Marvel Action: Spider-Man, Vol. 3: Bad Luck

Marvel Action: Spider-Man #3

by Delilah S. Dawson, Fico Ossio (Illustrations)

Peter, Gwen, and Miles have learned to work together, but a sinister new enemy is about to tear them apart!

After a devastating encounter with the Black Cat and her bad luck powers, the Spidey team is down on their luck and at each other's throats. Will Peter, Miles, and Gwen learn to overcome their bad luck and work together again, or is this the end of the line for the Marvelous Spider-Trio?

Collects issues #7-9 of the Marvel Action: Spider-Man series.

Genres: Marvel, Comics, Childrens, Superheroes, Young Adult, Graphic Novels

72 pages, Paperback

First published February 11, 2020

About the author

Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Phasma, Black Spire: Galaxy's Edge, and The Perfect Weapon. With Kevin Hearne, she writes the Tales of Pell. As Lila Bowen, she writes the Shadow series, beginning with Wake of Vultures. Her other books include the Blud series, the Hit series, and Servants of the Storm.

She's written comics in the worlds of Marvel Action: Spider-Man, Lore's Wellington, Star Wars Adventures, Star Wars Forces of Destiny, The X-Files Case Files, Adventure Time, Rick and Morty, and her creator-owned comics include Star Pig, Ladycastle, and Sparrowhawk.

Find out more at www.whimsydark.com.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another volume of Marvel’s Spidey book for younger readers and it continues to be fun if not earthshaking. The basic premise is that Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy (the superhero version) are all the same age and going to school together while being a crime fighting trio at night. One of my favourite parts of the book is the friction between Pete and Miles because they both go by the code name ‘Spider-Man’.

This one gets bonus points for featuring the Black Cat, who is one of my favourite characters. I like her so much I even managed to find a Black Cat T-shirt where her boobs aren’t falling out of her top; no mean feat, let me tell ya...

My next book: Marvel Action: Spider-Man vol. 4: Venom

[Amber Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm liking this world where kid Miles, Gwen, and Peter all exist. In this comic our trio must continue to work together to form a functioning team and they have some hiccups along the way. Black Cat was a fun villain. She was sassy and the streak of bad luck she left in her wake made for an interesting story.

[Lu♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.9⭐️
Me ha gustado mucho, he pasado un buen rato leyéndolo. La aparición de gata negra me ha gustado mucho también y me encanta el personaje de spider-gwen,es una reina💋.

[Szabo Levente · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story for young readers but is so funny with a beautiful artwork!

[Steve White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do your kids want to get into Spider-Man? This series is a good place to start.

You don’t need to know 50 years of backstory. The story is fun and art is fine, if not overwhelming.

[juls · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Nola Lorraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Spider-Man graphic novel is Book 3 in a new series aimed at Middle Grade children (roughly 10-14 years), that features Peter Parker as Spider-Man and two younger new recruits he is training up: Miles Morales (a new Spider-Man) and Gwen (Ghost Spider). There are a few team issues at the beginning, with the new recruits not keen on Peter's leadership style. However, they try to pull together to defeat the Black Cat--the daughter of a convicted cat burglar. The only problem is that she has super powers of her own and can cause 'bad luck' which makes Spidey and his team look stupid. Can Peter be the kind of leader his team needs, and can they work together to defeat the Black Cat?

Although this is Book 3, it contains a complete story arc in three parts, so can stand alone. The writing and art are really good, and I liked the values. It addresses teamwork in a non-preachy way. The 14-year-old girl I read it with really loved it. I find it hard to source good comics/graphic novels for the young teen age group, as children's comics are a bit too young for them, but some of the YA stuff is a bit too adult, with some being M or MA. This one was just right, so I'll be looking for more of these.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Spidey trio (Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and Gwen Stacey) send a big time cat burglar to jail, which makes them a target in the eyes of the cat burglar's daughter. After they cross paths with her, the trio experiences strange accidents and moments of clumsiness and they finally figure out it must have to do with the cat burglar lady's powers. Can they figure out how to bring her in without bringing about disaster in the process?

This was an interesting new set of problems for our heroes to face. They each get a little dose of humility and lesson about working as a team along the way. Not my favorite of the Marvel Action: Spider-Man series of books but it was an entertaining read. Recommended to middle grade on up Marvel fans.

Notes on content: No language issues or sexual content. There is some property damage and one broken arm as a result of the accidents, but no one is seriously hurt. Some superhero fight sequences, but again, pretty benign and no one seriously hurt.

[Bea santos · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Oh yes, just the type of easy read that enjoy when I’m on the beach ;)

[morgan ☽ · Rating 3 out of 5]

fun, but i just can't with all the bickering

[KM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fav yet :)

[chernovyl]

meh

[gaia-skl · Rating 4 out of 5]

she's hot