Comics Ssm#30

[Dangerous]

Just picked it up, not read it yet tho.
Post your thoughts here.

 

[gliderpilotgirl]

well in that case...spoilers!

Spoiler

Seeing MJ take down Swarm with her stuntmen bud was awesomeness..nice to know she can still use her head. And when was the last time in ASM we actually saw Normie?? and Liz, and Mark Raxton! I am getting more and more impressed with SSM every month. It kicks ASM's butt throughly. I was impressed that the artist was able to make Normie resemble Harry enough to be recognizable, but he doesn't look like a clone of Harry too which is good. Wow...really REALLY good story.

 

[MyPokerShirt]

ASM's stories atm are class
I'm getting bored of this title quick, as I do with non-essential character books
Alright issue though

 

[Dangerous]

ASM's stories atm are class
I'm getting bored of this title quick, as I do with non-essential character books
Alright issue though

Surely you're kidding right?
ASM is dog poop right now, everyones knows this is the best current SM book.

 

[wolvie2020]

Surely you're kidding right?
ASM is dog poop right now, everyones knows this is the best current SM book.

You're very right, and this ish really proves it.

RA-S is using Spidey's supporting cast!! Yes!!!! He writes MJ like she's a real person that's clever!!! YES!!!

This book is addressing the unmasking in all manners which it should be addressed. Loved this ish, and as usual the art is great. Harkens back to the McFarlane days, (well it makes sense seeing as Medina was on Spawn for quite a while.)

Although I have to say... It's growing increasingly clear that everyone's going to realise that the unmasking was a massive mistake, and everyone has to figure out a way for Pete to gain his secret ID again...

Also, how creepy was the end with May! AAH!

 

[Dangerous]

Got round to reading it yesterday and it was sweet.

I'm really digging Medinia's work, and its not long now till we are rid of the horrid Stark suit and we’ll hopefully get to see Medina doing the red and blues again, yay!

What I like about this book is that it focuses on SM and his REAL supporting cast while the Avengers wank is kept to a minimum. Apart from it being cool because MJ is being written effectively (as a kick ass cool headed gal able to deal w/ difficult situations, instead of being left on the sidelines as no brainer wifey), I also like that Liz Allen and Normie are in this arc.
Helps remind you that you are reading a Spider-man comic and not New Avengers.
Most of all I like Spidey's perspective in SSM, it seems here more than the other two books he is faster realising that blowing the secret ID was a BAAAD idea. This makes SSM a more realistic take on webhead to me than ASM and FNSM because I don't believe he would have ever done it in the first place. If it does get ret con'd, however stupid it may happen I will be happy.

It’s also good that they (in addition to FNSM) now have a letters page, that is another step in the right direction. I wonder if ASM have one yet?,.. Obviously that is the most controversial book but I can't seem to remember if they do.

 

[Captivated]

ASM's stories atm are class
I'm getting bored of this title quick, as I do with non-essential character books
Alright issue though

I'm not sure why, but aside from the issue with the students and Ock, these stories just aren't grabbing me either.

I do like the use of the many supporting characters, and there is nothing "wrong" with the plots, but I judge stories by my emotional response and the degree of anticipation I have for the next chapter. That's been flat.

Here Peter, MJ and May are all in danger and I'm like... whatever. Which is NOT my typical reaction to such a senerio. I have wondered why...

Part of my problem may be that I'm not connecting with Medina's style. He's such a mixed talent. Creative angles and great background, good colorist, scary looking villains and decent Spidey... BUT I really dislike... no, I pretty much HATE the way he draws the characters. And the characters are what makes me care... not the villains. If Dodson, Deo, or even JRJr were drawing this, it'd probably be different.

 

[The Lizard]

^ I agree with most of those points.

I'm not quite ready to say that SenSM is a wonderful book simply because it's better than ASM at this point. It's kind of like when everyone was pumped about MKSM a while ago in comparison with the "Sins Past" crap in the other books.

Being "the best we have to choose from" doesn't mean we're being given a high-quality product. I say it's still too early to tell with this title.

