Comic Book Review: Spider-Man #8 - Marvel Comics (2016)

Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Nico Leon
Colors by Marte Gracia

Spider-Man is approached by Jessica Jones and Luke Cage due to Jones being hired by Spider-Man's(Miles Morales) grandmother to see what young Miles is up to.  This verbal exchange happens as Spider-Man is on his way to the Triskellion to meet with Tony Stark.  Spider-Man doesn't know what Stark wants, but if Iron Man calls you, it must be important.

I like the multiple stories happening within Spider-Man's life.  Being spied on by Jessica Jones, meeting with Marvel's biggest heroes and being in the midst of the heroes' Civil War.  This story is fun and is definitely going places.  This is the good part.

The dialogue is a bit cheesy.  There are parts that call out the cheesiness but that's not an excuse.  This book is rated T for teen but the cheese goes well below that.  Luke Cage refers to himself as "badassiest."  Maybe I haven't read enough Luke Cage stories, but I never thought of him as a guy that would talk like that.  I hope the Netflix series doesn't do that.

Nico Leon is a very good artist and conveys the story visually in a nice way.  Facial expressions look great as well as overall body language.  There are a lot of emotions within this story and all were represented extremely well through Leon's artwork.

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Comic Book Review: Spider-Man #7 - Marvel Comics (2016)

Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Nico Leon
Colors by Marte Gracia
Cover by Sara Pichelli & Jason Keith

Miles Morales is having a hard time sleeping as he isn't sure if he should take up the fight in Civil War II.  Miles' mom is also having a hard time sleeping as she wants to know what private investigator Jessica Jones has found out about her son.

Things have definitely gotten interesting for the younger Spider-Man as he struggles to figure out if he should join the fight or not.  It's even more difficult when you have seen a glimpse of the future and find out the Hulk may be coming after you(not sure if it's the Totally Awesome version or not, I didn't notice an early 2000s faux-hawk).

I like the direction of this comic book series, even if some of the references that are to be made by teenagers are a bit dated(the future's so bright, gotta wear shades - way to stay with the times).  Spider-Man's inner struggle is well done and well thought out.  He knows what he thinks is right but it is still out of his comfort zone.  Heroes are going to be fighting heroes and that can't be high on a young crime-fighter's list of things to do.

Spider-Man's mom is getting awfully close to finding out who he is.  I'd prefer that to not happen as I like the struggle of keeping a secret identity.  His father knows and I like seeing that dynamic at home.

Spider-Man is a good series.  Sure you have to get past some of the dialogue that doesn't seem very natural but the overall story is good and is heading into interesting directions.

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Comic Book Review: Civil War II - Free Comic Book Day Edition - Marvel Comics (2016)

"Civil War II"
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Jim Cheung

Ulysses can see the future and the Avengers would like to find out the extent of his visions.  Before anything could be studied, Ulysses has a vision...of Thanos.

Well done Marvel.  This is a fantastic way to get your summertime event started.  A free comic book on Free Comic Book Day.  The book has a nice introduction of the characters and then the action gets ramped up.  Thanos vs the Avengers and Inhumans in a free comic book is awesome.

Jim Cheung is such a fantastic artist and a great choice since there are lots of heroes and even more action.  This event should shake up the Marvel Universe this summer.



"Buzzed"
Written by Mark Waid
Art by Alan Davis

Hank Pym wasn't always the most popular guy in the Marvel Universe but one character seems to be a fan.  A new character wants to known as The Wasp and has an interesting way of introducing herself to the Avengers.

If you're reading All-New All-Different Avengers, this story leads into issue #9.  This should be an interesting story as dealing with character that can bring themselves to such a miniature stature can be bothersome to deal with.

The art looks good and the backgrounds are fun.  It's a cool mini story to read.

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Comic Book Review: Spider-Man #3 - Marvel Comics (2016)

Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Sara Pichelli

Miles Morales is having a tough time keeping his grades up and being Spider-Man at the same time.  His mother is concerned and brings in her mother to help straighten out young Miles.  Only Miles' father knows the Spider-Man secret so he does not share the same level of concern and is not happy with Grandma's methods.  We also get a cameo from Ms. Marvel and we find out more of how Black Cat feels about the new Spider-Man swinging around town.

Issue number three continues to paint the picture that Miles Morales is a teenager having a tough time dealing with being an adolescent and a superhero at the same time.  Most of this book is devoted to this notion.  I'm hoping Black Cat gets things going pretty quick as I'm looking forward to Spider-Man facing a foe rather than just being a teen and reading attempts at teen talk(does anyone really say totes in seriousness?).

Sara Pichelli is a wonderful artist.  There wasn't much action in this book but there were plenty of emotions and she was able to have the characters show that emotion through their faces and body language.

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Comic Book Review: Spider-Man #2 - Marvel Comics (2016)

Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Sara Pichelli
Colors by Justin Ponsor

Spider-Man comes face to face with Spider-Man.  Miles Morales and Peter Parker have a talk about Miles' being Spider-Man and what he needs to watch out for after and even during a battle.  The Demon known as Blackheart left the battle after a venom shot from Morales' Spider-Man but returns in this issue to get revenge on the younger Spidey.

I am enjoying this series so far.  It comes out that under the costume, Spider-Man is a person of "color."  I liked that Miles Morales had a "why should that matter" type of attitude.  I also liked the tease of the next possible villain towards the end of the book.

Sara Pichelli and Justin Ponsor team up to put together some wonderful artwork.  Spider-Man is #2 looks fantastic and every page flows well.  It had to be fun drawing the Avengers, Blackheart and all those Spider-Man action shots.

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Comic Book Review: Spider-Man #1 - Marvel Comics (2016)

Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Sara Pichelli
Color by Justin Ponsor

Miles Morales is having a tough time at school and home it's because the guy is Spider-Man.  There are plenty of bad guys to deal with, but in this first issue, Spider-Man, and the rest of the Marvel Universe more than have their hands full.  I included the picture of the Skottie Young cover as the is the issue I received.

This book was a pleasant surprise for me.  I really enjoy Miles Morales as Spider-Man as he has much of the same youthful charm as a young Peter Parker.  The great thing is, we don't need to re-hash old stories as Miles is still young and Peter's story has been told and told and told again inside the comic pages.  Don't fret though true-believers, Peter is still involved in the Spider-Man world.

Brian Michael Bendis is the go-to guy for Marvel if you need a successful well written story.  It's pretty hard not to enjoy his work.  Bendis has been with Marvel a long time and created Miles Morales.

Sara Pichelli's art looks great and panel to panel the flow was wonderful.  She captures facial expressions incredibly well and is excellent with the action shots.  There is plenty of everything you could want from a Spider-Man book in this issue.

With all that said, I felt like Justin Ponsor was an absolute superstar in this book.  Colorists do not, for the most part, get enough credit for what they do in a comic book.  Every page looked amazing, or maybe the word is spectacular(either way, a description fitting for ol' Web-Head).  The colors make this book such a pleasure to look at.

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