A solid start to this new era of Amazing Spider-Man. Romita Jr.'s artwork is awesome, just as you'd expect. I really liked the panels showing Roderick Kingsley making his plans and instructing his PA to monitor the situation. The question of what Kingsley is really up to is still hanging in the airbut whatever it is, it's clearly having an impact on the personalities of people living in Harlem. I'm looking forward to finding out what's behind it all. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #1 doesn't reinvent the web, but it spins a tight, entertaining story with heart, humor, and enough weirdness to keep things interesting. A great jumping-on point and a promising start to Joe Kelly's run. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #1 delivers a thrilling new start with heart, humor, and high-stakes action. Joe Kelly efficiently reintroduces Peter Parker with a mix of grounded personal stakes and energetic superhero moments, making it easy for new readers to jump in. With dynamic art from Pepe Larraz and John Romita Jr., and a promising new villain in Hellgate, this issue sets the stage for an exciting run. Read Full Review

KEN: 8.6 Welcome back Pete! Kellys writing brings back sorely missed themes for Spider-Man. Larraz, Romita Jr. and their respective art teams flourish in the new stat quo with solid images. Its a welcomed return that can only push forward from here. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #1 doesn't break any ground. Instead, it focuses on the Peter we know and the basics that make Spider-Man and himself such a loveable character. He's the screwup you want to see get ahead but know his doing the right thing will always make it an uphill climb. He's the superhero underdog you want to root for and see succeed. Kelly and Larraz seem to know that and celebrate it with this debut issue. Read Full Review

Overall,The Amazing Spider-Man #1 is promising. With strong art and core restoration of the title's stability, there's nothing but excitement swirling in my bones with what Kelly, Larraz, and Romita do going forward. Read Full Review

Larraz delivers stunning art throughout the issue. I love the visual style as well as the character designs and the action. Romita Jr. delivers solid emotional art in the Norman Osborn story and I really enjoyed the action. Read Full Review

A familiar but promising return to form for a new era of Spider-Man. Read Full Review

The Amazing Spider-Man Issue 1 is excellently energetic. The liveliness of the issue makes it infectious and instantly enjoyable, with a lovable sense of humor. Read Full Review

Solid and entertaining start to a new Amazing Spider-Man relaunch, featuring all the enjoyable elements of a Spider-Man comic. Read Full Review

This issue is like a mixtape of classic Spidey vibes with some new fire beats. The humor is on point, the emotion is real, and the mystery? Oh it's cookin'. Whether you're an OG Spidey fan or just slidin' into the fandom fresh, this one's a must-have! Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #1 is what exactly what this series has needed for a long time. A focus on the fun that comes when reading a Spider-Man comic book. Joe Kelly and Pepe Larraz find a way to balance this being a reset for this series while still continuing certain elements left behind by the previous creative team. Read Full Review

Kelly, Larraz, and Romita Jr. have a tall order in front of them. The Amazing Spider-Man is the most hated bestselling comic on the stands right now, and the Wells run, combined with editor Nick Lowe's well-known disdain for the fans of the book, is enough to keep most people away from this issue. That would be a huge mistake. I'm a person who stopped reading TASM after “One More Day”, and this book sold me on this new run. Joe Kelly is one of the most underrated writers in the history of the medium, and this book is an example of why he's such a great writer. It's intriguing, action-packed, has a great hook, and is funny. It's everything you could want from a Spider-Man comic. Pepe Larraz's art is beautiful. There's really no other way to describe it. In a lot of ways, Kelly and Larraz's Spider-Man feels like the platonic ideal of Spider-Man. It's not going to make you happy if you're Mary Jane partisan, but if you just want a good Spider-Man comic, this is exactly the boo Read Full Review

In all, Amazing Spider-Man #1 doesnt necessarily offer anything new or groundbreaking, but the overall package is so well-prepared that it will likely be enough for fans of the web-head. There is something to be said for stability. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #1 begins a new day with a new creative team when Peter Parker finds a new job, and Spider-Man stumbles upon a new mystery. Joe Kelly's script is a significant improvement over the Zeb Wells run, but the drama-light story is long on dialog, short on action, and slathered in Parker Luck tropes. On the plus side, Pepe Larraz does a bang-up job on the art, so this first issue at least shows mild promise. Read Full Review

