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The Amazing Spider-Man: The Gauntlet
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Gauntlet, Vol. 3: Vulture & Morbius
The gauntlet rages on as Peter Parker meets the new VULTURE! Who is he? Why does he prey on the city's criminals? And what extreme circumstance could possibly make Spider-Man even consider allying with a creature this deadly? And if that's not bad enough, Fred Van Lente and Joe Quinones bring Spider-Man face-to-face with MORBIUS, The Living Vampire! Plus, since losing his legs in service to his country, Flash Thompson's not been deterred by his physical limitations. But even a hero can have his limits.COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man #622-625, material from Web of Spider-Man #2 & #5
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Fred Van Lente
1,388 books324 followersFred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist.
Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers!, The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020).
He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and some mostly ungrateful cats.
Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers!, The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020).
He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and some mostly ungrateful cats.
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June 25, 2014
Spiderman is the Charlie Brown of superheroes. No matter how hard he tries to do the right thing, someone will always pull away the proverbial football just as he’s about to kick it.
This volume of Gauntlet is made up of a variety of storylines. A few are actually worth reading.
In Mark Waid’s Vulture storyline, Parker does the wrong thing for the right reason , with the end result being . Parker, you never should have tried to fly your kite near that tree.
This isn’t the original Vulture (he has his own decent little story here), the one that could be Aunt May’s grandfather. It’s a mobster who’s unwillingly turned into a Vulture-like creature. He’s angry and bent on revenge.* He spits acid, too. Yikes.
The only other major tale worth checking out (the Morbius issue is a dud), is Joe Kelly’s Rhino storyline. It’s a face-off between the old Rhino and a new upstart one. There’s some poignancy here as the guy-formerly-known-as-Rhino struggles to maintain his current retired lifestyle and avoid temptation. Spider-Man, again, tries to be the voice of reason, but gets blamed when things go south.
Check your trick or treat bag, Spidey, I’m sure you’ll find a rock.
*(sigh) Aren’t they all? Paging Mac Gargan.
This volume of Gauntlet is made up of a variety of storylines. A few are actually worth reading.
In Mark Waid’s Vulture storyline, Parker does the wrong thing for the right reason , with the end result being . Parker, you never should have tried to fly your kite near that tree.
This isn’t the original Vulture (he has his own decent little story here), the one that could be Aunt May’s grandfather. It’s a mobster who’s unwillingly turned into a Vulture-like creature. He’s angry and bent on revenge.* He spits acid, too. Yikes.
The only other major tale worth checking out (the Morbius issue is a dud), is Joe Kelly’s Rhino storyline. It’s a face-off between the old Rhino and a new upstart one. There’s some poignancy here as the guy-formerly-known-as-Rhino struggles to maintain his current retired lifestyle and avoid temptation. Spider-Man, again, tries to be the voice of reason, but gets blamed when things go south.
Check your trick or treat bag, Spidey, I’m sure you’ll find a rock.
*(sigh) Aren’t they all? Paging Mac Gargan.
February 19, 2022
This was so fun!
I loved this one and it has Pete facing off against Morbius first and involving the latter's vampire gf and that was a cool short story and then the thing with Flash and him going through the 5 stages of grief ending with acceptance and I loved it and it shows people with different abilities in a positive light and gives them a hero to look upto and a new status quo for Flash and Pete helping his friends and I loved it!
The 2 parter story with the new Vulture was fun and we see his origins and the attack on Jonah and how Pete saves the latter from the threat but having a massive status quo change to him and I did not see it coming but wow it got dark quick! Its intense yep and changes things a lot for Pete going forward! The new Vulture had an interesting origin and again tying it with the russian mafia was meh but okay I guess?
The main story with the Old rhino returning was heartbreaking and we get to see how and why that happens and the whole thing will make you sad reading it and yeah it gets super dark :(, but probably one of the best Spidey single issues and it just goes along with the saying "the past always comes back to haunt you" and for Peter it does and damn the next story arc with him is gonna be intense! My man being knocked over on all sides in his life like just wow.
I loved this one and it has Pete facing off against Morbius first and involving the latter's vampire gf and that was a cool short story and then the thing with Flash and him going through the 5 stages of grief ending with acceptance and I loved it and it shows people with different abilities in a positive light and gives them a hero to look upto and a new status quo for Flash and Pete helping his friends and I loved it!
