AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554

Review by: TehDave

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yet another strong issue of the new amazing spider-man.

there’s been quite a bit of venom directed towards this book; the bitter pill that was “one more day” apparently had side effects on a certain percentage of the population. but the fact is that this book has been consistently fun since “brand new day” kicked off.

the story is developing slowly on an issue-to-issue basis, but keep in mind this is a (not-quite) weekly book, and the pacing is different. much of what’s been done so far is expositional – the ground rules of the “new” spidey-world are being laid. so we’re establishing new villains, peter’s new work environment, peter’s new friends, and other plot elements like the mayoral race. honestly, there’s a lot going on here, and i love that there are so many story options being laid out; they can choose to focus on whatever aspect of this world they want to for each mini-arc.

the word is that “peter’s a loser now” – but i’m not sure why people think that. ok, he lives with aunt may, but this issue hints that this might be ending soon. he’s got a job as a photographer, and still doing so with some success (again, great success this week). he’s still fighting villains as spider-man, and doing so rather successfully; he took down freak, and the fact that a mayoral candidate was killed last month was more due to jackpot’s interference than peter’s ineptitude.

this issue is continuing a trend of solid art, a lot of action, and continuing to establish the storylines. i LIKE that they aren’t rushing the romance between pete and the new girls; i like that they aren’t making pete and harry get into fights yet; i like that jackpot isn’t being shoved down my throat every week too. and i like crazy villain monsters smoking crystal meth. the old-school marvel sensibilities and humor that permeate this book push it over the top and make it something that i really enjoy.

Story: 4 - Very Good
Art: 4 - Very Good

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