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The Amazing Spider-Man #26 Micro-Review – A Wasted Death

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The Amazing Spider-Man 26, cover, May 2023, John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #26
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna (Inker), Marcio Menyz & Erick Arciniega (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)
RELEASED: May 31, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

As the cover indicates, we get a character death in this issue. The problem is, the character who dies never had a role of substance in the book. We established that they were around, but that’s about it. We never told any interesting stories about them being in Spider-Man’s orbit, how their relationship with him evolved, etc. They were just there for the sake of being there. Almost as if they weren’t put there for any reason other than to be killed off later…

What a waste.

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A Fantastic Four #700 Micro-Review – When You Give a Narcissist a Time Machine…

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TITLE: Fantastic Four #700
AUTHOR: Ryan North
ARTISTS: Iban Coello, Jesus Aburtov (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Alex Ross.
RELEASED: May 17, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

I haven’t read nearly as much Doctor Doom content as I perhaps should have. But one thing I’ll never deny is that Doom is inevitably fun to read. He is a narcissist that refers to himself in the third person, after all. Ryan North has a great handle on the character.

And what happens when you give a time machine to a narcissist? The results aren’t nearly as catastrophic as you might think.

Question: How much longer is Johnny Storm going to have his fu manchu? It may have run its course, I think…

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A She-Hulk #13 Micro-Review – The Team-Up That Wasn’t There

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She-Hulk 13, cover, May 2023, Jen BartelTITLE: She-Hulk #13
AUTHOR: Rainbow Rowell
ARTISTS: Andres Genolet, Joe Quinones, Dee Cunniffe (Colorist), Bryan Valenza (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Jen Bartel.
RELEASED: May 17, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

It looks like we’ve got a love triangle coming our way in She-Hulk. I ain’t mad at it. At least Rainbow Rowell got me to care about Jack of Hearts, one of the guys, before it started…

Patsy Walker, a.k.a. Hellcat, is indeed in this issue as the cover suggests. But the cover also kind of suggests it’s a team-up, which it isn’t. On the plus side, this is another positively gorgeous Jen Bartel covert.

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A Planet of the Apes #2 Micro-Review – Hooked in Hard

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Planet of the Apes 2, cover, May 2023, Joshua Cassara, Dean WhiteTITLE: Planet of the Apes #2
AUTHORS: David F. Walker
ARTISTS: Dave Wachter, Bryan Valenza (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Joshua Cassara & Dean White.
RELEASED: May 17, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

This second issue of Planet of the Apes was a little exposition-heavy, as we further build the world and time period the book is set in. Some of that dialogue is clunky. But by and large, this issue is a decent continuation of what we got from issue #1. I’m still hooked in hard.

Dave Wachter and Bryan Valenza’s art continues to be absolutely beautiful. They’re tailor-made for a book like this.

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A Star Wars: Yoda #7 Micro-Review – Yoda vs. General Grievous

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Star Wars Yoda 7, cover, May 2023, Phil NotoTITLE: Star Wars: Yoda #7
AUTHOR: Marc Guggenheim
ARTISTS: Alessandro Miracolo, Annalisa Leoni (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Phil Noto.
RELEASED: May 3, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

As the cover indicates, we get a fight between Yoda and General Grievous in this issue. It manages to be a pretty good fight, with Yoda being more formidable than one might initially anticipate. “Size matters not,” etc.

Have we officially established that the voice Yoda hears during the Dagobah scenes is Qui-Gon Jinn? Who else could it be…?

This Yoda series is working for me. You wouldn’t necessarily think Yoda would work as the subject of an ongoing. But here we are.

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A Star Wars: Yoda #6 Micro-Review – “Always Present, the Dark Side is.”

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Star Wars Yoda 6, cover, April 2023, Phil NotoTITLE: Star Wars: Yoda #6
AUTHOR: Jody Houser
ARTISTS: Luke Ross, Nolan Woodard (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Phil Noto.
RELEASED: April 19, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

There’s some good dark-side related stuff in here. Namely about how the dark side is part of the Force itself, and always there as a temptation. I like that notion. It rings true to how certain temptations work in the real world.

At the risk of harping on, I really can’t say enough good things about how Luke Ross and Nolan Woodard render Yoda. There’s so much detail there that he almost looks drawn from life. It’s a big selling point for this series, as far as I’m concerned.

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A She-Hulk #12 Micro-Review – Superheroine Book Club

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She-Hulk 12, cover, April 2023, Jen BartelTITLE: She-Hulk #12
AUTHOR: Rainbow Rowell
ARTISTS: Andres Genolet, Joe Quinones, Dee Cunniffe (Colorist), Bryan Valenza (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer) Cover by Jen Bartel.
RELEASED: April 19, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

What is it about She-Hulk in high-top shoes? It just works. As does yet another stellar cover by Jen Bartel.

Joe Quinones does a guest-spot in this issue. His work is always great to see, and he’s perfectly suited for a story about She-Hulk hosting a book club with various Marvel heroines. And of course, said story is written by Rainbow Rowell, a prose book author in her own right.

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The Amazing Spider-Man #24 Micro-Review – Big Spidey Armor

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The Amazing Spider-Man 24, cover, April 2023, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #24
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna (Inker), Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)
RELEASED: April 19, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

We finally discover the secret of Mary Jane’s new family in this issue. It makes as much sense as anything else, I suppose. By comic book logic/science at least. It’s still a questionable decision overall, though.

Has Zeb Wells ever written the Fantastic Four? They show up early in this issue, and his work with them steals the show.

As the cover indicates, we get a big suit of Spider-Man armor in this issue. It reminds me of Batman’s armor from The Dark Knight Returns. Which is so overexposed at this point that I’m not sure I mean that in a good way…

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A Fantastic Four #6 Micro-Review – Attack of the Killer Algae

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Fantastic Four 6, cover, April 2023, Alex RossTITLE: Fantastic Four #6
AUTHOR: Ryan North
ARTISTS: Ivan Fiorelli, Jesus Aburtov (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Alex Ross
RELEASED: April 12, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

This is probably my favorite FF issue this run has produced thus far. The big threat to the world in this issue is a planet-devouring algae. If there was ever an enemy tail0r-made for a team of scientifically inclined heroes like the FF, it’s killer algae.

I wasn’t aware the Invisible Woman is as powerful as she evidently is. But we get a pretty big reminder here. Big enough that other parties in the Marvel Universe become justifiably concerned…

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The Amazing Spider-Man #23 Micro-Review – A Colossally Stupid Punch

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The Amazing Spider-Man 23, cover, April 2023, John RomitaJr., Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #23
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna (Inker), Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)
RELEASED: April 5, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

Peter throws a colossally stupid punch at Captain America in this issue. Which, unfortunately, connects and kind of makes Cap look like a jabroni. What’s worse, Peter then proceeds to punk out Cap with his own shield. He’s Captain America, for cryin’ out loud! Did somebody lop off his yam bags?

Stupid punch notwithstanding, this was a decent issue. Definitely a couple steps up from the last two. Here’s hoping ASM can start to build up some momentum again.

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