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The Superior Spider-Man (2013) #1-6
The Superior Spider-Man Omnibus
When a dying Doctor Octopus swaps his mind into Peter Parker's body, he sentences his accursed enemy to oblivion - and sets out to prove that he is the smarter, stronger…Superior Spider-Man! Upgrading Spidey's costume and arsenal, Otto Octavius works wonders for "Peter's" scientific career - but his much more violent approach to crimefighting doesn't sit well with the Avengers! The ruthless new Spider-Man battles - and brutalizes - his way through Peter's rogues' gallery. But will Otto's fiercest fight be against the resurgent Green Goblin - or whatever is left inside his mind of the one, true Peter Parker? The modern-classic Spider-Man saga that shocked the world is collected in a truly Superior Omnibus! Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #698-700, and SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (2013) #1-31 and ANNUAL #1-2.
960 pages, Hardcover
First published July 11, 2023
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Dan Slott
1,994 books451 followersDan Slott is an American comic book writer, the current writer on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, and is best known for his work on books such as Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Superior Spider-Man, and Ren & Stimpy.
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December 17, 2023
Muchos han criticado el arco de Superior Spider-Man de Dan Slot y entiendo el por qué. Leer a Peter Parker megalómano hace corto circuito con un personaje tan querido y entrañable (aunque es muy divertido y saca risas constantes). Si buscas una aventura clásica, en cuanto a legado, seguramente odiarás estas páginas. Por otro lado, Dan Slot presenta un muy interesante estudio sobre lo que significa ser un héroe y la delgada línea entre la justicia y el mal. ¿Qué hace a Spider-Man, Spider-Man? ¿La muerte del tío Ben? ¿La constante búsqueda del equilibrio personal? Parece ser que eso no es suficiente. Estamos hechos de nuestro pasado, sí, pero Superior Spider-Man nos demuestra que la bondad está enraizada en quienes somos, en nuestros valores, en el amor, en las relaciones que tenemos con nuestros semejantes y finalmente, en nuestra lectura del bien, el mal y la empatía.
Más de 30 números hermosamente ilustrados por Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli y Ryan Stegman (entre otros) que hacen a un lado al arácnido que conocemos para demostrar por qué lo queremos tanto.
Más de 30 números hermosamente ilustrados por Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli y Ryan Stegman (entre otros) que hacen a un lado al arácnido que conocemos para demostrar por qué lo queremos tanto.
July 18, 2023
I think this storyline works better in concept than in execution. For a quick summary of the idea: Peter Parker and one of his arch-nemesis Doc Ock switch brains when a dying Otto puts his mind in Peter's body while leaving Peter to die in his body meaning, Doc Ock takes over Peter's body, and his memories and becomes the new Spider-Man. Thankfully for this run, Peter is gone, he acts as Otto's conscious and as a ghost that reacts to the new Spider-man's adventures.
This run really works well when it is a character study for Peter Parker and Doc Ock. Because Otto isn't Peter for most of the run Ock in Peter's body ignores many of Peter's friends and family. The new supporting cast that writer Dan Slott gives Peter is okay(Otto-Peter's new love interest, Anna Maria is the only well-written one). The run describes Slott's run on Spider-man as a whole, an exciting concept with meh character writing and usually mixed execution.
3.5/5.
This run really works well when it is a character study for Peter Parker and Doc Ock. Because Otto isn't Peter for most of the run Ock in Peter's body ignores many of Peter's friends and family. The new supporting cast that writer Dan Slott gives Peter is okay(Otto-Peter's new love interest, Anna Maria is the only well-written one). The run describes Slott's run on Spider-man as a whole, an exciting concept with meh character writing and usually mixed execution.
3.5/5.
August 10, 2023
"Dolt."
To clarify, this is like an 8.5 out of 10, but a Goodreads 5 star apparently means "I love it!" While 4 stars means "I really liked it" (at least on the desktop it says that)
But anyways, despite some flaws, I absolutely loved this. More than I thought I ever would. An absolutely wacky concept that somehow some way also makes you question morality and if you should cheer for a once villain.
