Amazing Spider-Man #18.1

Amazing Spider-Man #18.1 provides the type of introspective and morally-challenges story that many expected we'd get from the book in the post-Superior era. That it breathes new life into characters' stories that have been largely uneven in the proper Amazing Spider-Man title and comments on real world events makes this one special book. Read Full Review

Conway has been delivering a perfectly enjoyable tale with "Spiral," a storyline that feels right at home alongside Dan Slott and Christos Gage's recent ASM work. Conway does the writers one better in this issue, offering a more nuanced and less annoying Black Cat than we've seen since the post-Superior Spider-Man relaunch Read Full Review

Al B. Harper

Jun 04, 2015

Enjoying Conway's story more than Barberi's art, especially when he does characters out of costume. Nice to see accurate characterization of Black Cat, rather than what we're seeing in the main series.

The Villain

Sep 30, 2016

This mob story just still feels a little below the Spider-Man character. Why can't we get some more classic villains involved. The fight between Spidey and Black Cat has this minor resolution that doesn't really explain what happened in Issue 18. I know it takes place before, but it just doesn't quite make sense.