Amazing Spider-Man #25

Every page of this issue shines in its own way, celebrating the past as well as setting up the future, with each creator putting out some of their best work. Read Full Review

The Amazing Spider-Man #25 got me excited to see what's going to happen in the next year or so. Nick Spencer, Ryan Ottley, Humberto Ramos and everyone else involved crafted an outstanding giant size issue that any Spidey fan will enjoy. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #25 is a great starting point for Marvel's flagship Spider-Man comic. Read Full Review

The sixty-page comic bookAmazing Spider-Man #25 is both a successful bridge from one batch of narrative to the next and an accessible jumping-on point for new readers. Read Full Review

A monumental rollercoaster of a Spidey issue that delivers on the excitement and emotions, but doesn't essentially follow up on what was promised. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #25 does a great job setting the tone for the second year of Nick Spencer's run on this series. Through this oversized issue Spencer was able to create compelling storylines for Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, Mysterio and others to follow. Not all these storylines worked as intended, such as the Kindred plotline falling flat. Still there were more than enough intriguing things in development that Spider-Man fans can be excited for moving forward in this series. Amazing Spider-Man #25 boasting an all-star cast of artist further helps in elevating its importance. Read Full Review

Among all the Spider-craziness, I really hope this theme of mid-life self-improvement and reflection remains a center in this Spider-Man saga. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #25 delivers a whole lot of nicely-drawn pages in exchange for your eight bucks. Some of them are even devoted to a tightly-scripted MJ story. There's still stuff worth reading in this title - but not worth paying for at the ruinous rate Marvel is pumping it out. Our recommendation: Follow ASM via more cost-effective means than shelling out for too-big, too-frequent floppy issues one at a time. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #25 tries to juggle a lot of storytelling balls, but other than the Mary Jane story, fails to provide anything resembling a complete tale. In other words, this issue tries to justify its higher price tag with more pages - but alas, more pages do not a complete story make. It's just ever more set-up for future story arcs, a trope Nick Spencer has deployed far too many times in his still-young Spidey tenure - and with each usage, further diminishing returns. Read Full Review

Despite its murderer's row of talent on the credits page, as far as milestone issues go, Amazing Spider-Man #25 doesn't quite deliver the weight its hefty page count might promise. Read Full Review

While mileage will vary for different readers depending on their appreciation of the great artistic lineup, this issue turned what could have been a fun, minor celebration of all things Spidey into a mediocre cash grab. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #25 is not the landmark issue Marvel claims it is, nor is it worth the $7.99 price tag. However, it delivers enough enjoyment to not be a complete waste. However, with so many mediocre titles available, Amazing Spider-Man will need to really work to earn back the faith of casual readers in the coming months. Read Full Review

Long story short, the only story that mattered was the main story, and it wasn't up to par"story (there, I used that word four times in one sentence). Last issue set a standard where I was happy to jump on board as the Weird Science Marvel reviewer for this book, and this issue's follow-up, I thought, dropped that ball so quickly. The extra stories felt inconsequential, and I would say if it meant a lower cover price, we could all do without them. Twenty-five issues into a twice-a-month run is not much of a milestone accomplishment, and Amazing Spider-Man 25 wasn't much of a milestone issue. Read Full Review

All of the art in the issue is great. Ryan Ottleys and Todd Naucks art is amazing and the characters and action look great. Read Full Review

Tjhschroeder

Oct 03, 2022

I come back to the AI Spider-Man story all the time. It always makes me laugh

Linkush

Jul 10, 2019

well, it's been a year since Spencer took over this title and I've got to say it's been pretty good so far. This issue has it all and it's probably my favorite so far, everyone is at their best in this and it's so much fun to read. Let's hope for another good year like this.

Kalaoui

Jul 12, 2019

Pretty good stuff. All of the stories were good and delivered some nice moments (even the last few pages). I'm enjoying this title and steadily been good with some nice art to go along. Finally, I know it's a broken record but the prices on these books is just not gonna help get any new young readers on board if anything some will drop it. I get it it's almost 3 issues worth of material but it doesn't have to be this way. It doesn't bother me, I just drop another Marvel book to buy my ASM. They're only competing against themselves. Too bad!

cincyfan

Feb 13, 2020

great book I love nick spencer writing Spider-man he does a fantastic job! I also have to mention the bonus story at the end that was hilarious!!!!

Tony

Jul 19, 2020

As a special issue it works very well and lays the foundations for what we can expect in the future of the series in the short and long term.

Anotherfan

Jul 10, 2019

Very strong issue. The Kindred got a lot of set up from the past issue and it keeps buildind to him being a good new addition to the lore. The MJ and Lizard were also fun and touching. Really liked this issue

