Hi, I was wondering if you had favorite tales I could read from some of the less talked about runs. The main writers of these eras I was less interested in, who did some of the big stories, but I like the sound of some of the side stuff.
Mackie for example had a run that some weren't into, and maybe not JMS for me, but Jenkins and Zeb Wells had stuff around then that sounded like it could be good for me. And then after Brand New Day there were some rotating writers like Kelly, Waid, etc. Some stuff looks fun there too.
But tough to tell which few issue arcs and shorter stories might read well on their own, skipping around. Though I may try a longer section like The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt too. But those nice stand-out single or two issue arcs are great to have as well.
Any favs from them? Also, any to avoid? I'd want to avoid any where Peter turns into a monster (Jenkins did that at one point), and any big dramatic shattering thing that fans didn't like.
Looking for comics gold, just some classic fun Spidey, to get a taste of these eras.