Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man #10 Review


Leading from the front.


The main Spider-Verse event has been divided into two groups, and this is the issue where they collide.

Slott manages to make the major characters work – but it feels cluttered and a little rushed.

Balancing a fast paced plot alongside such an enormous cast is always going to be a tall order, but there are enough character moments here to make this an enjoyable ride.

Coipel falters a bit and most of his faces are out of wack, but is serviceable.

SPOILERS FOLLOW………….

Superior Spider-Man’s team arrives and manages to kill Lady Verna’s pets quickly and brutally, managing to rescue Miles and Jessica of the Ultimate universe.

616 Peter’s group divides into three teams and brings up some interesting moments – Peter’s reluctance to let Spider-Gwen go onto the field, Old Man Spider’s forbidding of Silk’s traversal and Cosmic Spider-man brother-like behavior regarding Mayday.


Spider-UK’s team joins up with the Superior one – and Peter gets the shock of his life when he sees SpOck up and about (and arrogant). Old Man Spider is annoyed that Silk tailed them, while Miguel is happy to see that he’s back in his timeline.

But the blissful moments are broken when Daemos attacks and the first victim is RoboSpider. Kaine’s ‘Other’ abilities and SpOck’s ruthlessness manage to fell him.


More problems lie ahead as Daemos is resurrected and breaks Old Man Spider’s neck, coming with two of his siblings.

Ben Reilly and Kaine determine that the Inheritors are using cloning technology to resurrect themselves and along with Ultimate Jessica Drew decide to go to the source and stop the process. Likewise, Silk also escapes with a dimension porter while Peter is distracted by learning that Old Man Spider is actually an alternate world Ezekiel.


The terms ‘Scion’, ‘Other’ and ‘Bride’ come up again during the Peter-Ezekiel talk, but we’re no closer to knowing what they mean.

Silk is followed by Spider-Man Noir and 616 Spider-Woman with the siblings and Daemos hot on their heels. Once back at the Cosmic Universe, SpOck takes charge and Peter’s spider sense starts going haywire.

SPOILERS END…………

A little rushed and uneven, but overly enjoyable. The large ensemble gives room for only fleeting character interactions, but most hit the right mark.

The main thing is that Peter can see every direction his life could have gone – and it makes many of his discoveries interesting in ways that are not easy to guess.

The artwork falls off badly and proves a little detrimental, given the large scope of the event.

So, I give it 7.5 out of 10.

+Some great action
+Impressively used character interactions
+The ‘What if’ scenario being used well

-Artwork suffers badly
-Plot feels rushed

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