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Non-Stop Spider-Man #1-5
Non-Stop Spider-Man: Big Brain Play
Buckle up, tiger! Get ready for the most action-packed, pulse-pounding, adrenaline-pumping comic of all time! Once you read page one, panel one, Spider-Man just does not stop! A mystery at Empire State University thrusts the webslinger into a thrilling adventure that starts in uptown Manhattan and takes him around the world — pitting Spidey against Marvel villains old and new and giving you a Spider-Man adventure (and a Spider-Man) the likes of which you’ve never seen! Something terrible is happening to ESU’s students — some of New York’s brightest young minds — and to save the day this time is going to take a side of Peter Parker that neither you nor Peter thought existed. And the clock is ticking! This book is not for the faint of heart, so check with your doctor before reading!
Collects Non-Stop Spider-Man (2021) #1-5.
Collects Non-Stop Spider-Man (2021) #1-5.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 4, 2022
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August 15, 2022
This is probably one of the worst Spider-man stories ever and Idk it felt like a struggle reading it like the panels are crazy and not liner and the plot is even ridiculous like Spider-man fighting some racist people who are using drugs to take the intelligence out of minority children.. like the plot is ridiculous and like I said the pacing is way off and then there is the art which is horrendous and even worse the idea gets better by issue 3 but then the reveal happens which is even worse and the villains being some "Zapata brothers" and "Wolf" (and an even bigger twist with him which was weird) plus Baron Zemo and Hydra in the mix too.
Umm yeah and the story isn't even complete as it will complete in a future volume and I am not interested in that. Anyways skip this, its a bad story with stupid plot and pacing and even worse art. There are better Spider-man stories out there but this is certainly not one of them.
Umm yeah and the story isn't even complete as it will complete in a future volume and I am not interested in that. Anyways skip this, its a bad story with stupid plot and pacing and even worse art. There are better Spider-man stories out there but this is certainly not one of them.
June 27, 2022
Spider-Man tracks down a drug that is sucking brain power out of minorities and funneling it to the drug dealers. Yes, it's a stupid basis for a story. There is some fun here. Baron Zemo is the main villain. The Zapato brothers are always fun. Chris Bachalo is an artist I use to love back in his Vertigo days. But his Marvel work is so chaotic and busy. I can't tell what is happening in half the panels. Also, Bachalo caught COVID while drawing this and several other artists had to step in and complete it. This also ends in a cliffhanger and was canceled, although I read Savage Spider-Man will have the conclusion of the story with Gerardo Sandoval taking over the pencils.
January 10, 2022
A criminally lame Spider-Man story. I was really into the first issue, with a super dweeby version of Baron Zemo targetting college aged kids of color. As the story unfolded though, nothing that interesting ever really happened, with Joe Kelly saying nothing of note, and the fill in artists on the last issue completely killed the “Non-Stop” vibe the book had built up to that point. Would not recommend unless you need all Spider-Man titles, or really like the kinetic art.
June 27, 2022
This book was a lot better than I thought it would be. I like the non-stop action but I skdo like that they don't make Spider-man so idiot.
Smart kids are kids are turning up dead, from designer drugs. However that is not yge only thing, the drug dealers and other criminals are getting smarter too. Spider-man has taken this case personally when a couple of Peter Parker's friends are not victims of the drug. Friendly is not going to be sn option. However what he finds is much worse and could push him too far.
Not a fan of the too cartoony artwork, I actually prefered him drawn as Peter than Spider-man. The story is better than I expected it yo be. The only annoying thing for me is for a mini series there should be an ending, not just or it might as well just be part of the main story, or waiting a year got this story to continue us way too long.
Smart kids are kids are turning up dead, from designer drugs. However that is not yge only thing, the drug dealers and other criminals are getting smarter too. Spider-man has taken this case personally when a couple of Peter Parker's friends are not victims of the drug. Friendly is not going to be sn option. However what he finds is much worse and could push him too far.
