Amazing Spider-Man #578
Mark Waid (FANTASTIC FOUR, KINGDOM COME) joins the Spider-team with fan favorite Marcos Martin to bring you part one of this two-part blockbuster! Random earthquakes don't happen in New York - trust us, we live here. So how did one trap Spidey and a subway car full of New Yorkers underground? But there's more to these passengers than meets the eye as a high powered mob trial's verdict is in their hands. And one of them has a crucial connection to Pete's old boss, J. Jonah Jameson!
WRITER: MARK WAID
PENCILS: MARCOS MARTIN
INKS: MARCOS MARTIN
COLORED BY: JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
LETTERED BY: VC - CORY PETIT
COVER BY: MARCOS MARTIN
Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 31.2%
Reviews
| User | Added | Spoilers | |
| nabus19 | 11/21/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| Andrew | 11/20/08 | No | Read Review |
| Templar | 11/20/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| WilliamKScurryJr | 11/19/08 | No | Read Review |
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Avg Rating: 4.3
Comments
Maybe he's out of web fluid and needs to get to the Frontier newspaper to sell photos, or maybe he has to head out to Forrest Hills to visit Aunt May and the subway is an easier way to get there.
Posted by g0ofgnewt on 11/17/08 at 05:31 PM
@ali3nheadhunter: As Stan Lee would say, "READ ON, True Believer!"
Posted by goat77 on 11/17/08 at 05:36 PM
You know what I've been loving about these last four issues of ASM? They have nothing or very little to do with BND or OMD. I mean this does take place in those new continuites, but these stories could easily have been taken place before the retcon.
Still not complaining, I just wish Joe Kelly and Chris Bachelo would stay on as creative team.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 11/17/08 at 05:49 PM
...No Spider's Land?
Posted by Templar on 11/17/08 at 06:13 PM
Next Champion, I think that's the point of the "reboot." Hopefully the focus, both from creators and readers, will be the stories and not the brand new day stuff.
Also, if Marcos Martin is the penciller, I might even be excited to pay $3.99 for a normal issue.
Posted by Andrew on 11/17/08 at 10:37 PM
@Andrew: I understand your point and I agree. But it hurts when the majority of the stories have to be related to OMD or BND. First couple of arcs or maybe 2 months is fine....But it seriously took 8-9 months to finally do stories that have nothing (or little) to do with the retcon?
Posted by TheNextChampion on 11/17/08 at 10:53 PM
In the life span of a comic that's come out since 1963, 9 months is a mere drop in the bucket. ;) Hopefully the most recent arcs are indicitive of the "status quo."
Posted by Andrew on 11/18/08 at 12:14 PM
no JR.JR on art?
Posted by sleeperhit on 11/18/08 at 04:31 PM
@sleeperhit:
BND has rotating art duties. The next JRJR arc is going to be "Character Assassination" in early '09, if you can wait for that. However, Marcos Martin is a FANTASTIC artist... especially on this book.
Posted by goat77 on 11/18/08 at 06:03 PM
This cover kicks so much ass it could beat Chuck Norris in a fight.
Posted by JumpingJupiter on 11/19/08 at 04:53 AM
I just read this book. This was fantastic story telling this week. I love it!
Posted by Indycwf on 11/19/08 at 01:12 PM
The reason he is on the subway is because it's raining cats and dogs and he doesnt have any money for a taxi. Those crazy Marvel Hotline video podcasts.....I don't know why I still subscribe.
Posted by roadcrew1 on 11/19/08 at 02:09 PM
Damn this was good! Between JRJR, Bachalo, Rivera, and Martin the art on this book is constantly outstanding.
Posted by cman12 on 11/19/08 at 05:36 PM
@cman12 agreed, i don't know where martin came from but he was born to draw spider-man
Posted by RoiVampire on 11/19/08 at 07:20 PM
"See you in two weeks"!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Posted by goat77 on 11/19/08 at 10:21 PM
Damn, I wish Spidey were weekly. I need me some new Spidey lovin' each week!
Posted by Garrett on 11/21/08 at 07:40 PM
This book was really good. I loved the cover also.
Posted by Skullbine on 11/23/08 at 10:59 AM
Always pleasantly surprised when a comic in the middle of my stack earns 5 stars from me. I loved everything about this story, especially the surprise revelation at the end :]. Here I thought that Hellblazer would get my pick of the week this week; now I'm not sure.
Posted by dusman7 on 11/23/08 at 05:07 PM
I love love loved this comic!!! I wish Waid was writing it more often, then i would probably pick it up on a regular basis.
I had one little problem though, wasn't JJJ.Jr a teen during WWII,at least according to Young Avengers, that would make JJJ.Sr pretty old.
Posted by WinTheWonderboy on 11/28/08 at 02:20 PM
Spidey is back!! Waid knows Spider-Man ... the past two weeks have been great ... stoopid fortune cookie.
Posted by nuclearman on 12/08/08 at 04:03 PM
being a spider-man buff, im am so looking forward to this. id just like to know, if he can web swing, why was spidey on the subway in the first place?
Posted by ali3nheadhunter on 11/17/08 at 05:12 PM