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The Amazing Spider-Man (1999) (Collected Editions) #46-47
The Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time - The Complete Collection, Vol. 3
Big Time rolls on as Spider-Man teamsup with Daredevil to clear the Black Cat's not-so-good name...but what if she's not as innocent as Spider-Man thinks she is? And when an out-of-control invention at Horizon Labs gives Spider-Man a vision of tomorrow that includes the destruction of New York City, can Spidey unravel the clues to avert it in time? Dr. Octopus claims he can repair the ozone layer, but while the world seems ready to go along with his plan, Spider-Man isn't! Unfortunately, that makes him Global Enemy No. 1! How can Spider-Man save the world when the Sinister Six - and the whole planet - are hunting him down? COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man 677-687, 679. 1; Daredevil 8; Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth 1; Avenging Spider-Man 8
352 pages, Paperback
First published June 20, 2012
About the author
Mark Waid
3,253 books1,349 followersMark Waid is an American comic book writer widely known for shaping modern superhero storytelling through influential runs on major characters at both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Raised in Alabama, he developed an early fascination with comic books, particularly classic stories featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes, whose imaginative scope and sense of legacy would later inform his own writing. He first entered the comics industry during the mid 1980s as an editor and writer for the fan magazine Amazing Heroes, before publishing his first professional comic story in Action Comics. Soon afterward he joined DC Comics as an editor, contributing to numerous titles and helping shape projects across the company. After leaving editorial work to focus on writing, Waid gained widespread recognition with his long run on The Flash, where he expanded the mythology of the character and co-created the youthful speedster Impulse. His reputation grew further with the celebrated graphic novel Kingdom Come, created with artist Alex Ross, which imagined a future DC Universe shaped by generational conflict among superheroes. Over the years he has written many prominent series, including Captain America, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and Superman: Birthright, bringing a balance of optimism, character depth, and respect for comic book history to each project. Waid has also collaborated with notable artists and writers on major ensemble titles such as Justice League and Avengers, while contributing ideas that helped clarify complex continuity within shared superhero universes. Beyond mainstream superhero work, he has supported creator owned projects and experimental publishing models, including the acclaimed series Irredeemable and Incorruptible, which explored moral ambiguity within the superhero genre. He later took on editorial leadership roles at Boom Studios, guiding creative direction while continuing to write extensively. In subsequent years he expanded his involvement in publishing and digital storytelling, helping launch online comics initiatives and advocating for new distribution methods for creators. His work has earned numerous industry awards, including Eisner and Harvey honors, reflecting both critical acclaim and enduring popularity among readers. Throughout his career Waid has remained a passionate student of comic book history, drawing on decades of storytelling tradition while continually encouraging innovation within the medium. His influence extends across generations of readers and creators, and his stories continue to shape the evolving language of superhero comics around the world today through enduring characters imaginative narratives and thoughtful reinventions of familiar myths within popular culture and modern graphic storytelling traditions.
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June 3, 2017
Big Time is starting to feel like most of Brand New Day. What's that mean for me? A lot of small spider-man stories with one or two sticking and the rest so forgettable you wonder what you just read. Big Time has a Daredevil Crossover (Which already read), A Two parter trying to save the future. A Johnny Storm + Spider-man team up. And then the big bang, Sinister Six is back! What worked? What didn't? Let's break it down.
What I liked: The cross over was good but read it in Daredevil. Felt odd placed here. Still, enjoyable story. I also thought the two parter about trying to fix the future was fun (a little dumb) but fun. I also really enjoyed Johnny and Pete's chemistry even if the story itself involving them was just okay at best.
What I didn't like: The whole second half is just...overstuffed silliness. Sinister six have defeated THE AVENGERS? WUT? Lol just no. Also the story is just overblown and felt overely long. We knew SPidy would figure a way. The stakes were never high. And the end result of him being mad at himself was dumb. This "No One Dies" seems SO...many steps back for this character IMO. Also the art is sometimes great other times really odd (Why do all the women have size E tits?)
