Being familiarized with late 90s-early 2000s Spidey, there’s plenty of lore to be learned in regards of the brand new symbolism of his powers; after the events of Coming Home and Revelations (created, as well, by Straczynski), we learn that there’s a potential cosmic meaning behind Spider-man’s existence, since Peter apparently was “destined” to become Spidey, which is a brand new concept toward his character, nonetheless, it’s still interesting and a breath of fresh air, considering the whole “...

fun read, although the art of the marvel knights issues was awful. but the story was pretty well told and hey for marvel it felt strange they didn't use time travel.

I stayed up late last night finishing this because I couldn't sleep, and I would say that the second half of this book is much more engaging than the first half. My favorite aspect of this story arc was the emotions; Peter/Spider-Man is slowly deteriorating, though no one can figure out why. There are a lot of excellent moments between him, MJ, and Aunt May that really make this worth it.However, because this is a compilation of different Spider-Man issues, the art in some issues isn't up to par...

It's a bit of a strange story. It is best to not think too hard while reading because you will start to ask questions that will ruin it . . . just take in the story on the surface and don't look underneath for answers. Spiderman undergoes some massive changes - haven't read anything more recent (at least that I can think of) so I don't know if those changes stick around or not, but it will at least be interesting to see him dealing with it for a little while. The side characters were nicely done...

Story(J. Michael Straczynski): 7/10Fav Artist: Mike Wieringo PARENTS GUIDEAge Level: 13+Violence:Spider-Man beats up a big man until he is bleeding all over the groundSpider-Man and a foe fight and Spider-Man is beaten up so badly he is bleeding everywhere and his eye is ripped out.Sex/Nudity:A one-page scene where two characters are seen in a bedroom. the light is very dim so you can only see their outlines. you hear the woman moan, apparently because they are having sex.one woman is seen throu...

Weird, weird tale - this many crossovers and guest-stars are jarring, even though I’ve read more “event” minis than I can count. It’s like every walk-on part comes outta nowhere and I don’t know whether to yawn or gasp. As always, with this man artists with such diverse styles on hand, the “feel” of the storyline gets shredded on a frequent basis too. Gotta say, Reginald Hudlin tries for the humour but does *not* land the jokes. Poor guy, his style just doesn’t work for adult books.JMS? My god w...

This was one of the longest and most epic spidey stories ever, Peter is becoming more Spider than man and has been fading in and out and when he learns what the truth is and when Morlun comes in and there is epic fight between the two and the art is just magnificent and he dies?! But the reasons of his rebirth are revealed and they are shocking, what happens when the spider takes control? More Spider than man and the reaction of the Avengers and Aunt May and MJ...this volume had so much it was f...

Flawed premise but wonderful emotions.World: The art is alright, this are three books so the art varies, but overall it is enjoyable. The world building here I like, I've always liked the totem aspect that Straczynski introduced to Peter and it continues here. I'll get into the story below but if you just look at the world building for this arc, it's pretty fantastic and full of intimate character building pieces and also larger MU pieces, it's good.Story: The premise of the story is wonky and c...

Oh my God, this whole time all I wanted to do was give Spidey a big hug!! >_< ...also, uncool with all the giant spider drawings! Some of us are HUGELY arachnophobic! ....yeah, yeah, yeah, I understand the irony T.T

I’m not big fan of comics. But I like popular comics stories in film’s. I liked the animation movies I watched in the childhood. The story of spider-man is one of the most interesting for me. Besides, I’m fan of Marvel, think this Universe is more classical in comics. I gave 1 additional star for comics because spider-man is my favourite hero.

I liked it a lot. It’s an odd one. Morlun is a bizarre villain, and the metamorphosis spiderman goes through is just... weird. It’s cool, I like weird.The art was varied, but mostly very good. The writing had some iffy and awkward moments, but overall, I really enjoyed it. The first few issues didn’t really seem to “mesh” well into a single narrative, but once the arc started to flow, it was a pretty consistently interesting tale.I love Spidey as a New Avenger. I especially love seeing aunt May

A tear jerker and that's even though I know Marvel has no idea how to kill a character and leave them dead even if it was now rather than years ago. The epilogue definitely took some away from the power of the rest of the book. But this book understands who Peter Parker is. And didn't do all that badly with a host of other character. Sure it was weird and confusing. And the big reveal was unbelievable. But still basically a wow. 4.5 of 5.

J. Michael Straczynski's run as writer on Spider-Man is easily one of my favorites. This collection is one I somehow missed when it was published. Amazingly it was gifted to me by cousin Henry. The amazing part is I own every other collection except this one. What are the chances?! BTW Straczynski had some co-authors on this one, including Peter David. Anyway I loved this story where Morlun returns to eat the spider lifeforce inside Peter. SPOILERS AHEAD . . . Peter is killed but his inner spid

4.5 Golden StarsDifferentthat's the only word comes to mind to describe it. never even think about this view was possible, but... why not? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯I really liked the plot. plus, the fun & the (frightening) excitement.& it was emotional (probably the first comic I actually cried. it really hit hard & fast! & unexpected!)a little creepy sometimes (that was why I was doubtful to give it 5), but the unexpected, exciting plot made up for it. & my other comic 5 stars had a weaker plot than this.I als...

Well...Spider-Man: The Other was a story line that ran through three different Spider-Man monthly comics and as such, has three different author/illustrator teams. However, JMS who is credited as "Story Architect" essentially came up with the premise, story and plot. That being said, The Other seems to take both JMS's strengths and weaknesses to their fullest extremes. I hated...HATED...the first half of this book. First we get yet another in a long line of lame duck (and usually cheap) JMS orig...

3.5 StarsA couple things to note first: If you haven't read the rest of JMS' run there are some details which you may want to learn about up front. Without them you won't be completely lost but you will be a little. You need to know who the villain Morlun is and you also need to understand the idea that JMS has created this story about Spider-Man being a totem for some Spider god, or some such.The main gist here is that Peter undergoes a change, why he goes through it, how he and his family and

I hadn't followed the Spiderman series since the Clone Saga of the 1990's, but every so often Marvel publishes an event that comic book fans just shouldn't miss out on. Such is the way with The Other. Older fans who are unfamiliar with more recent Spidey tales may feel a little lost in this story and disoriented at first. Aunt May is alive, and Parker is a member of the New Avengers. It's a darker story, which makes it all the more interesting, though I feel they could have delved into even dark...

I liked the idea here. The whole concept of the Spider powers not being an accident, but a gift. I loved the whole shedding his skin to be reborn idea. I loved the new abilities. It's a real shame that "One last day" has made this storyline defunct

The Other reads at times like a surreal, gruesome fever dream. Though compelling in a strange way, the story’s numerous disjointed plot points and flat-out bizarre narrative tics make it a less satisfying read than it could have been, offering up far more questions than answers.The tenure of J. Michael Strazynski on the Spider-Man books took a daring step and questioned the half-century-old mythology of the character: what if Spider-Man’s origins had been supernatural rather than scientific? Wha...

One of the first Spider Man Crossovers In the 21 century. After clogging by Clone Saga Spider Man needed a revitalization. So Babylon 5 creator and renowed scriptwriter JMS was asked to just that. After starting with introducing Morlun, outing Spidey identity and giving him a job as a teacher, JMS also did few duds. Sins Past was the first one (eventually retconned out, even as It was overcomplicated and stupid) and One More Day (which at this point It's like sad reality). But there is also this...