Amazing Spider-Man #798

Sets the stage for one epic ride. Read Full Review

You could tell that the positive swing (no pun intended) Parker's life was taking wasn't going to last long and this issue blows up (dammit!) that notion in an interesting way. Read Full Review

Nitpicks aside, this issue does a pretty good job formally introducing the Red Goblin. Now that the anticipation phase is over, the next one will hopefully have more of him being supreme psychotic evil in his new get up. The art team honor their end of the deal by making him as scary as he can be just by standing. #798 is thoroughly entertaining in both narrative and visuals, so if you’re even a little curious about Go Down Swinging, I’m going to recommend you pick this up. You never know. Red Goblin’s first appearance might be worth a lot someday, right? Read Full Review

Norman Osborn's character has remained in an awkward and often irrelevant position since the end of the Dark Reign storyline almost a decade ago. It is fitting that Slott's decade-long reign on this title draws to a close with the return of Osborn as an urgent threat to Peter Parker's world. Read Full Review

There was a lot of action in this issue and we got to see art that translated it beautifully! Read Full Review

Though some of the thrill of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #798 is lost behind the hero's mask, the horror of the Red Goblin is ever-present. There's no telling where this story will go next, and that's definitely a good thing. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #798 is another excellent chapter in the "Go Down Swinging" arc, paving the way for a potentially stunning finale to Dan Slott's tenure on the book. Slott has tried to emphasize the importance of Peter as Spider-Man in nearly all of his major stories and "Go Down Swinging" seems no different. We've seen mixed results in the past, with "Spider-Island" and Superior Spider-Man succeeding wonderfully and "Spider-Verse" falling a bit flat. All have had strong starts, but there is definitely something special about the intimate stakes of "Go Down Swinging" that calls back to Slott's best work on the title. Let's hope he hits a home run. Read Full Review

This was another fantastic issue from begging to end. That final page with Red Goblin looking onto Spidey's burning "white flag" is a powerful image we won't soon forget. The next issue should be more red than your Maximum Carnage SNES cartridge. Read Full Review

The other star over the last year has been Stuart Immonen. While its hard not to be excited for what Ryan Ottley will do with Spider-Man, Stuart Immonen has been bringing his A-game and then some. His character designs and acting is skillful as always, but the real meat is in his fights. Wade Von Grawbadgers inks help to accentuate Immonens fight scenes, while Marte Gracias colors help demarcate the line between bombastic and terrifying throughout the issue. While the 800th issue of Amazing Spider-Man isnt here yet, the run-up is already making the case for its status as a classic. If youre looking to jump in, now is the time, Go Down Swinging is going to be a final story arc with a high note. Read Full Review

It functions as both a response to expectations for a Spider-Man comic and a reminder of why so many readers love this franchise in the first place. There's a promise at its core too: Dan Slott will go down as one of the greats. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #798 is one of the strongest issues to date in Dan Slott's run on the series. Slott is clearly not holding back with "Go Down Swinging" as Green Goblin makes a direct attack to Peter Parker's life that forces Spider-Man to fight him. That fight made the debut of Red Goblin had greater impact as Norman Osborn became an even more terrifying villain. With what Red Goblin forces Peter Parker to do at the end of Amazing Spider-Man #798 there is a greater sense of wonder in how "Go Down Swinging" will end. Read Full Review

While Threat Level Red may turn out a disappointment for Slott, he pretty much redeemed himself with Go Down Swinging. Red Goblin is quite the menacing figure as he is portrayed to be in the first few panels, but Peter is ready to fight him head-on despite the disadvantage. If Slott can keep this level of hype consistently in the next 2 issues, his final run as head writer on Spider-Man can go with a bang, literally. Read Full Review

This was another decent issue of Amazing Spider-Man. Go Down Swinging looks like it could be a good finale to this troubled run of ASM. The comic is fun, the dialogue is funny at times, and its nice to have ole Norman Osborn back on the scene. This one gets a recommendation. Check it out. Read Full Review

If writer Dan Slott is building to something bigger than this, I hope he gets there soon. Otherwise, this is merely an enjoyable issue instead of something truly wonderful. Read Full Review

Hobgoblin

Apr 04, 2018

Not a huge fan of Slott, but he is ending with a bang. Great story and art in this issue.

Spock's Brain

Apr 10, 2018

What a great issue of "Amazing Spider-Man"! The long build-up to the reveal of the Red Goblin proves to be worth it here, as he arrives with devastating consequences. The battle between Spidey and the Red Goblin is beautifully drawn by Stuart Immonen, as he really captures the brute terror and violence of this Carnage/Norman Osborne creature. The art is top notch here throughout--check the acting on the page where Jameson is struggling for release, cursing himself for giving up Peter. Jameson's anguish is so clear. The design of the Red Goblin is cool as well, and the Carnage-bombs go from cute to horrifying in a second. The colouring is incredible, when Peter crashes into the warehouse, the contrast of the Red Goblin with the darkness. Slo tt's dialogue was dead on and the story is really tight--no fluff. Anyone sleeping on this is missing an incredible arc of Spidey stories. more

Afre

Apr 04, 2018

Damn. Haven't felt this kind of excitment for a Spidey comic after Clone Conspiracy. Glad that unlike Bendis, Slott is finishing his Spider-Man run with a bang. +Great artwork from Immonen as always +J.J.J. has good development and his story arc moves forward with Flash. +FINALLY. RED GOBLIN. -Emma kidnapping the kids felt bit odd...? But it could be a good thing after this so it's not a dealbreaker.