I was on my "I have no enemies" arc, but after reading this, maybe I should grow up and go on my Otto arc and call everyone a dolt LMAO
No, but seriously this was hilarious to read. Otto insulting people, being a egotistical punk is something I will always cherish because of this run. Not sure how many times I chuckled reading this haha
I think what really satisfied me was the actual progressing story. You see the insane changes Otto makes as Peter and Spider-Man and it really does make you wonder why Peter hasn't done something like this. You see and learn about Otto's upbringing and how that effects his interactions with men and women. There isn't a giant plot following outside of Otto changing as Peter, but you do have an all stakes finale storyline. My main critique is actually with the final storyline as it feels pretty rushed. There's not enough time to feel the weight on Otto's shoulders and the of course obvious return of the true Peter. There's also just way too much going/being revealed on last minute that takes away time for what could've been used for a better Peter return.
I can't elaborate more without spoiling, but even with the flaws this book has...man I love it. Not sure if I'll read more Superior Spider-Man because this does genuinely feel like a nice ending (though rushed).
One of my favorite reads for sure.
Ryan Stegman is now one of my favorite artists. His art was stunning when he was on it.
To clarify, this is like an 8.5 out of 10, but a Goodreads 5 star apparently means "I love it!" While 4 stars means "I really liked it" (at least on the desktop it says that)
But anyways, despite some flaws, I absolutely loved this. More than I thought I ever would. An absolutely wacky concept that somehow some way also makes you question morality and if you should cheer for a once villain.
I was on my "I have no enemies" arc, but after reading this, maybe I should grow up and go on my Otto arc and call everyone a dolt LMAO
No, but seriously this was hilarious to read. Otto insulting people, being a egotistical punk is something I will always cherish because of this run. Not sure how many times I chuckled reading this haha
I think what really satisfied me was the actual progressing story. You see the insane changes Otto makes as Peter and Spider-Man and it really does make you wonder why Peter hasn't done something like this. You see and learn about Otto's upbringing and how that effects his interactions with men and women. There isn't a giant plot following outside of Otto changing as Peter, but you do have an all stakes finale storyline. My main critique is actually with the final storyline as it feels pretty rushed. There's not enough time to feel the weight on Otto's shoulders and the of course obvious return of the true Peter. There's also just way too much going/being revealed on last minute that takes away time for what could've been used for a better Peter return.
I can't elaborate more without spoiling, but even with the flaws this book has...man I love it. Not sure if I'll read more Superior Spider-Man because this does genuinely feel like a nice ending (though rushed).
One of my favorite reads for sure.
Ryan Stegman is now one of my favorite artists. His art was stunning when he was on it.
July 20, 2023
I flew through this because I hated it, but in the good way. I hated everything Doc Ock was doing to tarnish the name of one of my favorite superheroes while also ruining the personal life (in some aspects) of Earth 616's version of me. A really cool run basically showing off a more narcissistic and dark Spider-Man that also really makes you appreciate who Peter Parker is and what he stands for. I was constantly rooting for Peter to come back, and the story does a good job of continuing to kick him to the curb in favor of SpideyOck. It does require a lot of suspending belief though because some of the Avengers and definitely MJ would've been on it immediately if Peter acted the way he did to them.
February 19, 2024
This book starts out just incredible! As others have said, the premise is so fun. The way superior Spider-Man looks and moves is genuinely different and it was a joy to see him try to deal with Parker’s problems. Then sometime around the 10,000th “fool!” it gets stale. They don’t do anything interesting with Anna Maria and rather than a story in it’s own right it feels like a stepping stone to something else. And the end is so disappointing. I gave it a gentle rate boost because of how fun the opening is but… endings are hard.
August 9, 2025
Sur son lit de mort, Otto Octavius a piégé Peter Parker pour qu'ils échangent leurs corps. Otto se retrouve dans le corps de son ennemi juré, mais de grands pouvoirs impliquent de grandes responsabilités...
