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Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017)
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Vol. 3: Amazing Fantasy
Join Peter Parker, his sister (?) Teresa and J. Jonah Jameson in a time-travel spectacular! Faced with a problem so huge that the only solution lies in the past, the unlikely trio will attempt to save tomorrow...by taking the fight to yesterday! But their high-risk gamble may just alter the course of history for the worse! Because when Spidey & Co, head back to the present day, they'll find an Earth they never expected - where stopping one threat has unleashed something far worse! For in a world without Spider-Man, Norman Osborn reigns supreme! Can Peter trust one of mankind's greatest villains to set things right? And who, or what, are the Vedomi - and what is their problem with the continued existence of human life? Collecting PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (2017) #301-303 and ANNUAL #1.
112 pages, Paperback
First published August 28, 2018
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Chip Zdarsky
872 books860 followersChip Zdarsky is a Canadian comic book artist and journalist. He was born Steve Murray but is known by his fan base as Chip Zdarsky, and occasionally Todd Diamond. He writes and illustrates an advice column called Extremely Bad Advice for the Canadian national newspaper National Post's The Ampersand, their pop culture section's online edition. He is also the creator of Prison Funnies and Monster Cops.
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February 13, 2021
Arghhhhhh time travel. Why? No!! Spidey, fake-sis and Jonah have to travel back in time to save the world... and somehow Zdarsky writes a worthwhile and interesting story with some great cameos from Spidey's past. The annual included in this volume has a pretty interesting Jonah Jameson focused story. Overall a 7.5 out of 12.
October 1, 2018
Peter, J. Jonah, and Teresa head to the past to try and save the world and instead muck with the timeline. It's almost like they couldn't be bothered to save the world from an alien invasion. Zdarsky's writing of Spider-Man at this point has pretty much dissolved into slapstick and quips, focusing on Peter's ineptness. I hate this. Peter's a genius, let's focus on that like Dan Slott did. Most of this was just painful for me to get through. The one bright spot is Zdarsky's writing of J. Jonah Jameson. I do like how he shows us Jonah's hidden kindness when no one's watching. Joe Quinones and Mike Allred's art shines on Spidey. It's far superior to Adam Kubert's sloppy, sketchy work on the previous arcs.
January 21, 2019
Spider-man goes back in time to try to change things, though it won't effect his time, so he has more freedom. Does it work?
With Peter, his sister, and JJ all returning to the past they all have some stuff to discover. Peter wants to teach his younger self how to figure out life a little better. So together they take out baddies. Peter's sister is on the hunt to find out about her past and to see who she really is. JJ is trying to convince his old ass self to be a better person, but of course that doesn't go right. This all leads to some interesting scenarios.
Good: Watching a young Peter and older Peter working together is actually really fun. Watching JJ talk to his old self, how he tries to convince him, is wonderful character growth. I also enjoyed the Goblin moment and you can see how that dude is and always will be Spider-man's greatest foe.
Bad: The sister plotline feels rushed and not very interesting. The stakes are low because we know none of this will matter to the main heroes.
Overall, a fun adventure with some really heartfelt moments. Chip obviously loves writing Spider-man and he does a good job. The stories themselves haven't been special but least his Peter is interesting. A 3-3.5 out of 5.
With Peter, his sister, and JJ all returning to the past they all have some stuff to discover. Peter wants to teach his younger self how to figure out life a little better. So together they take out baddies. Peter's sister is on the hunt to find out about her past and to see who she really is. JJ is trying to convince his old ass self to be a better person, but of course that doesn't go right. This all leads to some interesting scenarios.
Good: Watching a young Peter and older Peter working together is actually really fun. Watching JJ talk to his old self, how he tries to convince him, is wonderful character growth. I also enjoyed the Goblin moment and you can see how that dude is and always will be Spider-man's greatest foe.
Bad: The sister plotline feels rushed and not very interesting. The stakes are low because we know none of this will matter to the main heroes.
Overall, a fun adventure with some really heartfelt moments. Chip obviously loves writing Spider-man and he does a good job. The stories themselves haven't been special but least his Peter is interesting. A 3-3.5 out of 5.
