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I've been a Spider-Man fan for years and Jim has done the web head total justice in this novel. JB's snarky style was perfect for Spidey.
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Dialogue is wonderful and hilarious (For instance, Spidey asking Dr. Strange why he can't just magically fix his fractured wrist: "For you, isn't this just a bibbity-bobbity boo-boo?")...characterization, dead on...plot, well thought out...writing outstanding.
I highly recommend!
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This is pretty good, in fact, I like it more than the couple of Dresden files books out there.
After encountering the Rhino, Spidey learns that Morlun wasn't the only one of his kind, and there are three more of them coming. Luckily, he has help. The Black Cat is around, and doesn't want the Spider eaten, and Doctor Strange offers some sneaky help that isn't help, and a nice sandiwch thanks to Wong.
When the Rhino's employers, the Ancients, turn on him, and Spidey saves his grey leathery hide, he agrees to help the pair of heroes with their plan.
I have actually read a trade recently of Spider-Man fighting the Morlun guy, so perhaps that was fortuitous, as I haven't read much of him for a long time, but this book is definitely enjoyable, wry, amusing, action packed, altruistic, and other stuff.
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I have been aching to read another Spidey novel since the ones written in late 90s. I am a huge fan, however the last five years until J. Michael Straczynski wrote Amazing.
I knew of Butch from Dresden files, underrated show but worried how he'd write Spiderman especially knowing it would be a First-Person narrative! HOWEVER I was most thankfully surprised! He is a true fan and does Parker and the Spiderman universe and characters proudly!
I LOVED this book being different, being a first person narrative (don't see that often in ANY books these days) let alone a Marvel Book. But Butcher captures Peter's insatiable wit to the tee and at the same time his genuine humbleness.
Many moments I laughed out loud, Butcher REALLY got into the essence of Spidey/Peter's character! The action is heavy, but there is a nice B plot with Peter being a fill in coach, and his relationship with MJ does not disappoint. There IS depth here, it's no Dicken's obviously but it doesn't need to be.
The characters are drawn out nicely, have depth and psychological impact. Even the Rhino gets his horns into some sympathetic meat!
Butcher deliver's a fun, insightful, caring and engrossing novel here. It DOES have psychological depth and deeper more meanigful and more personal themes than most other Spidey novels I've read.
I REALLY hope Butcher will do ANOTHER FIRST PERSON SPIDEY narrative!
It was such a treat to read being First Person, I must say. And Butcher (repeating myself =) is so good at it!
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Butcher works better with the meat of the Dresden Files,
though I liked his psychological insights into the marriage of
spider man. Unlike Jim Spider Man isn't my favorite hero. I prefer
Dr. Strange and luckily he is in this Spider Man. Thankfully there was enough fun to keep me going to the end.
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