Submergé par les souvenirs de Peter, Otto lui fait une dernière promesse avant que celui-ci disparaisse : il compte bien continuer à être Spider-Man.
Cet omnibus nous raconte ses aventures, son ambition d'être la version supérieure de Spider-Man, mais aussi celle de Peter.
Petit à petit, on voit Otto évoluer vers une version de plus en plus extrémiste de Spider-Man, pendant que Peter devient CEO de sa propre société.
Evidemment rien ne se passe comme prévu...
A part quelques longueurs, ce long run d'environ 900 pages est vraiment très agréable à lire et regorge de bonnes idées, comme souvent en déconstruisant Spider-Man, on arrive à mieux cerner qui il est vraiment quand on le reconstruit.
L'artstyle est classique et efficace, une bonne partie est dessinée par Humberto Ramos, mon artiste préféré sur Spider-Man. Grâce à son trait anguleux, la monstruosité du nouveau costume de Spider-Man ressort particulièrement bien.
Un arc à lire absolument pour les fans de l'araignée !
Submergé par les souvenirs de Peter, Otto lui fait une dernière promesse avant que celui-ci disparaisse : il compte bien continuer à être Spider-Man.
Cet omnibus nous raconte ses aventures, son ambition d'être la version supérieure de Spider-Man, mais aussi celle de Peter.
Petit à petit, on voit Otto évoluer vers une version de plus en plus extrémiste de Spider-Man, pendant que Peter devient CEO de sa propre société.
Evidemment rien ne se passe comme prévu...
A part quelques longueurs, ce long run d'environ 900 pages est vraiment très agréable à lire et regorge de bonnes idées, comme souvent en déconstruisant Spider-Man, on arrive à mieux cerner qui il est vraiment quand on le reconstruit.
L'artstyle est classique et efficace, une bonne partie est dessinée par Humberto Ramos, mon artiste préféré sur Spider-Man. Grâce à son trait anguleux, la monstruosité du nouveau costume de Spider-Man ressort particulièrement bien.
Un arc à lire absolument pour les fans de l'araignée !
July 16, 2023
3.8/5
Lot of great moments but also some equally as frustrating ones. The story boarding is better than the script, how the plot connects from one issue to the next will keep you compelled to keep reading but the dialogue may leave you wanting more.
A big missed opportunity for some much needed comic relief was when Peter was trapped in his own mind. Instead of using Peter’s personality as a flip side to Doc’s, most of Peter’s dialogue boils down to “Noooooo, Otto don’t do the thing you’re doing! I would never do that!” Every. Single. Time. Instead they take it super serious and the result is most of the book feeling incredibly dour. Sounds bad but you kind of have to shut your brain off and read it as dumb fun. Reading how Peter becomes a mad scientist, a fascist, and even a killer.
Goblin Nation was an overall fine conclusion to the book. It really only served as a vehicle for Otto to realize Peter is truly the superior Spider-Man but how he arrives to this conclusion is incredibly rushed, taking course over a page and a half. Peter’s return would’ve felt much more earned if Otto had planted seeds of doubt in his own mind after he failed a few times. Instead, Otto’s girlfriend, who thinks she’s dating Peter Parker, is kidnapped by the Green Goblin, and forces Otto to give up control out of desperation. With all that said though, it can be forgiven, as it still leads to a great return and my favorite moment in comics. At this point Goblin knows that Otto has inhabited Spider-Man’s mind, and as he goads him about this fact. Spidey then makes a comment about Goblin’s “man purse”, and THAT’S how Goblin knows who he’s REALLY talking to. The one and only.
I could’ve done without Dan Slott turning Aunt May into a bigot towards little people though. Also, apparently MJ’s new “love interest” in this story is just as forgettable to Dan Slott himself, as he forgets his last name in the very last issue. First appearing as Pedro Olivera, leaving as Pedro Olivares. But it doesn’t matter, he goes by Ollie anyways…stupid.