The 2 parter story with the new Vulture was fun and we see his origins and the attack on Jonah and how Pete saves the latter from the threat but having a massive status quo change to him and I did not see it coming but wow it got dark quick! Its intense yep and changes things a lot for Pete going forward! The new Vulture had an interesting origin and again tying it with the russian mafia was meh but okay I guess?
The main story with the Old rhino returning was heartbreaking and we get to see how and why that happens and the whole thing will make you sad reading it and yeah it gets super dark :(, but probably one of the best Spidey single issues and it just goes along with the saying "the past always comes back to haunt you" and for Peter it does and damn the next story arc with him is gonna be intense! My man being knocked over on all sides in his life like just wow.
October 30, 2018
Vampire meh, Vulture meh, Rhino amazing.
World: The art is great, the artists in this book are stylish and the splash pages when use are fantastic. The art has a very noir feel to it which I really enjoyed. The world building here is solid, once again with Gauntlet there is a focus on character above anything and that’s a good thing. We get depth for this new Vulture and we get more depth with Rhino. The vampire stuff was pointless.
Story: The Morbius tale was meh and forgettable so let’s forget it. The Vulture tale had nice art and the story was pretty solid with the origin of the Vulture told, the JJJ angle and finally some fallout and consequence for Peter. However, I will say that what he did was completely against character and getting Peter into the corner that he is in was not the smoothest and most logical thing to happen. I think there could have been a better way for it to happen but I will say that this dishonesty is not Peter and it rubs me the wrong way and feels like a bad writer making pieces move because. The Rhino story on the other hand is fantastic, it’s expected, we knew what was going to happen but it was poetically written and beautiful and the art was amazing for it. It’s heartbreaking but this is comic books, this type of story has been done before but this one was well done. In the end getting Peter to where he is should have been done better and not out of character but oh well.
Characters: I’ve said it already above but Peter does not act like Peter in this book, he’s not that dishonest and to make him so is dishonouring this character. I don’t like it when writers needs to move pieces in place and so go out of character to make it work, it’s a sign of bad writing. Now that he’s there we will see where he goes and how this illogical action will lead. The Vulture story was okay, it’s typical comic book fare and so is the Rhino but the Rhino story was really well done for a single issues payoff and the beautiful art, amazing.
A good end to the arc but the Peter action just makes no sense.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is great, the artists in this book are stylish and the splash pages when use are fantastic. The art has a very noir feel to it which I really enjoyed. The world building here is solid, once again with Gauntlet there is a focus on character above anything and that’s a good thing. We get depth for this new Vulture and we get more depth with Rhino. The vampire stuff was pointless.
Story: The Morbius tale was meh and forgettable so let’s forget it. The Vulture tale had nice art and the story was pretty solid with the origin of the Vulture told, the JJJ angle and finally some fallout and consequence for Peter. However, I will say that what he did was completely against character and getting Peter into the corner that he is in was not the smoothest and most logical thing to happen. I think there could have been a better way for it to happen but I will say that this dishonesty is not Peter and it rubs me the wrong way and feels like a bad writer making pieces move because. The Rhino story on the other hand is fantastic, it’s expected, we knew what was going to happen but it was poetically written and beautiful and the art was amazing for it. It’s heartbreaking but this is comic books, this type of story has been done before but this one was well done. In the end getting Peter to where he is should have been done better and not out of character but oh well.
Characters: I’ve said it already above but Peter does not act like Peter in this book, he’s not that dishonest and to make him so is dishonouring this character. I don’t like it when writers needs to move pieces in place and so go out of character to make it work, it’s a sign of bad writing. Now that he’s there we will see where he goes and how this illogical action will lead. The Vulture story was okay, it’s typical comic book fare and so is the Rhino but the Rhino story was really well done for a single issues payoff and the beautiful art, amazing.
A good end to the arc but the Peter action just makes no sense.
Onward to the next book!
April 25, 2018
Im still enjoying this. But again it has moments which are pretty sloppy and average and then moments which are really enjoyable
July 7, 2026
Wow I really loved the flash Thompson issue and the stuff with Rhino is easily some of the best Spidy issues out there. Vulture stuff is a step down but still solid.