Overall Big Time is starting to wear thin. I'm trying to get through it to get to Superior and finally give the "best Dan Slott" run a chance. However, big time is tendering towards the boring side in this last arc. Hope the 4th collection is better. A 2.5/5
What I liked: The cross over was good but read it in Daredevil. Felt odd placed here. Still, enjoyable story. I also thought the two parter about trying to fix the future was fun (a little dumb) but fun. I also really enjoyed Johnny and Pete's chemistry even if the story itself involving them was just okay at best.
What I didn't like: The whole second half is just...overstuffed silliness. Sinister six have defeated THE AVENGERS? WUT? Lol just no. Also the story is just overblown and felt overely long. We knew SPidy would figure a way. The stakes were never high. And the end result of him being mad at himself was dumb. This "No One Dies" seems SO...many steps back for this character IMO. Also the art is sometimes great other times really odd (Why do all the women have size E tits?)
Overall Big Time is starting to wear thin. I'm trying to get through it to get to Superior and finally give the "best Dan Slott" run a chance. However, big time is tendering towards the boring side in this last arc. Hope the 4th collection is better. A 2.5/5
June 21, 2019
Some good, some bad, some weird. Bit of a mixed bad this collection. Art overall is good but does have some spotty parts. Stories are ok, but some of the choices for other heroes in this book are stupid and make no sense.
January 29, 2019
Dan Slott continues his great work on Spider-man in this "Big Time" Complete Collection Volume 3. In general, I really enjoyed this volume since it has great arches like "I Killed Tomorrow" and "Ends of Earth". The only thing that kept me from giving 5 stars to this volume was the plot hole where Max Modell, who grew tired of Spider-man's interference with Horizon (when he attacked Morbius), told Spider-man he would increase Horizon's security so he couldn't infiltrate it as he had been doing. He also said he would reprimand Peter Parker for enabling them (here I though it was the beginning of the end of Peter's "grace-period" with Horizon). However, all of this seemed to have been forgotten in the following arches, where Max has no issues in siding with Spider-man against Doc Octopus and the rest of the world and also displays no hard feelings towards Peter Parker regarding what happened in the past. Other than that, and despite some subpar artwork, it was a most pleasant read.
May 27, 2019
I will always love the smaller stories. Felicia being framed. The return of Morbieus. A fun glimpse into the future. But the big event here is ...Doc Ock and the Sinister Six have a dastardly plan to ...checks notes...stop global warming. This leads to yet another new suit for Spidey and a team up first with the Avengers and then Silver Sable and then the remaining B listers as Doc Ock puts a final, master plan into motion.
They've been building towards a plan from the Sinister Six for over 50 issues, so I get it will be a big event but it did kind of drag at the end. It could have been an issue shorter and some lag time trimmed.
The art, as always, is top notch. The last volume ended with two of Spidey's exes meeting up to discuss the problems of dating a superhero and honestly my biggest gripe is that we never see that conversation. I figured of it wasn't in the last volume we wouldn't see it but I held out hope.
They've been building towards a plan from the Sinister Six for over 50 issues, so I get it will be a big event but it did kind of drag at the end. It could have been an issue shorter and some lag time trimmed.
The art, as always, is top notch. The last volume ended with two of Spidey's exes meeting up to discuss the problems of dating a superhero and honestly my biggest gripe is that we never see that conversation. I figured of it wasn't in the last volume we wouldn't see it but I held out hope.
March 17, 2022
You can divide this book into two parts, the wait for the doctor octopus stuff to start and the reason to buy this book. The adventures before the main event are not bad, but lack throughline that gave the first volume momentum. You do get to know Verizon labs better though which is nice. Once you do get into the doctor octopus stuff it’s a roller coaster. I can’t get into details without spoiling it.