Wolf Warner

Apr 04, 2018

I only like Slott on #Silver Surfer but this was rocking!! Panels were on point and the narrative flowed smoothly. No Hiccups! Fabulous intro for Red Goblin

DDJamesB

Apr 05, 2018

Spidey is in top form. The art, the story is really becoming a top ASM story. The Red Goblin is just nasty and Norman is as menacing as ever.

Linkush

Apr 05, 2018

beautiful art and interesting story. I hope the next issue will be as good as this one.

Dispatchdcu

Apr 05, 2018

Welcome to the Oblivion Bar where the first round is on me and the pretzels are free! Be warned: like the pickled eggs at the bar, this issue is going to get SPOILED rotten. All I can say is, why a Fresh Start? Marvel 2-1, Thanos, Mighty Thor, currently Avengers, and this bad boy are some of the BEST comics happening in any company right now. This feels new, creative, and back to the basics, while sticking to tradition. We finally get the Red Goblin, who looks amazing! He doesn’t set off Peters Spider sense and has the intelligence of Norman, the flare and creativity of a goblin, with the sadistic nature of Carnage and abilities of the symbiote. At first, the Green Goblin shows up and Peter puts and end to him quick. It even ap pears to end with the death of the Green Goblin again, But not so fast! The Carnage symbiote basically heals Norman and we get a Red Goblin that makes a deal with Peter telling him to quit being Spider man or else he will basically slaughter everyone he knows. It appears Peter is down and out with know where to turn. We will need to wait until next month to find out. Put Pete let’s us know it’s not the costume that makes the man... so let’s see where we go from here. I got my thoughts... This is getting fantastic right around issue 800. Way to go Slott! And your art team of Immonen, Grawbadger, and Garcia are truly amazing! This is a must read this week and it has been for a couple months now. Pick it up. If you like what you heard, love talking all types of comics, and are interested in joining a comic chat group, hit me up at dispatchdcu@gmail.com or @dispatchdcu on twitter. Catch you all later! Peace more

SpiderKnight

Apr 07, 2018

This is probably the best Spiderman issue i have read since the start of Marvel Legacy. This is how it should be made!! It was my bad to think Dan Slott couldnt write a good Spiderman book, but this issue along with the previous one #797, proved me wrong! It was fast paced, thrilling, exciting, nail-biting and so on. Dan Slott's writing here is great!! He made me fell for some of the Norman Osborn's 'nice talk'. Then later, some of his dialogues as the awesome looking Red Goblin were so menacing, ominous and scary. I literally felt the danger and stress that was put upon Peter's life. Also liked the J. J. Jameson part. Next, the art by Stuart Immonen was good, just wished it was very detailed. But his art on the Red Goblin was epic, c reepy, terrifying and it gives u nightmares. Like in the panel where in the shadow, u could only see the Red Goblin's yellow eyes and glowing mouth....it gave me goosebumps. Good job, Stuart! The colouring by Marte Gracia though was phenomenal. So perfect!!! Overall, GREAT Spiderman book. The 'Go Down Swinging' arc is proving to be one of Spiderman's greatest story arcs. Finally, it was the quality book that i was waiting for. Great writing. Good art. Awesome colouring. Only had a problem with the cover art, which looked funny. Its like both the Spiderman and Green Goblin are having a kindergarten fight. Otherwise, Great book! Loved it!! If you're a Spidey fan, check this 'Go Down Swinging' arc out!! Hopefully the quality stays constant till the end of this arc. #THIS IS HOW MARVEL COMICS SHOULD BE AND FEEL LIKE! more

Caped-Comic-Reviews

Apr 11, 2018

Great debut for the Red Goblin and possibly the best start to a story I’ve ever seen from Slott

CrazyforRAMU

Oct 17, 2018

The Red Goblin stages an operatic introduction to Spider-Man. It's menacing as all get-out and gorgeously illustrated. I think the pace is squished by the looming #800; fitting the reveal and the triumph of the Red Goblin into the same issue shortchanges them both a little. Beyond that, they're wonderfully done, though, and the sheer dramatic weight of a status quo change this big is worth a little bonus rating.

mrDovydas

Apr 05, 2018

Slott is definitely going all in with this story, and it really shines here. Loving how the background characters are getting more characterization than in the past few years. Red Goblin is portrayed great, you can definitely feel how scary the character is supposed to be. Immonen's art was amazing as always. If you haven't been reading Spidey for a while now, there's no better time to come back.

DarioV

May 01, 2018

If last issue was the setting of the stage, this one blew up everything Peter has been building in the last few weeks, shattering once again his hopes for a "normal" life. Osborn as the Red Goblin is more menacing than ever and the final gambit at the end of the issue is pretty interesting! Immonen's art is awesome as usual.

daddyT

Apr 05, 2018

very good and setting up what seems like it will be a VERY good arc. can't wait to see what Peter does! tho honestly, this seems like "too much" :)