August 1, 2021
This was quite epic as Peter ans his crew go in the past and they meet their younger self and well they tell him and prevent threats from happening like fighting Dr Octopus or even revealing who Green Goblin really is but well things get messed up and when Young Peter is in trouble and everything, time for Adult Peter to stand up nd big revelations for Teresa. And something young Peter does which changes things. I loved this story and it's so good. Some stuff explored here is like if only you had future info of your life and not everything goes so good and I loved the art here. A must read arc.
Finally another story in the present timeline with Peter and Jonah and how he is attacked by his one time rival Bushkin and yeah that story was so good just showing how far Jonah has come from what he used to be and I just loved the art here. Mike Allred just had this silver age like quality to his art and it's so awesome. A must read volume.
Finally another story in the present timeline with Peter and Jonah and how he is attacked by his one time rival Bushkin and yeah that story was so good just showing how far Jonah has come from what he used to be and I just loved the art here. Mike Allred just had this silver age like quality to his art and it's so awesome. A must read volume.
August 4, 2020
When it comes to superhero comics, every hero will at some point experience time-travel and everybody's favourite web-slinger is no stranger to such a concept; I mean he is amazing, sensational and on this case, spectacular. More importantly, he is Peter Parker, something that writer Chip Zdarsky acknowledges, even if the plot-driven contrivance of this title has definitely highs and lows. So, where does this latest volume land?
In order to prevent an alien invasion set up by the Tinkerer, Spidey, his "sort-of sister"/former SHIELD agent Teresa Durand and former Daily Bugle boss J. Jonah Jameson travel back in time. As the trio goes off on their own to apprehend the younger Tinkerer, Peter pairs up with his younger self to make this time in New York a better place, only to make things worse.
Although these three issues took a trip back to the Steve Ditko era in the 1960s, as the old Peter is tracing his early steps along with his younger self and taking down villains like Doctor Octopus and Mysterio with such ease, the time-travel concept depicted here is all over the place. Supposedly presented as an alternative timeline where Zdarsky is somewhat writing a love-letter to Ditko whilst applying plenty of time-travelling gags like the classic Nick Fury calling Teresa, Marty McFly. No doubt if you look too closely and if you have an encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture, we wouldn't shame you for nitpicking.
Although Zdarsky is juggling a lot, in terms of subplots and dropping gags that don't always land, which are dangerously close to "Deadpool-ing" Spidey, the writer gives some great character moments for the central trio, from JJJ looking back on his faults of criticising a kid playing superhero to Teresa finding out her true parentage. As for the two Spider-Men, the age-gap creates a fun dynamic, whilst finding a new angle into the actions of being both Peter and Spidey can greatly affect the other, such as the emotionally-driven climax where things get way too personal.
Having not been a fan of Adam Kubert's rough art throughout this title, I found Joe Quinones' quirkier art fitting better with Zdarsky's storytelling. Certainly during this trip to the past, Quinones fits into the old-school sensibilities of the original Amazing Spider-Man comics including the simplistic gimmicks of Spidey's rogues gallery. The subtle differences between the old and young Spider-Man are impressive, whether it is the classical web-gliders and the youthful Peter looks like the Tom Holland incarnation.
Capping off this volume is the Annual featuring two distinct stories from each other. The first of which is written by Zdarsky, is about Jameson becomes the target of his rival from the Daily Globe who sends a robot known as the Jonah-Slayer. Anti-climatic, it does shed some light into Jameson's history where he admits his ego and hatred towards Spidey did no good for him. It may not reach the brilliance of "My Dinner with Jonah", but the final flashback is a nice touch. Although the first story was drawn and coloured by Michael and Laura Allred, proving to be a perfect fit into Spider-Man's world, I can't say the same about Chris Bachalo's amateurish work in the second story, written by Mike Drucker, who has nothing to offer other than to mention a few deaths throughout Spidey's history.
Despite the volume being subtitled "Amazing Fantasy", it is neither amazing or indeed spectacular, but it is certainly a step-up from the previous volume. Zdarsky's jokes don't always land, but works best when he's doing intimate character drama than the grand superhero spectacle.
In order to prevent an alien invasion set up by the Tinkerer, Spidey, his "sort-of sister"/former SHIELD agent Teresa Durand and former Daily Bugle boss J. Jonah Jameson travel back in time. As the trio goes off on their own to apprehend the younger Tinkerer, Peter pairs up with his younger self to make this time in New York a better place, only to make things worse.
