The Amazing Spider-Man #1001 (Marvel Comics)
Hello there! Padawan J here, the resident Star Wars expert from the ODPH! This week I'm going to be reviewing the 1001st issue of The Amazing Spider-Man from Marvel Comics!
Peter Parker has faced some had some memorable battles throughout his history, but he’s facing perhaps his most challenging battle yet. Let’s jump into it!
Credit: Marvel Comics
The Amazing Spider-Man #1001 by Joe Kelly (Writer), Pepe Larraz (Artist & Cover), Federico Blee (Color Artist & Cover), VC’s Joe Caramanga (Letterer)
*** POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING ***
The Story
Joe Kelly continues his fantastic run on Amazing Spider-Man with a story that continues to get better and better with each issue. He continues to put Peter into problems and situations we’re not used to seeing him in, and considering there’s over 1000 issues of Spider-Man now, that’s quite the feat.
The story picks up where it left off in the last issue, with Aunt May having suffered a stroke and forgotten all memory of Peter. He’s also dealing with the revelation that his cousin he didn’t know he had Cormac Crane is the one behind it all and is the villain Ravage. The story then kicks into high gear and continues to twist the proverbial knife in Peter’s chest.
I really like the story Joe is telling really is incredible. Going after Aunt May like this is something I don’t know if I’ve ever seen before. Yes, there is THAT scene in the first Spider-Man film, but there’s a difference between a goblin bomb and going after someone’s memory. In a way it feels visceral than any other harm she’s been put through. You can recover from a cut or a burn. But to recover from something on a psychological level? That’s something you might not recover from. And whether Peter can recover from this remains to be seen.
The Artwork
Pepe Larraz & Federico Blee are in charge of the artwork for this issue and they both did a fantastic job with it. The issue is chaotic in that there’s a lot going on, and Peter is getting hit with a lot. He’s going through a lot physically, mentally & emotionally and the art does a great job conveying that in the panels. There’s a sense of chaos, there’s a sense of deep unease and the artwork does an incredible job at conveying that.
Overall Grade: 9/10
A fantastic issue that continues to push Peter Parker on a psychological level in a way we haven’t seen before, make this a story you’d be foolish to pass up on! Joe Kelly is penning one of the best Spider-Man stories in recent memory, and together with spectacular artwork it’s a smash hit from start to finish.