Not a fan of the too cartoony artwork, I actually prefered him drawn as Peter than Spider-man. The story is better than I expected it yo be. The only annoying thing for me is for a mini series there should be an ending, not just or it might as well just be part of the main story, or waiting a year got this story to continue us way too long.
August 27, 2022
Eu olhava com desconfiança para este quadrinho, principalmente por causa do título escolhido em português para o original Non-Stop Spider-Man, mas também por causa da premissa do quadrinho de esta que seria uma história em que o Homem-Aranha não pararia por nada. Uma HQ que seguisse à risca esse mote iria matar o ritmo da trama (e o Parker). E tinha o Joe Kelly no título, um dos roteiristas mais competentes e divertidos da indústria de quadrinhos de super-heróis, que criou Ben10 e muitos outros desenhos animados que fizeram sucesso dos anos 2000 pra cá. Resolvi dar um voto de confiança ao Kelly (e ao Chris Bachalo que desenha boa parte da HQ e eu gosto muito do estilo). Pra começar, o Homem-Aranha pára. sim, na história e ela é cheia de idas e vindas no tempo, o que quebra o tal ritmo enlouquecido que eu pensei que teria. Na trama, uma droga está matando adolescentes dedicados aos estudos e o Homem-Aranha, numa ótima parceria com a reporter Norah Winters realizam uma investigação acerca da origem das mortes e das drogas. O desenvolvimento é muito bom e a caracterização dos personagens também. Nada pode parar o Homem-Aranha decepciona menos que muita HQ de super-herói disponível por aí. O único problema, para mim, é desembocar em outra minissérie no final. Ah sim, e ser capa dura, claro...
January 1, 2022
Students are falling prey to a new designer drug - one that boosts their intelligence, then drains it to the point of catatonia. Enter the Amazing Spider-Man, who begins a race against time to stop anyone else falling prey to it. But can even Spider-Man stand up against the might of Baron Zemo alone?
Joe Kelly. Chris Bachalo. Spider-Man. This should be a recipe for success, right? Instead, Non-Stop Spider-Man is a far more miss than hit. The terrible release schedule didn't help (even if it was due to Bachalo catching Covid), but the plot is all over the shop, with Baron Zemo and Hydra falling to the wayside until the end of the book in favour of some random B listers and Spidey dealing with Norah Winters for pages upon pages instead.
What makes it worse is that this is really only the first half of a longer story, but even that seems like it's tacked on at the end. Spidey's focus is almost entirely lost by the end because the plot bloats itself to the point of insanity, and while I did enjoy the way Kelly and Bachalo interpret his Spider-Sense, everything else is so bogged down by inanity that I can't find myself wanting to sing any praises.
Bachalo's artwork is a shining point though - even with the delays and the usual army of inkers, it looks great. Gerardo Sandoval helps fill in where necessary (and he's the artist on the follow-up), and he's probably one of the only artists at Marvel who could mesh well with Bachalo these days anyway.
Non-Stop Spider-Man isn't exactly Please-Stop Spider-Man just yet, but it's certainly closer to Was-This-Necessary? Spider-Man.
Joe Kelly. Chris Bachalo. Spider-Man. This should be a recipe for success, right? Instead, Non-Stop Spider-Man is a far more miss than hit. The terrible release schedule didn't help (even if it was due to Bachalo catching Covid), but the plot is all over the shop, with Baron Zemo and Hydra falling to the wayside until the end of the book in favour of some random B listers and Spidey dealing with Norah Winters for pages upon pages instead.
What makes it worse is that this is really only the first half of a longer story, but even that seems like it's tacked on at the end. Spidey's focus is almost entirely lost by the end because the plot bloats itself to the point of insanity, and while I did enjoy the way Kelly and Bachalo interpret his Spider-Sense, everything else is so bogged down by inanity that I can't find myself wanting to sing any praises.
Bachalo's artwork is a shining point though - even with the delays and the usual army of inkers, it looks great. Gerardo Sandoval helps fill in where necessary (and he's the artist on the follow-up), and he's probably one of the only artists at Marvel who could mesh well with Bachalo these days anyway.