Although these three issues took a trip back to the Steve Ditko era in the 1960s, as the old Peter is tracing his early steps along with his younger self and taking down villains like Doctor Octopus and Mysterio with such ease, the time-travel concept depicted here is all over the place. Supposedly presented as an alternative timeline where Zdarsky is somewhat writing a love-letter to Ditko whilst applying plenty of time-travelling gags like the classic Nick Fury calling Teresa, Marty McFly. No doubt if you look too closely and if you have an encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture, we wouldn't shame you for nitpicking.
Although Zdarsky is juggling a lot, in terms of subplots and dropping gags that don't always land, which are dangerously close to "Deadpool-ing" Spidey, the writer gives some great character moments for the central trio, from JJJ looking back on his faults of criticising a kid playing superhero to Teresa finding out her true parentage. As for the two Spider-Men, the age-gap creates a fun dynamic, whilst finding a new angle into the actions of being both Peter and Spidey can greatly affect the other, such as the emotionally-driven climax where things get way too personal.
Having not been a fan of Adam Kubert's rough art throughout this title, I found Joe Quinones' quirkier art fitting better with Zdarsky's storytelling. Certainly during this trip to the past, Quinones fits into the old-school sensibilities of the original Amazing Spider-Man comics including the simplistic gimmicks of Spidey's rogues gallery. The subtle differences between the old and young Spider-Man are impressive, whether it is the classical web-gliders and the youthful Peter looks like the Tom Holland incarnation.
Capping off this volume is the Annual featuring two distinct stories from each other. The first of which is written by Zdarsky, is about Jameson becomes the target of his rival from the Daily Globe who sends a robot known as the Jonah-Slayer. Anti-climatic, it does shed some light into Jameson's history where he admits his ego and hatred towards Spidey did no good for him. It may not reach the brilliance of "My Dinner with Jonah", but the final flashback is a nice touch. Although the first story was drawn and coloured by Michael and Laura Allred, proving to be a perfect fit into Spider-Man's world, I can't say the same about Chris Bachalo's amateurish work in the second story, written by Mike Drucker, who has nothing to offer other than to mention a few deaths throughout Spidey's history.
Despite the volume being subtitled "Amazing Fantasy", it is neither amazing or indeed spectacular, but it is certainly a step-up from the previous volume. Zdarsky's jokes don't always land, but works best when he's doing intimate character drama than the grand superhero spectacle.
July 31, 2018
[Read as single issues]
After the events of issue #300, the only hope for the present lies in the past! Peter travels back to his earliest days as the Amazing Spider-Man, with Teresa (?) and Jonah Jameson in tow, on the hunt for the Tinkerer and the sole way to save the future from an artificial intelligence invasion. But crossing paths with his younger self may not end well, because when Peter returns to the present, all is not as he left it…
That’s more like it! This series has been missing its potential since it launched, but this arc seems to indicate that it’s finally on the right track, and all it took was reuniting Chip Zdarsky with his Howard The Duck collaborator, Joe Quinones, for a few issues.
This arc manages to nail the fine line between humour and despair that Zdarsky and Quinone’s Howard run hit, with the optimism of the young Peter and the over-enthusiasm of the older Peter balancing each other really well, even when the stakes get even higher after older Peter’s over-zealous crimefighting spree gets Aunt May in trouble.
This is really a tale of two halves, as the impact of Peter’s visit to the past is felt distinctly when he and his companions find themselves in a dystopian future as a result. This feels a little too familiar, because we’ve seen enough stories like this before, but Zdarsky manages to make the arc of the alternate Peter enough to keep things interesting, and his new Spider-Suit is pretty awesome.
The real stars of the show are Jonah and Teresa though, as always. Zdarsky’s humour shines through Jonah, while Teresa’s good heart and unerring sense of justice keep Peter on the straight and narrow. I’m glad she’s stuck around after her appearance in the Family Business one-shot, she feels like a valuable addition to Peter’s world that other writers could do with capitalizing on.