June 6, 2022
3.5
Fun Spider-Man comics. Stakes vary throughout, but I appreciate that there are callbacks to earlier moments, making the story feel fuller and more connected. Peter’s voice feels pretty on par with expectation, and the Doc Ock as the villain in the latter half feels threatening. No complaints really, other than there’s not much risk taken here, but still plenty enjoyable for Spider-Man fans.
Fun Spider-Man comics. Stakes vary throughout, but I appreciate that there are callbacks to earlier moments, making the story feel fuller and more connected. Peter’s voice feels pretty on par with expectation, and the Doc Ock as the villain in the latter half feels threatening. No complaints really, other than there’s not much risk taken here, but still plenty enjoyable for Spider-Man fans.
December 20, 2017
This is an entertaining series of stories that don't seem to have much substance to them. I do so love when an author decides that he loves a lesser character like Silver Sable enough to make her actually memorable and there are truly interesting developments with Dr. Octopus.
September 28, 2022
More pretty fun stuff, well-paced and extremely readable, but the big centerpiece End of the Earth is incredibly stupid, moreso than usual. And the emotional core of that story revolves around a character that I don't think anyone cares all that much about.
June 17, 2024
Really well done making Doc Ock relevant again in a heavy way. High stakes in a way that made sense for the overall Marvel universe, and I like the selection of Sable and Natasha for the sidekicks here. MJ's side stuff seemed silly and only there so we wouldn't forget she existed.
September 17, 2020
Just love a big story with the Sinister Six!
Spiderman, The Avengers, and some fun throwback characters.
This one felt suspenseful and was a lot of fun to read.
Spiderman, The Avengers, and some fun throwback characters.
This one felt suspenseful and was a lot of fun to read.
March 30, 2015
I've said it before in my reviews and I'll say it again "diminishing returns". Almost every series (comic, TV, movie)shows signs of it and this Big Time Collection of Dan Slott's run on Spider-man is no exception. Along with the fact the collections' page count gets smaller while the price stays the same.
The first two collections I really loved and they had that Slott spark that is so great when it is working. Bringing the humanity to the character but still the positive outlook even in the face of the drama. It's why Slott has been such a perfect fit for Spider-man. So what about this collection? Well you have a two part crossover with Daredevil by Mark Waid that I had already read in my Daredevil collection so that was a waste for me - good story but irritating to have it duplicated. Then there was a fun story at Horizon labs where Parker works with a Grady experiment and a time door that was illustrated by my fav artist Humberto Ramos. Just seeing Ramos' art make me happy for some reason. Yes, it is cartoonish but I still love it. He only illustrated two more issues in this collection and his absence was missed by me. That two parter was (for me) the highlight of the collection.
Then there was a two parter with Spider-man teaming up with the Human Torch. This should have been a lot more fun than it was. The Spidey/Human Torch series by Slott and Ty Templeton is what introduced me to Slott and made me fall in love with his writing. Instead, it was a meh story that wasn't that interesting. It is trying to do a bit of a set up (foreshadow)for the upcoming 6 parter but in truth it doesn't set that story up very well and wasn't needed to set up that story.
We have a one part story where we find out Morbius is the secret genius Max has been hiding in Horizon labs. I hated this story because it will lead to the closing of Horizon Labs - and I love the fact Peter Parker was working there, I loved that addition to his character. Also - Slott trying to justify J Johah Jameson's hatred of Horizon feels so forced. This lab that is a boon to the tech of the world in HIS city - and yet he wants to close it down.