While technically proficient, there is little in the new volume of Amazing Spider-Man to grip the new readers this renumbering is meant to attract. It is a fine jumping on issue for those seeking to catch up on the adventures of Peter Parker. Unfortunately, there's little about this Spider-Man title so far to merit the adjective "amazing. Read Full Review

I really liked this. I think Joe Kelly really stepped up his game here. Maybe it has to do with the freeing nature of this being an ongoing that simply won't be cancelled. Maybe when given as much space as possible, Kelly is able to slow himself down in a way he couldn't on titles like Non-Stop, Savage or even 8 Deaths just before this. I really did like Spider-Man/Deadpool when he was doing that, and I hope we get something more in line with that, pacing wise. I thought the comic was well paced, and refreshing in spite of just how much is being carried over from the Wells run. Everyone's likeable here. There's no forced drama. It felt almost comforting, even if the supporting cast isn't necessarily the classic line up. I saw someone compare it to BND/Big Time, and that's apt. It's just a very clean starting point, but not in a way that feels super disconnected from what came before. The art by Larraz is great. JRJR's art is what you'd expect. He's dynamic, he's got great panel composition, but... it's just kinda ugly sometimes. If you've seen his work on the Wells run, you won't be shocked by what you see here. The backup with Norman is exciting for me, because I do want them to continue his character growth. I really expected him to fade into the background until he inevitably showed up as a goblin again. The final backup is the one part of this issue that's a real miss for me. I just... I don't want what they're selling there. Maybe it'll work better than I expect. more

One of the best Spider-Man books in a long time, although that’s really not saying much. As a standalone book, it was fine but if I was to rate it on being a #1 honestly it felt a little lackluster. It felt more like a palate cleanser for a new arc in the middle of a run more so than a brand new run. Kelly is getting Peter right IMO, so far.

2 big things I didn’t like. The “Nick ‘Loves Love’ Lowe” editors note was REAL rich coming off the last arc. JRJR was still back in some capacity in the backstory. Sorry JRJR, I’m just not a fan. He can draw plenty better than me, but it’s not what I look for in any book I’ve read with him in the pencils.

Although it disappointing to see another volume of Spider-Man begin with absolutely no character development, it was highly entertaining. I think it set the series off on a good note.

I haven't read a Spider-Man title in years. As with the FF, I really like the idea of reading Spider-Man since I love the characters, but whenever I do, it's just not as exciting as in my childhood and teenage years when both titles were created by top talents.

Pepe Larraz is undoubtedly the best artist at Marvel currently, and his art on this book is phenomenal as expected.
I can't say the same for the story though. This is definitely not the Peter Parker I remember from back in the day. He looks and talks like an idiotic teenager, and he's fine with his girlfriend sleeping around with other men. Really? What a wuss. His friends also come across as being high on either drugs or ADHD or both. The fight with Rhino was entertaining, but nothing special.
Then there's the backup story featuring dull JRJR art. It's a weird idea to have the most elegant and dynamic artist (Larraz) and the most clunky and static one (Romita Jr) share the art job on the book.

This is really hard to rate. The Larraz art is a 10, the Romita Jr art a 6 (sorry, not a fan) and the writing a 7. Considering Larraz drew most of the book, it's an 8 for me. more

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Gio - Apr 19, 2025

It sounds great just for the Larraz art but if the story is still mediocre and Peter is still a glorified cuck I'm still going to pass on ASM.Good review though I might just look at it for the art.

Chris X - Apr 19, 2025

Thanks. I think "glorified cuck" pretty much hits the nail on the head. I'm actually shocked that a book with Larraz art ends up being reviewed relatively badly.

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Let's start with the obvious.

The art is amazing. Just so beautiful. Welcome to ASM Pepe Laraz, I hope you are staying for a long time.

