Amazing Spider-Man 39
PLOT: A Spidey silent “Nuff Said” issue three months late. A glimpse of a day in the lives of MJ, Aunt May and Peter. MJ can’t sleep, catches shots of Spider-Man on the news, does a modelling gig, attends a movie premiere, goes home and can’t sleep again. Her melancholy is clearly due to missing Peter. Aunt May surfs the internet at the library and finds articles about Spider-Man. She fires off e-mails to the papers about their coverage and other e-mails to talk shows urging them to have Spider-Man on to show he’s misunderstood. Later she has dinner with Peter. Meanwhile Spider-Man engages in the usual heroics. He also catches shots on TV of MJ at the movie premiere. He goes home, thinks of calling her but decides against it.
LIKES: First off I was not a fan of Marvel’s silent month. It interupted the arcs in most books and seemed like a gimmick which distrupted the ability of the writers to tell a complete story. That said this is one of the better “Nuff Said” stories. It’s good to see MJ again and Aunt May’s crusade to improve Spider-Man’s image is amusing. As usual, Romita, Jr.’s art is strong and made even more vibrant by the glossy paper.
DISLIKES: As I said above the silent experiment did little for me and with this book as behind as it is seems like an unwarranted detour in where ever JMS wants to take us next.
RATING: 2½ out of 5 webheads
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