Holy! Looks like-! It can't be...is it? A stunning new evil emerges to stalk Peter Parker as the biggest Spider-Man event in years rocks the wall-crawler's world! The worst defeat that Peter Parker ever endured - a moment frozen in the minds of Spider-Man fans everywhere - was supposed to be far in his past. But now, two villains - ripped, perhaps, directly from that very moment - have emerged and they threaten to destroy everything that he holds dear!
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
C'mon Straczynski, what were you thinking?,
By N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8: Sins Past (Paperback)
Until the Sins Past storyline hit, Babylon 5 creator and Supreme Power scribe J. Michael Straczynski's run on Amazing Spider-Man has been nothing short of, well...amazing. However, Sins Past finds him trying to unravel a part of the super hero's past, a very prolific and impacting part, that spells doom for the rest of the read. One of the most powerful and heartbreaking moments in the history of Spider-Man was the tragic death of Gwen Stacy at the hands of the Green Goblin, and here Straczynski attempts to play off the classic, and never before treaded upon, storyline by placing the idea that Gwen and Norman Osborn had a secret affair in which Gwen secretly gave birth to twins. Twins who aged at an accelerated rate. Twins who are also trained ninjas. Twins who are trying to kill Spidey, who they know is Peter Parker. C'mon Straczynski, what were you thinking? To say that this idea sounds contrived is saying it lightly. Now don't get me wrong, up until this point Straczynski's run on AMS has been superb, and his efforts on the MAX series Supreme Power and Rising Stars are even better, but this is by far the worst and most ridiculous he has done. On the plus side, the art by Hulk artist Mike Deodato is excellent, but it's too bad you'll be distracted by how ridiculous the story is. Hopefully JMS will realize the error in his ways, and this storyline will be written out of the Spidey mythos in the near future. Hopefully.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
It's time for another Good Idea/Bad Idea...,
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This review is from: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8: Sins Past (Paperback)
###THIS REVIEW INCLUDES SPOILERS###
Oh deary me. Working out a way to get Osbourne vs Parker back onto the agenda? Good idea. Doing it by fundamentally altering Spider-Man history and through a completly unbelievable revelation concerning an iconic character?? Bad idea. Very, very bad idea. Introduction a new goblin villain? Good idea. Using them for only a handful of panels and having them defeated in such a lame way? Bad idea. Still I had to give it two stars cos it remains a fairly thrilling read. I miss the fun art of J.R. jr - the new realistic style does nothing for me. And while I admire the balls of JMS for throwing us such a curveball i have to say this - if you're going to fundamentally alter Spidey's history with a major revelation, you'd better make sure that reveleation fits. And it just doesn't. This could have worked if handled with more care and more time. I'm thinking maybe the original thought was to have had Gwen assaulted by Norman and keeping her dark secret through shame and through fear of Peter's reactions. That would have worked for me (just about) but I bet it must be hard to convince Marvel bosses to include rape in their biggest title. Not that it stopped DC. With just one small character inconsistancy JMS ruined the whole story. The way it was introduced... the flipant "there was something so powerful about him" explanation. Come on folks, this is Gwen we're talking about here! JMS even destroyed any chances of reversing this decision by having Mary Jane confirm it all. And while I buy her "I keep secrets" excuse for not revealing it before, it really sullies everything for me now. Folks, I'm picking up "I'm with Stupid" by Dan Slott and forgetting any of this ever happened!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Truly Awful,
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This review is from: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8: Sins Past (Paperback)
Michael Straczynski messes, re-invents and destroys the past history of Spiderman. Gwen Stacy always had a special sacred place in the hearts of Spiderman fans. This story totally rubbishes it and tramples over all the previous great writing on the book (from Stan Lee onwards) It should not have been allowed. The story is shot full of holes and is totally ridiculous
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