Non-Stop Spider-Man isn't exactly Please-Stop Spider-Man just yet, but it's certainly closer to Was-This-Necessary? Spider-Man.
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May 10, 2022Given the swift cancellation of Unstoppable Wasp, and the way no Eternals run has ever reached #20, you'd think Marvel might have learned a lesson about titles which could prove bitterly ironic, but apparently not. Chris Bachalo on a monthly title was always going to be optimistic, but a bad case of the Miley slowed him down even further, leading to issues of this being delayed for months, fill-in artists on the last issue here, and the book being cancelled after this arc – though apparently it's going to return under another name at some point to resolve the massive cliffhanger with which the volume concludes. Even had it come out like clockwork, mind, there'd have been issues. Joe Kelly can write Spidey – his Spider-Man/Deadpool contained some of the best Peter Parker (and indeed some of the best Wade Wilson) comics in years. But here the tone feels oddly off. Yeah, Spider-Man is angry, but he's never been that convincing as a violent rampage type, and the mutterings here about full body casts and punching people so hard they poop feel a bit like a little kid pretending to be Batman (who in any case is of course himself a little kid pretending to be the Shadow). And Kelly's stories can sometimes risk spiralling off into the abstract if they're not paired with an artist who can keep the storytelling clear – which, despite my residual fondness for Bachalo, is not really among the things you'd say about his current work. So a plot which is at the weirder end of classic Spidey territory – kids with no history of drug use being found apparently OD'd, leading to a realisation that someone has worked out a way to steal and pool intelligence – ends up feeling more abstruse and less suited to him than it needed to. Likewise the villains beginning with Z who aren't conventionally his bad guys; part of the beauty of Spidey comics, even if I don't love the character himself, is that he can meet pretty much anyone in the Marvel Universe without it feeling odd, so if an encounter is feeling incongruous, something has gone awry at a fundamental level. By the end of this, the level of jeopardy and the nastiness of the antagonist feel like they're working against the silliness, resulting in something that's less black comedy than just misaligned.
January 21, 2022
Much like how DC keeps cranking out a new Batman comic, Marvel can’t seem to stop publishing new Spider-Man comics, but since we’re living in a somewhat Golden Age for the web-slinger, whether it is a comic, movie or even a video game, another Spidey title can’t hurt. Being no stranger to the adventures of Peter Parker, writer Joe Kelly and artist Chris Bachalo present a Spider-Man comic like no other.
Non-Stop Spider-Man is about showcasing the action-packed side of the wall-crawler, who investigates a mysterious new drug that is affecting ESU’s students, which will lead him teaming up with Norah Winters and face against Hydra, led by Baron Zemo. In terms of the story itself, which does have elements of characterisation, whether it is Peter’s mental state leaning towards anger, or his banter with Norah, it’s really about showcasing the kinetic energy of our hero going through one action set-piece to another.
Chris Bachalo is one of those artists I have conflicted feelings as having marvelled at his art in Neil Gaiman’s Death comics, his later work can be rough around the edges when there’s too much going in a single page. However, Non-Stop ends up using this as a positive than a negative as Bachalo presents such unconventional layouts, nearly all of which done in a Dutch angle. Although Cory Smith and Gerardo Sandoval would replace the main artist on issue #5, Bachalo reigns supreme as he revels in the destruction porn, with the addition of fun sound and motion effects.
As much as I enjoy the interactions Spidey has with others, his spider-sense becomes a character as instead of the traditional scribbling over his head, Kelly gives the sense dialogue, which allows some Spidey comedy. However, what didn’t click with me were the villains, especially Zemo, whose dialogue is so off-kilter than what we usually expect from this Nazi mastermind as Kelly attempting to give him a dark sense of humour.
From its first issue, Non-Stop Spider-Man presents something kinetic and relentless, but over the course of its five-issues, its relentless nature can be too much and once again, the plot doesn’t really matter, despite how crazy it gets, but you do wish the comic would take a breather for more character banter. And even though the comic ends on a cliff-hanger, which I don’t think is going to get resolved, Non-Stop is worth reading if you want to read a different angle to everyone's favourite wall-crawler.
