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The alternative is to make 49 something else, avoiding Blood Hunt entirely and saving it all for the miniseries.
Amazing Spider-Man #49
| Event\Storyline | Blood Hunt |
| Writer | Zeb Wells |
| Artist | Ed McGuinness |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
A BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN!
Vampires are running rampant through New York City and while the Avengers are caught in the middle, someone has to take care of the citizens of the Big Apple. That person? Yep, Spider-Man. But if only it were that simple. Things never are and this issue leads directly into Spider-Man's larger role in BLOOD HUNT!
Rated T
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9.2
The Comicbook Dispatch - dragoncache
May 08, 2024Spider-Man revels in an angst-free dustup until a killer convinces him to save the gangland lieutenant of his best friend's ex from a life hiding in the shadows in Amazing Spider-Man #49. Read Full Review
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8.5
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
May 08, 2024Romita Jr delivers some great action in the issue. Beyond the vampire fights, the fight in the enclosed space with White Rabbit was beautifully executed. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
May 08, 2024This issue delivers a top-notch example of how to utilize an event tie-in to support the best elements of an ongoing series, and regular readers ought to be glad that vampires paid Amazing Spider-Man a visit this month. Read Full Review
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8.0
Nerd Initiative - Ken M.
May 08, 2024Power and Responsibility might not be enough as Spider-Man is thrown into the deep water of Blood Hunt. Wells crafts a steady tale pushing Spidey on his moral code. Romita and the team welcome readers into the dark and terrifying world of the vampires with strong imagery. Jump on board and see where things lead the wall-crawler now! Read Full Review
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7.5
Comic Watch - Dustin Gebel
May 08, 2024It's a great installment that proves there is something interesting lurking in between the pages of the larger Amazing Spider-Man story. Read Full Review
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7.0
Weird Science Marvel Comics - mrgabehernandez
May 08, 2024Amazing Spider-Man #49 ties into the Blood Hunt event with a mildly entertaining side adventure. The art is decent enough, and Spidey learns a valuable lesson about treating vampires like people, too. However, the story contributes nothing to the Blood Hunt plot, so non-ASM regulars can skip it. Read Full Review
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6.0
AIPT - David Brooke
May 08, 2024Amazing Spider-Man #49 gives readers a taste of what Spider-Man deals with when killing vampires or narrowly escaping are his only options. An interesting bit about the civilian victims getting turned is a highlight, but it's mostly a quick setup without much payoff. Read Full Review
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10
Plot This comic supports the Blood Hunt event, Spider-man tries to stop the Vampire massacre in New York, when Katreem contacts him to help him save his friend Rabbit, who works for Tombstone but is now a vampire. In the Marvel Universe the rule applies that if you kill the vampire who turned you, you are cured, so Peter helps stop the person who turned Rabbit into a vampire, but he is a victim of the situation who even chained himself up so as not to harm others. Nobody, however Kareem stakes him and kills him. Spider-man doesn't know how to deal with this situation, but he doesn't want to kill vampires who can be cured and who are ultimately innocent. Dark episode full of action and terror. Art John Romita Jr achieves that g more
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9.0
Really good small scope zoomed in perspective on the big catastrophic event going on right now. Great writing, and somehow great art. I've never been a fan of JRJR at all but I'm actually really enjoying his run on ASM right now. Quality stuff.
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8.5
This was a really good tie-in. For someone who had no interest in Blood Hunt, Wells and JRJR delivered. It's sad that this continues in tie-in issues, but with #50 being next, I get why.
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8.5
This is the best single issue I've read since jumping into this Wells run. Too bad Peter isn't going to *do* anything with this momentary introspection.
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8.0
The art looks so phoned in if Spider-Man or anything without any action isn't on panel. It's so disappointing. The only thing saving the art is the amazing coloring that really doesn't seem to hit until page 6. As for the story, for someone who isn't diving into Blood Hunt yet this was an engaging and pretty harmless tie-in. Its nice to see Peter getting upset about the world around him constantly turning to crap instead of being so conditioned by it that he's lost his empathy for the city.
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8.0
This is a good issue, with baffling editorial decisions behind it. Wells does his best with what he can do in the space of one issue. One of the best things about Wells' run is how he writes Peter's empathy and that comes out in spades in this issue. JRJR's art isn't terrible but there's a fine line between awkward and dynamic, and Romita keeps falling into awkward in this book. I don't know why this issue exists. Why end this book on a cliffhanger leading into a separate miniseries? Usually with these sorts of tie-ins, it ends with a vague "See what happens next in the main event", and that's fine enough. You can tell your small story and get out, and readers won't wonder how it all plays out. In this case though, you have to read a sep more
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8.0
A good tie-in issue here, but I can't help but wish this was another issue of the Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt miniseries. Especially since Wells wrote this issue and Justina Ireland is writing the miniseries. I think it would help to make things a little more cohesive. Also, I feel as though the previous arc could have been stretched out a bit more and it could have ended here, rather than only being two issues. Thus, the Blood Hunt miniseries could have been four issues instead of three. Either way, this was a good read thanks to Wells. As for Romita Jr., he had some solid work here, but he's still not my preferred artist on this title.
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7.5
A steady good story as a one off tie-in. Wells can do some good stuff but his overall storytelling is still very disjointed. I'm glad I escaped spoilers because I'll read Blood Hunt as a Trade later. Hate it or love it, at this level Romita Jr. delivers his consistent art as was issue 1 thanks to the same inker Scott Hanna and colorist Marcio Menyz being there the whole time. It works for me even if it feels like I'm re-reading a story from 15 years ago. I miss Todd Nauck already but I'll enjoy McGuinness around the corner for the 50th. I just Hope Wells can deliver but my hopes are very low at this point.
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7.0
Did I actually have a decent time reading this? I did. It was a decent Spider-Man conflicted type story.
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7.0
Decent issue
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6.5
Random fill in issue for a big event. It was fine for what it was. I dislike JRJRs art, but I will give credit when it's due. There were actually some nice panels in this one. The cover is mediocre though.
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6.5
Art: 3/5 Story: 3.5/5 Total: 6.5/10
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