I’ve already mentioned Joe Quinones, whose timeless art is perfect for a flashback story. His soft lines and expressive faces are what made Howard The Duck so successful at punching you in the heart, and that same skill is on display here. Adam Kubert and Juan Frigeri continue to double-team the latter half of the book, although I’m not sure how much work Kubert is doing these days; at some points it feels like it’s just layouts, while Frigeri does the actual pencilling etc. (Not that I’m complaining, since Kubert’s monthly work has really suffered over the last few years anyway.)
It’s only taken three arcs for this book to start showing what it can truly be, and I guess better late than never? Time travel, possible sisters, and a gorgeous fill-in artist make this the most successful volume of Spectacular Spider-Man thus far – hopefully this is a sign of things to come and not just a blip in the system.
After the events of issue #300, the only hope for the present lies in the past! Peter travels back to his earliest days as the Amazing Spider-Man, with Teresa (?) and Jonah Jameson in tow, on the hunt for the Tinkerer and the sole way to save the future from an artificial intelligence invasion. But crossing paths with his younger self may not end well, because when Peter returns to the present, all is not as he left it…
That’s more like it! This series has been missing its potential since it launched, but this arc seems to indicate that it’s finally on the right track, and all it took was reuniting Chip Zdarsky with his Howard The Duck collaborator, Joe Quinones, for a few issues.
This arc manages to nail the fine line between humour and despair that Zdarsky and Quinone’s Howard run hit, with the optimism of the young Peter and the over-enthusiasm of the older Peter balancing each other really well, even when the stakes get even higher after older Peter’s over-zealous crimefighting spree gets Aunt May in trouble.
This is really a tale of two halves, as the impact of Peter’s visit to the past is felt distinctly when he and his companions find themselves in a dystopian future as a result. This feels a little too familiar, because we’ve seen enough stories like this before, but Zdarsky manages to make the arc of the alternate Peter enough to keep things interesting, and his new Spider-Suit is pretty awesome.
The real stars of the show are Jonah and Teresa though, as always. Zdarsky’s humour shines through Jonah, while Teresa’s good heart and unerring sense of justice keep Peter on the straight and narrow. I’m glad she’s stuck around after her appearance in the Family Business one-shot, she feels like a valuable addition to Peter’s world that other writers could do with capitalizing on.
I’ve already mentioned Joe Quinones, whose timeless art is perfect for a flashback story. His soft lines and expressive faces are what made Howard The Duck so successful at punching you in the heart, and that same skill is on display here. Adam Kubert and Juan Frigeri continue to double-team the latter half of the book, although I’m not sure how much work Kubert is doing these days; at some points it feels like it’s just layouts, while Frigeri does the actual pencilling etc. (Not that I’m complaining, since Kubert’s monthly work has really suffered over the last few years anyway.)
It’s only taken three arcs for this book to start showing what it can truly be, and I guess better late than never? Time travel, possible sisters, and a gorgeous fill-in artist make this the most successful volume of Spectacular Spider-Man thus far – hopefully this is a sign of things to come and not just a blip in the system.
January 9, 2021
Zdarskyho pocta Spider-Manovým komiksům z éry Stana Lee se povedla a příběh ve stylu Návratu do budoucnosti mě bavil. Po předchozím docela meh dílu se tento zase povedl a fakt baví mě jak Chip píše Petera a Jonaha.
October 12, 2019
It’s so confusing, reading a book that travels into its own past, at the best of times. But this premise? Lemme see if I’ve got this straight:
- they’re going back in time
- To resolve a problem in the future
- But their time-travel device is set so they can’t affect their past
- So they’re going to an alternate reality?
How does going to an alternate reality, that can’t affect their past, fix a problem in their present/future?
Oh, wait, they’re just there to learn some super-lost info eh? oK, I think I got it.
And with that mind-bender out of the way, there’s some hijinks and time-travel foolishness on the menu.
Once I remembered that this “Marvel Legacy” stunt was just some flimsy excuses to somehow jam ancient characters’ older and younger selves together, the magic of this Zdarsky effort faded a little, but only a little.
It’s inconsequential and yet treads on the big moments in a way that feels disrespectful, but at least it’s mostly fun.
- they’re going back in time
- To resolve a problem in the future
- But their time-travel device is set so they can’t affect their past
- So they’re going to an alternate reality?
How does going to an alternate reality, that can’t affect their past, fix a problem in their present/future?
