science five 😭

I own this book. Hey look, I read the second volume of something. This is the end of this run, and genuinely, I don't think there was an issue I didn't enjoy. Peter Parker in this book is back to his roots, taking care of New York, burning himself out but continuing to fight for those who can't fight for themselves. We see Rumour again, we get to see Jasper and Terra again, Under York has made it's come back. We get cameos from Iron Man, Fantastic Four and I just URGHHHHHH. It's so good. The a

Another series cut down in its prime, unfortunately. Tom Taylor does some wonderful stuff here, although the single issues far out-shine the longer form stories. The Mary Jane spotlight issue is especially good, as is the flashback issue for The Rumor (who I want to see again!). It does definitely feel like Taylor was cleaning house as the series came to a close. He ties up all the loose ends in the last few issues and puts his toys back in the box fairly quickly, including dealing with Underear...

Taylor is knocking is out of the park on this book! It has the perfect balance of seriousness, silliness, and action. 5 out of 5.

This is THE feel-good comic of this century. It’s just positive vibes from start to finish, top to bottom, and I love every single page of it.

Marvel, why do you keep ending all these great series from Tom Taylor? He's the best writer working for you today! Taylor keeps Spider-Man light and fun while still dealing with serious subjects like Aunt May's cancer diagnosis. I love the focus on Spidey's neighborhood. It warms my heart every time I see someone looking out for Spider-Man and recognizing how much he does for their community. I'm way past the days of the sad sack Peter Parker, who constantly gets treated like Lucy treats Charlie...

Prowler’s back on the… prowl… because of some baddie abusing crowdfunding… or something… Then Spidey’s back down in Under York to start a revolution with the Fantastic Four. Also, a day in the life of MJ and the continuing, er, adventures of May going through chemo. Wow, this series went south FAST! The second (and final) volume of Tom Taylor’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is a massive drop in quality. And I think I see why it got cancelled so quickly, as Taylor didn’t really have the materi...

Tom Taylor wraps up his run with our Spidy hero. What the heck Marvel? You give this man only two books on and on. Superior Iron Man, X-Men Red, and now this? Why? All these series are good. Give us least 3 or 4. Anyway, enough of that, what is this about? It's all about Spidy going through some crazy adventures. Covering things like going back to underground, teaming up with Fantastic four, dealing with Aunt May's disease, and even having a whole issue mostly around Mary Jane and her daily life...

What a great ending for Tom Taylor's slice of life Spider-Man story.The whole comic is full of heart and love for Marvel's oldest web-slinger, and seeing his community rally around him was maybe one of the sweetest things I've read in a while.The relationship between him and Mary Jane is just top-notch, as well. In case you're wondering, these two volumes don't require you to have read or currently be reading any other titles. It's a great place to jump in and get a Spidey fix! I really don't ha...

This one was so good OMG!Okay so the volume starts with May dealing with her disease and something with reopening FEAST but then problem with Crowdfunding and then we see Spider-man come into it and then he fights Prowler and thinks Hobie is behind it but its not and then we find some other enemy: Mr Helminth, the owner of that site behind it and we have the heroes fight against him and also I love how Taylor ties up the origin of "The Rumor" in it and uses Cap to hint at her long history which

A strong start loses steam in the second and final volume as a dumb story about an evil crowdfunding organization puts us on a sidetrack with too much time spent on dull on-again/off-again villain Prowler. Major storylines about Aunt May's most recent illness and an underground city get abrupt wrap-ups with team-up help from the Fantastic Four and others.The scripting is generally fine with the Mary Jane solo adventure standing out.The art is mostly by Ken Lashley and is much less interesting th...

I'm heartbroken that this excellent run has come to an end. Tom Taylor is one of the best Spidey writers I've seen for a long time; I'd have been excited to have a ten year run on the book from him but, alas, eighteen issues is all we're going to get. Taylor really GETS Spidey. He realises that he's not actually a buffoon; he pretends to be an incompetent wally to put people at their ease, because he's a nice guy and he is humble. All these writers who are portraying Spidey as an idiot recently

Very much a secondary title to Nick Spencer’s Amazing Spider-Man run, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man – the title itself derived from a trademark self-referential comment often made by Spidey himself – doesn’t so much take the character back to basics, but explores his friendly neighbourhood persona via a different corner of New York, specifically “Under York”. No matter how outlandish the first volume was, writer Tom Taylor maintains the humanity towards the hero and the people he sets out to

Finally got around to finishing this book, and it didn’t disappoint. Taylor is one of the best writers around, and this is easily my favorite Spidey run. 5/5 stars

Easily one of the best Spiderman series I’ve ever read. Tom Taylor does not disappoint as usual!

On 2nd read through I realised that GR had logged this book’s issues incorrectly - not 6-10 but 7-14. So this time around I got to read issues 11+ - and that MJ issue, this dude obviously admires the hell out of a three-dimensional MJ. Last time we saw this good of a portrayal was Joe Kelly’s “Renew Your Vows” run, which was just as unnaturally shortened as this was.=====first review=====Well that was friggin heartwarming. An interesting take on the crowdfunding craze, and definitely took a page...

Taylor's an OK writer and the art split across two people isn't the best.. but Marvel needs to sop with the multiple books for one character or team, it rarely brings anything more to the table than diluting the brand... don't get me wrong, they've got so much better especially the last couple of years..Some retro-creativity sees a powered being from the past turn up in Parker's building and get caught up in an adventure. Hobie Brown, The Prowler guests. 6 out of 12.

This series continues to be the best hidden gem of recent years. Tom Taylor delivers a Spider-man that borders nostalgia with earned emotions. The stories tend to be more basic but don’t require being overly clever or involved to be a great read. The Mary Jane centric issue is excellent writing that puts over how integral Mary Jane is to Spider-man and her coaching of Miles is a nice touch. The final issue with Aunt May and the rest of the heroes in Spidey’s life is a great touch. It’s a shame t...

Excruciatingly fun.Make sure you read the posters in the subway during the MJ issue.

The Spider-man we all need, know, and love. Tom Taylor finishes his (way too short) run on Spidey wonderfully.