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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #657

A “THREE” TIE-IN!

Following up on the shocking ending to February’s issue of FANTASTIC FOUR, SPIDER-MAN visits the FF for a very private wake – just for family.

Story by Dan Slott
Art by Marcos Martin, Ty Templeton, Nuno Plati & Stefano Caselli
Colors by Muntsa Vicente, Javier Rodriguez, Nuno Plati & Marte Gracia
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover by Marcos Martin

Price: $3.99
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  1. Avatar photo Impossibilly says:
    March 28, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    That four looks like a “peeing Calvin” decal. Stop pissing on NYC, FF!

  2. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    March 28, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    Well that sure is an odd barcode placement.

  3. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    March 28, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    @Slockhart  that whole cover looks off

  4. Avatar photo cubman987 says:
    March 28, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Yeah the layout for that cover is a bit odd, isn’t it……looking forward to this, should be good!

  5. Avatar photo Impossibilly says:
    March 28, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    I would be happy with Amazing Spider-Man going back to monthly if it meant we could have Marcos Martin on every issue.

  6. Avatar photo Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:
    March 28, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    @Impossibilly  He’s moving over to the Daredevil art team.

  7. Avatar photo KickAss says:
    March 28, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    This is going to be very good, I predict.  (Not a tough prediction, I know:)

  8. Avatar photo JimBilly4 says:
    March 28, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    Couldn’t Spidey sit on the barcode? That is not the best composition of what is otherwise a really beautiful composition.

  9. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    March 28, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    Geez can we have one issue of ASM that isn’t depressing or moody?

  10. Avatar photo Avistann says:
    March 28, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    I love moody parker

  11. Avatar photo Gramercy says:
    March 28, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    I LOVE THIS COVER!

  12. Avatar photo Andrew says:
    March 28, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    @TheNextChampion  Could be. Spider-Man and Human Torch mostly had funny interactions, especially in the Ditko days, which Slott unabashedly loves. We’ll see (in two days!).

  13. Avatar photo Meanmrmustid says:
    March 28, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    The infamous spoiler cover.

  14. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    March 28, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    @Andrew: I just thought it was funny how (except for the .1 issue) there have been 4 straight issues with either a focus on a death or Spider-Man acting depressed.

    If I was 6 years old, like I was getting into Spider-Man comics, I’d probably slit my wrists by now. 

  15. Avatar photo cannibalskunk says:
    March 28, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    @TheNextChampion  a lot of bad stuff going on *around* spidey, but on the whole I’d say so far this year has been incredibly upbeat in ASM.

  16. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    March 29, 2011 at 1:18 am

    @TheNextChampion  –6 yr olds don’t take comics as seriously as 20-40 yr olds. 

  17. Avatar photo oopsxlandmine says:
    March 29, 2011 at 1:49 am

    yay!! more caselli!!

  18. Avatar photo NawidA says:
    March 29, 2011 at 4:09 am

    Is this the last of Martin on the book? He will be missed.

  19. ttocsnacnud says:
    March 29, 2011 at 9:06 am

    I’m really enjoying Slott on this title.

    He’s going new places, and I like his passion for the character.

    He was great fun on the Don’t Miss podcast a few weeks back as well.

  20. Avatar photo mrmister says:
    March 29, 2011 at 10:06 am

    I don’t read this title but I kind of want to pick this up. Love Martin’s artwork and also just have the feeling that this is going to be exceptionally good.

  21. Avatar photo KickAss says:
    March 29, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    @Wally – HAHAHAHAAH!  The melodrama in this thread, whew!

  22. Avatar photo suffkillz says:
    March 29, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    Wait, so is this essentially what happens before the beginning of Future Foundation #1?

  23. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    March 29, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    @suffkillz  basically yeah, or it could be right after, who knows. all we know is its about spidey dealing with johnny being gone

  24. Avatar photo j206 says:
    March 30, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    @suffkillz – Yes, this takes places before FF#1. Pete’s already on the team in FF. Here he isn’t quite yet.

    Great issue. For as touching as it was, it was also a lot of fun. The 3 flashback stories all embodied Johnny Storm in that they were light-hearted and fun. Good stuff.

    After reading this, I find myself a lot more invested in FF, & Pete being on the team. Recommended for FF fans if they’re not reading ASM.

  25. Avatar photo Poopmonster says:
    March 30, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    Wish this would have come out before FF 1, not a fan of spidey being on FF but this makes it seem much more natural.
    Other than Marcos, the art was very average.  

  26. Avatar photo oopsxlandmine says:
    March 31, 2011 at 12:26 am

    i’ll take caselli on spidey over any other artist out there.

  27. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    March 31, 2011 at 12:50 am

    wow. great issue. i usually don’t go for the memory lane montage type things, but this just worked. Loved all the Spidey/Johnny hijinks especially the camping one. 

    so the last panel…..um does that mean something? Cause you could kinda sorta read into that…..

    this shoulda been a .1 to bridge FF and ASM 

  28. Avatar photo cahubble09 says:
    March 31, 2011 at 1:05 am

    I’m all verklempt … great issue …

  29. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    March 31, 2011 at 10:17 am

    @wallythegreenmonster  it was a reference to the earlier pranks where they both kept saying “gotcha” to each other

  30. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    March 31, 2011 at 10:36 am

    @RoiVampire –well i got that on the top level….but i’m just saying that one could very easily read into it especially since we live in a comics world where no hero stays dead for very long. 

  31. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    March 31, 2011 at 12:45 pm

    @wallythegreenmonster  yeah, but it’s Slott and that’s not really his style

  32. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    March 31, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    @RoiVampire  –hmm interesting point. I don’t know his work well enough to say. Well it will be interesting how they handle Johnny’s return nonetheless. 

  33. Avatar photo crocodilemarko says:
    March 31, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    Loved this, absolutely loved it.

  34. Avatar photo srh1son says:
    April 1, 2011 at 12:47 pm

    So are Spider-Man and Sentry going to be bunkmates? 

  35. Avatar photo Malecema says:
    April 1, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    It’s the dawning of a new age for me, I’ve never not bought Spider-man but I think I have to jump off until a new writer takes over.  Slott hasn’t been wow-ing me to this point and I thought this issue was terrible.

  36. Avatar photo k5blazer says:
    April 1, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    “Kraven panties…?” I have now seen everything.

  37. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    April 2, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    Very nice, very fun issue.

  38. Avatar photo cubman987 says:
    April 4, 2011 at 12:25 am

    Finally got around to reading this today, loved it!  Easily my POTW.

  39. Avatar photo starbucky says:
    April 4, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    Slott and Caselli, is a great combo on ASM to bad it isn’t back on a monthly schedule yet. 10 EURO a month is way to much for one series (I have to make sacrifices some place else, which I’m not gonna do). So I know I’m missing out ARRGHH. 

  40. Avatar photo Jupiterman says:
    April 7, 2011 at 12:04 am

    This book was great. The ending was admittedly a little bit smarmy, but that’s okay in this instance. It’s called for.

  41. Avatar photo Anxy says:
    April 18, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Nice way to lend gravity to the latest in the revolving door of Marvel deaths. We all know Johnny Storm will be back within a year or two, but it would be nice to at least buy into the illusion with a period of reflection. And reflect Spidey does, with a series of nicely done FF/Torch-centric stories. Once I turned off my cynicism, I enjoyed this issue quite a bit.

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