Oh, wait, they’re just there to learn some super-lost info eh? oK, I think I got it.
And with that mind-bender out of the way, there’s some hijinks and time-travel foolishness on the menu.
Once I remembered that this “Marvel Legacy” stunt was just some flimsy excuses to somehow jam ancient characters’ older and younger selves together, the magic of this Zdarsky effort faded a little, but only a little.
It’s inconsequential and yet treads on the big moments in a way that feels disrespectful, but at least it’s mostly fun.
October 12, 2019
More Spider-man fan-service from Chip Zdarsky. This time he takes Spider-man back to the legendary time-frame of the Stan Lee/ John Romita run when Green Goblin killed Gwen and Peter Parket quit spider-man "forever". The story twists and turns to fit with re-creating panels that are homages to legendary covers and scenes, yet remains amusing. The whole concept of the time travel seemed (and still seems) ridiculous, but it is executed in an amusing and fun fashion, that I forgive the stupidity.
May 7, 2018
The art really pops as Quinones and Gibson bring Zdarsky scripts to life. Lots of references and throwbacks as Spider-man travels back in time (and meets his past self) to save the future from aliens. Good silly comic book fun that still manages to pack an emotional wallop.
October 25, 2018
This was just bearable to get through. The art seemed a notch down. Here we have a weird time travel story that really doesnt lead to much.
February 14, 2019
Eu não sei bem o que dizer sobre essa revista. Chip Zdarsky tem se tornado o novo queridinho da Marvel, o novo grande nome da editora, depois que a maioria dos grandes nomes debandaram. Ele também vem amealhando diversos títulos de peso da editora. Ele escreve bem e tem aventura e tem humor nos seus escritos. Mas eu não gostei tanto deste especial maluco da Panini. E vou dizer, amigos, que a maior parte da culpa é da Panini. Porque o leitor desembarca em Peter Parker Especial: Homem-Aranha (eita nominho bizarro) com a história em andamento. Não sabe por que razão Peter, Teresa e Jameson estão no passado, então a graça de acompanhar a aventura deles se perde. Por que? Porque sem o "McGuffin" da história, bem, não tem historia, né? Eles ficam falando de uma raça de alienígenas, mas não se tem nenhuma contextualização de quem é essa raça, o que eles querem, daonde eles tiraram (é claro que foi do **, Robin!). Então não recomendaria para leitores que, como eu, não estavam lendo a revista mensal do Homem-Aranha, vão ficar boiando lindinho! Mas tudo bem, isso significa que não vou gastar meu rico dinheirinho com a continuação dessa "minissérie". FACEPALM!
January 25, 2020
3.75 stars. Overall.
Issue #301 - 3.5 stars. This was pretty decent. As our heroes arrive in the past and slowly start putting their plan into action, there are some nice adventures to be had. What hurt this issue was the fact that there was a lot of time travel troupes. Like yeah, ok we get it.
Issue #302. 4 stars. This one picked up and got to the story. Yes we had the original plot which was why they went to the past in the first place, but we also got a new plot the centered around Green Goblin which got serious pretty fast.
Issue #303 4 stars. The stakes were high in this issue. J Jonah made a terrible mistake which put young Peter in real tight spot. I was on the edge of my seat with anxiety hoping things didn’t go wrong for Spidey. Also I thought the information Teresa got in this issue was pretty cool.
The Annual 3 stars. Cool issue I suppose. J Jonah and a rival editor get some closure on their beef.
Issue #301 - 3.5 stars. This was pretty decent. As our heroes arrive in the past and slowly start putting their plan into action, there are some nice adventures to be had. What hurt this issue was the fact that there was a lot of time travel troupes. Like yeah, ok we get it.
Issue #302. 4 stars. This one picked up and got to the story. Yes we had the original plot which was why they went to the past in the first place, but we also got a new plot the centered around Green Goblin which got serious pretty fast.
Issue #303 4 stars. The stakes were high in this issue. J Jonah made a terrible mistake which put young Peter in real tight spot. I was on the edge of my seat with anxiety hoping things didn’t go wrong for Spidey. Also I thought the information Teresa got in this issue was pretty cool.
The Annual 3 stars. Cool issue I suppose. J Jonah and a rival editor get some closure on their beef.
