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Every few years or so, there seems to be a shake up in the Spider-Man books that promises "monumental" and "significant" changes in the long storied character. An example of this would be the Clone Saga fiasco of a few years back (which many of us are trying to forget), and while The Other doesn't reach those lowly depths, it's "monumental" moments just feel, well, insignificant. Running through three Spidey titles, written by Peter David, Reginald Hudlin, and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, The Other finds Spidey with his powers out of whack, only to meet his demise, and thus be reborn, as a new Spider-Man all together. Does any of this really make a lick of sense in the long run? Not really, but you've got to admit that the combined talents of David, Hudlin, and Straczynski know how to keep you entertained, which The Other does, whether you want it to or not. The art is quite good as well, featuring a variety of different pencilers and inkers, and despite the various authors, the book never feels inconsistent in the art department. Then again, as far as the story itself goes, there are plenty of choppy and non-sensical moments. Not to mention that some story points that get set up never go anywhere, and the conclusion doesn't really offer an kind of closure in the long run either. It's obvious that Straczynski is the archetect behind the whole thing, but the promise he showed when he took over Amazing Spider-Man way back when seems to be disappearing the longer he's reigning on Spidey (remember the Sins Past storyline not too long ago?). All in all, The Other is worth a look for Spidey fans new and old, but whether or not you dig it depends on how many "monumental" changes of Spidey you've already experienced.
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Spider-Man: The Other is a compiled graphic novel of various Spider-Man titles (Amazing Spider-Man #525-528, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1-4, and Marvel Knights Spider-Man #19-22) and written by Peter David, Reginald Hudlin, J. Michael Straczynski, Pat Lee, Mike Wieringo, and Mike Deodato.
After a battle with the new villain Tracer, Peter Parker receives some shocking news from his doctor. He is dying! Of course, all the best Marvel superhero doctors team up to try to help him. But Morlun is back too. And he's just biding his time to feed off Spidey.
The story is suspenseful and exciting, but a bit choppy and incongruent over the span of the Spider-Man titles. In one scene, Mary Jane has a broken arm. In the next, she's absolutely fine. But when you're dealing with a span of multiple titles, it comes with the territory.
Some of the artwork was only mediocre at best. But thankfully, since there were multiple titles, we get to see more than one artist at work. And the story more than made up for it.
I definitely recommend this graphic novel to any fan of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Peter goes through a transformation that will change him forever!
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I believe that this has to be one of the most pivital novels in the life of spider-man. It was truly awesome.
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I was expecting a great read out of this considering the resurection of Morlun is enough for any Spiderman fan to crave but what I got was a pretty average story. The evolution that takes place is nothing out of the ordinary and the story is the same way. Some of the things that happen are interesting but most of the time you'll find yourself either bored or mildly interested in whats happening. A good read for spiderman fans but nothing to go out of your way to get.
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Don't expect it to be groundbreaking story, it's still good and take a look byound the normal picture everyone have for Spiderman and his powers.
I think it would have been much better if Marvel started acting on the new facts they built here insted of just throwing it all out the window once this story was over in favor of CivialWar saga.
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