I really enjoyed Lafuente’s art in this issue.  I have always liked Lafuente’s art, but it has evolved since he first started drawing “Ultimate Spider-Man.”  His style used to be mangaesque, but it has become rather Saturday morning cartoon-like.  In a couple of panels, the Chameleon dressed as Spider-Man looks almost as if he could be a character on the “Super Hero Squad” show.  While employing this cartoonish style, Lafuente still manages to have his characters impart a lot of emotion.  When the Chameleon’s sister takes on Peter Parker’s visage, she is made to look quite crazy-sinister.  Lafuente is drawing attention to the fact that the main characters in this comic are juvenile, although the themes generally are not.

            Bendis tells a reasonably compelling story in this issue with the Chameleon framing Spider-Man for a robbery.  J. Jonah Jameson is offed by the Chameleon’s sister, and this murder looks like it’s for real and might stick.  Aunt May shows potential for being something like Oracle a la “Birds of Prey” for her house full of teenaged superheroes, and this is an interesting direction for the character to take.  I don’t think Bendis has ever explained where Aunt May’s money comes from, though.  How does she support all these kids and a house in New York City?  Did Uncle Ben have a huge life insurance policy?   A significant drawback to Bendis’ script is the tendency for the Chameleon to blabber repetitively.  The Avengers are also beginning to sound this way.  I don’t know whether this is a new aspect of Bendis’ work or whether I have just begun to notice it.  For instance, while thinking to himself, the Chameleon uses the word “stupid” seven times in one panel.  And he sometimes uses it in a way that does not add information or meaning.  For instance, he says, “This is something stupid a stupid person does.”  Huh?  I hope Bendis works this tick out of his system.