Non-Stop Spider-Man is about showcasing the action-packed side of the wall-crawler, who investigates a mysterious new drug that is affecting ESU’s students, which will lead him teaming up with Norah Winters and face against Hydra, led by Baron Zemo. In terms of the story itself, which does have elements of characterisation, whether it is Peter’s mental state leaning towards anger, or his banter with Norah, it’s really about showcasing the kinetic energy of our hero going through one action set-piece to another.
Chris Bachalo is one of those artists I have conflicted feelings as having marvelled at his art in Neil Gaiman’s Death comics, his later work can be rough around the edges when there’s too much going in a single page. However, Non-Stop ends up using this as a positive than a negative as Bachalo presents such unconventional layouts, nearly all of which done in a Dutch angle. Although Cory Smith and Gerardo Sandoval would replace the main artist on issue #5, Bachalo reigns supreme as he revels in the destruction porn, with the addition of fun sound and motion effects.
As much as I enjoy the interactions Spidey has with others, his spider-sense becomes a character as instead of the traditional scribbling over his head, Kelly gives the sense dialogue, which allows some Spidey comedy. However, what didn’t click with me were the villains, especially Zemo, whose dialogue is so off-kilter than what we usually expect from this Nazi mastermind as Kelly attempting to give him a dark sense of humour.
From its first issue, Non-Stop Spider-Man presents something kinetic and relentless, but over the course of its five-issues, its relentless nature can be too much and once again, the plot doesn’t really matter, despite how crazy it gets, but you do wish the comic would take a breather for more character banter. And even though the comic ends on a cliff-hanger, which I don’t think is going to get resolved, Non-Stop is worth reading if you want to read a different angle to everyone's favourite wall-crawler.
January 5, 2022
Does Spider-Man need another title? No. Marvel needs to learn to do mini series like DC does for Batman. Though this seemed like half an idea from the start and love Bachalo tho we all do, just turning the page 15 degrees each pages does not excited comics make.
December 8, 2021
Great art, boring as hell story. Not for me. Gave up on issue 3.
May 10, 2022
Ok... no thanks.
This story is action packed, and is illustrated by Chris Bachalo, and is trying to talk about issues that feel more real world, but.... I didn't like the layout of most of the pages (too much diagonal for me), Zemo felt like an add-on character, and strong luchadores seem like a silly villain when Spidey has such a phenomenal rogue's gallery.
The main title is so much better. Maybe less Spidey side titles is in order...
This story is action packed, and is illustrated by Chris Bachalo, and is trying to talk about issues that feel more real world, but.... I didn't like the layout of most of the pages (too much diagonal for me), Zemo felt like an add-on character, and strong luchadores seem like a silly villain when Spidey has such a phenomenal rogue's gallery.
The main title is so much better. Maybe less Spidey side titles is in order...
January 31, 2022
A really solid Spider-Man story, full of action and adventure. It was surprisingly "real," since its main theme was racism. I wasn't expecting that, and it was definitely a punch to the gut. I mean, seriously, the villains in this book are the worst of the worst and their plan is... rage-inducing. I was expecting a more fun read, so that threw me off, but still.... It was well-written and definitely left an impact. My favorite part, though, might have been the way Pete's spidey sense was depicted--as actual words telling him to "move" or "look up," etc. I especially liked when it would get a little bit of an attitude. ("Too late.") All in all, this is a solid Spidey read, but be warned that it's plot is much more real-world than comic-world.
March 4, 2022
A lot of people are dumping on this title for not being action packed enough and I honestly don’t know what they want. Right from the start Spidey is chasing crooks and getting into all sorts of fights and messes throughout every issue of this volume. There are some moments where he has downtime such as brainstorming with an old friend and a funeral but these are essential as they build the narrative, otherwise the story would just be hollow.
