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The Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide #5-6
The Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide, Vol. 3
Collects Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #20-28 and Annual (2016) #1.
Death is no more, and the Clone Conspiracy rocks the Amazing Spider-Man's world! And if things weren't bad enough for the wall-crawler, Doctor Octopus has returned from the grave! What does Doc Ock have to do with the Jackal? Meanwhile, the return of Carrion means big trouble for the Scarlet Spider! Where has Kaine been, and what role will he play in the Jackal's twisted plan? And while we're asking questions, what could bring a resurrected Gwen Stacy to the villain's side? When the Conspiracy ends, Norman Osborn is waiting on the other side! But even with a surprising old friend by his side, can Spider-Man battle an entire Goblin Army? Plus: Globe-trotting adventures starring Spidey in Mexico City, and Cloak and Dagger in Shanghai!
Death is no more, and the Clone Conspiracy rocks the Amazing Spider-Man's world! And if things weren't bad enough for the wall-crawler, Doctor Octopus has returned from the grave! What does Doc Ock have to do with the Jackal? Meanwhile, the return of Carrion means big trouble for the Scarlet Spider! Where has Kaine been, and what role will he play in the Jackal's twisted plan? And while we're asking questions, what could bring a resurrected Gwen Stacy to the villain's side? When the Conspiracy ends, Norman Osborn is waiting on the other side! But even with a surprising old friend by his side, can Spider-Man battle an entire Goblin Army? Plus: Globe-trotting adventures starring Spidey in Mexico City, and Cloak and Dagger in Shanghai!
281 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 20, 2018
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Dan Slott
2,057 books457 followersDan Slott is an American comic book writer, the current writer on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, and is best known for his work on books such as Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Superior Spider-Man, and Ren & Stimpy.
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December 28, 2018
The numbering on these things is getting pretty darn confusing. I was pretty sure I'd already read Vol. 3 of Spider-Man: Worldwide, and I was right--it's a paperback with a completely different cover and collects completely different issues. Plus, there was a whole lot of carryover in this collection from the Clone Conspiracy collection--way to get people to pay twice for the same blah content! Actually, I'm rating this a bit higher than Clone Conspiracy, primarily because of the Osborn Identity issues here, which tell a good, exciting story, with outstanding artwork from Stuart Immonen. Otherwise, it's a bunch of filler--an inessential Annual, a bunch of back-up stories, etc.
February 2, 2018
[Read as single issues]
This volume collects the Clone Conspiracy tie-in issues (although not the main series, so this will feel incomplete on its own), as well as the Osborn Identity storyline. I'll paraphrase some of my review from the Clone Conspiracy collection here.
The Amazing Spider-Man tie-in issues focus on individual characters, explaining what's been going on behind the scenes to get them to the Clone Conspiracy. These issues are basically essential reading, especially the ones focused on Doc Ock, Scarlet Spider, and the Jackal. You can understand the event without them, but they give you some much needed perspective. On their own though, they'll feel a bit out of place. It's honestly just a weird way to collect things, to be honest. Giuseppe Camuncoli draws most of the ASM tie-ins with his usual grace and fluidity, which is nice since this is also his swan song on the book.
The Osborn Identity story brings Norman Osborn back for the first time since he disappeared at the end of the Superior Spider-Man, and his plot has escalated in size to the point that Spidey needs help from someone else presumed dead to take him down. This story feels a bit impersonal for the most part, with Osborn behind the scenes instead of out in front - the final issue of the four however is one of the best Spider-Man/Goblin fights I've ever read, and there have been a fair few over the years. Stuart Immonen steps in as the ongoing Spider-Man artist with this story, and he is superb, as we all know by this point.
This volume doesn't really work on its own, aside from the Osborn Identity story. For completionists or people who've gotten these hardcovers already - otherwise, collect the story in other ways. Three stars, mainly for being oddly collected, rather than a reflection on the quality of the issues themselves.
This volume collects the Clone Conspiracy tie-in issues (although not the main series, so this will feel incomplete on its own), as well as the Osborn Identity storyline. I'll paraphrase some of my review from the Clone Conspiracy collection here.
The Amazing Spider-Man tie-in issues focus on individual characters, explaining what's been going on behind the scenes to get them to the Clone Conspiracy. These issues are basically essential reading, especially the ones focused on Doc Ock, Scarlet Spider, and the Jackal. You can understand the event without them, but they give you some much needed perspective. On their own though, they'll feel a bit out of place. It's honestly just a weird way to collect things, to be honest. Giuseppe Camuncoli draws most of the ASM tie-ins with his usual grace and fluidity, which is nice since this is also his swan song on the book.
The Osborn Identity story brings Norman Osborn back for the first time since he disappeared at the end of the Superior Spider-Man, and his plot has escalated in size to the point that Spidey needs help from someone else presumed dead to take him down. This story feels a bit impersonal for the most part, with Osborn behind the scenes instead of out in front - the final issue of the four however is one of the best Spider-Man/Goblin fights I've ever read, and there have been a fair few over the years. Stuart Immonen steps in as the ongoing Spider-Man artist with this story, and he is superb, as we all know by this point.
This volume doesn't really work on its own, aside from the Osborn Identity story. For completionists or people who've gotten these hardcovers already - otherwise, collect the story in other ways. Three stars, mainly for being oddly collected, rather than a reflection on the quality of the issues themselves.
August 19, 2018
I will skip away all the clone conspiracy issues as i reviewed them in the "clone conspiracy Hardcover". Anyway, after that, following an ‘anonymous’ tip (Amazing Spider-Man: Dead No More), SHIELD and Spider-Man are hunting for Norman Osborn, and find him.
