It is possible that I was the only one dissatisfied in the recent run of amazing Spider-Man #50 – 55 – a overall of 11 books including all the ‘.LR’ issues, however I question it. What the heck is happening here? Don’t get me wrong, I like a complex story, however this is off the charts. It practically makes me long for the old easy one-book marvel Team-Up Spider-Man stories (but not quite).
It is simple to see exactly how somebody believed this was a great concept – a convergence with the purchase of the Web, the Osburn family, MJ, a strong dose of Dr. Strange, a bit Black Cat, the Sin-Eater, Morlun, as well as the huge baddie, Kindred. Just about everybody ends up possessed at some point as well as some people get killed (maybe, kind of, difficult to tell). By the end, it is remove that there is at least one redeeming high quality that pleases fans as well as collectors alike.
More Ink Than Story
The artwork varieties from great (most of the storyline,) to cartoonish (ASM 54.LR,) to fantastic (ASM #55). Of course, my grading of the artwork is totally subjective. But why make considerable modifications along the method to something that comes out quick as well as furiously? Maybe it is precisely since there was a flood of books, appearing practically weekly. This made it difficult to produce consistent artwork at this pace.
In this run of 11 books, there are a great deal of panels as well as not so much story. It may just have been that I was having a difficult time complying with it. I chose to fracture open some random books from the 70s, 80s, as well as 90s as well as begin counting words. The typical word count of that sampling of books, including amazing Spider-Man #282, was practically 2100 words. That is 133% much more than the typical script of this run of books (with the exception of #50, which is over-sized as well as overpriced). Perhaps marvel believed that if an installment comes much more than when a month, there can be less storyline. Not a fantastic idea.
More is Not always Better
Many of you discovered a unexpected plethora of ASM books waiting on you at your regional Comic Shop. I was at first thrilled to see the stack of books however have to ask now, was this story worth $46 (issue #50 has a cover cost of $5.99)? In this case, much more Spiderman has not resulted in a much better story or much better investment. But what option did all of us have? It isn’t reasonable to look at these intervening ‘.LR’ problems as well as pass. marvel had us best where they desired us. That is a quite significant cost tag, even for the most dynamic as well as prominent title around. Value is, of course, family member to what it is you get; if these were legendary stories destined for greatness, possibly I might feel differently.
I did discover it simpler to checked out the two storylines (regular problems as well as then the ‘.LR’ issues) individually rather than the method they were published. If you struggled, as I did, on your very first read, possibly try as well as checked out them in this method for much better clarity. It only assisted a bit though. I still have no concept exactly how some characters are possessed, freed, killed, as well as reborn. It felt like a great deal occurred however something got lost from the preliminary storyboard to the final lettering. Like a youngster in front of a wall of Picasso paintings – I do worry that perhaps I just don’t get it. perhaps I’m just missing what is fantastic about it. ‘Good’ is fundamentally a matter of what you like as well as what you appreciate. Sadly, this run of Spider-Man was just disappointing.
Silver Lining
The great news is that amazing Spider-Man #55 is cool. The artwork is fantastic, the story wraps up well, as well as the cover art is epic. It will be one that we see in slabs as well as hanging on walls for many years to come. If you do not own this book already, it may be as well late to discover a fairly priced top quality copy, however it is worth the effort. It is a book you can enjoy, even without having to try as well as figure out the ten books that come before. I hope this concept of inserting these extra problems in-between the routine numbered series problems is something that marvel takes a major look at stopping, or at least doing better. The easy reality is that marvel discovered a method to capture double sales out of their raving fans without providing anywhere near double the value.
I did ultimately discover to like Picasso, so perhaps this story will grow on me. However, it is difficult to picture growing to like the overall cost label or seeing this as an investment (except for amazing Spider-Man #55). Feel totally free to applaud me on or steer me back in the best direction. just don’t test me on where Sin-Eater ends as well as Kindred begins.
Choosy collectors select Swag.
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