Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #9 (Legacy #973): “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before … Peter Parker Is Acting Out Of Character”

Crime is rampant across New York City as Spider-Man is nowhere to be seen. Peter Parker is wounded and still recovering from his defeat at Hellgate’s hands. Shocker gets some sidekicks and works for Tombstone. […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #7 (Legacy #971): “Hell(gate) Breaks Loose” or “Here(mes) I Come To Save The Day!”

Hellgate arrives and talks like the LARPers from the Hawkeye TV show. Black Cat freaks out over Hellgate’s appearance, tries shooting him with UZIs, and runs away. Hermes arrives to warn everyone of the dangers […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #5 (Legacy #969): “Eat Shiitake, Hobgoblin!” or “There Is Mushroom In This Issue”

Spidey is finally off of drugs!  Brian is not revealed to be a villain … yet!  Hobgoblin’s plan is foiled!  All of this, plus … mushrooms save the day??? (I’m a sucker for a cover […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Legacy #965): “Brander New Day/Bigger Time” or “Oh, I Thought They Were Giving Us Titles Again”

It’s yet another #1 issue of the Amazing Spider-Man!  Why?  Because we have a new writer … oh wait, no, it’s the same writer as the past 10 issues.  Well, the reason it’s a new […]