Back when Otto Octavius stole Peter Parker’s body, as I keep reminding regular readers of these reviews, the question for me was “how long?” and never “how do they get out of this?”. In reviews of earlier volumes of this series, I started to ask the same question, for it seemed to me that this wasn’t really the Amazing Spider-Man anymore. Well, following the above mentioned Clone Conspiracy which brought back the real Amazing Spider-Man, at least for me, we now continue with that character, as we see the long arms of the plot begin to gather together and begin to point in the same direction. This is the return of the Spider-Man who makes jokes, not the Joke Spider-Man that he has become in recent years.
This a self-contained story, so you can read it as a stand-alone action story, but there is character development and plot-development for those of us who want that sort of stuff.
The short stories from #25 are superb, every one of them; unlike the shorts from the Annual collected in the previous volume. I don’t really know what a Tsum-Tsum is, but he deserves his own back-up feature (which is where Gwenpool started), along with a regular A-may-zing Spider-Aunt cartoon.
Back when Otto Octavius stole Peter Parker’s body, as I keep reminding regular readers of these reviews, the question for me was “how long?” and never “how do they get out of this?”. In reviews of earlier volumes of this series, I started to ask the same question, for it seemed to me that this wasn’t really the Amazing Spider-Man anymore. Well, following the above mentioned Clone Conspiracy which brought back the real Amazing Spider-Man, at least for me, we now continue with that character, as we see the long arms of the plot begin to gather together and begin to point in the same direction. This is the return of the Spider-Man who makes jokes, not the Joke Spider-Man that he has become in recent years.
This a self-contained story, so you can read it as a stand-alone action story, but there is character development and plot-development for those of us who want that sort of stuff.
The short stories from #25 are superb, every one of them; unlike the shorts from the Annual collected in the previous volume. I don’t really know what a Tsum-Tsum is, but he deserves his own back-up feature (which is where Gwenpool started), along with a regular A-may-zing Spider-Aunt cartoon.
October 7, 2018
This book contains Spider-man 20-28 and Annual 1.
The first portion of this book contains the Amazing Spider-man portions of the Clone Conspiracy storyline. If you are interested in this storyline making any sense you should try Amazing Spider-Man: The Clone Conspiracy. It contains Amazing Spider-man 19-24, and the other relevant issues for that storyline in an order that will make sense. Consider this when purchasing the book.
Issues 25-28 and annual 1 are overall enjoyable and hint at major events to come. The return of Norman Osborne and the realization he must embrace the madness and become the Green Goblin to defeat Spidey. Doctor Octopus returns and begins a new relation with Hydra. Plus we see the impact of Spidey and Peter Parker's decisions on Parker Industries. The first issues in this series hinted what everyone was thinking, "How long until he loses it all? Can he be successful, rich, and Spider-man without the old Parker luck losing it all?" Invading a foreign nation, breaking connections with shield, and Spidey choosing saving others over profit are all adding up.
The first portion of this book contains the Amazing Spider-man portions of the Clone Conspiracy storyline. If you are interested in this storyline making any sense you should try Amazing Spider-Man: The Clone Conspiracy. It contains Amazing Spider-man 19-24, and the other relevant issues for that storyline in an order that will make sense. Consider this when purchasing the book.
Issues 25-28 and annual 1 are overall enjoyable and hint at major events to come. The return of Norman Osborne and the realization he must embrace the madness and become the Green Goblin to defeat Spidey. Doctor Octopus returns and begins a new relation with Hydra. Plus we see the impact of Spidey and Peter Parker's decisions on Parker Industries. The first issues in this series hinted what everyone was thinking, "How long until he loses it all? Can he be successful, rich, and Spider-man without the old Parker luck losing it all?" Invading a foreign nation, breaking connections with shield, and Spidey choosing saving others over profit are all adding up.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 29, 2019
This book is painful to read if you also don't have "The Clone Conspiracy" with you. This is because the story alternates between both and if you only read this one you will get only fragments of the whole plot. After the Jackal arch, things get a little better with Norman's. But still, do not read this one without "The Clone Conspiracy".
February 10, 2018
It was a weird choice to reprint the chapters of Clone Conspiracy here given that there's already a more complete Clone Conspiracy hardcover. I liked the Osborn story that closes out the book, but throw in a really weak Annual and this is one of the weaker chapters of Slott's otherwise good run.
December 4, 2023
I dont remember how or when Norman's head became an ogre/goblin.
The story was fine, great Immonen art. More set up for the fall of Parker Industries.
The Mockingbird/Spider-Man romance could have been nice to explore.
The story was fine, great Immonen art. More set up for the fall of Parker Industries.
The Mockingbird/Spider-Man romance could have been nice to explore.
March 7, 2021
A companion book for the clone conspiracy. As we get tie-ins and a story that goes beyond the clone concpiracy event. Strong Norman Osborn story!
July 11, 2023
Overall just kind of whatever.
The first four issues cover the same stuff as the Clone Conspiracy collection, and are just as dull. They’re definitely the b-side of that event.
The annual is fine. It’s an annual.
Issues 25-28 are definitely the highlight here, but it’s only because of Stuart Immonen’s art. Slott’s writing is still as blunt and it’s almost worse since it’s covering up art that is far too good for it.
The backup stories are the definition of miscellaneous filler.
The first four issues cover the same stuff as the Clone Conspiracy collection, and are just as dull. They’re definitely the b-side of that event.
The annual is fine. It’s an annual.
Issues 25-28 are definitely the highlight here, but it’s only because of Stuart Immonen’s art. Slott’s writing is still as blunt and it’s almost worse since it’s covering up art that is far too good for it.
The backup stories are the definition of miscellaneous filler.
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