And it’s a diverse mix of people loving and loathing Spider-Man, asking about his right to do hero work in the first place. I agree that it would have been nice to see Jameson somewhere in this issue, but I also think the Spectacular Spider-Man annual works well as Zdarsky’s ‘final statement’ on their relationship, even if it did come out a few months ago.įrost: See, I thought the talking head technique was an interesting mechanic to tell the story not from the hero’s perspective, but from the people under his charge. It worked well for me as a framing device for the story. Grunenwald: I actually really liked all of the random talking heads presenting different perspectives on Spider-Man.
I would have loved this issue to feature a coda on that relationship. Also, after reflecting back on Zdarksy’s run on Peter Parker, for me his run has always been about the wildly complicated relationship between J. I enjoyed when the story was more ambitious like with the emotional scenes. Jones: I think some of the random characters acknowledging their feelings about Spider-Man started feeling a little sappy and redundant after a while. It was just straight-up and to the point. And I will say, he did it without delving into alternate Spider-universes. I think in the brief amount of time he has, Zdarksy highlighted every positive aspect of Spider-Man and why he’s remained so popular over the decades.
This issue spotlights that aspect of the character, and Zdarsky hit it out of the park for me.įrost: I’d be interested to learn more about why this issue didn’t work for you, Alex. Spidey is at his best when he’s a ground-level character, in my opinion, and even with time travel and alternate realities thrown into the mix, ground-level is how Zdarsky has ultimately played him throughout his run.
Joe Grunenwald: Chip Zdarsky has grown a lot as a writer over the course of his brief run on Spider-Man, and his final issue on the title perfectly encapsulates all of his strengths.
Jones: I definitely liked aspects of the issue and some of the dramatic work with the character, but I don’t think this issue ultimately worked for me from start-to-finish. It was a masterful take on the character from Zdarsky and one that resonated with me quite deeply. I think if the Spider-Geddon book we are reviewing this week represents the convoluted and ever-expanding saga of Spider-Man, then this more reserved take on the character displays his timelessness and his ability to inspire (and charm and repulse) people of all types. AJ Frost: It was a pitch-perfect epitaph for this run and a thoroughly humane reading of the Spider-Man mythos.
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