February 28, 2011
Clearly I've missed a few issues in the grand scheme of the Spider-Man universe. At what point to the Vulture go from being an old guy who could fly to some kind of new acid-spewing guy? It seems like this was done just for the gross-out factor. But maybe I'm not the target audience for these stories.
Continuing the storyline of "The Gauntlet", Spidey faces the new look (and spewing) Vulture and his old foe Morbius. Neither story is exactly that impressive and I can't imagine the old team of Lee and Ditko coming up with something like this.
What does work is Peter Parker's latest personal turmoil. He's dating Black Cat as Spidey and apparently alienating a lot of the women in his life. It's interesting to see how Pete's having to run off to be Spidey is perceived by various women in his life (one realizes he's just using her..and while Pete is fairly aware of this, he doesn't realize how deep the hurt goes). And then, Pete makes a mistake to help his boss, J. Jonah Jameson and it ends up costing him his job with the city and possibly his professional reputation. Given how Pete's burned some bridges professionally, this could be an interesting development in future installments.
But my main issue with this series is the wildly inconsistent artwork. Take me back to Ditko or John Romita's glory days please!
Continuing the storyline of "The Gauntlet", Spidey faces the new look (and spewing) Vulture and his old foe Morbius. Neither story is exactly that impressive and I can't imagine the old team of Lee and Ditko coming up with something like this.
What does work is Peter Parker's latest personal turmoil. He's dating Black Cat as Spidey and apparently alienating a lot of the women in his life. It's interesting to see how Pete's having to run off to be Spidey is perceived by various women in his life (one realizes he's just using her..and while Pete is fairly aware of this, he doesn't realize how deep the hurt goes). And then, Pete makes a mistake to help his boss, J. Jonah Jameson and it ends up costing him his job with the city and possibly his professional reputation. Given how Pete's burned some bridges professionally, this could be an interesting development in future installments.
But my main issue with this series is the wildly inconsistent artwork. Take me back to Ditko or John Romita's glory days please!
October 5, 2016
Ποιος θυμαται τον Morbius και ποιος νοιαζεται για το νεο Vulture;
Δυο πραγματικα αδυναμες ιστοριες, μεχρι που στο τελος ο Joe Kelly ξαναπιανει τον Rhino και δινει το τριτο αστρο στον τομο.
Δυο πραγματικα αδυναμες ιστοριες, μεχρι που στο τελος ο Joe Kelly ξαναπιανει τον Rhino και δινει το τριτο αστρο στον τομο.
May 4, 2013
Messy, disjointed book - lots of storytelling but not a cohesive theme (other than the deep background of The Kraven family revenge, which has been a very weak thread in the Gauntlet 'storyline').
The only memorable story was the Rhino tale, which hits like a gut punch and doesn't leave any room for pleasant feelings.
Peter's screw ups just keep piling, and I think Parker takes the title of "most shat upon superhero" away from even Matt Murdock.
The revisionist Lizard origin is not terribly interesting, but the crossover with Man-Thing's origin is pretty cool.
The only memorable story was the Rhino tale, which hits like a gut punch and doesn't leave any room for pleasant feelings.
Peter's screw ups just keep piling, and I think Parker takes the title of "most shat upon superhero" away from even Matt Murdock.
The revisionist Lizard origin is not terribly interesting, but the crossover with Man-Thing's origin is pretty cool.
August 11, 2025
"SPIDER-MAN! YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS $#!@ TO ME! I'M THE MAYOR OF #@&!% NEW YORK! DO YOU #@&!% HEAR ME?"
- NYC Mayor J. Jonah Jameson. Spidey fan.
Peter gets all 90s goth'd out to recover his blood sample from some vampires. Morbius.
Double amputee Flash Thompson goes through stages of grief with his friends.
Spidey tries to keep the new Vulture (whose origin is finally explained) from killing Mayor Jameson. Peter's career in photography comes to an abrupt end.
The old Rhino (Alexei) is forced to choose between true love or fighting the new Rhino.
The old Vulture, while in prison, shows that he's more than just feeble, old, washed-up, supercriminal.