August 31, 2018
This turned out to be pretty entertaining. If you look too closely, things will fall apart, ignoring general comic rules and a couple things just seemingly coming out of nowhere. However, Peter travels to the past to try and stop a future crime, but instead of the usual "don't do anything to mess up the timeline" he does the opposite. It's both funny and satisfying for long term readers.
Also, previously I was on the fence about the new relationship between Spider-Man and JJJ but this volume makes the change to the status quo worthwhile. There's a whole new dynamic between them, ripe with jokes but also growth, especially with Jameson. It just feels fresh yet somehow still "Spider-Man". The Annual in this also highlights this new relationship, showing the contrast between the old and new Jonah.
Also, previously I was on the fence about the new relationship between Spider-Man and JJJ but this volume makes the change to the status quo worthwhile. There's a whole new dynamic between them, ripe with jokes but also growth, especially with Jameson. It just feels fresh yet somehow still "Spider-Man". The Annual in this also highlights this new relationship, showing the contrast between the old and new Jonah.
September 23, 2025
There was some fun concepts and moments in this one. Also, it includes Annual #1, which technically takes place after #308, but it can still be read here if you are only reading Spectacular. (I haven’t read ASM during this era so not sure if it spoils ASM).
I thought the artwork worked well for the style of the story being told, despite not being my favourite overall style.
The annual was nothing great, but featured some unique art and more JJJ and Peter growth.
I thought the artwork worked well for the style of the story being told, despite not being my favourite overall style.
The annual was nothing great, but featured some unique art and more JJJ and Peter growth.
November 5, 2019
One of my favorite parts about comics and superheroes is how far back they go - there's this huge mythology to draw from, and my favorite works reflect on that. This gets into some time travel shenanigans, but also looks at classic characters and why they do certain things. It's a story, but it's more than just the story itself. That's always meant a lot to me.
July 3, 2018
But would you blame him for hanging it all up!
April 9, 2021
Spider-Man cestuje zpátky do minulosti, aby napravil zločiny, které se ještě nestaly. Má na to i pomocníky, J. Jonah Jamesona a svou skoro sestru Teresu Durandovou. Spidey se opět setká se starými známými, jako je Green Goblin nebo Doctor Oc. Každý z nich se snaží najít stopy po svém a zavede je to i k jejich vlastní minulosti. Spidey se musí starat o tetičku May, ale pak si uvědomí, že měnit minulost nejde tak snadno.
July 9, 2018
Before good ol' Chip Zdarsky crawled along, Peter Parker hadn't been faring too well--and he's still not, but at least this time the famous Parker misfortune is brilliantly written. I prefer my Spidey stories small in scope--muggers, kingpins of crime, things like that--but Zdarsky's interdimensional shenanigans nevertheless capture classic Spider-Man angst. Even more remarkably, Zdarsky brings in the single worst aspect of the Spider-mythos--down-on-his-luck everyman Peter Parker's parents were actually S.H.I.E.L.D. super-spies and oh yeah, he maybe might have a secret sister--and somehow infuses it with humor and warmth. The art, particularly in those issues penciled by Zdarsky's Howard the Duck chum Joe Quinones, helps bring this amazing fantasy home.
October 8, 2019
Una historia por y para fans de Spider-Man, lleno de guiños a los cómics más clásicos del personaje. Aprovechando la trama del viaje en el tiempo tenemos el doble de cabezas red, con un Peter inexperto con la cara de Tom Holland y la vestimenta de Spectacular Spider-Man, y un Peter más experto con un look que recuerda al de la serie de los 90.
El cómic no solo nos permite ver una cara completamente diferente de J. J. Jameson, queriendo ayudar a Peter, pero no olvidando su orgullo; a un personaje completamente nuevo para mí como Teresa Parker, hermana del héroe. La historia también puede servir como what if o universo alternativo, mostrándonos que, incluso con conocimientos sobre su futuro, la suerte Parker haría que algo acabara saliendo mal siempre.
Tras esta lectura quiero leer más de la etapa de Chip Zdarsky con el arácnido.
