Originally Posted by
WebSlingWonder
Alright, if I can't tell you what this issue is or isn't, then you can't do the same to me. Quid pro quo, right? Or rather, is it that instead of seeing this issue's faults, you ignore them and blaze right on to the "good stuff"?
And what is actually crazy about this story? More supernatural elements in Spider-Man that fans didn't like before? Bringing characters back from the dead when they didn't need to be? Retconning retcons because retcons gotta retcon?
When does it end? When does this become more about moving the story forward rather than just referencing or winking to the past again and again? I mean, come on: Spencer's run has done entirely that - whether it's restoring past relationships, killing off Kraven and explaining stuff for Mysterio and Sin-Eater, or even now with Kindred/Harry...it's just a retconning run which is not bad, but doesn't make for the most exciting superhero book either.
What has Spencer done with Peter that is truly new or crazy?
Peter dies? He's died like twice before.
Peter has Gog as a pet? Okay...?
Peter is friends with Boomerang? Big whoop, he dated a former thief in Black Cat.
Peter has the Clairvoyant device? Except he doesn't, because he used it twice (that sure would've come in handy for "Sins Rising")
Peter and MJ get back together? Cool, next.
Peter remembers OMD? Okay, sure, but that's still reliant on OMD being there to begin with and retconning that.
The only new thing is Spider-Man and Green Goblin teaming up. Outside of that, Peter himself hasn't experienced anything new - everyone else around him has.
Giving Spencer the benefit of the doubt is one thing; making him seem like the best Spider-Man writer since JMS is another. Like I mentioned, I've been guilty of that, and I've since rescinded that claim.