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A review by aceinit
Amazing Spider-Man: Edge of Spider-Verse by
4.0
I have a confession: I’ve never read a Spider-Man comic before. I’ve read a few things things with Spider-Man as a supporting character--New Avengers, Daredevil—but never a dedicated Spider-Title. I came to the Spiders in a slightly backwards fashion. First was Spider-Woman, which started up during the midst of the Spider-Verse event and mostly incoherent mess as a result. Then came the sweetheart of the moment, Spider-Gwen. And now, here I am, finally getting around to a Spider book with -Man on the cover.
The contents of this volume are five separate one-shot stories spotlighting the different Spiders of the multiverse. Each tale is told by a different writer/artist team, and they range from future-tech to Gwen to noir to downright freaking creepy. Each installment ends with our Spider of the moment stumbling into part of a bigger ‘verse, and each has its own quick pace and unique voice that makes it delightfully readable.
So, yeah, I’ve never read a Spider-Man comic before. I suppose, technically, I still haven’t, even though his name’s on the cover. But this collection makes me want to go track down a few Spider-Man GNs and dive in. And for that, it gets a 4.5 star rating.
The contents of this volume are five separate one-shot stories spotlighting the different Spiders of the multiverse. Each tale is told by a different writer/artist team, and they range from future-tech to Gwen to noir to downright freaking creepy. Each installment ends with our Spider of the moment stumbling into part of a bigger ‘verse, and each has its own quick pace and unique voice that makes it delightfully readable.
So, yeah, I’ve never read a Spider-Man comic before. I suppose, technically, I still haven’t, even though his name’s on the cover. But this collection makes me want to go track down a few Spider-Man GNs and dive in. And for that, it gets a 4.5 star rating.