A consistent run. Four stars.
- NYC Mayor J. Jonah Jameson. Spidey fan.
Peter gets all 90s goth'd out to recover his blood sample from some vampires. Morbius.
Double amputee Flash Thompson goes through stages of grief with his friends.
Spidey tries to keep the new Vulture (whose origin is finally explained) from killing Mayor Jameson. Peter's career in photography comes to an abrupt end.
The old Rhino (Alexei) is forced to choose between true love or fighting the new Rhino.
The old Vulture, while in prison, shows that he's more than just feeble, old, washed-up, supercriminal.
A consistent run. Four stars.
May 14, 2021
I was a big Spider-Man fan as a child because I enjoyed the juggling of Peter’s rubbishness at daily life and usually small scale heroics. It’s nice to be reminded that when at its best the comic still juggles these well: this is as good a catch up to the universe as you’re going to get, and as good a storytelling you’re going to find in a universe which constantly has to reset itself to go on because no one can ever really age. A nice mixture of art types too. I really enjoyed this
July 2, 2024
The writing is consistently good on this title, while the artwork is consistently...inconsistent. It's really hit or miss, and with the rotating "Spidey Brain Trust" of writers, no one artist really has time to gel on the title. It was a thrill to see Morbius the Living Vampire again, as he ranks among my all-time favorite villains. The Vulture story from Web of Spider-Man No. 6 was great, and is the highlight of this book.
July 18, 2019
I'm not 100% sold on this new Vulture concept, but I do appreciate how this book really put a lot of effort into fleshing out his story further. The Morbius side of the equation wasn't all that great. The Peter Parker scandal was really left-field and not something I'd expect him to do, so that didn't sit well with me. The Rhino story at the end was the saving grace here.
May 8, 2023
The first couple of issues in this I really enjoyed, the one with Morbius and the one with Flash. The kind of tied into the overall story arc happening at this time, but not totally. Which is fine with me! The issues with the Vulture weren't necessarily my favorite, but the ending with the Rhino hit right at the heart. An overall mixed compilation, but still enjoyable nonetheless!
March 11, 2018
Maybe I'm not a vampire guy, but it feels weird to me for Spidey to be involved in that world. And the new Vulture is pretty strange, too.
January 26, 2021
This has a standout issue for me. #625 This is one of the best portrials of The Rhino aka Aleksei Sytsevich as we get to know him in this issue and a previous issue in the gauntlet volume 2.
January 9, 2022
Surprisingly intriguing 🤨. This collection has some very interesting vignettes. I don’t know in which universe JJJ becomes mayor of NYC, but it makes sense here.
April 4, 2022
This was a really solid story
January 13, 2023
Weakest Gauntlet entry so far. Sorry, but the new Vulture was always a flop in my mind. The Rhino storyline though is really exciting stuff.
April 26, 2023
Rhino story great!! Everything else… meh.
May 19, 2023
Idk I just really enjoyed this one. I love what they did with rhino and morbius and I liked the vulture origins at the end.
October 22, 2025
İlk iki meydan okuma cildine göre zayıf kalmış. Özellikle morbius' un hikayesi kısa ve 5 saniyede unutulacak cinsten. 3/5
October 24, 2022
The first few tales didn't grab me or give me a sense of awe, fun, or intrigue. I kept going, only because I wanted to finish something I started.
For me, the first story is not something that makes a reader go "I must know what comes next" but I am glad I did keep going. Last 2 stories were the strongest and worth the time. Those last 2, and snipit about Flash Thompson, had character arc and fun/adventure/emotion/action. They are why we read books, comics, and graphic novels.
Sourpuss-centric stories in this graphic novel left me wanting and not liking the character, when usually I luv the balanceJ Jonah usually brings to a spidey tale. Not sure what creators were going for, but fairly certain they missed the point with those yawns.
And if you came for Morbius, keep walking. It was disappointing and I feel creative team on that one were told to make a summer blockbuster with a pbs one-time show budget. It missed all the caveats that make a spidey story. Heck, it missed all the shiny that makes a Morbius tale. It should (and very easily could) have been a two parter, but best as a trio cliffhanging tale of a true living-dead vampire needing to find the living vampire. The story lacked character development and even basic rising-climax-falling action.