El cómic no solo nos permite ver una cara completamente diferente de J. J. Jameson, queriendo ayudar a Peter, pero no olvidando su orgullo; a un personaje completamente nuevo para mí como Teresa Parker, hermana del héroe. La historia también puede servir como what if o universo alternativo, mostrándonos que, incluso con conocimientos sobre su futuro, la suerte Parker haría que algo acabara saliendo mal siempre.
Tras esta lectura quiero leer más de la etapa de Chip Zdarsky con el arácnido.
September 1, 2021
Spider-man cestuje v čase, kde se setkává se svým mladším já, a musím uznat, že sledovat dynamiku mezi dvěma Spider-many je naprosto super. Čeká vás dvojnásobek hlášek, dvojnásobek zábavy a taky dvojnásobek problémů, které se na dvojici Parkerů přilepí. Hodně to zde táhne J. Jonah Jameson, kterému se více věnuje právě poslední sešit. On a Teresa Spider-manovi (nebo spíše Spider-manům :D) pomáhají s hledáním informací a hlavně s napravováním zločinů, které se zatím nestaly. Objevují se tu ikoničtí záporáci jako Green Goblin nebo Doctor Octopus, kteří však pro dvojici Spidermanů nepředstavují nijak velkou hrozbu.
Cestování v čase je zde pojato fajn způsobem, ale komiks mi celkově moc nesedl. Děj byl zajímavý, akce i chemie mezi postavami byla skvělá, ale za mě žádné velké wow. Po předchozím dílu celkem zklamání a jsem velmi zvědavá na zakončení celé téhle série.
Cestování v čase je zde pojato fajn způsobem, ale komiks mi celkově moc nesedl. Děj byl zajímavý, akce i chemie mezi postavami byla skvělá, ale za mě žádné velké wow. Po předchozím dílu celkem zklamání a jsem velmi zvědavá na zakončení celé téhle série.
October 8, 2018
Picking right up where we left off, Spidey, Jameson, and Theresa are back in the past searching for info on the Tinkerer so they can stop the present day invasion of the Vedomi. The Volume is mostly hijinks of two Spideys fighting their normal enemies. But when Peter gets it in his head to help his younger self have an easier time of it, he actually makes it worse! Outing the Green Goblin, almost getting Aunt May killed, etc. The only real good to come out of the trip, other than getting the info they needed, was that Theresa found proof that she really is Peter's sister.
A mediocre Volume. Hopefully they up the stakes when our heroes come back to the present to face the Vedomi....
Recommend, but with a little hesitancy.
A mediocre Volume. Hopefully they up the stakes when our heroes come back to the present to face the Vedomi....
Recommend, but with a little hesitancy.
May 16, 2019
Alas, due to delays with the library, I was forced to read the series out of order. But I still REALLY enjoyed the main time travel arc. It's a nice twist on the classic tales with time travel. Bring Jameson along for the ride made it all the more wacky and fun.
But Drucker's Jonah story... it harkens back to the 80s and 90s jonah, where he just sort is sort of the one dimensional editor who hates Spider-Man. The guy who, if Spider-Man made a public statement saying water was wet would write an full page editorial on how dry it is. This was more the Jonah of the early 70s to mid 90s who was a much more complex and dynamic character. A man who is, a few episodes aside, good at his core but has some rather large ethical blind spots.
But Drucker's Jonah story... it harkens back to the 80s and 90s jonah, where he just sort is sort of the one dimensional editor who hates Spider-Man. The guy who, if Spider-Man made a public statement saying water was wet would write an full page editorial on how dry it is. This was more the Jonah of the early 70s to mid 90s who was a much more complex and dynamic character. A man who is, a few episodes aside, good at his core but has some rather large ethical blind spots.
August 28, 2023
Time travel, oof. And to beat a villain like the Tinkerer? This run is just so oddly random in its approach. It was a bit more fun to read than the previous volume that's for sure, and it's largely because the story is much more streamlined. Joe Quiñones steps up to take on the art duties, and I felt it was an improvement over Adam Kubert's work in the previous volume. Quiñones' art style just matches Zdarsky's slapstick tone more.
Mike and Laura Allred join on to do the art duties for the annual, and that was a pretty great issue of Spider-Man. All else aside, Zdarsky does a bang up job with the characterization of J. Jonah Jameson, making him likeable and much easier to understand compared to previous incarnations.
