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Avenging Spider-Man (Collected Editions) #1-3
Avenging Spider-Man: The Complete Collection
Spider-Man swings with a host of heroes as comics' biggest names deliver a Marvel team-op for the 21st century! Spidey and Red Hulk take on a Moloid army, and Captain America and Hawkeye drop by -but what could compare to a night out on the town with She-Hulk? Spidey swoops into action with Captain Marvel, and dodges bullets with Deadpool! Plus, a battle to keep the Omega Drive out of the wrong hands with Daredevil and the Punisher! A trip to the Savage Land with Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy! Spider-Man and Blade vanquish vampires! Peter Parker in a world where Spider-Man never existed! And clobberin' time, courtesy of the Thing! COLLECTING: AVENGING SPIDER-MAN 1-15, ANNUAL 1; PUNISHER (2011) 10; DAREDEVIL (2011) 11; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 39; SPIDER-MAN VS. VAMPIRES 1; MATERIAL FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) 692
504 pages, Paperback
First published April 10, 2019
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Zeb Wells
712 books73 followersZeb Wells is an American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, as well as his work on the animated TV series Robot Chicken.
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December 23, 2019
Various team ups and follow ups from other books. I could see how some readers would be confused by this.
June 14, 2019
For something titled The Complete Collection, it sure feels incomplete. Probably 3.5 still.
But let's do other things first. It's a bunch of fun Spider-Man stories, with an array of Marvel characters. There's an arc with Punisher and Daredevil that I felt dragged. I haven't read Punisher in an age, I skipped the Netflix series, I get Punisher is never going to be a good time, the truth of the character is accurately portrayed, but it was a tough stretch.
The book has no continuity. Each new arc doesn't seem to have a relation to previous arc, for Spider-Man or the world. Its the comic book version of Law & Order or the Original Star Trek; in neither of those shows mostly what happened previous episode doesn't affect the next episode.
That had to be a bunch of fun when it was a monthly comic, but it makes for a very weird collection to read. Marvel collection, hell Marvel titles these days have an arc to follow. This really doesn't, I haven't studied if this true, so it feels like they didn't include an issue. There's an issue before Spider-Man ends up in the Savage Lands. There's an issue before Spider-Man winds up on Carol Danvers' Air Force base.
I'm one of those collection readers that don't worry too greatly about all that, because I trust the writers are going to tell me everything I need to know to get through the issue. If you can do that and just trust that idea, go along for the ride, it's a fun, if somewhat narratively choppy ride.
That date started complete fiction, because I just don't note when I started a book.
But let's do other things first. It's a bunch of fun Spider-Man stories, with an array of Marvel characters. There's an arc with Punisher and Daredevil that I felt dragged. I haven't read Punisher in an age, I skipped the Netflix series, I get Punisher is never going to be a good time, the truth of the character is accurately portrayed, but it was a tough stretch.
The book has no continuity. Each new arc doesn't seem to have a relation to previous arc, for Spider-Man or the world. Its the comic book version of Law & Order or the Original Star Trek; in neither of those shows mostly what happened previous episode doesn't affect the next episode.
That had to be a bunch of fun when it was a monthly comic, but it makes for a very weird collection to read. Marvel collection, hell Marvel titles these days have an arc to follow. This really doesn't, I haven't studied if this true, so it feels like they didn't include an issue. There's an issue before Spider-Man ends up in the Savage Lands. There's an issue before Spider-Man winds up on Carol Danvers' Air Force base.
I'm one of those collection readers that don't worry too greatly about all that, because I trust the writers are going to tell me everything I need to know to get through the issue. If you can do that and just trust that idea, go along for the ride, it's a fun, if somewhat narratively choppy ride.
That date started complete fiction, because I just don't note when I started a book.
October 8, 2022
Great fun modern update of Marvel Team Up with top tier creators.
December 6, 2022
Not one of the best spider-man books , some terrible art and stories , I can see why this title was cancelled after 22 issues , one for spidey completists only
January 31, 2024
Have people read Marvel Team-Up? Avenging Spider-Man was meant to be a modern MTU where Spidey teamed up with various other characters. Yes, there is a no real continuity from each 1 or 2 issue arc to the next. #6 is part of a crossover with Daredevil and Punisher, #8 is an epilogue to Ends of the Earth, and #11 is a fun story also featured in the Spider-Man book Danger Zone. I like this because it's fun to read and NOT continuity heavy, even though I am a big Spidey fan and into the continuity and overarching plot and characters.
It isn't really 'complete' though- you really need the Superior Spider-Man Companion book to finish this series (15.1, 16-22) and then swaps to a new title with Superior Spider-Man Team-Up (1-12).
It isn't really 'complete' though- you really need the Superior Spider-Man Companion book to finish this series (15.1, 16-22) and then swaps to a new title with Superior Spider-Man Team-Up (1-12).
July 30, 2023
*I've read A LOT more than I've reviewed, so it's time for some knee-jerk reactions!*
A really solid, fun collection. Some of these stories I'd come across in other volumes, but they were worth reading again. Lots of team-ups, which just added to the fun, and even some nice introspective moments for Peter. The only downside is that these stories seemed to take place after the "One More Day" fiasco (you know, when Marvel decided that both Peter and the fans couldn't be happy). As solid as these stories were, they would've been better if Peter and MJ had still been married. (And maybe they were for some of these, but that was really not the vibe I got. I miss them as a couple!)
A really solid, fun collection. Some of these stories I'd come across in other volumes, but they were worth reading again. Lots of team-ups, which just added to the fun, and even some nice introspective moments for Peter. The only downside is that these stories seemed to take place after the "One More Day" fiasco (you know, when Marvel decided that both Peter and the fans couldn't be happy). As solid as these stories were, they would've been better if Peter and MJ had still been married. (And maybe they were for some of these, but that was really not the vibe I got. I miss them as a couple!)
August 7, 2020
Avenging Spider-Man is basically "Spider-Man Team-Up" under another name. The collection consists of short stories featuring Spider-Man working with another Marvel hero. Since it features rotating creative teams, there is no long-term plotting. The stories are mostly fine, but a little uneven. They are fun enough, but nothing earth-shaking. If you don't go into this with huge expectations, it's a decent way to spend a couple hours.
May 31, 2019
Very uneven collection.
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