Product DescriptionHoly! Looks like-! It can't be...is it? A stunning new evil emerges to stalk Peter Parker as the biggest Spider-Man event in years rocks the wall-crawler's world! The worst defeat that Peter Parker ever endured - a moment frozen in the minds of Spider-Man fans everywhere - was supposed to be far in his past. But now, two villains - ripped, perhaps, directly from that very moment - have emerged and they threaten to destroy everything that he holds dear!
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Rating: - Best ignored
This arc on the whole, is essentially a extremely unbelievable and forced (according to Wiki, he JMS didn't intend for Gwen to bang Norman's brain's out SANS PROTECTION!) retcon of a well established and much loved character(s), that frankly makes little, to no sense.
Let me defend JMS for a sec though: the idea of his arch enemy shagging his first, and strongest love (which results in twins), has potential for alot of angst and development of the rivalry between the two. However having Gwen ... Read More
Rating: - The story that got me into Spider-Man!
I had just seen the movie on DVD in 2005 and was in a sweat to know more about the wall-crawler. So I picked up every Spider-Man volume I could find in the local library. I read this one first, and I was hooked.
First off, the art. I LOVE realistic art, so this was eye candy. I never liked John Romita Jr (though his father is one of my all-time favorite artists). I wish Mike Deodata had drawn more.
As for the story, I enjoyed it very much. I think these people who complain ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8: Sins Past
Quite possibly the WORST Spider-Man story I have ever read. Take it from a real Spidey fan who's read more issues of Amazing Spider-Man than he hasn't. Gwen's death has a special place in the hearts of every Spider-Man. JMS just took that respect and specialness and drug it through the mud. The besides being an absolutely AWFUL concept and idea, the story conflicts with continuity at several points. It destroys the "tell all" type of relationship Peter and Mary Jane have. And above all else, it degrades ... Read More
Rating: - J. Michael Straczynski, hack writer
Spider-man is not Babylon 5. People care about Spider-man. A beloved character like Gwen Stacy should be left alone - she should not be part of a new story just to be defiled. The death of Gwen Stacy is one of the most significant, and greatest, stories in Spidey history. If J. Michael Straczynski wants to be remembered as the person who all but destroyed Spidey, then he is doing a fine job. Since writing "Sins Past", JMS has given Spidey a new costume, new powers, and brought us the unbelievably stupid "the Other" ... Read More
Rating: - Make mine DC instead...Nuff said!
Here we go again, Straczynski decides to alter the affectionate history of Gwen Stacey for Spidey fans. To make a long story short, through flashbacks, we learn that Gwen had a brief affair with Norman Osborn, because she is attracted to the power that Norman wields...eh? What happened to the undying love that was established between Gwen and Peter during the early runs in the Amazing Spider-man?
While in Paris, unknown to Peter, she gives birth to twins belonging to Norman. Through a growth chamber, the ... Read More
- Best ignored
- The story that got me into Spider-Man!
- Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8: Sins Past 