As for the plot itself, it actually has quite a lot of progression through this graphic novel, it starts with a suicide and partway though becomes about a brain stealing agent. It’s quite good and it even builds up various villains for Spider-Man to fight through the course, without feeling crammed or rushed in any way.
This is another case where the Spider-Man standalone story is better than his ongoing series, I really don’t understand what Marvel is playing at, for a headline title they really should hire a top notch team to take a hold of it.
As for the plot itself, it actually has quite a lot of progression through this graphic novel, it starts with a suicide and partway though becomes about a brain stealing agent. It’s quite good and it even builds up various villains for Spider-Man to fight through the course, without feeling crammed or rushed in any way.
This is another case where the Spider-Man standalone story is better than his ongoing series, I really don’t understand what Marvel is playing at, for a headline title they really should hire a top notch team to take a hold of it.
December 6, 2021
For all the talent Bachalo has, can he ever finish a run? The scattershot art fill-ins of the last issue certainly provided some serious speed bumps in a the "non-stop" vibe the books were going for.
Joe Kelly is simply not a great writer, aside from a few great one-liners for Baron Zemo. Shame he seems to need a mention of "god" in every issue.
The end was pure garbage, leaving the whole arc feeling that it was just a way to get into another book.
Joe Kelly is simply not a great writer, aside from a few great one-liners for Baron Zemo. Shame he seems to need a mention of "god" in every issue.
The end was pure garbage, leaving the whole arc feeling that it was just a way to get into another book.
January 18, 2022
Tak toto bolo veľké sklamanie. Mám rád kresbu Chrisa Bachala, ale viac sa mi hodí k divnotám Doctora Strangea ako ku Spider-Manovi. Divná bola práca s panelmi. Snaha o neustálu dynamickú akciu bola vo výsledku nefunkčný guláš. Príbeh by sa ešte ako tak dal, ale nečakajte nič uzatvorené, keďže je to iba akési intro pre inú ongoing sériu. Dej sa dá zhrnúť jednou vetou a preto ide skôr o stratu času ako nejaké nevyhnutné čítanie.
October 2, 2021
I would have given this book 3 stars but the fill-in artists at the end just killed all the momentum. They pitched in and the book was released when Marvel wanted, but the content feels undermined by the different voices. It's such an odd book that is so specific to Kelly and Bachalo's voices.
March 6, 2024
Spider-Man discovers a shocking link between the tragic drug overdose deaths of several promising young people and a series of encounters with street-level villains who suddenly show genius-level intellects. Fuelled by rage and desperation, he relentlessly pursues the fascist villains behind the plot, among whom is Nazi and Hydra leader Baron Zemo.
This book is a curious mix of things I thought were great and things I absolutely hated, which overall left me a bit ambivalent and nonplussed.
Among the things I liked here was the truly heinous nature of the antagonists' plot, giving Spider-Man an unambiguous enemy to focus all of his anger on (Nazis are good for that). It was also interesting to see some of the lower-level villains, specifically the luciadore-themed Zapata Brothers, equally horrified to learn of the xenophobic roots of the plot they're caught up in.
The other thing I really liked was something that at first I wasn't keen on. This book leans into the 'Non-Stop' part of its title and has exactly that in terms of action and pacing. To begin with it felt a bit like dumbing-down (keep the action up so we don't have to deal with anything more complex) but it eventually proved to be a gauntlet for Spider-Man, pushing his endurance to the limit, with his web-fluid running out and no time to replenish it, until all he has left to drive him is his righteous anger. Oddly, it reminded me a little bit of the build-up to Batman's fateful confrontation with Bane in the 'Knightfall' storyline.
Balancing all of that was the fact that Spidey's Spider-Sense now talks to him in actual words, a design choice which I absolutely hated. We didn't need it to literally say 'BEHIND YOU!' for the last 60 years to get that was what it meant, so I've no idea who thought it would be a good idea to introduce it now.
The other thing I hated, and which is a similar aesthetic choice, is the use of Gen Z language in the dialogue. It was bad enough when Spidey used the term 'fam' but I draw the line at having Baron Zemo use phrases like 'drip' and 'swagger'.