Mike and Laura Allred join on to do the art duties for the annual, and that was a pretty great issue of Spider-Man. All else aside, Zdarsky does a bang up job with the characterization of J. Jonah Jameson, making him likeable and much easier to understand compared to previous incarnations.
January 6, 2022
Read this without having read previous volumes, so I missed out on some context... but the focus of this volume is Spider-Man teaming up with his teen self while his allies search for information in the past to help with the metaplot. Spidey completely and recklessly rewrites his history... which is entertaining, and unusual for this sort of time-travel story, but also seems kind of out-of-character (and it goes very wrong, which was entirely predictable). The backup stories feature J. Jonah Jameson getting some comeuppance for his past behavior (pretty good), and an off-beat tale where Spidey tries to wallow in guilt but keeps getting random interruptions (didn't work for me). (B+)
February 21, 2023
Ugh it had been too long since the last time I read a good Spider-Man comic! This was a real nice treat after trying and failing the Slott run many times. It's from around the end of his time on the book but it's instead helmed by the great Chip Zdarsky. Really simple classic Spider-Man stories with heart. This volume is also completely stand-alone (aside from the few references to other Marvel books of the time) so it's easy to jump right in without even reading the previous volumes.
Definitely recommend, the artwork alone is worth the price of admission. The Chris Bachalo story is just visual perfection. Top notch.
Definitely recommend, the artwork alone is worth the price of admission. The Chris Bachalo story is just visual perfection. Top notch.
December 29, 2025
You see every super hero is going to time travel at some point of another. Hell they may even travel across dimensions while they’re at it. As a reader, you gotta suck it up that this will inevitably happen, unfortunately.
I liked the time travel arc that we got here, we get to see why Spider-Man is so important to the Marvel universe and I still stand by that Zdarsky is great at writing plots that allow for introspection of our favorite characters. Not only does the world need Spider-Man but so does Peter Parker no matter how hard it gets.
I still hate time travel arcs as a whole but this one doesn’t give me a headache.
I liked the time travel arc that we got here, we get to see why Spider-Man is so important to the Marvel universe and I still stand by that Zdarsky is great at writing plots that allow for introspection of our favorite characters. Not only does the world need Spider-Man but so does Peter Parker no matter how hard it gets.
I still hate time travel arcs as a whole but this one doesn’t give me a headache.
December 2, 2018
Time travel shenanigans here with Spider-Man, his sister Teresa, and of course J. Jonah Jameson!
They travel ten years in the past in order to stop the Tinkerer’s plans, but in meeting their younger selves things get more complicated.
This was an absolute treat to see the characters interacting with themselves from how they were written years ago, and how they have fun with the time line. There’s even some great emotional beats with Aunt May, Jameson, and Green Goblin. Definitely one of the better Spidey books I’ve read in awhile!
They travel ten years in the past in order to stop the Tinkerer’s plans, but in meeting their younger selves things get more complicated.
This was an absolute treat to see the characters interacting with themselves from how they were written years ago, and how they have fun with the time line. There’s even some great emotional beats with Aunt May, Jameson, and Green Goblin. Definitely one of the better Spidey books I’ve read in awhile!
October 28, 2020
Okay so this wasn’t as dumb as I thought it would be but hey it’s still a time travel story that doesn’t really make sense since marvel have been explicit that time travel doesn’t work that way... so it’s still pretty dumb haha. It was a mostly fun read though.
I’m more interested in the relationship Chip has made between JJJ and Peter. I understand now why that relationship dynamic is so cool in Slott’s run because he didn’t really develop it - Zdarsky did. Haha it all makes sense now. The only thing I like about the ending of Slott’s disaster was something another writer made. Eh.
I’m more interested in the relationship Chip has made between JJJ and Peter. I understand now why that relationship dynamic is so cool in Slott’s run because he didn’t really develop it - Zdarsky did. Haha it all makes sense now. The only thing I like about the ending of Slott’s disaster was something another writer made. Eh.
May 7, 2019
Zdarsky's work on this title started out fun and zippy, but is now starting to get a bit old. The plotting is pretty ridiculous (I don't think I've ever seen a time travel trip as messed-up as this one) and the overall story doesn't really seem to be going anywhere all that interesting. The artwork this time around is a step up from previous arcs, but it really isn't anything too special, either.
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