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 […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #70 (Legacy #964): “The 8 Deaths of Spider-Man. Part 10: “Nothing Can Stop The Spider-Naut”

In this issue … it’s the end of the 8 Deaths storyline.  Does Spidey die again?  Will Blight-Callix be defeated?  Does Cytorrak finally do *something*?  Does Peter repair his relationships with all of friends and […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #68 (Legacy #962): “The 8 Deaths of Spider-Man. Part 8: “Four Lives To Live”

NOTE:  Once again I don’t have the physical copy of the issue.  My LCS says this week’s Marvel order is delayed due to the holiday(1) – it feels like forever since I had a review […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #64 (Legacy #958): “The 8 Deaths of Spider-Man. Part 3: “King of Pain” (1)

NOTE:  Sorry for the lateness of this review – my LCS was not open Wednesday (Christmas Day, obviously) and I had to work all day Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the holidays, so it took […]