livani's review
1.0
So like. The thing is. This sure was written by a 15 year old who’s primary knowledge of Spider-Man comes from the MCU
vernip's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Yeeeeeup, hang on to your seats everybody! It's another Spidey-has-Offspring story! And this time the kid hates him!
Pretty messy in light of other Spidey's-kids stories...but this one is literally messy as the only two times we see Peter and his son (AND OF COURSE THE BOY'S NAME IS BEN!) interact, they're literally shouting at each other with overlapping word balloons.
But thanks to a Japanese Zendaya-MJ-stand-in, a somehow-still-alive-and-kicking Aunt May, and some IronMans, this lil guy will learn how to be a hero.
And beat up some creepy science&tech necromancer along the way.
Pretty messy in light of other Spidey's-kids stories...but this one is literally messy as the only two times we see Peter and his son (AND OF COURSE THE BOY'S NAME IS BEN!) interact, they're literally shouting at each other with overlapping word balloons.
But thanks to a Japanese Zendaya-MJ-stand-in, a somehow-still-alive-and-kicking Aunt May, and some IronMans, this lil guy will learn how to be a hero.
And beat up some creepy science&tech necromancer along the way.
cai's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
rhyno0401's review
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
miocenemama's review
5.0
I like J.J. Abrams's writing and this was a good story. I love the angst as Ben Parker grapples with the feelings of abandonment by a father he doesn't really know, and the pain that Peter feels leaving him for what he thinks is to protect him. As Ben discovers his powers, he feels like a freak and with Aunt May's help, discovers who his father really is. The emotions are raw and conflicted. All of the characters are willing to sacrifice for each other and understanding comes through sacrifice. This was a good read
dozmuttz's review
1.0
Why can’t there be any good comics starring Spider-Man’s offspring? In this 5 part mini-series, J.J. Abrams and his brother Henry Abrams, attempt to give us a cool alternate Spider-Man story. However they instead deliver a messy heap of a story that fails to deliver what other great Spider-Man stories do. Joined by Sara Pichelli on artwork, with Dave Stewart on colors, we get the story of Ben Parker, Peter and Mary Jane Parker’s son. It all opens with what seems to be the final minutes of a crazy battle between Spider-Man and a new big baddie, Cadaverous. It’s unclear what Cadaverous’s intentions are in the beginning but after finding out later on, I can safely say they’re pretty cliche and boring. We see Spider-Man get up one last time, however he’s quickly taken down again after Mary Jane is killed by the lame ugly bad guy. Flash to the future and Ben Parker is a moody teen that has a bad relationship with his father but of course during this time he notices he has some special abilities. He learns about his father’s superhero past, and in a turn of events that he wasn’t expecting, takes over the mantle of his father. Oh, and Cadaverous comes back , cause like duh you gotta do the whole “he beat my dad so I gotta beat him” trope. Bleh.
The Abrams brothers write possibly one of the worst Spider-Man comics I’ve ever read. The pacing in this book is god-awful and all over the place to the point of it not making sense sometimes. Some of the plot points were random as hell and felt picked out of nowhere, it made me wonder if they thought of shit the day before deadline and just threw it in. The villain is also super cliche. I was almost hoping there was another layer or character to be revealed. And THERE WAS! BUT EVEN THAT WAS WACK! Every issue felt like a 3 minute read where I gained nothing but blank progression and it seemed like the duo just wrote stuff simply to go onto the next issue. Nothing about the story intrigued me in the slightest and everything felt extremely uncreative.
Sara Pichelli wasn’t even able to save this story much, cause although I loved her work in this one, I couldn’t appreciate it all too much cause I wanted to be done with the read. I think she gives us awesome action scenes partnered with cool character designs but the way the Abrams brothers move the book along, there isn’t much to actually be seen. Dave Stewart provides colors and again it’s a good job but could not distract me enough due to the terrible read all around.
Overall; Maybe, and I mean MAYBE check this one out for the artwork as Pichelli is always a delight to see, however be warned that her work is heavily tainted by some terrible storytelling.
The Abrams brothers write possibly one of the worst Spider-Man comics I’ve ever read. The pacing in this book is god-awful and all over the place to the point of it not making sense sometimes. Some of the plot points were random as hell and felt picked out of nowhere, it made me wonder if they thought of shit the day before deadline and just threw it in. The villain is also super cliche. I was almost hoping there was another layer or character to be revealed. And THERE WAS! BUT EVEN THAT WAS WACK! Every issue felt like a 3 minute read where I gained nothing but blank progression and it seemed like the duo just wrote stuff simply to go onto the next issue. Nothing about the story intrigued me in the slightest and everything felt extremely uncreative.
Sara Pichelli wasn’t even able to save this story much, cause although I loved her work in this one, I couldn’t appreciate it all too much cause I wanted to be done with the read. I think she gives us awesome action scenes partnered with cool character designs but the way the Abrams brothers move the book along, there isn’t much to actually be seen. Dave Stewart provides colors and again it’s a good job but could not distract me enough due to the terrible read all around.
Overall; Maybe, and I mean MAYBE check this one out for the artwork as Pichelli is always a delight to see, however be warned that her work is heavily tainted by some terrible storytelling.
eahoffm2's review
2.0
Almost gave this a 1 star but honestly the art and cool graphics were nice. Not a story I could get into and I’m a Marvel/Spidey fan. It may be for some but not for me. Just felt underwhelming and hard to read.
matee's review
1.0
I love Spider-Man but that was bad. The art is beautiful but the plot? Writing? Bad.
folkloremus's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
5.0
im a whore for second chances (and dilf peter parker. and milf mj
heybump's review
3.0
J.J. Abrams is a powerhouse director and producer in the science fiction realm of cinema, and I was interested to read his work in the written media, especially with a favorite character of mine (and everyone’s). Plus he wrote this with his son, which is neat.
The story starts off super strong, reels you in with good storytelling and an incredibly interesting premise. The first few issues held up to those early promises, but then there were only two issues left… and not much had been done. Leaving the last two issues feeling extremely rushed to a rather forced conclusion.
The story starts off super strong, reels you in with good storytelling and an incredibly interesting premise. The first few issues held up to those early promises, but then there were only two issues left… and not much had been done. Leaving the last two issues feeling extremely rushed to a rather forced conclusion.