Hey folks, I’m not one to be outdone, (By the great Kevin Cushing) But I’ve been sitting on this issue for awhile, and I wanted to get this book out. So without Further adieu, here’s Crawl Space Avengers #6!

CRAWL SPACE AVENGERS #6
WAR OF THE WORLDS PRELUDE
Written By: Zach Joiner
Art: Gerard Delatour II
Colors: Brandon DP

Story: Its the prelude to ‘War of the Worlds’. What more do you need? How about a fully illustrated cover, a full comic page, and a GORGEOUS two pages splash? I knew you could!

“If It’s Not Broke…”

Writer: Paul Tobin
Penciler: Patrick Scherberger
Inker: Terry Pallot

When Last We Met…

The second installment of Spider-Man & the Secret Wars was out awhile back and I am late with the reviews of this issue and with #3 (which is coming tomorrow).  I can only plead work in my defense and throw myself on the mercy of the court of Spidey-fandom.

I get what Tobin & Scherberger are going for here.  I really and truly do.  It’s like they’re trying to find a mesh of how the original Secret Wars went down and *ahem* ‘marry that’ with all the recent character devolution that’s taken place in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man in the last couple of years.  Or in other words trying to find a way to make the Spider-Man of the original Secret Wars seem less seasoned and responsible (or in Marvel Speak “old and dying”) and more immature and annoying (or in Marvel Speak “young and fresh.”)  Anyone reading Spider-Man for more than ten years knows better and anyone who might pick up the original Secret Wars in trade paperback or back issues after having read this mini-series first might find “the Two Peters” a jarring contrast.  Spoilers below…

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The heroes unite, the reign of Norman Osborn meets its end, and a lot of very big things fall apart.  It’s all in yet another chapter of Marvel’s latest event.  Is Siege worth your attention?  Read the review to find out!

SIEGE #3
“The Siege of Asgard – Intercepted”
WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILER: Olivier Coipel
INKER: Mark Morales
COLORIST: Laura Martin
LETTERER Chris Eliopoulos

PLOT:
Norman Osborn’s unsanctioned attack on Asgard catches the White House’s attention, and the President orders Norman arrested for treason. At the battlefield, a large team of heroes led by Steve Rogers attacks (more…)

You’ve heard of Stan Lee’s Soapbox, well here’s Spidey’s. Feel free to add a funny caption in the comment section.