To summarize, an entertaining read that begs the question, “what could’ve been if this was written by someone else?”, which is disappointing to say considering this is one of Dan Slott’s most well liked runs.
Lot of great moments but also some equally as frustrating ones. The story boarding is better than the script, how the plot connects from one issue to the next will keep you compelled to keep reading but the dialogue may leave you wanting more.
A big missed opportunity for some much needed comic relief was when Peter was trapped in his own mind. Instead of using Peter’s personality as a flip side to Doc’s, most of Peter’s dialogue boils down to “Noooooo, Otto don’t do the thing you’re doing! I would never do that!” Every. Single. Time. Instead they take it super serious and the result is most of the book feeling incredibly dour. Sounds bad but you kind of have to shut your brain off and read it as dumb fun. Reading how Peter becomes a mad scientist, a fascist, and even a killer.
Goblin Nation was an overall fine conclusion to the book. It really only served as a vehicle for Otto to realize Peter is truly the superior Spider-Man but how he arrives to this conclusion is incredibly rushed, taking course over a page and a half. Peter’s return would’ve felt much more earned if Otto had planted seeds of doubt in his own mind after he failed a few times. Instead, Otto’s girlfriend, who thinks she’s dating Peter Parker, is kidnapped by the Green Goblin, and forces Otto to give up control out of desperation. With all that said though, it can be forgiven, as it still leads to a great return and my favorite moment in comics. At this point Goblin knows that Otto has inhabited Spider-Man’s mind, and as he goads him about this fact. Spidey then makes a comment about Goblin’s “man purse”, and THAT’S how Goblin knows who he’s REALLY talking to. The one and only.
I could’ve done without Dan Slott turning Aunt May into a bigot towards little people though. Also, apparently MJ’s new “love interest” in this story is just as forgettable to Dan Slott himself, as he forgets his last name in the very last issue. First appearing as Pedro Olivera, leaving as Pedro Olivares. But it doesn’t matter, he goes by Ollie anyways…stupid.
To summarize, an entertaining read that begs the question, “what could’ve been if this was written by someone else?”, which is disappointing to say considering this is one of Dan Slott’s most well liked runs.
August 5, 2023
Dan Slott's Superior Spider-Man run sets itself on a bonkers, almost juvenile premise, but it surprisingly works for the most part. Otto Octavius (Doc Ock) manages to take over Peter Parker's body and quickly takes over every aspect of Peter's life, including spending time as the wall-crawling vigilante. Otto's arrogance leads him to thinking that he will be better at everything that Peter does, causing him to dub himself the "Superior Spider-Man". The series that launches out of the main story in Amazing Spider-Man dovetails into one of Marvel's more recent successful runs. Slott adopts a mixture of B-movie sensationalism, screwball comedy, sitcom silliness and some John Hughes levels of teen drama, and it works better than expected.
Though Doc Ock has full control over Peter's body and memories, the "soul" of Peter exists on as a silent passenge and as such the real Spidey's perspective is never really lost here. Otto's brand of justice as the Superior Spider-Man entails a more violent approach, though he does quickly find that he needs restraint to fully becoming a killer. Otto's morality as a superhero is starkly more black & white compared to Peter's, leading to some eyebrow raises from his fellow Avengers and some funny situations involving tentative allies like Black Cat. Otto also gets along with people like JJJ more easily, much to Peter's chagrin. Slott moves the Superior Spider-Man through various conventional Spider-Man situations, but it's always with a tinge of humor to see how Otto navigates the trials in a way that is often unexpected. There is some decent character development for Otto here as well, leading to Peter coming to better terms with one his oldest adversaries. It isn't all rosy though, and the run does start to overstay its welcome around the "Superior Venom" arc, and by the final arc "Goblin Nation" I was eagerly awaiting the ending. Perhaps it's my own fatigue with Spider-Man comics catching up to me, but there is a sense of repititiveness and unnecessary density to the scripts that makes the read drag after a while.