Call me an ageing Millennial all you like but I hated this.
So yeah, overall a very mixed bag of good and bad.
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This book is a curious mix of things I thought were great and things I absolutely hated, which overall left me a bit ambivalent and nonplussed.
Among the things I liked here was the truly heinous nature of the antagonists' plot, giving Spider-Man an unambiguous enemy to focus all of his anger on (Nazis are good for that). It was also interesting to see some of the lower-level villains, specifically the luciadore-themed Zapata Brothers, equally horrified to learn of the xenophobic roots of the plot they're caught up in.
The other thing I really liked was something that at first I wasn't keen on. This book leans into the 'Non-Stop' part of its title and has exactly that in terms of action and pacing. To begin with it felt a bit like dumbing-down (keep the action up so we don't have to deal with anything more complex) but it eventually proved to be a gauntlet for Spider-Man, pushing his endurance to the limit, with his web-fluid running out and no time to replenish it, until all he has left to drive him is his righteous anger. Oddly, it reminded me a little bit of the build-up to Batman's fateful confrontation with Bane in the 'Knightfall' storyline.
Balancing all of that was the fact that Spidey's Spider-Sense now talks to him in actual words, a design choice which I absolutely hated. We didn't need it to literally say 'BEHIND YOU!' for the last 60 years to get that was what it meant, so I've no idea who thought it would be a good idea to introduce it now.
The other thing I hated, and which is a similar aesthetic choice, is the use of Gen Z language in the dialogue. It was bad enough when Spidey used the term 'fam' but I draw the line at having Baron Zemo use phrases like 'drip' and 'swagger'.
Call me an ageing Millennial all you like but I hated this.
So yeah, overall a very mixed bag of good and bad.
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December 13, 2023
Marketed as a frenetic action-packed version of Spider-Man, what is delivered is more a story-light narrative that sees the web slinger fleeing more than fighting as he attempts to thwart the new brain drug that seems to be targeting gifted students of colour.
The main problem is that Joe Kelly simply doesnt have a good handle on Peter Parker. It's in the same arena but the dialogue is clunky and contrived. Spider-Man's trademark snappy patter is largely absent, he is just a bit too serious (apparently because he is angry?). Other characters delivery suffers from similar issues, leaving you hard pressed to care much about anyone. The introduction of antagonist Baron Zemo also feels grossly out of place, who just doesn't work as a Spider-Man villain. The artwork is okay, and although Chris Bachalo is listed as the main artist this is really an ensemble piece. Different artists contribute pages, that have either been picked as they have a similar style to Bachalo or are trying to emulate him. This too unfortunately doesn't quite work giving the effect of low, or at least rushed quality, from the usually reliable Bachalo, which only detracts more from this unweildly story.
The main problem is that Joe Kelly simply doesnt have a good handle on Peter Parker. It's in the same arena but the dialogue is clunky and contrived. Spider-Man's trademark snappy patter is largely absent, he is just a bit too serious (apparently because he is angry?). Other characters delivery suffers from similar issues, leaving you hard pressed to care much about anyone. The introduction of antagonist Baron Zemo also feels grossly out of place, who just doesn't work as a Spider-Man villain. The artwork is okay, and although Chris Bachalo is listed as the main artist this is really an ensemble piece. Different artists contribute pages, that have either been picked as they have a similar style to Bachalo or are trying to emulate him. This too unfortunately doesn't quite work giving the effect of low, or at least rushed quality, from the usually reliable Bachalo, which only detracts more from this unweildly story.
December 19, 2021
El título no engaña. Non-Stop Spiderman es una propuesta de no parar de pura adrenalina arácnida. Joe Kelly logra colar un trasfondo bastante duro que podría haberse explorado. Pero todo va a favor del despliegue reverberante de lenguaje visual comiquero pasapáginas. Que tampoco podemos decir que es buen punto del cómic, porque tenemos un vaivén de dibujantes que dejan mayor sensación de producto parido a altos y bajos por la editorial para tener su buen nº de propuestas anuales con el personaje (más este año con el final de trilogía fílmica en el UCM).