For me, the first story is not something that makes a reader go "I must know what comes next" but I am glad I did keep going. Last 2 stories were the strongest and worth the time. Those last 2, and snipit about Flash Thompson, had character arc and fun/adventure/emotion/action. They are why we read books, comics, and graphic novels.
Sourpuss-centric stories in this graphic novel left me wanting and not liking the character, when usually I luv the balanceJ Jonah usually brings to a spidey tale. Not sure what creators were going for, but fairly certain they missed the point with those yawns.
And if you came for Morbius, keep walking. It was disappointing and I feel creative team on that one were told to make a summer blockbuster with a pbs one-time show budget. It missed all the caveats that make a spidey story. Heck, it missed all the shiny that makes a Morbius tale. It should (and very easily could) have been a two parter, but best as a trio cliffhanging tale of a true living-dead vampire needing to find the living vampire. The story lacked character development and even basic rising-climax-falling action.
August 14, 2011
Slightly more patchy than the last collection but still pretty good. The Morbius storyline is fairly standard throw-away fare and doesn't add much. The Flash story is a nice interlude (though not sure what Pete was thinking going to Connors for help with limb regeneration?!). The Vulture story is interesting and provides more background to understand this new villain (and the later Vulture origin tale about Toomes restores some of his menace along with a nasty ending).
Pete getting fired was a big thing and something that's really going to shift the balance. I'm not sure but wasn't there a similar event relatively recently like this (and no, I'm not thinking of the Spider-Man 3 movie)? Bad JJJ.
The Rhino story was really quite powerful, especially after my enjoyment of the new status quo established last collection. When the skin goes back on the splash page is just brilliant. Great art, pathos and a downbeat ending. Though it's not been made explicit, Gauntlet is starting to take shape.
Pete getting fired was a big thing and something that's really going to shift the balance. I'm not sure but wasn't there a similar event relatively recently like this (and no, I'm not thinking of the Spider-Man 3 movie)? Bad JJJ.
The Rhino story was really quite powerful, especially after my enjoyment of the new status quo established last collection. When the skin goes back on the splash page is just brilliant. Great art, pathos and a downbeat ending. Though it's not been made explicit, Gauntlet is starting to take shape.
May 3, 2026
Grade: 59% (F+)
A fairly mid entry in the Gauntlet storyline. There are a few ideas with potential, but most of them feel underdeveloped. Flash Thompson’s storyline surrounding his disability is somewhat interesting, particularly the emails hinting at something more for his future, but the volume doesn’t do much with it yet.
The Morbius arc is brief and resolves quickly, leaving little impact. Similarly, the new Vulture storyline feels thin and doesn’t add much depth to the character or the larger narrative. Peter risking his safety to help J. Jonah Jameson and ending up out of work is an idea with potential, but it also feels like it could have been explored more meaningfully.
The standout part of the volume is Issue #625, which continues the Rhino storyline and is easily the most engaging portion of the book. Outside of that issue, however, the volume feels largely forgettable and lacking the weight or momentum expected from a larger arc like The Gauntlet.
Recommend? Ehhh.
A fairly mid entry in the Gauntlet storyline. There are a few ideas with potential, but most of them feel underdeveloped. Flash Thompson’s storyline surrounding his disability is somewhat interesting, particularly the emails hinting at something more for his future, but the volume doesn’t do much with it yet.
The Morbius arc is brief and resolves quickly, leaving little impact. Similarly, the new Vulture storyline feels thin and doesn’t add much depth to the character or the larger narrative. Peter risking his safety to help J. Jonah Jameson and ending up out of work is an idea with potential, but it also feels like it could have been explored more meaningfully.
The standout part of the volume is Issue #625, which continues the Rhino storyline and is easily the most engaging portion of the book. Outside of that issue, however, the volume feels largely forgettable and lacking the weight or momentum expected from a larger arc like The Gauntlet.
Recommend? Ehhh.
October 4, 2014
A slight fall in quality from the previous trade paperback, this one introduces a few decent but not great stories. Perhaps the most important one being the Vulture storyline where Peter Parker makes a life-altering mistake. Unfortunately, the mistake is a bit difficult to believe for a man who's been in the journalism business for as long as Peter has. It would have been a better fit for his "young and inexperienced" period when he first started in photography.
