Book Review: "Spider-Man: The Next Chapter Vol. 2

Spider-Man: The Next Chapter Vol. 2 by Howard Mackie

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This volume feels like a book I should like. There's Mysterio's scheme and Flash Thompson finding himself in a world where he's superhero, the return of Venom and the Sinister Six and a good mystery to boot.

Yet, there's a certain joylessness about the whole affair that gets wearying and drags the book down particularly in the way that Mary Jane is written and her reaction to Peter's lie to her about Spider-man (a contrived problem meant to create drama) .

Thus you've got a more meh feel than the plot elements really would indicate. This isn't bad, but it's just not a fun read.



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