Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection, Vol. 24: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection

by David Michelinie, Mark Bagley (Illustrator), Roy Thomas

The Spider-Slayers are back! Spider-Man is under siege when deadly robots start attacking every time he appears in public. Who is behind their unrelenting assaults? Can Spidey uncover the truth with Electro and the Scorpion standing in his way? And what side deal has Felicia Hardy, the former Black Cat, made with the Tinkerer? Meanwhile, Peter Parker’s parents have recently returned home, but a mysterious man is watching their every move. And Venom goes on trial for his crimes — but after an eye-opening battle with Spider-Man, will he turn over a new leaf? Plus: Styx and Stone strike! Annex attacks! And Spider-Man and Doctor Strange duke it out with demons in the Death Dimension!

COLLECTING: Vol. 24: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 368-377, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 27, Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way to Dusty Death (1992) 1, Spider-Man Special Edition: The Trial of Venom (1992) 1

Genres: Spider Man, Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Collections, Superheroes

424 pages, Paperback

First published January 3, 2023

Reviews

[Harrison Delahunty · Rating 3 out of 5]

The highlights here for me were the Trial of Venom special and Mark Bagley’s art. The guest penciler for issues 376 and 377 is quite good too. Michelinie’s writing is serviceable and the Spider-Slayer storyline is cute and very 90’s. Other than all that, there isn’t a ton of note here and the 375 issue followed by the annual ends up making the collection feel a bit repetitive.

[Cameron Fraser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some stories are better than others, but the art is generally solid and features some iconic Spider-Man stories and characters.

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great read, the regular series furing the 90's has been a lot of fun so far and it carries on in the same vein in this collection. The added graphic novel and the annual dont add a lot, in fact the short stories in the annual are better than the attempt to create a new hero for the Marvel Universe that is the main story.

[Richard Burley · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art screams 90s for sure. The stories are decent. Not the best but not the worst either.

[Steve Howells · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good Spider-Man read.

[Максим Степанюк · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not good. Not bad. Typical 90s

[Bob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun Dr. Strange & Daredevil crossovers but the Spider-Slayer arc is utterly compromised by the Spider-parents

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was alright. It's mainly about the return of Peter's parents after being locked away in a Russian prison for 20 years while everyone thought they were dead. It's not in this volume, but their ultimate story is pretty dumb. There's a bad subplot about Mary Jane starting to smoke. This is the era where MJ becomes a nonstop worry wort who can't stand the stress of Peter being Spider-Man. It's a story that gets old real fast and runs for a decade or so. It's the whole reason I don't like the two of them together. Then there's the Black Cat. She gets a new costume that belongs more in a porno than a comic.


Gotta love the 90s. And so many pointless backup stories. I think the best part of this is longtime Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley's art.