Other than that, the Vulture storyline is quite forgettable, as is the Morbius one. A short return to Rhino is perhaps the best one of the lot, but I did not like the twist that that storyline took. Too sad. But, since the point of the Gauntlet is to wear Spidey down, I guess it was part of the course.
The art style is pretty good here, making the stories enjoyable reads.
Other than that, the Vulture storyline is quite forgettable, as is the Morbius one. A short return to Rhino is perhaps the best one of the lot, but I did not like the twist that that storyline took. Too sad. But, since the point of the Gauntlet is to wear Spidey down, I guess it was part of the course.
The art style is pretty good here, making the stories enjoyable reads.
September 20, 2015
The third part in the Gauntlet series continues. We see Peter recover his blood, and thus nullifying a powerful weapon that Mr. Negative had (a deadly gas locked onto his DNA, so that it only kills him). Morbius, The Living Vampire, returns, but not in a sinister way. The new Vulture, the young one who spits acid and can't speak, makes another entry.
Unlike the previous books this one does not fail to hold up the dark theme. Peter gets into big trouble, The Rhino's story is finally concluded, and it is a marvelous. Just as dark and gritty as it should be.
Unlike the previous books this one does not fail to hold up the dark theme. Peter gets into big trouble, The Rhino's story is finally concluded, and it is a marvelous. Just as dark and gritty as it should be.
May 17, 2016
The art for the first half isn't great, but the second half there's improvement. Same with the story. Morbius and the new Vultures stories are alright, but The Rhinos and Adrien Toomes stories were great.
The Rhinos was one of the best Spidey stories I've read in a long time. I was emotionally invested in. They did an awesome job of making you feel for Aleksei and root for him.
The Adrien Toomes story was great in its own way. Showing how intelligent he really is and how he can use that to his advantage.
Overall the book is ok, but the last two issues are the really good stuff. Makes me more optimistic for the rest of The Gauntlet.
The Rhinos was one of the best Spidey stories I've read in a long time. I was emotionally invested in. They did an awesome job of making you feel for Aleksei and root for him.
The Adrien Toomes story was great in its own way. Showing how intelligent he really is and how he can use that to his advantage.
Overall the book is ok, but the last two issues are the really good stuff. Makes me more optimistic for the rest of The Gauntlet.
July 11, 2016
Collects Amazing Spider-Man issues #622-625 and material from Web of Spider-Man issues #2 and #6 (a JJJ story and a Vulture origin story)
With five volumes making up the total "Gauntlet" storyline, I assumed it would be a good, grand story. I was wrong. The "Brand New Day" era of "Amazing Spider-Man" has been at its worst during "Gauntlet."
This collection features a brief Morbius story, plus the return of the new Vulture and the new Rhino.
Seeds are also being planted for future storylines with both Black Cat and Flash Thompson.
J. Jonah Jameson also gets the spotlight in this volume.
With five volumes making up the total "Gauntlet" storyline, I assumed it would be a good, grand story. I was wrong. The "Brand New Day" era of "Amazing Spider-Man" has been at its worst during "Gauntlet."
This collection features a brief Morbius story, plus the return of the new Vulture and the new Rhino.
Seeds are also being planted for future storylines with both Black Cat and Flash Thompson.
J. Jonah Jameson also gets the spotlight in this volume.
May 19, 2012
Lame new vulture didn't get any less lame with the origin story. And Peter once again doing something completely out of character (doctoring a photograph) is just another run a long list of crappy ways Spidey writers have betrayed the character to make it easier for them to force Peter into their desired situations. He now makes Faustian bargains, takes paparazzi photos, and doctors photos. Ugh, UGH, UGH!
July 16, 2012
Weisman's Jonah Jameson story has very little meat [5/10]. Back in the main comic, Van Lente's Morbius story is OK, but not very deep either [6/10]. The Flash one-off is a nice bit of character development [7/10]. Things ramp up in the Vulture story, which has great backstory for our new feathered friend, then ends on a great note [7.5/10]. The Rhino coda is even better [8.5/10]. The Vulture bit which closes things off is fun, but once more shallow [6/10].
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