Then we have the meat of the collection - the 6-part story with the Sinister Six led by Doc Ock. What a let down. I have read the original Sinister Six story by Lee and Ditko many times and that one from Spider-man annual 1 is far superior. I'll summarize my problems: the premise makes zero sense - the world leaders all buy into the idea that Doc Ock is going to use the satellites they provide him to stop global warming. Spider-man is outraged that only him and a handful of heroes realize that Doc Ock has a sinister intent, and well he should be. It makes NO SENSE!! Even worse - Spider-man, early on in the story, exposes the fact Al Gore - a proponent of the Doc Ock plan is actually the Chameleon in disguise. Instead of the world leaders thinking "Oh no - we have been tricked by that evil super villain once again" they shrug it off and carry on helping the evil super villain. So when the premise of your six part story is crap you have problems. NEXT: The other theme of the story is Doc Ock took Spider-man's inventions from Horizon and used them against the heroes. My problem with that is that "twist" really falls flat. It feels fake and forced. Because Doc Ock doesn't need Spider-man's inventions and doesn't need help to make a freeze bomb or stealth technology. And it isn't really expanded on so it feels so forced when Spider-man is hit with this realization.
Look - it is obvious to me Slott wanted a story to have Spider-man against the world and Doc Ock use his wonderful inventions! And then worked backwards to try to write the story. The problem is he couldn't come up with a good story to fit that idea. And we get a six parter of him shoe horning the story to fit the idea and it doesn't work.
So - what we get is a disappointing collection. Slott gets a little spark with the upcoming Superior Spider-man - but having read those I have to sadly say, in the end those didn't live up to expectations either. I feel bad bashing Slott since I think he has done so many amazing things with this character but I really feel he lost his fresh take on it. All good things...
The first two collections I really loved and they had that Slott spark that is so great when it is working. Bringing the humanity to the character but still the positive outlook even in the face of the drama. It's why Slott has been such a perfect fit for Spider-man. So what about this collection? Well you have a two part crossover with Daredevil by Mark Waid that I had already read in my Daredevil collection so that was a waste for me - good story but irritating to have it duplicated. Then there was a fun story at Horizon labs where Parker works with a Grady experiment and a time door that was illustrated by my fav artist Humberto Ramos. Just seeing Ramos' art make me happy for some reason. Yes, it is cartoonish but I still love it. He only illustrated two more issues in this collection and his absence was missed by me. That two parter was (for me) the highlight of the collection.
Then there was a two parter with Spider-man teaming up with the Human Torch. This should have been a lot more fun than it was. The Spidey/Human Torch series by Slott and Ty Templeton is what introduced me to Slott and made me fall in love with his writing. Instead, it was a meh story that wasn't that interesting. It is trying to do a bit of a set up (foreshadow)for the upcoming 6 parter but in truth it doesn't set that story up very well and wasn't needed to set up that story.
We have a one part story where we find out Morbius is the secret genius Max has been hiding in Horizon labs. I hated this story because it will lead to the closing of Horizon Labs - and I love the fact Peter Parker was working there, I loved that addition to his character. Also - Slott trying to justify J Johah Jameson's hatred of Horizon feels so forced. This lab that is a boon to the tech of the world in HIS city - and yet he wants to close it down.
Then we have the meat of the collection - the 6-part story with the Sinister Six led by Doc Ock. What a let down. I have read the original Sinister Six story by Lee and Ditko many times and that one from Spider-man annual 1 is far superior. I'll summarize my problems: the premise makes zero sense - the world leaders all buy into the idea that Doc Ock is going to use the satellites they provide him to stop global warming. Spider-man is outraged that only him and a handful of heroes realize that Doc Ock has a sinister intent, and well he should be. It makes NO SENSE!! Even worse - Spider-man, early on in the story, exposes the fact Al Gore - a proponent of the Doc Ock plan is actually the Chameleon in disguise. Instead of the world leaders thinking "Oh no - we have been tricked by that evil super villain once again" they shrug it off and carry on helping the evil super villain. So when the premise of your six part story is crap you have problems. NEXT: The other theme of the story is Doc Ock took Spider-man's inventions from Horizon and used them against the heroes. My problem with that is that "twist" really falls flat. It feels fake and forced. Because Doc Ock doesn't need Spider-man's inventions and doesn't need help to make a freeze bomb or stealth technology. And it isn't really expanded on so it feels so forced when Spider-man is hit with this realization.
