To call this tonal whiplash would be being kind, but the Secret Empire/Spectacular Spider-Man teaser one-shot does its job well and stands as an interesting slice of current Marvel offerings. Read Full Review

Offering the promised "back to basics" book Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man was marketed to be, the Free Comic Book Day zero issue gives us a quick preview of what's to come from Chip Zdarsky's upcoming title. While nothing ground breaking, the story delivers some good chuckles and fantastic art from Paulo Sequeira. Read Full Review

If the goal of this comic was to get people talking about the Secret Empire then Secret Empire Free Comic Book Day succeeds in its goal. Read Full Review

As a long-time Marvel reader and someone who is actually enjoying the Secret Empire event (a rarity among most outspoken people on the internet) I thought Nick Spencer's Secret Empire story was pretty decent, especially since I've been reading Captain America Steve Rogers and I had already read Secret Empire #0. As an intro issue to new readers who wandered into a comic shop on Free Comic Boom Day and picked this up I think it is an epic failure ans a huge wasted opportunity. It didn't have to be. It could have easily explained what was going on in a very clear and concise manner, stressing for new readers that the whole "Cap as Hydra" is the result of cosmic cube manipulation on the part of the bad guys and giving a primer on the current Marvel status quo that could lead a new reader through the confusing stuff that is not 100% easy to comprehend even for veteran readers. What a terrible waste of a comic that could have been so much more inviting to new comics readers. Read Full Review

SCORE: 8.2

Not bad, nothing special. I probably like the Spider-Man half a little more. Both stories are just teasers, which are kind of difficult to rate since they aren't intended to tell a whole story but are free so one can't really complain.