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Written by: Zeb Wells
Art by: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna
Colors by: Marcio Menyz
Letters by: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Cover art by: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz
Cover price: $7.99
Release date: October 30, 2024
Is Amazing Spider-Man #60 Good?
How do you define ‘nothing’? To the average person in the average context of his or her life, ‘nothing’ is the absence of substance or value, which is as good a definition as any. Writer Zeb Wells ends his run on ASM by penning a final issue devoid of substance or value. At best, you could say this final issue is a perfect representation of the series as a whole.
When last we left Peter Parker in Amazing Spider-Man #59, Spidey finished his multi-issue fight against Tombstone. Both combatants survived, and Janice, Tombstone’s daughter, escaped her father’s murderous intentions. The issue ended with Tombstone back in custody.
In Amazing Spider-Man #60, Tombstone’s trial resumes. To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the judge dismisses the case because no witness besides Spider-Man can confirm that Tombstone tried to kill Janice, and Janice, the lead witness in the original case, left town to avoid Death-By-Dad. To add insult to injury, Tombstone quietly tells Peter Parker as they exit the courthouse that he bribed the judge.
“Wait a minute! That’s it?! You mean to say the entire Tombstone arc, from start to finish, including the setup to get him arrested through the end of Wells’s run, amounted to nothing???” is what you, one of the smartest comic readers, might wonder. You would be correct. The end of Tombstone’s arc, much like Zeb Wells’s run, amounts to nothing but a waste of paper.
Later, Peter visits Aunt May at the F.E.A.S.T. soup kitchen for a casual visit when the original Sandman, Flint Marko, coincidentally attacks an armored bank truck directly in front of F.E.A.S.T. Peter makes his typical excuse to leave Aunt May’s side and fights Sandman. Spidey wins with the help of a gadget he had handy from his brief stint as Spider-Goblin and saves the day. Aunt May takes the opportunity to lecture Spider-Man about his dangerous association with Peter Parker. In-kind, Spider-Man lectures Aunt May about letting Peter help because that’s who he is.
That’s the end.
“What do you mean, Mr. Reviewer Guy? There’s nothing more Zeb Wells could do to salvage this terrible run and leave on a high note?” you might plead. No, there’s nothing Zeb Wells can do to salvage his run. It’s a failure and will forever be remembered as a dark time in Spider-Man history. If it’s any consolation, Editor Nick Lowe is sticking around to make sure ASM doesn’t get any better.
That said, if you just can’t get enough of Zeb Wells’s defacement of Ol’ Web Head, Marvel decided to give him a few short stories to justify the bloated cover price.
Doctor’s Orders
Spider-Man takes Rek-Rap to a doctor to check out a severe bruise caused by Rek-Rap’s reckless use of a Goblin Glider. The vignette ends with Rek-Rap launching out of the doctor’s office window.
Yuk, yuk, yuk! Zeb Wells is so hilarious with this endlessly annoying Rek-Rap character that never should have been invented because he completely diffused the dramatic tension in the awful Dark Web event. Maybe Wells should try writing comedy or something.
Team Up: Part Two
Spider-Man and Jackpot battle the Die-Chromator, a demon from another dimension who manipulates and draws power from the colors of our world. Thanks to Jackpot’s roll of all WILDS on her magic bracelets, the demon is defeated.
Jackpot and Spidey brief J. Jonah about the Die-Chromator’s defeat when they both realize they’re late for a double date with Paul and Shay. The two rush off to the restaurant, but before they enter, MJ thanks Peter for coming to save her from the alternate dimension in the now-infamous “What Did Peter Do?” Arc that brought Paul into existence.
This short is fine for what it is, but the last moments are a heartbreaking insult to ASM fans everywhere. Editor Nick Lowe continues to draw increasing amounts of heat for not allowing Peter and MJ to get back together as a couple, and yet, Lowe sees fit to publish a story that shows MJ in a supposedly committed, healthy relationship with one of the most hated characters in Marvel, Paul. It’s hard not to argue this ending was approved out of spite.
