Loved this story arc!!! Anti venom saving the day..who would have thought!!

I'll give Dan Slott this much: he sticks by his motto of "just have fun." This is a big, crazy crossover event that only gets crazier as it progresses, but it never loses that sense of just doing whatever the next big, fun, ridiculously comic-booky thing is. Unfortunately, that leads to a lot of loose ends that all need tying up with whatever spare string is lying around, and some string that Slott just pulls out of thin air.So, here's the setup. The incredibly silly Spider-Man villain The Jacka...

Amazing. One of my favourite Spider-Man arcs, and probably my favourite Dan Slott Spider-Man story so far.

As is normally the case with Dan Slott's Spiderman work, this was a lot of fun. Definitely recommend if you're a fan of the character, though I think Spider-verse is better.But by the end I was just thinking, god why isn't he just with Mary-Jane?

The good: some satisfying emotional beats, good dialogue, Venom issues were well drawn, and some exciting climaxesThe bad: terrible art from Humberto Ramos in the ASM issues, an uninspired plot, a lack of cool heroic moments, and it was occasionally boring. There’s also a few too many logical leaps, even for Marvel. I really don’t like multiple spider-men. I like spider-man being the only spider-person. This had a lot of spider-people. The interpersonal relationship stuff was solid. Dan Slott do...

Expected more from it But it was Still Good

This is awesome. The outbreak of spider-powers among all of Manhattan sounds trite, but the way it evolves and gets out of control - and the way people just naturally *want* to keep the newfound powers - leaves me actually interested in how the smart guys will solve this crisis.Jameson's reactions are exactly how I've always imagined he'd respond - terrified, belligerent, lashing out - just the way we like old flat-top.Other than a few klangy lines to introduce people's names, Slott's writing is...

Aside from over-exposure by putting the character in a 37 books at once, and making trillions of dollars worldwide on his image, the Spider-Man books are usually all about fun. Spider-Man quips his way through a bunch of rollicking adventures as he rescues his extended Spider family from any danger. They’re also about Peter Parker’s abysmal luck with everything involved with his daily life: money, women, Aunt May’s wheat cakes. And finally about honor. Spider-Man recognizes the enormity of his p...

Not a big fan of how Dan Slott writes Peter Parker and how things don’t feel like they really matter this was a decent story i had fun but I really didn’t care that much.

One day Spider-Man wakes up and discovers that ALL residents of Manhattan have spider powers. I kid you not. In fact, their spider powers are better than those of the real SM. They have built-in web shooters, some of them are stronger, and they have the spidey sense that Peter Parker recently lost (SEE ASM #654 (you have no idea how long I've been waiting to say that!)).Imagine waking up and seeing that everything you thought made you special was now possessed by literally EVERY other person in

When people all over New York starting waking up with Spider powers, including his girlfriend, Spider-Man swings into action. Soon, New York is infested with Spider-Men and the Avengers are called in. But what happens when everyone starts to mutate? And who is the source of the infection? And can Spider-Man stop the epidemic before it leaves Spider-Island?After my experience with Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection, I decided to dip my toes into another Spider-Man collection and this one so...

The Jackal? Really? The Spider-Queen? Who is she? Everyone has spider-powers? More clones? Uhhhhh, no thanks.Another pointless overstuffed crossover event that left no impression whatsoever.2/5

To sum it up, “this meeting could’ve been an email.”I mean, it’s mostly good despite being yet another goddamn crossover event, but boy is it long. Back in the day this would’ve been two, maybe three issues, and it would’ve been solved and suddenly the Silver Surfer would’ve crashed into the pier or something.I mostly read this to continue with the Flash-Thompson-as-Venom story and this was the only place to find those issues. Which I hate. Stupid crossover events. Fortunately the Spider-Man one...

I'm working my way through Dan Slott's run on Spider-Man, and at this point I "get" his writing: he just provides a fun, yet modern take on Spidey, still maintaining some of the hallmarks of early Spider-Man such as the Parker luck and complicated lifestyle.Over time he has brought Peter through ups and down, situations where he really doesn't know what to do but somehow still saves everyone. Spider Island is no different. There are some nice moments in here for Peter, some genuinely funny ones,...

Interesting idea I guess, but 400 pages was too long to spend on it. All the Venom parts could have been heavily condensed to make this more enjoyable/to avoid switching between so many main characters. Only getting 2 stars instead of 1 because I got to see Mary-Jane Watson have spider powers.

Recently, I really enjoyed Spider-Man in the Daredevil & Punisher crossover story. I had been holding off on Spider-Man: Spider-Island, but I figured it would be time to give it a chance. I didn't love it, though. It started well, and it had its moments. (The final rooftop scene with Pete, Julia, and MJ was a highlight.) But it just all felt so silly and rushed. Peter's not bad here, though I struggled to put up with him after a few issues worth of story. Slott's laying on the joking so heavily....

Not entirely sure who came up with the idea to turn everyone in New York into Spider-Men and Women but I wished I was at that Marvel board meeting to turn that idea down. I feel bad for Marvel, recently their usual major story lines have been pretty stale just take a look at Fear Itself but at least that book had Stuart Immomen whereas Spider-Island had Caselli and Ramos. Now I do enjoy Ramos' artwork but his jagged edged characters couldn't bring life to this story. The idea was stupid so natur...

Spider-Man is my favourite super hero, which is why I still continue reading this Vol.2 era of "Amazing" but the stories are just... Bad. Real bad. Many people praised Slott for his work but after the maturity of Straczynski stories, these volumes are just for children. Nothing remains the same. Dead come back. Everything happens for random reasons, and the past stuff that are supposed be affecting present/future are just not there anymore. (I know this is standard Marvel, but that does not mean...

This is a must-read for any Spider-Man fan. The whole city has Spider-Man's powers and Peter Parker isn't so special any more. Suddenly he realises what it's like to be left out in the cold, as others fling webs and take out the bad guys - telling him to "stay safe" and "let the professionals handle this". True to the characters, gripping plot-arc, great and witty writing, Spider Island also had a good few adult jokes to add an extra level to this story. This will be up there with one of my favo...