 

[The Caped Knight]

I'm glad we saw MJ as an Independent woman similar to Lois Lane [Where both women can defend themselves without their Superhero husbands always saving them.] and not a typical Damsels in Distress . Because that not in her character, MJ is a drop dead Gorgeous party girl, but she also is a fighter and she knows how to handel herself in dangerous situations .

 

[Dangerous]

whoops.

 

[Dangerous]

I'm glad we saw MJ as an Independent woman similar to Lois Lane [Where both women can defend themselves without their Superhero husbands always saving them.] and not a typical Damsels in Distress . Because that not in her character, MJ is a drop dead Gorgeous party girl, but she also is a fighter and she knows how to handel herself in dangerous situations .

4real.

 

[Venomfan]

I'm glad we saw MJ as an Independent woman similar to Lois Lane [Where both women can defend themselves without their Superhero husbands always saving them.] and not a typical Damsels in Distress . Because that not in her character, MJ is a drop dead Gorgeous party girl, but she also is a fighter and she knows how to handel herself in dangerous situations .

high five

 

[Donald Thomas]

I'm not sure why, but aside from the issue with the students and Ock, these stories just aren't grabbing me either.

I do like the use of the many supporting characters, and there is nothing "wrong" with the plots, but I judge stories by my emotional response and the degree of anticipation I have for the next chapter. That's been flat.

Here Peter, MJ and May are all in danger and I'm like... whatever. Which is NOT my typical reaction to such a senerio. I have wondered why...

Part of my problem may be that I'm not connecting with Medina's style. He's such a mixed talent. Creative angles and great background, good colorist, scary looking villains and decent Spidey... BUT I really dislike... no, I pretty much HATE the way he draws the characters. And the characters are what makes me care... not the villains. If Dodson, Deo, or even JRJr were drawing this, it'd probably be different.

Aloha,
I know what you mean. I hated Spectacular Spider-Man because of Ramos and Herrera art.Right now this book is finding its way. For multiple Spidey titles to work monthly, there needs to be a central thread that runs through all of them. Time will tell if Sensational lasts long enough to develop that tie in.
Spidey rules

 

[Venom Drool]

i hate the art.. love the writing

 

[gliderpilotgirl]

same...most of the art is ugly...though the guy who's been doing the covers ( especially for the Nov and Dec issues) is amazing.

 

[Venom Drool]

his name is crane

 

[SpideyInATree]

Read this issue this morning. Wow, a really fun issue and definitely building up to some major crap going down.

Loved the beginning battle with Electro and Pete wearing the glasses, heh. And Sacasa ACTUALLY USED CONTINUITY! Chameleon getting beat with the bat by MJ and his attempted suicide. Holy shins, I thought that I had dreamt that part so I had to read it again.

And Chameleon making his step toward screwing over Peter...BY BEING PETER!!!

And, holy crap, someone actually used NORMIE OSBORN! Definitely a fun book.

Better than Amazing Spider-Man? I guess it would be if you're in the "pissed off" camp of Spider-Man fans, but no...it's not better than Amazing in my opinion. Definitely a great book with a writer who uses past continuity and supporting characters we haven't seen a while...but that doesn't mean that it's better.

I'm getting bored of this title quick, as I do with non-essential character books

Wow, you're getting bored with this? And it's non-essential? No offense but Chameleon is disguised as Peter Parker and entering Avengers mansion with Aunt May right next to him. That's rather essential if you ask me, and not boring.

 

[MyPokerShirt]

All I'm saying is she's not gonna die in Sensational. She's not gonna die in ASM either, but if she did that's where it'd be -- you know I'm right. Therefore if theyre gonna say "look - this character's in danger" I wanna believe it. And I can't, cos it's in Sensational. And yes, the feral arc bored me and all the continuity stuff is great, but it doesn't make a story interesting. This one's fine, I have no complaints about this arc, but it's just fine. Not as good as ASM. That's all I'm saying. The writer's still doing a great job and putting in tonnes more effort, or at least showing his a bigger fan, than most Spider-Man writers recently.