Bubs
Spidey and Wolverine share a drink at a bar on a snowy night. It turns out their meeting is an annual event to quietly celebrate Wolverine’s birthday. The short ends with a cheerful “farewell.”
I’m not sure why Zeb Wells had a hankering to pair up Wolverine and Spidey for a birthday ritual, but it works well enough as a nice scene.
Same Spider-Channel aka Mirrors
Spider-Man battles Bushwhacker, who claims to want payback against Spidey for their previous fight in Texas. It turns out Bushwhacker doesn’t know the Spider-Man he fought was Peter’s clone, Ben, who stepped in as Spider-Man on behalf of the Beyond Corporation. Suddenly, Ben, now Chasm, swoops in and knocks Bushwhacker out with his psycho-active goo.
Later, Ben and Peter share a cup of coffee at a diner. Ben admits his obsession with Peter is over, and he intends to move on by keeping his nose clean. Secretly, Chasm is far from moving on.
It’s unclear why this short is here or why Zeb Wells wrote it. The outcome suggests a setup for a larger story that pits Spider-Man against Chasm, but if that’s the case, Zeb Wells won’t be writing it.
What’s great about Amazing Spider-Man #60?
It’s over. If you’re looking for a silver lining, that’s it. No more of Zeb Wells’s terrible, new characters, corny humor, or arcs and events that accomplish nothing and lead nowhere.
What’s not great about Amazing Spider-Man #60?
The one positive point of Zeb Wells’s run was his work with Tombstone, but even in the end, the conflict with Tombstone amounted to nothing. Taken as a whole, from issue #1 to issue #60, you could legitimately wipe it away from all memory and existence, and nothing of value will have been lost. Future generations will look upon the work Zeb Wells did with ASM as a case study on how to do everything wrong.
About The Reviewer: Gabriel Hernandez is the Publisher & EIC of ComicalOpinions.com, a comics review site dedicated to indie, small, and mid-sized publishers.
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Written by: Zeb Wells
Art by: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna
Colors by: Marcio Menyz
Letters by: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Cover art by: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz
Cover price: $7.99
Release date: October 30, 2024
Is Amazing Spider-Man #60 Good?
How do you define ‘nothing’? To the average person in the average context of his or her life, ‘nothing’ is the absence of substance or value, which is as good a definition as any. Writer Zeb Wells ends his run on ASM by penning a final issue devoid of substance or value. At best, you could say this final issue is a perfect representation of the series as a whole.
When last we left Peter Parker in Amazing Spider-Man #59, Spidey finished his multi-issue fight against Tombstone. Both combatants survived, and Janice, Tombstone’s daughter, escaped her father’s murderous intentions. The issue ended with Tombstone back in custody.
In Amazing Spider-Man #60, Tombstone’s trial resumes. To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the judge dismisses the case because no witness besides Spider-Man can confirm that Tombstone tried to kill Janice, and Janice, the lead witness in the original case, left town to avoid Death-By-Dad. To add insult to injury, Tombstone quietly tells Peter Parker as they exit the courthouse that he bribed the judge.
“Wait a minute! That’s it?! You mean to say the entire Tombstone arc, from start to finish, including the setup to get him arrested through the end of Wells’s run, amounted to nothing???” is what you, one of the smartest comic readers, might wonder. You would be correct. The end of Tombstone’s arc, much like Zeb Wells’s run, amounts to nothing but a waste of paper.
Later, Peter visits Aunt May at the F.E.A.S.T. soup kitchen for a casual visit when the original Sandman, Flint Marko, coincidentally attacks an armored bank truck directly in front of F.E.A.S.T. Peter makes his typical excuse to leave Aunt May’s side and fights Sandman. Spidey wins with the help of a gadget he had handy from his brief stint as Spider-Goblin and saves the day. Aunt May takes the opportunity to lecture Spider-Man about his dangerous association with Peter Parker. In-kind, Spider-Man lectures Aunt May about letting Peter help because that’s who he is.
