really underrated story arcs. My choice would have been Peter Parker Paparazzi.

That one was brilliant. I also loved Mark Waid and Marcos Martin's "Unscheduled Stop".

[Mister Mets]

Ultimate Clone Saga for me. Felt like a great climax to a lot of threads Bendis had been setting up for a while.

Good call. It's an excellent story largely overshadowed by the beginning and end of the Ultimate Peter Parker saga.

[WebSlingWonder]

She's also there in The Owl/Octopus War, a better story than The Death of Jean deWolff, you heard it here first.

Oh for crying out loud, it's not a competition. You're trying to get someone riled up.

[Revolutionary_Jack]

Oh for crying out loud, it's not a competition. You're trying to get someone riled up.

Sorry. I was just saying that there are great stories with Jean deWolff where she's alive. There are great Gwen stories where she's alive too -- basically the entire stretch from ASM#87-92.

[Mister Mets]

"One Small Break" with the introduction of Fusion is probably my favorite Jenkins/ Buckingham story.

The TPB might actually be the most underrated Spider-Man collection since it also has his Robot Master two-parter, and the Uncle Ben spotlight.

Oh for crying out loud, it's not a competition. You're trying to get someone riled up.

It's actually an argument for Death of Jean Dewolff being underrated as a story.

[WebSlingWonder]

"One Small Break" with the introduction of Fusion is probably my favorite Jenkins/ Buckingham story.

The TPB might actually be the most underrated Spider-Man collection since it also has his Robot Master two-parter, and the Uncle Ben spotlight.



It's actually an argument for Death of Jean Dewolff being underrated as a story.

"One Small Break" is one of the best Spider-Man stories ever in my opinion. Jenkins weaves so much into that story and it's awesome.

[WebSlingWonder]

Sorry. I was just saying that there are great stories with Jean deWolff where she's alive. There are great Gwen stories where she's alive too -- basically the entire stretch from ASM#87-92.

Okay, that makes sense then

[oldschool]

"One Small Break" is one of the best Spider-Man stories ever in my opinion. Jenkins weaves so much into that story and it's awesome.

Agreed. And Fusion was one of the better (if not best) villains introduced post-Venom/Carnage and I am shocked that another writer has not used him. (Maybe someone has; correct me if I'm wrong but no one comes to mind at the moment).

[WebSlingWonder]

Agreed. And Fusion was one of the better (if not best) villains introduced post-Venom/Carnage and I am shocked that another writer has not used him. (Maybe someone has; correct me if I'm wrong but no one comes to mind at the moment).

Jenkins brought him back in issue 39 only for Doctor Octopus to brutalize him and beat him to near death. So that probably discouraged others from using him Haha