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Spider-Man: Back in Black

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With the Civil War over and Captain America dead, Spider-Man finds himself in a bad situation. Aunt May has been shot and her life hangs in the balance, while poor Peter Parker finds himself a wanted fugitive with a price on his head. All of this leads Spidey to once again don the black costume (minus the symbiote) and seek some vengeance, or as close to vengeance as Spider-Man can really get. The issues collected in this hardcover collection are written by longtime Amazing Spider-Man scribe and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski and legendary Hulk writer Peter David, however, both writer's amazing talents aren't nearly put to use well enough with the overall story of Back in Black. The overall effect feels as if both writers are holding back, and this feeling of restraint is felt throughout the story. Not to mention that nothing really significant happens here, as the story ends with a cliffhanger of sorts, which sets up One More Day, which allegedly will change everything about the Spider-Man mythos. The artwork is pretty decent throughout, featuring work from Ron Garney and Ron Cliquet, but there's not enough here to warrant picking it up. All in all, Back in Black isn't a bad chapter in the Spider-Man mythos, but there's nothing really substancial or noteworthy here either.

Collecting Amazing Spider-Man 539-543, Friendly Spider-Man 17-23 and Annual 1, this is the first book of two Back In Black hardcovers detailing Spider-Man's life after the Civil War events in the Marvel Universe, where his identity as Peter Parker had been publicly revealed.

Focusing on the aftermath of an assassin's attempts on his family, the story has Spider-Man facing the darker aspects of his character. Well told and drawn as usual, it cuts off rather abruptly at the end of the ASM issues. Would have liked a little more conclusive end point.

It has been a long time since I dipped into the world of comic books and while I was at the local book store I ran across this title. I only read just a few pages before I had to leave but from that day alone I was hooked and I wanted to make this book the first title I wanted to own again. From the artwork to the writing itself it was like i was watching a hollywood blockbuster movie. I love this book and it helped me get back into reading comics.

Great great great comic. Beautiful story in which the reader follows Spider-Man as he continues his busy life after the Civil war saga.

Amazing writing. Loved reading all the story lines reach their pinnacle. A must read prior to One Day More.

Been reading comics, particularly Marvel for more than 25 years. Agree with dark chapter's review: the first half of this book was good and I would recommend it to anyone. However, the story goes way flat and fails when it switches from Amazing Spider-Man to Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Wish they just continued the first half with a full story rather than switch mid-stream. For that reason, I can only give it 3 stars.

Spiderman Back in Black is another average graphic Novel.
PROS: Great Art work
Cons: average story line
If you like spiderman buy it but keep in mind this comic will never win any awards.

I thought that the first half of this book was amazing and I would recommend it to anyone. The book features a darker Spider-man than in the past fraught with the shooting of his aunt and gets into the consequences of acting without the mask. I can't wait to read the rest in One More Day. Where the book does fall out is the last half when it switches from Amazing Spider-Man to Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. There's a story about the Sandman that's not very interesting but sort of serves to set up the next story which features the end of Ero (who shows up in the end of The Other). This story was dull up until the last bit of the story during the final fight between Spider-Man and Ero but it drags until then. Either way the book is totally worth the read.

After his aunt is shot Peter goes BALLIASTIC He dons the black suit a suit he doesn't wear because MJ doesn't like how it looks too much like Venom's costume. (Peter is whipped). In ASM Spidey wages a one-man war on crime to figure out who tried to kill him and accidentally ending up shooting his aunt. I believe the guy was actually trying to kill MJ. However, if this Graphic Novel includes FNS written by Peter David just skip that story. This great review is for JMS write on ASM, okay.

I only read the main arc in amazing spiderman and Its OK decent enough to enjoy, but eventhough the Final confrontation adds a new dimension to the character it does not feel fresh... I liked the whole 'CHUMP' speech though