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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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The Amazing Spider-Man #22 Micro-Review – Pay-Off Approaching

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TITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #22
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS:  John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna (Inker), Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)
RELEASED: March 22, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

They’re losin’ me again. For whatever reason, this story about Spidey taking on a Mayan god just isn’t doing it for me. It still feels like I’m missing a vital piece of the story or something…

The best I can say about this issue is that there’s some pretty good action. And also, we’re finally about to follow up on just what Peter did to cause the disaster we saw way back in issue #1. So it’s nice to finally be getting a pay-off here.

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The Amazing Spider-Man #21 Micro-Review – Outta Luck?

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The Amazing Spider-Man 21, cover, March 2023, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #21
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS:  John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna (Inker), Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)
RELEASED: March 8, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

It looks like we’re supposed to know the villain in this issue from the previous volume of ASM. Guess new readers like me are outta luck in that regard.

The most relatable moment in this issue for me is Mary Jane struggling to get two kids ready for a trip to the park. Sometimes facing down a supervillain isn’t as tough as trying to get two kids out of the damn house.

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The Amazing Spider-Man #20 Micro-Review – “A Sister or a Best Friend”

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The Amazing Spider-Man 20, cover, February 2023, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #20
AUTHOR: Joe Kelly
ARTISTS:  Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson (Inker), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna & Marcio Menyz.

RELEASED: February 22, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

Peter tells Felicia in this issue that his love for Mary Jane is now more like the love for a sister or a best friend. That’s a bold line when you consider it’s about one of the premiere couples in all of superhero comics. What’s funny is that even Felicia doesn’t completely buy it.

This issue, and issue #19, make up a fun little romp in the snow that serves as filler until our regular team is back on the book. It’s perfectly serviceable. Great to see the Dodsons work on Spidey.

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The Amazing Spider-Man #19 Micro-Review – A Harley Quinn Appearance?

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The Amazing Spider-Man 19, cover, February 2023, John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #19
AUTHOR: Joe Kelly
ARTISTS: Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson (Inker), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, & Marcio Menyz.
RELEASED: February 8, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

After skipping out on all the “Dark Web” stuff, I’m reading ASM again. This turned out to be a pretty fun issue to come back to.

Have Peter Parker and Felicia Hardy dated in the canonical Marvel Universe before? The must have, at some point. I like them together. At least on what’s undoubtedly a limited-time basis.

White Rabbit, or at least Terry and Rachel Dodson’s version of White Rabbit, looks a lot like Harley Quinn, doesn’t she? Is it just me?

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The Amazing Spider-Man #12 Micro-Review – Sympathy For the Devil

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The Amazing Spider-Man 12, cover, 2022, Hobgoblin, John Romita Jr.TITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #12
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna (Inker), Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)

RELEASED: October 26, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

I love the idea of a glider fight between Spidey and Hobgoblin. To this issue’s credit, it really delivers on that idea.

So it’s been 12 issues now, and we have yet to really follow up on the revelation from issue #1 about Mary Jane’s family. Is that a let-down? Or is it simply long-term storytelling? Maybe both?

Norman Osborn seems to get more and more sympathetic with each issue. Zeb Wells deserves a lot of credit for that. It’s not easy to have sympathy for the devil. Even when he’s not acting like the devil…

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The Amazing Spider-Man #10 Micro-Review – The Gwen Stacy Trick

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The Amazing Spider-Man 10, cover, 2022, John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #10
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS: Nick Dragotta, Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, & Menyz.

RELEASED: September 28, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

No, it’s not really Gwen. It’s Peter’s…memories of her? Or a vision of her? I dunno. This issue ties in with a bigger story Marvel is doing with the Avengers, X-Men, and Eternals.

I’m not even that big a Spider-Man geek, and even I know that “the Gwen Stacy trick,” i.e. bringing Gwen back to try and pop a sales number, is beyond played out. I can’t even say this is a bad issue. But the stunt with Gwen feels so cheap that it practically ruins the issue. For me, at least.

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The Amazing Spider-Man #9 Micro-Review – Cut Me a Slice of that!

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The Amazing Spider-Man 9, cover, 2022, John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #9
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS: Patrick Gleason, Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, & Menyz.
RELEASED: September 14, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

Patrick Gleason drawing both Spidey and Wolverine? Cut me a slice of that!

I wasn’t overly thrilled to see the X-Men in this issue, as I find their line of books is as impenetrable as ever for me as a novice to the mutant world. But still, having Spidey and MJ attend Krakoa’s Hellfire Gala is a fine way to bring them together.

Spidey wears a red and black suit to the affair, which apparently doubles as his equivalent to formal wear? I never knew he had a “black tie” costume…

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The Amazing Spider-Man #8 Micro-Review – High Altitude, High Velocity

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The Amazing Spider-Man #8, cover, 2022, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio MenyzTITLE: The Amazing Spider-Man #8
AUTHOR: Zeb Wells
ARTISTS: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna (Inker), Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)
RELEASED: August 24, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

As I’ve indicated previously, I really dig this cover. It’s the best Romita has put out for this series thus far.

There’s a cool high altitude, high velocity struggle between Spidey and the Vulture in this issue. Very enjoyable, and again, some of the best work Romita has turned in since he returned to the character.

As this new dynamic between Peter Parker and Norman Osborn continues to progress, I keep coming back to that “so smart it makes you dumb” quote about Peter from issue #2. This is not going to end well…

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Epic Covers: Spidey as Green Goblin?!?

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By Rob Siebert
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Over in The Amazing Spider-Man, Spidey’s getting some tech help from an extremely unlikely source: Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Green Goblin. Thus, the very Goblin-esque look he’s sporting on the cover of this week’s ASM #8.

I like this cover by John Romita Jr. (with Scott Hanna on inks and Marcio Menyz on colors) because it creates instant intrigue. In giving Spider-Man visual traits that line up with his arch nemesis (the glider, the green lighting and…is that the Spidey version of a pumpkin bomb?), the reader instantly has questions about what’s going on. Thus, a desire to open the issue.

I’ve been a critic of John Romita Jr’s in the past. But this one is a winner, right here. Easily the best cover of his to come out of this new ASM volume thus far.

The Amazing Spider-Man #8, cover, 2022, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz

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