Take a photo of a barcode or cover
james_desantis 's review for:
The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus by David Michelinie & Todd McFarlane
by David Michelinie
This is a interesting Spider-Man omnibus because besides Venom, this is the most slice of life Peter Parker probably has ever had, or least in awhile.
So the first few issues are a build up to the showcase of VENOM! Yes, the monster himself makes his grand arrival in this Omnibus and he's actually kind of terrifying. Scaring the living shit out of MJ, knowing all about Peter, Spider-man's spidersense doesn't work on Venom either making him one of the hardest villains for Peter to fight. Overall, this is venom at some of his best, dark, scary, and a tough enemy for Pete.
But once we get past that it's mostly the married life. MJ and Peter trying their best to make it in life. Working, struggling to make ends meet, having to live with Aunt May for awhile when getting kicked out, and yeah...this is a lot of fun. Just everyday life shit most grownups can relate to worked well here for me.
Now it's not to say there isn't superhero adventures. Spidy still has to fight crime, stop a lunatic who kidnaps MJ, teams up with Sandman and Silver Stable. There's some Saturday morning style cartoon adventures in this as well.
The best part is the art. Mostly done by McFarlane but we also have Erik do some work as well here. It's really fun fight scenes, excellent poses, that really amplify some of the shots of Spider-Man swinging or fighting. Iconic is the word that comes to mind.
So yeah it's not a mind-blowing run but it stays pretty fun throughout the entire time. I think the art really helps push this one up for me and make it fun to view as I'm reading. A 3.5 out of of 5 for this Omnibus.
So the first few issues are a build up to the showcase of VENOM! Yes, the monster himself makes his grand arrival in this Omnibus and he's actually kind of terrifying. Scaring the living shit out of MJ, knowing all about Peter, Spider-man's spidersense doesn't work on Venom either making him one of the hardest villains for Peter to fight. Overall, this is venom at some of his best, dark, scary, and a tough enemy for Pete.
But once we get past that it's mostly the married life. MJ and Peter trying their best to make it in life. Working, struggling to make ends meet, having to live with Aunt May for awhile when getting kicked out, and yeah...this is a lot of fun. Just everyday life shit most grownups can relate to worked well here for me.
Now it's not to say there isn't superhero adventures. Spidy still has to fight crime, stop a lunatic who kidnaps MJ, teams up with Sandman and Silver Stable. There's some Saturday morning style cartoon adventures in this as well.
The best part is the art. Mostly done by McFarlane but we also have Erik do some work as well here. It's really fun fight scenes, excellent poses, that really amplify some of the shots of Spider-Man swinging or fighting. Iconic is the word that comes to mind.
So yeah it's not a mind-blowing run but it stays pretty fun throughout the entire time. I think the art really helps push this one up for me and make it fun to view as I'm reading. A 3.5 out of of 5 for this Omnibus.