Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #42 (Legacy #936): “Madame Masque Is Magic Now?” or “So long, The Fisks, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night”

The gang war continues!  And I know what you’re saying … “Craig, I really enjoy these Gang War issues where Spidey barely appears, but I feel that in those issues he’s at least doing something.  […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #40 (Legacy #934): “A Tale of Two Fisks” or “What Hits The Ground First: A Head Or An Entire Body?”

The gang war continues!  Do you like your Spider-Man stories when the main character mostly sits around and watches other people drink alcohol while waiting for someone to show up?  Where villains switch their established […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War First Strike #1: “Gang War, Huh, Yeah, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything!” or “First Strike, Second Ball”

Hey, it’s Gang War time!  Stop, come back, no more teasing about how “Gang War is coming!” – it’s finally here!  And did somebody say “I want some one-shots in my comicbook events?”  No?  Well, […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #38 (Legacy #932): “You Don’t Want A Full Issue of Re-Po? This Is The Issue For You” or “Gang War Is Coming … Wait, Come Back, We Really Mean It This Time”

It’s a tale of two stories!  But one of them isn’t even a story – it’s a bunch of mini-stories.  But more importantly, it’s the end of the first(1) Rek-Rap story … and also a […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #36 (Legacy #930): “Rek-Rap, P.I.”, or “sihT nO 99.4$ tnepS I???”

The “Sinful Spider-Man” saga is over.  Gang War is on the horizon.  But first we have the return of 2023’s breakout character that you(1) demanded:  REK-RAP! (What a nice cover … that has nothing to […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #34 (Legacy #928): “Paul On The Run”, or “The Lonely Grave of ‘Sergei Kravinov’.(1)”

It’s the penultimate chapter in the “Sinful Spider-Man” saga.  Who will Spidey target next?  Will “Kraven” get out of his grave?  Will Queen Goblin show up after disappearing for the previous issue?  Will we get […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #32 (Legacy #926): “Spear of Destiny”, or “How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Sins”

Amazing Spider-Man #32 (Legacy #926):  “Spear of Destiny”(1), or “How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Sins” (The reason this review was delayed was due to me not being able to get the […]

Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (Legacy #N/A) – 2023: Demon With A New Mask On, and When Aunts Attack!

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (Legacy #N/A) – 2023:  Demon With A New Mask On, and When Aunts Attack! (This annual passes Puddin’s “Do I want to rub my chin against it?’ test.) I forgot about […]

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Craig’s Critique (someone already spoiled “Hornacek’s Harangue” and “Craig’s Crap”): Amazing Spider-Man #28: We’ve Got A Man Down!

Amazing Spider-Man #28 (Legacy #922):  We’ve Got A Man Down! * (I don’t have a fancy banner image like Mark or Chi-Town so until I can figure something out here’s a picture of this issue […]