pickThe first twelve issues were a slow burn; in issue 13 the bomb goes off. This arc is the epitome of Spider-Man storytelling. I love what Hickman is doing.
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pickThe first twelve issues were a slow burn; in issue 13 the bomb goes off. This arc is the epitome of Spider-Man storytelling. I love what Hickman is doing.
#HauntsAndHexes Day 24: Our college graduate had a #Tarantula - err Spiderman themed birthday cake last year here in the Emirates. Looking forward to spending our baby gay‘s 24th birthday in the Bay Area with family this year. Cannot wait! 🕷️🕸️
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panA mysterious event turns the Earth‘s population into super-humans. Interesting premise, utterly destroyed by terrible framing. The entire book is a dialogue between a Watcher and his apprentice. The complete opposite of the maxim ‘show, don‘t tell‘. The action is stunted and clipped. There are pages of dull text between chapters. The medium is comics. If the author wanted to write a novel, he could have done that instead. Avoid at all costs.
pickThis book is a bible. It‘s the O.G. The first brick in the foundation of all Superhero comics that exist today. The 1st 38 issues of Spider-Man. This weighs nearly 3 kilos. My forearms are like Popeyes after reading it. Steve Ditko‘s art is sublime. It‘s a shame deadlines made it sometimes look rushed. But when he put the effort in, he drew the quintessential Spidey. I met Stan Lee once. I said “I love you Stan”. He said “Thanks” ‘‘Nuff said
so-soI really like the idea of resurrecting an old concept for a superhero into the modern canon. Even the premise is good: the man who once was the powerful hero, SENTRY, has only vague recollections of his past life, and all others have also forgotten him. As if he had been erased from memory. Unfortunately, the execution is lacking. The entire story over multiple issues is all build-up to a less-than-satisfying end game.
so-so“There are shows that turn a theatre into a dark and suffocating coffin. And there are others that turn you on and resuscitate your soul. Life. That‘s the most important thing.”
pickMarc Spector suffers from multiple personality disorder. In this case, the personalities are Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Captain America. Can Moon Knight recover stolen Ultron tech, navigate the criminal underworld in his new home, L.A., and embrace a burgeoning romance with Echo, as his fellow Avengers argue in his mind? Deadly consequences await in this tale of violence and madness. Recommended!
pickAs the threat of Knull grows, Cletus Kasady's corpse is reanimated by the Carnage symbiote. Lots of in-universe history that I don't have knowledge of, but it didn't really effect my ability to follow and enjoy the story. The tie-ins with the Venom comic were a little more integral, so I switched back and forth between this and Venom Vol. 3.
