Amazing Spiderman #655
Beautiful cover. Spiderman is in mourning after failing to save Marla, J. Jonah Jamesons wife. This art direction inside is right up my street. It feels like an early Tim Sale style. Marcos Martin has done a stunning job here. Captures the mood of the issue brilliantly.
This is the first of two mourning issues this week, since we also have the Johnny Storm remembrance issue. This really hits all the right tear jerking moments. Jonah having to walk to the other side of the bed to stop the alarm clock. Peter cant face putting the Spiderman costume on below his suit for the funeral, and clearly feels responsible. The service looks to be taking part in St. Patrick's Cathedral and the grand architecture is so beautifully translated onto the page. The entire first half of the book is silent. Yet it says so much.
We then cut to Peter having trouble sleeping, dreaming about everyone else who he has failed to save. A really trippy dreamscape, more than a little Kirby-esque. Then during a double page spread of warped reality, buildings shooting up here and there, gravity not being what it seems, I spotted amongst all of the dead characters- the Spider-buggy. Yes apparently the Spider-buggy is in heaven too.
His dream really is the stuff of nightmares. Dan Slott really knows how to pick up the essential parts of Spider-man's exhaustingly long back story, and bring to the table the most relevant parts to really drive the story, and in this case Pete's nightmare. Even the way villains cant seem to stay dead is present in this dream, and it really doesn't feel like a joke when it's brought up.
When the dream is over Peter has decided he can no longer let anyone else die. Which is a shame as with the last two pages we are introduced to a hostage situation with a madman that has no regard for human life. I cannot wait to see what happens next.
Also the view from up above New York's skyline is amazing. The art and colours really are picture perfect all the way through. Retro and yet so crisp and modern.
This is the first of two mourning issues this week, since we also have the Johnny Storm remembrance issue. This really hits all the right tear jerking moments. Jonah having to walk to the other side of the bed to stop the alarm clock. Peter cant face putting the Spiderman costume on below his suit for the funeral, and clearly feels responsible. The service looks to be taking part in St. Patrick's Cathedral and the grand architecture is so beautifully translated onto the page. The entire first half of the book is silent. Yet it says so much.
We then cut to Peter having trouble sleeping, dreaming about everyone else who he has failed to save. A really trippy dreamscape, more than a little Kirby-esque. Then during a double page spread of warped reality, buildings shooting up here and there, gravity not being what it seems, I spotted amongst all of the dead characters- the Spider-buggy. Yes apparently the Spider-buggy is in heaven too.
His dream really is the stuff of nightmares. Dan Slott really knows how to pick up the essential parts of Spider-man's exhaustingly long back story, and bring to the table the most relevant parts to really drive the story, and in this case Pete's nightmare. Even the way villains cant seem to stay dead is present in this dream, and it really doesn't feel like a joke when it's brought up.
When the dream is over Peter has decided he can no longer let anyone else die. Which is a shame as with the last two pages we are introduced to a hostage situation with a madman that has no regard for human life. I cannot wait to see what happens next.
Also the view from up above New York's skyline is amazing. The art and colours really are picture perfect all the way through. Retro and yet so crisp and modern.
Amazing Spiderman #655
Reviewed by Matt
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Reviewed by Matt
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