After a few weeks off, I finally review issues #3/967 and #4/968 of Amazing Spider-Man by Joe Kelly and Pepe Larraz. Reading both issues back to back, I really enjoy the mystery that Kelly has here with the Hobgoblin and the battle with both him and Itsy Bitsy. What drags the issues down are the flashbacks of Peter’s middle school years, which are either a hit or miss depending on the context of the story.
There is a pattern. It’s cyclical. Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artists: Dave Marquez Colorist: Justin Ponsor Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit Cover Artist: Dave Marquez and Justin Ponsor Assistant Editor: Emily Shaw Editor: Mark Paniccia Plot: […]
Interesting Tidbit That You May Not Care About But It’s Here Anyway: Remember when we were discussing over at the boards the reasons for the delays in Big Time Amazing Spider-man? Well, technically, this is […]
I got nothing here. I can’t think of a clever way to begin this intro paragraph which ties the review back to the current television series I’m watching: Star Trek: The Next Generation. How about […]
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “Evan, that addiction monster could raise its head at her any day and we can only sit back and hope…” Mar 13, 07:24
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “@Dark Mark the Prognosticator — What are the Crawlspace Odds for Aunt May’s crack cocaine? Certainly they’re higher than Golden…” Mar 13, 06:42 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “@Hornacek — Stuff I learned from Venom #255 that might fill in the blanks a little for you: Carnage says…” Mar 13, 06:39
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “@Dark Mark, the Prognosticator: “Seven more issues????? Geez. I hate this decompressed story telling. Pack in a story for my…” Mar 12, 09:57 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “@Evan Berry: As Nick Lowe promised in this letters page, we did get a tribute to Shocker, a classic Spidey…” Mar 12, 09:54 on MARCO SPEAKS SPIDEY: Venom (2026) #255 REVIEW: “I liked how, as Nick Lowe said in the previous ASM letters page, this issue paid tribute to the Shocker.…” Mar 12, 09:04 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “Seven more issues????? Geez. I hate this decompressed story telling. Pack in a story for my $5. I will be…” Mar 12, 07:49 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “@Hornacek — Oh, yeah — I guess it’s quite literally a “death spiral.” Torment was so inspired that he decided…” Mar 12, 07:14 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “@Evan Berry: That motive makes sense, but it’s just Eddie’s guess. It could be the actual motive, but I wouldn’t…” Mar 11, 15:26 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Legacy #987): “CARNAGE KNOWS”: “@Hornacek — Regarding Torment’s motive, this will probably be in the recap for the next issue, but in Venom #255,…” Mar 11, 15:03