Look - it is obvious to me Slott wanted a story to have Spider-man against the world and Doc Ock use his wonderful inventions! And then worked backwards to try to write the story. The problem is he couldn't come up with a good story to fit that idea. And we get a six parter of him shoe horning the story to fit the idea and it doesn't work.
So - what we get is a disappointing collection. Slott gets a little spark with the upcoming Superior Spider-man - but having read those I have to sadly say, in the end those didn't live up to expectations either. I feel bad bashing Slott since I think he has done so many amazing things with this character but I really feel he lost his fresh take on it. All good things...
March 25, 2015
Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) issues #677-687 and #679.1, Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth issue #1, Avenging Spider-Man issue #8, and Daredevil (2011) issue #8
Although Dan Slott is the primary writer of this collection, the first story in this book is written by Mark Waid instead of Dan Slott. It features a Spider-Man/Daredevil team-up because Waid was writing Daredevil at the time. Also integral to this two-part crossover is Black Cat.
Then there is a really fun time travel story, followed by a space adventure featuring a Spider-Man/Human Torch team-up.
Then, there is an issue featuring the return of Morbius the Living Vampire.
The collection ended with an epic, world-threatening story that acts as one of the final chapters setting up the "Superior Spider-Man" storyline. In this collection, Dr. Octopus has a plan to use his technology to save the world (or destroy the world, depending on who you ask), and Spider-Man is brought in to deal with the situation since he is an expert on Otto.
There are a lot of Marvel Universe characters within these pages, including the Sinister Six, the Avengers, Silver Sable, Kangaroo, Union Jack, and Big Hero 6. (I haven't seen the Big Hero 6 movie yet, and this is the first time I've read them in comics.)
Overall, this collection was a pleasure to read. Nice work, Dan Slott.
THE SLIGHTEST OF SPOILERS: I didn't mention this above, but Spider-Man uses a newly developed armor in this story, that he created at Horizon Labs specifically for fighting the Sinister Six.
Although Dan Slott is the primary writer of this collection, the first story in this book is written by Mark Waid instead of Dan Slott. It features a Spider-Man/Daredevil team-up because Waid was writing Daredevil at the time. Also integral to this two-part crossover is Black Cat.
Then there is a really fun time travel story, followed by a space adventure featuring a Spider-Man/Human Torch team-up.
Then, there is an issue featuring the return of Morbius the Living Vampire.
The collection ended with an epic, world-threatening story that acts as one of the final chapters setting up the "Superior Spider-Man" storyline. In this collection, Dr. Octopus has a plan to use his technology to save the world (or destroy the world, depending on who you ask), and Spider-Man is brought in to deal with the situation since he is an expert on Otto.
There are a lot of Marvel Universe characters within these pages, including the Sinister Six, the Avengers, Silver Sable, Kangaroo, Union Jack, and Big Hero 6. (I haven't seen the Big Hero 6 movie yet, and this is the first time I've read them in comics.)
Overall, this collection was a pleasure to read. Nice work, Dan Slott.
THE SLIGHTEST OF SPOILERS: I didn't mention this above, but Spider-Man uses a newly developed armor in this story, that he created at Horizon Labs specifically for fighting the Sinister Six.
June 16, 2016
Whoa! That was a good read! Slott continues an excellent run. The Ends of the Earth story line is very well done. Slott writes excellent dialogue and seems to always have something brewing for the future.
Doc Ock has stepped up his game to a whole new level of crazy. Under most circumstances his scheme would of felt cheesy and dumb, but the set up has been so long in the making and with the great character development that's happened in the last few volumes it all just fits and flows well enough to feel legit (in a comicbook sort of way)
Great art. Great story. I'd recommend this for sure.
Doc Ock has stepped up his game to a whole new level of crazy. Under most circumstances his scheme would of felt cheesy and dumb, but the set up has been so long in the making and with the great character development that's happened in the last few volumes it all just fits and flows well enough to feel legit (in a comicbook sort of way)
Great art. Great story. I'd recommend this for sure.
April 21, 2016
Love u spidey <3
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