Ryan Stegman serves as the major artist for the run, and while he delivers action quite well, I personally don't find his style as appealing as it was during Cates' Venom run. There is a very "busy" feel to Stegman's designs that sometimes results in some inconsistent and sketchy panels. It often looks a bit like every other Marvel book at the time too - a shame for a series that is surprisingly unique in terms of concept. I'm sure more ardent Marvel/Spider-Man fans would enjoy the artwork here, but I was mostly unmoved by it.
Overall, this is a solid collection of a unique and somewhat bizarre period of Spider-Man comics. As much as people might rag on Slott's approach to storytelling, I have to at least commend him for going for something pretty out there.
Though Doc Ock has full control over Peter's body and memories, the "soul" of Peter exists on as a silent passenge and as such the real Spidey's perspective is never really lost here. Otto's brand of justice as the Superior Spider-Man entails a more violent approach, though he does quickly find that he needs restraint to fully becoming a killer. Otto's morality as a superhero is starkly more black & white compared to Peter's, leading to some eyebrow raises from his fellow Avengers and some funny situations involving tentative allies like Black Cat. Otto also gets along with people like JJJ more easily, much to Peter's chagrin. Slott moves the Superior Spider-Man through various conventional Spider-Man situations, but it's always with a tinge of humor to see how Otto navigates the trials in a way that is often unexpected. There is some decent character development for Otto here as well, leading to Peter coming to better terms with one his oldest adversaries. It isn't all rosy though, and the run does start to overstay its welcome around the "Superior Venom" arc, and by the final arc "Goblin Nation" I was eagerly awaiting the ending. Perhaps it's my own fatigue with Spider-Man comics catching up to me, but there is a sense of repititiveness and unnecessary density to the scripts that makes the read drag after a while.
Ryan Stegman serves as the major artist for the run, and while he delivers action quite well, I personally don't find his style as appealing as it was during Cates' Venom run. There is a very "busy" feel to Stegman's designs that sometimes results in some inconsistent and sketchy panels. It often looks a bit like every other Marvel book at the time too - a shame for a series that is surprisingly unique in terms of concept. I'm sure more ardent Marvel/Spider-Man fans would enjoy the artwork here, but I was mostly unmoved by it.
Overall, this is a solid collection of a unique and somewhat bizarre period of Spider-Man comics. As much as people might rag on Slott's approach to storytelling, I have to at least commend him for going for something pretty out there.
January 20, 2025
Man oh man, just when I thought Dan Slott was a terrible writer (Only because “Brand New Day” was really bad) I was captivated by the execution of this story. A villain changing bodies with a super hero and it actually being good??? Yes. This was really good. At times, I found myself preferring Doc Oc’s approach to superhero’ing by actually taking out the bad guys…forever. I’m only giving this 4 stars, well maybe 4.5 because the whole Ben/Phil Urich side stories and annual were a big snooze fest, and the broad in the purple latex running around trying to find her friend was a bit much. I also, fell in love with Anna Marie’s character, dare I say I prefer her over ungrateful MJ.
Matter of fact, if we all had an Anna Marie in our lives as men, we’d get a lot more done. Instead most of us get the nagging, self centered, narcissistic annoying broads like MJ. AM was the perfect addition to the Superior Spiderman, understanding Doc’s work comes first, even selflessly apologizing for Auntie’s disrespectful question. She was/is the true ride or die and I hope I get to see more of her volume 2 of this fantastic run! 4.5/5
Matter of fact, if we all had an Anna Marie in our lives as men, we’d get a lot more done. Instead most of us get the nagging, self centered, narcissistic annoying broads like MJ. AM was the perfect addition to the Superior Spiderman, understanding Doc’s work comes first, even selflessly apologizing for Auntie’s disrespectful question. She was/is the true ride or die and I hope I get to see more of her volume 2 of this fantastic run! 4.5/5
February 19, 2025
The perfect Spider-man story, and it hardly features Peter Parker at all!
The story starts feeling genuinely horrifying as we release Peter's mind is trapped in the old, dying body of his foe Doc Ock. There is real tension and discomfort at this state of affairs. Even more unbelievably, Doc Ock succeeds!