That’s the end.
“What do you mean, Mr. Reviewer Guy? There’s nothing more Zeb Wells could do to salvage this terrible run and leave on a high note?” you might plead. No, there’s nothing Zeb Wells can do to salvage his run. It’s a failure and will forever be remembered as a dark time in Spider-Man history. If it’s any consolation, Editor Nick Lowe is sticking around to make sure ASM doesn’t get any better.
That said, if you just can’t get enough of Zeb Wells’s defacement of Ol’ Web Head, Marvel decided to give him a few short stories to justify the bloated cover price.
Doctor’s Orders
Spider-Man takes Rek-Rap to a doctor to check out a severe bruise caused by Rek-Rap’s reckless use of a Goblin Glider. The vignette ends with Rek-Rap launching out of the doctor’s office window.
Yuk, yuk, yuk! Zeb Wells is so hilarious with this endlessly annoying Rek-Rap character that never should have been invented because he completely diffused the dramatic tension in the awful Dark Web event. Maybe Wells should try writing comedy or something.
Team Up: Part Two
Spider-Man and Jackpot battle the Die-Chromator, a demon from another dimension who manipulates and draws power from the colors of our world. Thanks to Jackpot’s roll of all WILDS on her magic bracelets, the demon is defeated.
Jackpot and Spidey brief J. Jonah about the Die-Chromator’s defeat when they both realize they’re late for a double date with Paul and Shay. The two rush off to the restaurant, but before they enter, MJ thanks Peter for coming to save her from the alternate dimension in the now-infamous “What Did Peter Do?” Arc that brought Paul into existence.
This short is fine for what it is, but the last moments are a heartbreaking insult to ASM fans everywhere. Editor Nick Lowe continues to draw increasing amounts of heat for not allowing Peter and MJ to get back together as a couple, and yet, Lowe sees fit to publish a story that shows MJ in a supposedly committed, healthy relationship with one of the most hated characters in Marvel, Paul. It’s hard not to argue this ending was approved out of spite.
Bubs
Spidey and Wolverine share a drink at a bar on a snowy night. It turns out their meeting is an annual event to quietly celebrate Wolverine’s birthday. The short ends with a cheerful “farewell.”
I’m not sure why Zeb Wells had a hankering to pair up Wolverine and Spidey for a birthday ritual, but it works well enough as a nice scene.
Same Spider-Channel aka Mirrors
Spider-Man battles Bushwhacker, who claims to want payback against Spidey for their previous fight in Texas. It turns out Bushwhacker doesn’t know the Spider-Man he fought was Peter’s clone, Ben, who stepped in as Spider-Man on behalf of the Beyond Corporation. Suddenly, Ben, now Chasm, swoops in and knocks Bushwhacker out with his psycho-active goo.
Later, Ben and Peter share a cup of coffee at a diner. Ben admits his obsession with Peter is over, and he intends to move on by keeping his nose clean. Secretly, Chasm is far from moving on.
It’s unclear why this short is here or why Zeb Wells wrote it. The outcome suggests a setup for a larger story that pits Spider-Man against Chasm, but if that’s the case, Zeb Wells won’t be writing it.
What’s great about Amazing Spider-Man #60?
It’s over. If you’re looking for a silver lining, that’s it. No more of Zeb Wells’s terrible, new characters, corny humor, or arcs and events that accomplish nothing and lead nowhere.
What’s not great about Amazing Spider-Man #60?
The one positive point of Zeb Wells’s run was his work with Tombstone, but even in the end, the conflict with Tombstone amounted to nothing. Taken as a whole, from issue #1 to issue #60, you could legitimately wipe it away from all memory and existence, and nothing of value will have been lost. Future generations will look upon the work Zeb Wells did with ASM as a case study on how to do everything wrong.
About The Reviewer: Gabriel Hernandez is the Publisher & EIC of ComicalOpinions.com, a comics review site dedicated to indie, small, and mid-sized publishers.
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