Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #421 (Story 2)

 Posted: 2004
 Staff: Bryan Thiessen (E-Mail)

Background

Not much important stuff here, other than the Rose and the Black Tarantula have a little bit of a feud going on, and Peter and Mary Jane are going back to ESU. Here's a little backup story to the main issue.

Story 'Hidden Agendas!'

This little sub-story was a little better than the first, but isn't outstanding. It takes place right after Heiko's ex just offed himself, and Peter Parker, our amazing hero, meets his wife at ESU. Almost no action here, except that the ninja band that Pete just fought strikes against one of the Rose's warehouses.

General Comments

What really sets this story apart from the previous yarn is the art. Geof Isherwood gets the "art" credit for this section, suggesting that he did the pencilling and inking, both outstanding stuff, much more realistic than Skroce's cartooning. I'd really like to see the new guy do a bigger action sequence. Maybe we can get rid of Skroce yet!

Overall Rating

Three webs, better than the main story in this issue!

 Posted: 2004
 Staff: Bryan Thiessen (E-Mail)