As for stories? Kelly did good. This is so much better than #61 was and I think it is because it feels like there is a direction here. We are actually going somewhere and not just waiting for plot to happen. That is great and Kelly uses his time here well. I have seen comparisons to Big Time and it certainly feels like that.

First backup is great. I love that Kelly continues to work on Norman's redemption. And it won't be easy.

Second one is... I do not like it. I hope this isn't a random magical hell-related bad guy that has zero connection to Spider-Man like Cyttorak or The Blight, or a friend turned demon like Kindred (that is actually a demonic AI controlling cloned bodies made from DNA of your nemesis and your former love with memories from your friend). Because neither of them worked. Kindred especially was bad.

And that brings me to my biggest problem here. I am not excited for this run. I have been this down before, and I don't want to be burned for the third time. And it's all because of the editor.

Lowe seems like a nice guy. I have nothing against him personally and he seems cool in his responses on letter pages. But his work output has been mediocre or terrible for the past decade, with some standouts. If two last runs of ASM suffered because of poor editing and somehow opposite mistakes, I think that tells something.

From the getgo, Kelly seemed like a safe pic. And that he is. This is a solid introduction. But for me, not an exciting one because editorial stays the same. more

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BirdmanG07 - Apr 19, 2025

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i liked it but i don't trust anymore

This comic has a long main story and a short one:

Main Story by Joe Kelly and Pepe Larraz:

Peter tries to get a job, but his interviews are a disaster because they are influenced by all his past mistakes, such as the fall of Parker Industries and working for Norman Osborn.

When he gets a good job opportunity thanks to a classmate named Brian Mehring who bullied him, Rhino appears and he has to stop him. The twist is that Rhino suddenly collapses and has a heart attack, which Spider-Man manages to save him thanks to CPR. What happened to Rhino is related to Kingsley.

Peter investigates Rhino's apartment and is attacked by an army of his enemies: Doco Ock, Green Goblin, Mysterio, Hammer Head, Scorpio, etc., although it seems to be the work of Mysterio.

This first comic begins with a slow and routine pace where nothing impressive is shown.

Short story by Joe Kelly and John Romita Jr.

It tells the story of how, at the press conference where Norman Osborn was planning to resign, he is attacked by a robot that makes him reconsider and changes the company's mission. He tries to undo all the damage done by the Green Goblin.

On the other hand, a Hellgate-like creature appears in the desert.

Art
Magnificent art with two different visions that represent the classic and modern aspects of the comic book industry; it's a visual delight.

Summary
Peter Parker starts from scratch, and Rhino arrives to complicate everything. more

I dropped Wells relaunch for how awful it was. I hope this will be at least slightly better.

Does anyone have a clue who Shay is, what she brings to the table, why she likes Peter after all his screw-ups? She has an interesting name, is attractive, and...?

What can I say about the SIXTH relaunch of The Amazing Spider-Man … it was good … but it really wasn’t great. Ha, ha Peter Parker can’t get a job … that's the joke for about a 4th of this issue. They introduce a new character of Peter's past a middle school buddy - Brian Naring … I like seeing new characters - but this is either some overblown red herring or he's going to cause troubles for our favorite wall-crawler. There is a plot about some new “drug” that Rhino took and made him go crazy … that plot is interesting as Peter investigates … but there is just too much noise (for lack of a better term) to find a solid narrative. The last few pages (which don’t even feature Peter) were my favorite part. All in all it would be a decent issue 965 but not as a first issue. I’ll read issue 2 - because I already have it and I really like the art, but this book didn’t win me over. more

Cool art.

I haven't collected Spider-man in years, and now I know why. This is nowhere close to the Spider-man of the 1990s with Blackcat, Silvermane, and Hobgoblin. We have to see pages upon pages of Peter going out for interviews and going out on dates and then he leaves the interview to fight the Rhino when he could have made about any excuse. It felt so forced. Then we get a back up story for no reason and rip-off Marvel thinks they can charge $5.99 for 30 pages. This is a one and drop for me.

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