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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 4: The Life and Death of Spiders by J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr.
4.0

A bit of a weaker volume yet still great character work.

This time we lean heavily into Spider-totem stuff, with a wasp like woman coming after peter to kill him. That's natural enemies for you, wasp vs spider, and most times the wasp wins. This leaves Peter in trouble and a old friend may have to come to his rescue.

The fight between Peter and Wasp girl is solid but a bit overly explained on what and how to stop it. It's a fun fight for sure, with some great moments, but didn't do too much for me outside the typical cool superhero fight. However, the final two issues really land well with Peter and MJ trying to work out their issues and their marriage. It just feels so real and honest, it's really a great turn of events.

A 3.5 out of 5. I'll bump it to a 4.