Amazing Spider-Man #43 Preview

[Frontier]

Say what you will about Nick Spencer's run, but aside from possibly being intended to undo One More Day before editorial caught on, he did at least try to say a lot about where Peter Parker had gone wrong or astray as a character, even analyzing whether or not he'd actually lived up to his (Uncle Ben's) motto that "with great power, there must also come great responsibility."

He also just in general wrote Peter as competent and, you know, actually in the center of the action and doing stuff.

[Huntsman Spider]

He also just in general wrote Peter as competent and, you know, actually in the center of the action and doing stuff.

That as well.

[TheMaker1610]

The Kindred mystery dragged on for too long, and the final arc was rushed to hell (figurativelly and literally)
But other than those, Spencer's run was greatly enjoyable, with amazing (no pun intended) moments and arcs, and treated Peter (*and* MJ) with respect and care

I cant say the same for Well's run..
Beyond was very decent, right until that atrocious finale (but it was McKay who did the heavy lifting imo)
Everything that he wrote after that, EVERYTHING, was just.. UGGGGHHHHHH..


I really really miss the Spencer+Zdarsky+Taylor trinity era

[Frontier]

The Kindred mystery dragged on for too long, and the final arc was rushed to hell (figurativelly and literally)
But other than those, Spencer's run was greatly enjoyable, with amazing (no pun intended) moments and arcs, and treated Peter (*and* MJ) with respect and care

I cant say the same for Well's run..
Beyond was very decent, right until that atrocious finale (but it was McKay who did the heavy lifting imo)
Everything that he wrote after that, EVERYTHING, was just.. UGGGGHHHHHH..


I really really miss the Spencer+Zdarsky+Taylor trinity era

We're in Bizarro world where Dan Slott and Jonathan Hickman are writing the better Spider-Man books than ASM.

[TheMaker1610]

We're in Bizarro world where Dan Slott and Jonathan Hickman are writing the better Spider-Man books than ASM.

On Dan Slott, I may seem to have a tinfoil hat on, but I cant help to think that he can AND will write a very good Peter when having the choice, but it's the editorial and their whimsical mandates that forces him to write a "Wells'd" Peter

Now, Jonathan Hickman writing a Spidey book, is something that hasnt ever flew on my head, until it was announced :P

[Jman27]

We're in Bizarro world where Dan Slott and Jonathan Hickman are writing the better Spider-Man books than ASM.

how is that a bizarro world? Slott been writing a good Spider-Man story since last year and Hickman is Hickman

[TheMaker1610]

how is that a bizarro world? Slott been writing a good Spider-Man story since last year and Hickman is Hickman

Well.. We had Slott as the sole ASM writer for 200-250ish issues AND 10-ish years, and those time were WILD, for a plethora of reasons

[CrimsonEchidna]

Spencer's run was half the Kindred storyline and half the backdoor sequel to Superior Foes. I've kind of warmed up to the latter half because I liked Boomerang's flirting with going on the Straight and Narrow.

[TheMaker1610]

Spencer's run was half the Kindred storyline and half the backdoor sequel to Superior Foes. I've kind of warmed up to the latter half because I liked Boomerang's flirting with going on the Straight and Narrow.

I hate how Fred's death, and its impact, went basically nowhere because of how rushed and crammed the final arc was
Man deserved better..

[Frontier]

Spencer's run was half the Kindred storyline and half the backdoor sequel to Superior Foes. I've kind of warmed up to the latter half because I liked Boomerang's flirting with going on the Straight and Narrow.

Don't forget about being 90% cleaning up controversial decisions from past runs .

[wleakr]

Spencer only cleaned up Sins Past (in an even more confusing manner).

Everything else was just taking the book in a different direction from the previous run.

[TheMaker1610]

Spencer only cleaned up Sins Past (in an even more confusing manner).

But still 1000 miles better than the abomination that was the og story nevertheless :P

[Frontier]

Spencer only cleaned up Sins Past (in an even more confusing manner).

Everything else was just taking the book in a different direction from the previous run.

And Kraven...and the Otto degree...and his relationship with MJ...and Felicia....and bringing back Harry...

[wleakr]

But still 1000 miles better than the abomination that was the og story nevertheless :P

Honestly, Sins Past was so long ago that trying to do anything with that, even it were somewhat better, wasn't really worth it.

A story that was already in limbo and, for the most part, forgotten, gets a facelift and goes right back into limbo, and most likely, eventually forgotten about.

[Jman27]

But still 1000 miles better than the abomination that was the og story nevertheless :P

not really