Originally Posted by
Alex_Of_X
Now that you mention it, yes, I am!
But at the same time, I think I disagree with you on your reading of what the run is "going for." The MJ story is to-be-told; there's no tragedy there yet, only suspense. And the Ben story, while tragic, is also ongoing, and there's hope for a positive resolution.
But what I mean broadly is, to say the run is about those two things is to miss the forest for the trees. IMHO the run's about Peter having to figure out his life from scratch. He starts issue #1 down on the bottom. Sure, losing his brother to evil goop and his partner to Mayan shenanigans is part of that fall. But since the start, Wells has been more interested in exploring how Peter moves on from there: him growing closer to the allies still in his corner, like Felicia and Norman. Him reconnecting with Aunt May.
Now, to get more granular, I loved every major arc so far (Dark Web's ending was a tad soft tho). Issue #5 had me misty-eyed by the end. Then issue #10 did, too. The run is chock-full of thrilling fights: Spidey vs Rose's goons, vs Vulture, vs Hobgoblins, vs Chasm, just off the top of my head. On the weeks it's out, ASM is the first book I reach for in the read pile.
As for the uncharted waters part, I meant that my understanding from the previews was that MJ would exit the book in #26. Given that I've immensely enjoyed the run to this point, where MJ is not a central presence, I'm equally if not more excited for the story to move past the "what did Peter do" aspect into something brand new!