Surely you're kidding right?
ASM is dog poop right now, everyones knows this is the best current SM book.

No, "EVERYONE" does not know. ASM is the best book right now. You're mindlessly following the crowd and looking back to the trash that's Sins Past and the Other. Right now it's very good. The civil war fall-out stuff is amazing, thank you. And I'm not the only one on these boards that thinks so. I've been completely bored by Sensational Spider-Man. The Doc Ock ish was good and this was ok, but the last one wasn't as good and (all in all) i prefer ASM. ASM is on my pull list. This is not.

 

[Themanofbat]

In all seriousness, I'm digging ALL the Spidey books at the moment, especially Sensational, and I love how Sacasa uses Spidey's past to enhance his storytelling abilities, and not as a deterent like most writers do nowadays. He was an unknown to me before, but he's quickly gaining my respect as a writer.

And I like the art on this book.

 

[MaxCarnage]

No, "EVERYONE" does not know. ASM is the best book right now. You're mindlessly following the crowd and looking back to the trash that's Sins Past and the Other.

It's funny when someone berates another for stating an opinion as fact, then turns right around and does it themselves.

 

[The Joker]

This issue was quite good.

My only gripe was how quickly Electro went down. He's a classic villain and I think he deserved a bit more than a brief brawl with Spidey. Swarm got more attention than Electro did.

 

[Themanofbat]

This issue was quite good.

My only gripe was how quickly Electro went down. He's a classic villain and I think he deserved a bit more than a brief brawl with Spidey. Swarm got more attention than Electro did.

Well, let's face it... Spidey used the suit's advantages that have never been available to him before; hence, the past longer fight scenes with Electro.

And while Swarm saw more pages in the book, he did get taken down by MJ and a stagehand. t:

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

In all seriousness, I'm digging ALL the Spidey books at the moment, especially Sensational, and I love how Sacasa uses Spidey's past to enhance his storytelling abilities, and not as a deterent like most writers do nowadays. He was an unknown to me before, but he's quickly gaining my respect as a writer.

And I like the art on this book.

Agreed on all points.

My only complaint (if you want to even call it that) is that Peter is still wearing the tech suit....im anxiously awaiting the return of the red & blue (or even the black suit)...

Other than that, SSM is on quite a roll thus far, imo...

 

[The Joker]

Well, let's face it... Spidey used the suit's advantages that have never been available to him before; hence, the past longer fight scenes with Electro.

Yes, I know it was ultimately the suit that gave him the quick win. But still, I would have liked a longer confrontation with Electro. I know ol' Max doesn't have as much to say about the Peter Parker revelation as Ock or Osborn do. But still, it's Electro. He's really cool and powerful.

I just wanted to see him used more

And while Swarm saw more pages in the book, he did get taken down by MJ and a stagehand. t:

LOL! True.

Here's hoping Chameleon is used more effectively.

 

[Dangerous]

No, "EVERYONE" does not know. ASM is the best book right now. You're mindlessly following the crowd and looking back to the trash that's Sins Past and the Other. Right now it's very good. The civil war fall-out stuff is amazing, thank you. And I'm not the only one on these boards that thinks so. I've been completely bored by Sensational Spider-Man. The Doc Ock ish was good and this was ok, but the last one wasn't as good and (all in all) i prefer ASM. ASM is on my pull list. This is not.

Listen buddy I don mindlessly follow anyone.
Especially not other Spidey comic fans on this board.

I am not looking back at the crap writing of the past two years, I am looking back at the crap writing of ASM post #530 and CW#2.
Civil War may be a good storyline overall, but PP unmasking is a steaming pile of BS and he would never have done it considering the past ramifications of his foes finding out about MJ & May.
Try getting your head around that one.
If you like ASM and think that the writing is a true approximation of Spider-man, hey good for you, but for me it does not fit and it does not read like Spider-man.
Sarcassa has a much more realistic handle on the character, and that for me that is why Sensational is the much better SM book than ASM.
Popular opinion has got f**k all to do w/ it.