With Peter's body in his hands, Otto Octavius vows to be a better Spider-man than his Peter ever was. And at first he seems to succeed, but eventually Otto finds out this super-hero gig isn't all its cracked up to be, with far more sacrifice than he's happy with.
By taking Peter out of the story, it actually highlights who he is more than almost any other modern Spider-man story. Watching an impostor wear the mask makes it clear who Spider-man is and what he stands for.
This story also does a lot to humanize Otto and develop him as a character. His intense ego and intelligence makes him a lot of fun to follow around as he mentally insults and tears down everyone around him.
An incredibly fun story with an epic conclusion.
The story starts feeling genuinely horrifying as we release Peter's mind is trapped in the old, dying body of his foe Doc Ock. There is real tension and discomfort at this state of affairs. Even more unbelievably, Doc Ock succeeds!
With Peter's body in his hands, Otto Octavius vows to be a better Spider-man than his Peter ever was. And at first he seems to succeed, but eventually Otto finds out this super-hero gig isn't all its cracked up to be, with far more sacrifice than he's happy with.
By taking Peter out of the story, it actually highlights who he is more than almost any other modern Spider-man story. Watching an impostor wear the mask makes it clear who Spider-man is and what he stands for.
This story also does a lot to humanize Otto and develop him as a character. His intense ego and intelligence makes him a lot of fun to follow around as he mentally insults and tears down everyone around him.
An incredibly fun story with an epic conclusion.
May 5, 2024
This is actually the first marvel comic book run I've ever read. It's an odd starting place, but Spider-Man and his enemies are such a big part of pop culture that I didn't feel out of the loop.
The premise - Doc Ock switches bodies with Spider-Man - is fun. It opened the door for some interesting moral discussion (eg a mass murderer Spider-Man captured escapes and kills dozens of people - should Spider-Man have killed him instead of capturing him?) but never takes these ideas anywhere interesting. Ultimately, killing people is always wrong and the greys of morality are ignored.
The art was good. And I liked the unintentional consequence of taking out crime bosses resulting in the empowerment of the remaining villain. Hubris is the "Superior" Spider-Man's downfall.
Also Spider-Man dates a dwarf in this one.
The premise - Doc Ock switches bodies with Spider-Man - is fun. It opened the door for some interesting moral discussion (eg a mass murderer Spider-Man captured escapes and kills dozens of people - should Spider-Man have killed him instead of capturing him?) but never takes these ideas anywhere interesting. Ultimately, killing people is always wrong and the greys of morality are ignored.
The art was good. And I liked the unintentional consequence of taking out crime bosses resulting in the empowerment of the remaining villain. Hubris is the "Superior" Spider-Man's downfall.
Also Spider-Man dates a dwarf in this one.
January 23, 2025
Dan Slott is one of the very best writers of Spider-Man, and this was an incredibly complex and compelling story that could have gone wrong a million different ways.
But it never did. Slott is a master.
If there is any fault in this book, it’s the art. Marvel doesn’t realize what they have in him, so they never prioritize the art. It’s consistently good, but it is all over the place, and that is a distraction that you don’t need in a story so comprehensive.
The variant covers at the end are fantastic. I wish there had been an essay or two about how this all came together.
But it’s truly worth your time and your money.
But it never did. Slott is a master.
If there is any fault in this book, it’s the art. Marvel doesn’t realize what they have in him, so they never prioritize the art. It’s consistently good, but it is all over the place, and that is a distraction that you don’t need in a story so comprehensive.
The variant covers at the end are fantastic. I wish there had been an essay or two about how this all came together.
But it’s truly worth your time and your money.
