It takes a man to admit his mistakes,
and while it is more accurate to say I am a child inside a man's body, I do
occasionally take a stab at adulthood.
I was wrong about The Superior
Spider-Man. Earlier in my blog I wrote that I had no interest in
reading the series. I wasn't in love with the concept of SpOck and I
didn't want to jump in the series so late. After some badgering from
an employee of my local comic book shop I gave in and bought a copy
of Superior Spider-Man #1.
The next day I made a return trip and
bought every back copy of the series they had. The storyline is
executed flawlessly. Going in blind I was expecting it to be over the
top and cheesy, but I find Dan Slott has done a tremendous job of
finding balance. The SpOck is breathes much needed fresh air into
Spider-Man without totally alienating established fans.
The art work is very attractive as
well. The characters look great, the coloring is brilliant, and it
all fits well with the tone of the writing. My only real complaint is
that Peter Parker looks too much like a pretty boy.
Though I haven't gotten far in the
series (due to not being able to find issue #3 yet) it is easy to see
that this series is full of both creativity and potential. We all
know that Peter Parker will reclaim his mind eventually, but now that
I have started reading The Superior Spider-Man, I hope he isn't in a
rush.
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