AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #44
PLOT: Peter and Mary Jane meet at the set of her movie for a talk. Doctor Octopus confronts Carlyle at the hotel he’s staying. Peter’s talk with MJ doesn’t go well and upon hearing news of the battle he leaves Aunt May at the studio cafeteria to join the fray.
LIKES: Strong dialogue. Strong art. The usual since JMS took over this title. “The Amazing Lobster Man” is a funny bit. The scene of Peter leaving Aunt May to go off as Spider-Man is very effective. Ock’s helping Spidey to save the innocent people from the hotel’s wall collapse is a nice turn.
DISLIKES: Romita, Jr. really needs to work on his MJ. At least half of the facial expressions are way off. Straczynski made Rick Turk, MJ’s co-star, such a transparent jerk that’s it’s unbelievable MJ what be so effected by what he says about the psychological profile of a super-hero’s girl friend. Most of the issue is run of the mill fight scenes and we all know what’s going to happen when Carlyle arrives at the nearby movie studio.
RATING 2½ webheads out of 5. All in all just OK making it one of the weakest of Straczynski’s issues.
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