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Great artwork. Like a less pompous Alex Ross if that makes sense.Mark Waid writes a good Peter Parker, personality wise, but the story is pretty Saturday Morning Cartoon simple.
Quite liked the original story and the globe-trotting adventure. The thing that stands out most about this book is the amazing art. One of the best drawn and coloured books I've read.
Solid story by Waid on this one. Amazing art as well.Seeing Spidey "back in black" was an added bonus.
Gorgeous art. Story was just okay.
Although Peter Parker was originally conceived by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko as an ordinary high schooler who lives in Queens and knows his science to then being bitten by a radioactive spider that gives great power and... well you know the rest; but over fifty years of publication, writers and artists had to find new angles in developing Peter's life as he ages. Introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5, Peter's parents, Richard and Mary were secret agents of the C.I.A. prior to their deaths...
The Kingpin is fat. Not fat like your 300 pound beer drinking uncle or the guy who plays Santa at the mall. It’s more like a big-boned, muscular kind of fat. My son had the Kingpin action figure and it was telling that it was one of the few figures that couldn’t bend his knees. His action figure ability – if you put something in his arms – Spider-Man, Captain Picard, spare change – he could fling it. But because he couldn’t bend his knees (or see his feet), how could he pick anything up in order...
A Spider-man story that turns into a Jason Bourne/James Bond spy-style-adventure, fully painted by Gabriele Dell'otto, with The Kingpin as the villain. It's goooooooood.It is unusual to see Peter/Spider-man in a spy story, because his character doesn't really lend him well to be in those types of situations. He pretty much stays in New York City and beats up whoever the villain of the week is. So it was good to see him in this going Global, going to Cairo and Monaco (and even attempting to speak...
This is an original graphic novel starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Written by Mark Waid, one of my top two or three comic book writers with some extremely beautiful art. The story takes Spidey into a different direction than his usual stories with a clear influence from James Bond and Indiana Jones. So obviously I'm going to really love this. The only downfall for me is it's length, it's really short. Still one heck of a fun ride.
I usually like Waid, but not so much here.
Wow. Page one, the art arrests me. Did not expect to see full painted scenes, rich with nuance and detail. Every page I turned was another treasure - close-up here, splash of saturated colour there. Great kinetic action, intuitive sense of where to place the camera for maximum effect. Gorgeous scenery by Dell'Otto and Dell'Edera. And a great little premise by Waid and Robinson. Clips along speedily, keeping us on our toes, wondering just when the shoe is going to drop. In fact, I felt haunted by...
Amazing art helps a pretty simple story. Still really enjoyed this more than I was expecting for a short story
I wanted to rate this higher for the Dell'Otto art but I just couldn't. It's a forgettable tale that is better suited for a second story of a 64 page annual and not for a hardcover original graphic novel. I admit though that if this was released during the height of Doctor Octopus reign as the Superior Spider-Man, this would have gave old school Peter Parker fans a story of their own to enjoy.The story does end open-ended and seemed to allude to a close kinship for Peter and supposed sister. I t...
A wild cinematic ride that sends Peter Parker on a globe-hopping adventure in a James Bond mode. Family secrets, buried treasure and deadly devices mean peril for Spidey, and of curse the Kingpin’s involved.
The story isn't anything phenomenal. And, by that, I mean it won't exactly rock your world with it's incredibly crazy storyline.But.I think Waid has a spot-on grasp of Peter Parker's voice and personality. So much so, that it takes a rather mediocre Spider-Man story, and turns it into something very enjoyable to read. The real star of the show in Family Business is the art.Gabriele Dell'Otto did an amazing job with the illustrations!I'l love to be one of those people who knew enough to say exact...
...alright
Part of Marvel's new line of OGNs, Family Business has a clever hook that could have potentially lead to more for the character involved, but unfortunately falls prey to the 'Everything is as it was before' trope so that by the end of the story, there's no real impact overall bar the cliffhanger ending which will likely be ignored for a long, long time. The story itself is serviceable enough however, and reminds me of certain storylines from the 90s Spider-Man animated series quite strongly, but...
It’s a fun one-off Spider-Man. The art sure is great to look at though. Five star art, three star plot. Four sounds good
Good but not earth-shaking Spidey vs. Kingpin tale mostly set in foreign lands; the main draw - other than the stylish art - was the soap opera possibility that Peter Parker has a long-lost sibling.
3 star story with 5 star art.
Story was nothing special. The art was the main draw here. Ridiculous painted artwork from Gabriele Dell'Otto. Wish this guy would put out more stuff.
