Right off the bat the first issue is insane. This one's a bit all over the place, but has a solid conclusion that sets up something truly special for the first time in this run.Ĭhip Zdarsky Spider-man has been a interesting ride so far. Issue 300 is a redeeming factor, bringing everything together again as we set off on the next leg of the journey, but it does feel a bit too little too late.Īdam Kubert manages to pencil all of these issues (including the over-sized #300) thanks to some able help from Juan Frigeri, who I think is working from Kubert's layouts and rough pencils to give some much more consistent art than I think Kubert would turn in on his own. I still find that Zdarsky's humour doesn't land quite as well as it should too he's known as a humour writer, and Spidey should be a good fit for him but it still feels a bit unnatural. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Human Torch, Teresa Parker (Maybe? Who knows anymore?) and Spidey himself, it's easy to get bogged down in what is essentially a straight forward 'Spidey's wanted by the authorities for something he didn't do' type story. Between the Grey Blade, the Tinkerer, the Mason, J. Chip Zdarsky's story has gotten a bit too big for itself, with so many moving parts that it's all threatening to collapse. I think there's such a thing as trying to juggle too many balls at once.
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