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Comics : Comic Reviews : Marvel Comics
Last Updated: Jan 1, 2009 - 6:19:39 PM




The Amazing Spider-Man #567
By Hervé St-Louis
Oct 28, 2008 - 11:32:44 PM

Marvel Comics
Writer(s): Marc Guggenheim
Penciller(s): Phil Jimenez
Inker(s): Andy Lanning
Colourist(s): Chris Chuckry
Letterer(s): Cory Petit
Cover Artist(s): Tom Brennan
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Spider-man, dressed as Daredevil attempts to rescue his roommate, police officer Vin Gonzales, who was captured by the Kraven the Hunter’s apparent daughter. But before he can attempt a rescue on Gonzales, which Kraven thinks is really Spider-man, the real Spider-man must face Vermin, in the sewers of New York City. Can Spider-man make it out alive and rescue his roommate?

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This was a fun issue, continuing a multipart storyline introducing a new villain in Spider-man’s world and more trouble for his alter ego Peter Parker. Some people think Gonzales is really him and it adds another Spider-man-like dilemma that is the hallmark of the character’s convoluted soap opera and miserable life. I love it! The new Kraven makes a dynamic entrance through this storyline and it seems that we’ll more good encounters with her in the future. My only problem with this issue is the relative weakness of Spider-man in this issue. Is it that Gonzales was still full of drugs, which allowed him to slugger Spider-man so effectively?

There has been many times where I have not found Jimenez’ work suitable for Spider-man. He’s work feels better in epic stories with iconic characters. Spider-man is iconic, but not larger a god-like figure. Yet, Jimenez added enough grittiness to make this story entertaining visually and selling me on the idea that he could be a great Spider-man artist, if given the right story. This was his breakthrough and he impressed me.

Rating: 9/10

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