Una lectura que creo que funcionará más en lectores casuales o de primera toma de contacto de nuevos. Pero que no creo que los habituales aúpen como para darle mucha más seguridad para mantener la cabecera más de lo que Kelly quiera para hacerse notar más.
Una lectura que creo que funcionará más en lectores casuales o de primera toma de contacto de nuevos. Pero que no creo que los habituales aúpen como para darle mucha más seguridad para mantener la cabecera más de lo que Kelly quiera para hacerse notar más.
February 17, 2022
Kelly writes a story that has a frenetic pace. In order to convey that, the characters engage in very quick, back and forth dialogue (even if it doesn't fit the character.) Also, during action scenes (which are very often) panels are drawn at an angle to help convey motion. Does it work? The pacing is definitely there, but the witty dialogue gets to be too much. Turning the panels reduces the art size and the plot is also a little ridiculous. Never been a fan of Bachalo's art, and perhaps it is the inker, but his work doesn't look as clean anymore. I still think his panel-panel storytelling needs work. All in all, didn't care for it and won't bother with the next volume, if there is one.
January 9, 2026
"Uber-beats is here! No need to rush, I brought plenty - - Minor concussions, deep bruising, and who ordered the gut-punch-that-makes-you-poop special? Excellent choice."
- Spider-Man, now doing home deliveries.
Having just finished reading seventy-plus issues of Nick Spencer's literary dysentary, this was an absolute delight. Chris Bachalo molding the page in his unique, fantastic fashion. Joe Kelly actually making bad (yet funny) spidey jokes, but more importantly, writing Norah Winters correctly. She's interesting again.
The general plot is about smart drugs, academia, and white supremacy. What could go wrong?
Some folks seem to have not liked this series. But I really dug the art and the writing.
Most entertaining. Four stars!
- Spider-Man, now doing home deliveries.
Having just finished reading seventy-plus issues of Nick Spencer's literary dysentary, this was an absolute delight. Chris Bachalo molding the page in his unique, fantastic fashion. Joe Kelly actually making bad (yet funny) spidey jokes, but more importantly, writing Norah Winters correctly. She's interesting again.
The general plot is about smart drugs, academia, and white supremacy. What could go wrong?
Some folks seem to have not liked this series. But I really dug the art and the writing.
Most entertaining. Four stars!
March 6, 2022
Mostly a victim of COVID...
Not only did the monthly issues get slammed by the COVID work stoppage, but the writer also got COVID himself. That's going to slow down your workday. Ugh. I don't understand the hype train on this one, though. They were trying to push it as something like the movie 'Speed' or Crank. Either concept had their main character with a clear personal influence(?) on the course of things. Here, it doesn't really ramp up until the later issues. It's basically a very action packed issue of ANY Spider-Man series.
At least the story gets transitioned over to Savage Spider-Man, I guess.
Bonus: Check out the big brains on that guy...
Not only did the monthly issues get slammed by the COVID work stoppage, but the writer also got COVID himself. That's going to slow down your workday. Ugh. I don't understand the hype train on this one, though. They were trying to push it as something like the movie 'Speed' or Crank. Either concept had their main character with a clear personal influence(?) on the course of things. Here, it doesn't really ramp up until the later issues. It's basically a very action packed issue of ANY Spider-Man series.
At least the story gets transitioned over to Savage Spider-Man, I guess.
Bonus: Check out the big brains on that guy...
March 19, 2025
Nah, man.
After issue 2 I decided to skim because I couldn't take it anymore. The writing is absolutely terrible and it just feels like an out of touch person trying to sound "hip." There are some interesting themes it tries to explore, but the execution is so bad. The art is very nice, but dang can it be hard to understand at times. Zemo was lame, too. It feels like everyone is trying so hard to be funny that it's all just cringe.
Sometimes things are so bad that they are good, but this was not it. If it was as wacky bad as something like Batman: Odyssey then I'd power through for the laughs, but not today.