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February 21, 2025Insane to me that up until Hickman’s USM last year, this was the last great Spider-Man story and it was 10 years ago!! I read this intermittently back when it was coming out monthly and I was a wee boy, but hadn’t revisited. It’s still very well written and shakes up a major character in a way that really isn’t done by the Big 2. It doesn’t quite always land, but the concept is phenomenal, and the character development is pretty top notch. Honestly this could’ve been given another year to develop because I think there’s some much potential here. But alas, what we got is still really good stuff
August 1, 2023
What an interesting concept Doctor Octopus as Spider-Man! Slott does a very good job handling the Spider-Man side of thing and I mean his morality by having Doc Oc relive and feel all of Peter Parker’s failures and successes which makes him become his own version of Spider-Man. Cool to see the difference of the new Peter Parker in the way he talks, thinks, and moves is so cool to see Peter as a completely new person literally. Ending was cool with Osborn but the realization of Doc Oc knowing he can’t win and that he is a horrible Spider-Man is so cool to see from a physiological point.
December 27, 2023
The first half of this omnibus I couldn't put down, but it was a chore to finish. The premise is great. I enjoyed the whole setup, but the concept is milked for far too many issues and the 'What If' is run over by Spider-Man familiar Spider-Man action, but without the puns. In fact, Slott's biggest fault is that there's zero comic relief whatsoever in this run. His dialogues are stale and lack characterisation.
I so wanted to love this, but in the end it was just ok: 3.5 stars.
I so wanted to love this, but in the end it was just ok: 3.5 stars.
January 20, 2024
I've heard people say this was good, but never did I expect it to actually be THAT good. The way Dan Stott writes Otto Octavious in the body of Petter Parker was just brilliant.
Very much a character study of how much Otto was striving to be a better Spider-Man than Parker ever was and what it actually takes to be a hero. He never knew what he was getting his self into.
It gets more and more wild as the story goes on and just keeps you wanting to read more.
Very much a character study of how much Otto was striving to be a better Spider-Man than Parker ever was and what it actually takes to be a hero. He never knew what he was getting his self into.
It gets more and more wild as the story goes on and just keeps you wanting to read more.
February 28, 2024
This was a re-read. Easily one of my favorite series and certainly one of the best modern Spidey arcs in existence. It was very satisfying to read after all of Brand New Day, the Gauntlet, Big Time, Spider-Island, and Ends of the Earth, as so many of those characters, plots, and themes came together here to make a killer story!
December 23, 2024
I'm a huge Spider-Man fan, and I remember picking up amazing Spider-Man 700 when it first came out and reading through it and then picking up the next several issues before eventually losing the bubble on this series. I enjoyed it, and in omnibus format it collects them much better than trying to find them all in single issues. It's hard to be Spider-Man
July 16, 2024
I loved most of this book. There were a few issues that werent so much my thing, like the annuals, but overall love the twist that this book is all about.
Would love to see the continuation of Slott's run also collected in omnibus format!
Would love to see the continuation of Slott's run also collected in omnibus format!
April 6, 2025
I kinda thought this was gonna be a tacky idea to have Doc Ock take over Peter’s body but the story was a lot more twisted than I expected which was good. I didn’t think they’d actually go so far to ruin Peter’s life even more 😂
July 9, 2025
Great comic. Does so much to characterize Doc Oc and even Peter. I cared less for the beginning, but as it continued, the story improved, with the greatest arc coming at the end - 4.5, must read Spiderman. Has some lows, but overall, great
November 23, 2023
3.5*?
Interesting character study, with iconic villain appearances.
Interesting character study, with iconic villain appearances.
May 5, 2024
One of the best plots and graphics Spider-man comics has to offer
January 11, 2025
A really great Spider-Man story that has a fun twist but is still a fun read. The resolution at the end was especially satisfying.
July 29, 2025
Holy fuck...
November 19, 2025
the writing drags towards the end but "the one and only" panel hits like crack
June 22, 2025
A fresh twist on the Spider-Man formula that puts Otto Octavius in Peter Parker's body after a mind-swap, resulting in a version of Spider-Man who is smarter, colder, and more ruthless. The writing keeps the stakes high and highlights real character growth, as Otto gradually learns that being a hero is about more than just getting results. The dynamic art supports both the action and the internal conflict.
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