Amazing Spider-Man #1 Printing Damage!

Considering the very high cost I paid for the latest and greatest version of the Amazing Spider-Man #1 (V3 2014) I am disappointed.  If I have to pay $5.99 for a comic book I assume the paper quality will be better than a regular issue, heavier paper and maybe even glossy paper.  Unfortunately this new number one comic book was printed on low quality paper and every single copy I found had been damaged during printing / shipping.  I actually went to more than one comic book store looking to see if the problem with the comic was specific to my regular comic book shop or not.  This damage may also have something to do with the issue having more pages than is the norm.  But in the end Marvel Comics made a bad choice when printing this comic and it shows.  The book arrived at stores damaged.  The paper feels weird when you hold the comic.  The artwork does not look good with this choice of paper.  I am very disappointed and I have yet to actually read the stories contained in this comic.  I just do not get it this comic was important and heavily promoted the least that the publisher could have done was to put some effort into making for a nice presentation.  It is not like price was going to be a problem as I already see this comic selling for above cover price.

Now that Rant is out of my system time to go read some Spider-Man!

Deadpool #7!!!

Deadpool #7 was entertaining.  This issue was supposedly a comic that had been finished but not been published in the past for whatever reason.  In this issue Deadpool is hired to make Tony Stark aka Iron Man drink.  The story starts out simply enough in the Daily Bugle with Peter Parker admitting to everyone he was Spider-Man during a pitch meeting.  Everyone ignores Peter and sends him off to get more pictures of Spider-Man.  He meets Flash Thompson who has parked in a Handicap spot and then Deadpool steal the car. Deadpool almost runs down the Power Pack but only promises them that their comic book was already doomed.  Deadpool is then met by an agent of the devil who wants Tony Stark to take a drink; they debate contract conditions until Deadpool agrees in exchange for ownership of a Laser Disc factory.  There then were some entertaining events and Deadpool knocks out Tony Stark, takes the Iron Man armor and saves the day.  Things end badly for the demon working for Mephisto and Cable arrives asking for Deadpool’s help.  This issue was good and from some of the quips not some long lost issue but a clever and entertaining story.

Amazing Spider-Man 700

Amazing Spider-Man #700

Well that was horrible.  I do not really know what to say beyond that statement.  The Amazing Spider-man ended a 700 issue run with a horrible horrible final issue.  I could go on a long rant about how disrespectful the story was not just to the character history and story but to the fans of Peter Parker the Amazing Spider-Man.  The worst part is this is all some plan so that Marvel Comics and publish another number one comic in a “new” series hoping to duplicate the popularity of the DC Comics new 52.  The problem being many of the New 52 comics were actually good and more than just a reboot.

It makes me sad.