Amazing Spider-Man # 7
Writer Mackie and penciler Byrne are so desperate to give Spidey another team up, they in fact create another reality. I guess Spidey’s gone through all the characters in the Marvel Universe in his relaunch huh? Time for alternate universe team ups.
In this pitiful “What If” type story we have Spidey partnered with friend Flash Thompson. The duo then proceed to thwart the evil doings of Doctor Doom, while working in another guest appearance by the Fantastic Four. To top it off the Avengers stop by to congratulate Spidey and Flash of a job well done. The duo then get the keys to NYC by none other than Norman Osborne.
This is a pathetic book to say the least. We have no development in the “real” Spidey’s life. No advances in plot, no advances in character development. It seems as though Mackie and Byrne decided to take a month off and create a new alternate “reality” to play with. Perhaps the real Spider-verse is too complicated to write and pencil, so their taking the easy way out. Either way this was a rip off, and yet again a waste of potential. This comic is getting one and a half Spidey heads out of four. The only reason it gets a half is because of the cliffhanger ending. Go read Webspinners for a true Spidey story!
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