After issue 2 I decided to skim because I couldn't take it anymore. The writing is absolutely terrible and it just feels like an out of touch person trying to sound "hip." There are some interesting themes it tries to explore, but the execution is so bad. The art is very nice, but dang can it be hard to understand at times. Zemo was lame, too. It feels like everyone is trying so hard to be funny that it's all just cringe.
Sometimes things are so bad that they are good, but this was not it. If it was as wacky bad as something like Batman: Odyssey then I'd power through for the laughs, but not today.
February 13, 2025
Worst Spider-Man book I have ever read.
Could not get into it at all. Do not be fooled by the good art on the cover: the artwork is foul and so is the panelling. On top of that, the writing is terrible and so desperately tries to be funny. Absolute mess of a comic.
The story could not grip me at all, and by part 3 I just started flicking through the pages till I reached the end of the book and found that it did not even end - but stopped on a cliffhanger advertising undoubtedly another boring book. So I’m glad I didn’t put myself through finishing it.
I could not recommend this book at all and I’m glad I did not pay for it.
Could not get into it at all. Do not be fooled by the good art on the cover: the artwork is foul and so is the panelling. On top of that, the writing is terrible and so desperately tries to be funny. Absolute mess of a comic.
The story could not grip me at all, and by part 3 I just started flicking through the pages till I reached the end of the book and found that it did not even end - but stopped on a cliffhanger advertising undoubtedly another boring book. So I’m glad I didn’t put myself through finishing it.
I could not recommend this book at all and I’m glad I did not pay for it.
March 4, 2022
A much more intimate and unique story for longtime fans of Spider-Man, the look into life for Peter as a college student and getting to see how the pressures of school or university life can impact students while paired with a superhero world and advanced tech made this such a captivating story. The bright and colorful artwork blended well with the fast-paced action, and made for a truly memorable experience, especially with the shocking villains Spidey had to face.
July 17, 2022
Collects Non-Stop Spider-Man (2021) issues 1-5
There is some innovative stuff happening here when it comes to panel layout, and even the way that Peter's spider-sense communicates with him, but I made it through three issues of this collection, and then had to skim through the rest. Even with the innovations, I wasn't a big fan of the story itself, or the artwork, and those two things are pretty much everything that makes up a comic book.
There is some innovative stuff happening here when it comes to panel layout, and even the way that Peter's spider-sense communicates with him, but I made it through three issues of this collection, and then had to skim through the rest. Even with the innovations, I wasn't a big fan of the story itself, or the artwork, and those two things are pretty much everything that makes up a comic book.
May 28, 2023
This was extremely disappointing. Joe Kelly has done some great things in comics and with Spidey in particular, but this is not one of them. The plot is haphazard, the main antagonist acted completely different than his previous 60 years, the new antagonist is generic and then ridiculous, and the ending was plain stupid. Chris Bachalo did some really nice things on the art chores but the writing was the issue. Overall, skip this pointless tale and I assume its successor.
December 31, 2023
This rating is only so low because I thought the art was so inconsistent. Some characters were drawn in one style and others in completely another. It made reading this so unenjoyable. But other than that I enjoyed the story. The villains reminded me of politicians in Nazi Germany, aiming to make the city pure blooded using drugs on unsuspecting students instead of zyklon-b gas. And how they targeted people of color specifically. That’s real evil.
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October 11, 2024
PEAK MARVEL COMICS!!!!! the main artstyle is fun and exciting the dialogue is funny and the plot actually engaged and interested me, I FELT TENSE, I FELT SCARED!! I AM SO SICK OF ALL THESE SHIT SPIDERMAN COMICS WHERE THE WORLD AND THE LORE ARE TO BIG AS TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING EVEN SLIGHTLY GROUNDED!! LET ME OUT!!!
January 24, 2022
This is by far the worst spider-man story I've read in years , no wonder it was cancelled with a big cliffhanger at the end and the art was terrible too, im disappointed because spider-man is my favourite character in comics.
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