It’s a big year for Spider-Man, and Marvel has done him a solid with this fun and lengthy milestone issue.
Spider-Man has the worst luck, but at least he has Aunt May! Wrapping up this issue is Dan Slott and Marcos Martin’s two-page story “Save the Date.” It’s a double-page layout tale, with panels on the left and right detailing a potential date setup on the left, then it all failing badly on the right. I’ll give it to Loveness for a good Mysterio joke.
It’s only four pages long, but Nauck captures the likeness of Kimmel well, and it’s a bubblegum sort of tale. Some might remember Loveness wrote a Miles Morales story that had him ending up on SNL, and this story has a similar feel. The Jimmy in question is Jimmy Kimmel, and both creators have them go on a short adventure, with Spidey ending up on his show by the end. Next up is Jeff Loveness and Todd Nauck’s “Spidey Meets Jimmy” story. It’s a five-page story, but it has a lot of charm with a very well-animated Peter Parker rendered by Lopez. Wells builds on a story involving one of Spidey’s first villains, which satisfies those with expectations for the milestone story to deliver some payoff to longtime fans.įollowing the main story is Daniel Kibblesmith and David Lopez’s “Better Late Than Never.” Spidey has to return books at the library, and Kibblesmith cleverly ties each title to some kind of Spider-Man adventure that requires him to take out the book. We also learn Doc Ock’s arms are sentient, which adds another surprise to the narrative. Along the way, Spider-Man must fight not just the Sinister Six, but an amalgam of them too. The general gist of the story is that Doc Ock’s arms seek out Spider-Man to aid their kidnapped master. Much of this story is hellbent on delivering action, but it does end with a happy moment and a poignant one too. Wells expertly sets up the main villain at the start and infuses the story with plenty of Parker Luck to ruin his day. You couldn’t ask for a Spider-Man milestone book to look any better.Īs for the story, it’s fairly interesting, although it sidelines the ongoing story for a fun side adventure with plenty of action. There’s also great acting from Spidey and his foes which sell the comedic elements well.
This book is gorgeously rendered and has some of the most poster-worthy panels and pages you’ve seen in Spider-Man in years.
That is a lot of collaboration, which is usually noticeable in books, but everyone brought their A-game. He inks and is joined by three inkers, and there are also three color artists too. Starting with the main story, I can’t get over how good McGuinness’ art is as it pops and leans into the splashy full-page spreads. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!
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