Amazing Spider-Man #563
Remember that joke that starts, "So Spider-Man walks into a bar, and...?" Well, when it's the villain-filled Bar With No Name, it's no joke – it's a barroom brawl as only Mike McKone can draw it! And that's only the beginning of one of the most maddening nights in Spidey’s life! Throw in The Enforcers, The Bookie, and a climax at Coney Island, and you've got a recipe for the nuttiest Spider-Man story this year. Gale didn’t tell us what he was drinking when he wrote it, but it must have been pretty good stuff! The Bookie, and a climax at Coney Island, and you've got a recipe for the nuttiest Spider-Man story this year. Gale didn't tell us what he was drinking when he wrote it, but it must have been pretty good stuff!
Written by "Burpy" BOB GALE
Cover and Pencils by "McLovin'" MIKE McKONE
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 1.3%
Comments
how did clay get a review out before the book is even out.
even if he read it he should put the review out on wednesday after it is released
Posted by chrs7637 on 06/17/08 at 05:18 PM
@chrs7637
I subscribe to a Marvel Subscription for this book, and it comes in the mail as early as Monday sometimes. Sorry to put up a review too early though. I didn't know it was appropriate to wait until comic book day.
Posted by clay on 06/17/08 at 07:12 PM
@chrs7637 - If clay has read the book he is free to review it; you are under no obligation to read his review before you are ready.
Posted by conor on 06/17/08 at 07:18 PM
I have a question, why for most people marvel subscriptions gove them books early but for me I subscribed to Iron Man and I sometimes recive it 2 weeks late?
Posted by Guardedmarman on 06/17/08 at 08:09 PM
@Guardedmarman - Marvel seems to ship very close to on-time, and sometimes early. I usually get New Avengers, Spider-Man and Thor before Wednesday. I live in NYC, so that might have something to do with it. Oddly, the ultimate universe Marvel comics are typically a week late. DC Comics are ALWAYS at least a week late.
Posted by clay on 06/17/08 at 09:51 PM
you have to love that cover
Posted by tdog on 06/18/08 at 12:35 AM
@tdog I do! Also the title "Crisis at Coney Island" is pretty great.
Posted by NealAppeal on 06/18/08 at 01:07 AM
I am excited for this one. The last issue was pretty good and my favorite of the Bob Gale Spidey books.
Posted by ghostwriter on 06/18/08 at 03:14 AM
I have been loving the format of 3 times a month with 3 issues story archs. this is the most excited I have been about Spider-Man books in ages
Posted by tdog on 06/18/08 at 09:21 AM
@clay sorry i was just a little pissed that their were spoilers and had to restrain myself from reading it
Posted by chrs7637 on 06/18/08 at 12:22 PM
Did it seem to anyone else that Spider man was a cranky douche in this issue?
Posted by AlexG on 06/18/08 at 10:15 PM
Aaargh...my LCBS failed to put this in my pull box...omg...fail on an epic scale.
Posted by mistersizzle on 06/19/08 at 10:30 AM
@AlexG: Yes, yes he was a cranky douche this issue. Considering the circumstances though, I can forgive it.
Posted by thebouv on 06/19/08 at 11:46 AM
This cover was a clear misrepresentation of the book ... I wanted to see Spidey driving dodgem cars!!
Posted by nuclearman on 07/02/08 at 07:05 PM
Great cover. Also, in the 'Asterisk in Comic Books' iFanboy mini podcast I think Conor had a good arguement but was a little harsh on the use of asterisks in Amazing Spider-Man. I'm sure most if not all the rest of comics that use asterisks do it seriously, and it's nice to see the creators be candid and actually use asterisks to a comedic effect that fits the book right now. As Conor also said in the podcast they do use it sometimes to point out back issues that a reader should check out, it's not like they're completely being, for lack of a better term, sacrilegious. I don't think it's a bad gimmick and I look forward to them each issue.
Posted by piccolo on 07/09/08 at 10:28 PM
The art from Mike McKone in the last issue was excellent - I think that Marvel has finally found a book suitable to his considerable talents!
Posted by torippu on 06/17/08 at 12:58 PM