Having returned to reading Spider-Man comics via the new series from Panini I noticed this trade paperback collection in Waterstones which collects the first five issues of the current US series. The Panini comic started with reprints of issues #17 onward. So not too much catching up to do though for now the first volume will do,
As I noticed many a time the Marvel Universe has changed so much since I was last a regular reader. It seems Kingpin has sort of gone down the Lex Luthor route of becoming a politician but only Mayor rather than President but still has nefarious plans.
There's appearance by Mysterio and Karaven the Hunter both of whom heavily feature in the current seven issue run of Panini's title. There's battles with three headed Sentinels and Spidey gets cloned...again but this time into two. Interesting though not original concept and of course he has to become one again as that's the way things always are and must be.
I noticed Ryan Ottley did a lot of the art and for a while the comic did look a bit like Invincible especially the scenes between Marty Jane and Peter Parker. Could have been easily transposed as Mark Grayson and Atom Eve. Just saying.
Overall a nice set of stories and set ups for the current series and one feels for poor old Petey always suffering from the effects of his career as a super-hero. I must say Aunt May is looking a lot younger and less fragile from the early days of Lee & Ditko which first introduced to Spider-Man.
Rating: 4 Stars (Solid Read)
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