Psycamorean

Jul 10, 2019

A lot of things here. First, the Kindred stuff. I liked it a lot. I've been calling for a while that Kindred is some form of Peter Parker, perhaps the pre-OMD Peter. The clues are mostly in his design. He's been getting redder and bluer with each appearance. His golden centipedes remind me of the Iron Spider costume. Civil War did lead into OMD... Also, he has a lot of extensive knowledge. Although, he could've somehow gotten that through other means than being Peter Parker. Who knows? He's going by Kindred, after all. I'm excited to see how it all turns out as he seemingly takes a back seat to the oncoming *carnage*. But bringing the other spider-people into this story would actually be really fun. I think they would honestly add a lot. Es pecially Ghost Spider and Superior Spider-Man. I'm also mostly glad that Mysterio is alive, especially with CB Cebulski's claim to stop killing characters so flippantly. But mostly because it leads to some interesting stories. Like MJ’s story. MJ is one character in the supporing cast that had yet to find her place. Aunt May and Robbie have F.E.A.S.T., Boomerang is trying to reform, Jonah is an avid Spider-Man supporter with his own radio broadcast, Black Cat has her hands full dealing with the Thieves Guild, so on and so forth. So it's nice that she's found her place now and it's a very nostalgic one, at least for me. And I can't wait to see how Mysterio and Kindred get to her through her newly refreshed acting career. Electro makes a return after being fairly underutilized since her inception back in Clone Conspiracy. I'm glad that Nick Spencer is actually doing something with her and picking up Dan Slott's pieces. He had a knack for introducing new ideas and characters and never doing anything with them. And I'm actually totally down for the Syndicate, for Beetle, if anything. I don't think they've done a completely female villain team for Spider-Man before, so it's something new. Peter's story is spent wrapping up one last major loose end from Hunted and it felt very rewarding after dedicating so much time to the Lizard and his family. It does a great job reiterating why Spider-Man is such a good hero. He won't give up on people. The epilogue, which sees Peter finally return to ESU, was really interesting. I honestly never would have guessed that Spencer was going to bring Spider-Man 2099 back to the 616 universe, but I'm hoping that it leads to a story that exemplifies the speech Curt Conners gave about the future. It could be really cool. The Jameson story was fun, but I feel like it went a bit off the rails towards the end and I honestly can't tell if this was a one-off or if this story will actually be picked up again, considering the ending. The final story is completely throwaway, it's a neat idea, to have a bot make a Spider-Man story (although, I don't think they actually did that. I think it was an attempt at what they call humor), but it was not exactly fun to read. I think it was just a way to pad out the issue by a few more pages to meet a nice even number. All in all, this excites me for the future of ASM. I hope this run lasts a good long time. Spencer knows what he's doing and if you don't realize that, you're not a Spider-Man fan. Those last two stories bring down the score a little, but the bulk of this issue was Amazing. more

EDiakota

Jul 13, 2019

"Well, we're all slaves to continuity."

DDJamesB

Jul 10, 2019

Definitely a hefty read. The Jameson story was a little weird and the last one was horrible but the main story and the appearance of 2099 gives this a good grade. I'm ready for Kindred, Spencer has built himself quite the villian.

CrazyforRAMU

Jan 25, 2020

I think in an ideal world, where editors assigned writing duties based on skill and enthusiasm while ignoring marketing considerations, contemporary Nick Spencer would be writing an MJ solo -- a really good one. I enjoyed that slice of the story far more than any of the others, with the algorithmic C-strip getting my silver medal. The other stuff in the A-strip was pretty messy and digressive; it feels like ASM has way more irons in the fire than it needs. The sheer size and cost of the issue would be a big negative if I were buying floppies; reading it via MU insulates me from the outrageous pricing.

Wolf Warner

Jul 09, 2019

We learned nothing new about Kindred. No new characters!! Nice covers

thecomiccookebook

Jul 12, 2019

I was expecting some answers or a reveal of Kindred's identity which left me sort of disappointed by this issue compared to the previous issue. I know it's kind of my fault for going into this under false pretenses but when your book is a ridiculous $7.99 (or $10CAD for me), I hope to get something worth my money which I felt this didn't completely do. I also think that Spencer, while writing great Spider-Man characters and universe, keeps stretching out the mystery a little too much. That said, I do love his comedy writing and the Electro plot had plenty of very funny moments. I didn't care for really any of the backup stories but I did like seeing a preview for what Gleason's take on Spidey will be. Overall, some pretty nice art and I'm s till invested in this story but this is totally not worth cover price. more

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Jul 10, 2019

This was an incredible chore to read. The part with female Electro wasn't interesting and despite her saying "this is the first time people have voted on a public execution" the exact plot point happened in a previous issue of Green Arrow from not long ago, and better might I add. The art with the Kindred is so obvious now that it is some sort of Spider-man. Whether or not to trust that idk. Was the final story really written by bots? It is an interesting experiment I guess, but it was strange to see what would usually be some goofy YouTube video as a comic story.

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Psycamorean - Jul 10, 2019

Green Arrow is a Marvel property now?

Psycamorean - Jul 10, 2019

Also, in the past, you've complained about the lack of MJ. Well, now you have it and now it's boring.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Jul 10, 2019

I want more MJ and Peter together. I also didn't really like MJ's characterization, she seemed a bit too petty. She actually reminded me of Veronica a bit, where you are supposed to think she goes too far with jealousy but also has redeeming qualities. Shoutouts to Archie, which Nick Spencer is also currently writing.

Psycamorean - Jul 10, 2019

When they're together, you complain about that too. MJ's characterization was on point.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Jul 10, 2019

I complain because they spend most of their time together having sex or just lying in bed.

Psycamorean - Jul 10, 2019

You seem to ignore the times when they aren't doing that. Selective memory, I think.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Jul 10, 2019

In the last issue, they literally spent the entire time in bed. They swung from a bed of webs into their actual bed.

Psycamorean - Jul 10, 2019

It was almost like Spider-Man has a history of making webs for dates. And then that after they left, it was late, so they went to bed.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Jul 10, 2019

I'll compile all instances of them in bed or apart in these 25 issues and post my findings here.