Amazing Spider-Man #57

One of the best issues of the series, with gasp-worthy dialogue, expressive art, stunning coloring techniques, and smoothly-flowing lettering. Read Full Review

Simply put, this book is SLAMMIN'!!!!! You're definitely gonna want to buy this issue! Read Full Review

Mark Bagley delivers some fantastic art throughout this issue. From the characters to the action, everything looks amazing. This is an intensely emotional issue and that is brought through in the facial expressions of the characters. Norman's desperation is powerful and even with masks on, Peter and Gwen's emotions are beautifully expressed. Read Full Review

The Amazing Spider-Man #57 pushes Peter to the brink as Spider-Man declares he is finished taking part in the Osborn feud. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #57 doesn't waste pages teasing new and unrelated stories. This time, we have an issue that keeps its focus on the “finale” of Last Remains. Action takes a backseat in favor of drama while giving us…answers? Well…The last remains of Last Remains wrap up in a way that may not satisfy some readers. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #57 feels a little overpacked with plot points, though it contains a highly emotional confrontation between Spidey and Norman Osborn. Next issue has promised to start the next era of Spencer's run on the series, and I hope it keeps its focus on a singular plot/character. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #57 concludes the 'Last Remains' as an example of how much of a mixed bag this storyline was. When it comes to how this story challenged Peter Parker we see how 'Last Remains' shines. The problem is that there are so many other things about this story that either worked or fell flat. Not having consistency with everything that Nick Spencer had in play created an uneven reading experience when all was said and done with 'Last Remains.' Read Full Review

Another month, another issue that goes nowhere, but hey, looks like we got a Spider-centric super hero team now. Based on the dialogue in this issue, it feels like the creators are just messing with us at this point. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

Jan 13, 2021

This issue is like Schrödinger's Cat. Either the cat is dead or alive, and until we observe it.. It's actually still dead or alive. This week, I'm seeing more and more people who are liking these individual issues, while still complaining about the lack of answers, and are letting the lack of answers determine the issue's worth as a whole. I don't know if this is something that always existed in the comic book community, as I've certainly contributed to it myself, but I find it weird how often we as comic book fans tend to decide a story's worth by how much information it contains (ie how "important" it is), without giving enough credence to how it's written or drawn. This arc clearly had a real effect on the characters in it, that w ill almost certainly be felt for the foreseeable future. Peter beats Norman relentlessly, as he keeps reliving his multiple deaths at the hands of Kindred in his head. That's not something that's going to be forgotten. This arc promised to put Peter Parker through the ringer and it did exactly that. There were answers in this arc, they just led to more questions. Is that okay? In a long form serialized comic? Yeah, it is. To come away from this issue thinking that Last Remains was just hype, that it didn't actually do anything... That's an extremely reductionist take, and I think it highlights a problem with the fan community and this rabid need it has for something to be obviously epic and earth-shattering, and for the almighty plot to be advanced in such a way. That's a problem because we're seeing the effects of this story playing out on the characters involved and yet so many people discount the entire issue because it's not an exposition dump about how Harry changed, and therefore it's not "important". I think this run as a whole has this problem where too many people think anything that's not Kindred answers is filler. And it's not just ASM, I see this happen with most series. Some of my favorite issues have been lambasted as filler because instead of being plot focused, they've made it character focused. Maybe the solution is to clearly define what is filler and what isn't. Maybe Marvel and DC should put a "FILLER" sticker on the covers of issues that are filler, so this unnecessary use of brain power in the comic book community is snuffed out before it can do more harm. more

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Afre - Jan 14, 2021

Your comments really baffle me. Many of the comments that showcase the problems Last Remains has isn't just that it doesn't give enough answers. Or that it's filler. It's that after being teased for 2,5 years by one character and the answer for that breaks one character readers have read for 12+ years in so many ways. And to many, this version of Harry is the only version they know. And the teasing continues with Harry's attitude changing again from last issue.

Afre - Jan 14, 2021

And Spencer just continues teasing about things without actually telling anything. Sure, one problem is that we had 2 month break before Sins Rising, but as many of have noted, losing interest in Kindred becomes a huge issue. And no matter how well the dialogue is written or how good the art is, if you don't care about the character this is focused on or what happens, the series an annoyance instead of a good read. Spencer might eventually give answers to everything, but it might be too late.

Afre - Jan 14, 2021

And this kind of writing isn't something Spidey fans are used to nowadays. The series shifted in many ways after OMD. It's not bad that Spencer's style is different, I enjoy it. But how he used Kindred in these past 2 years was starting to become a little annoying (Hunted, Fisk, etc...) and the conclusion to that 2 year tease is... it will continue. And you are no wiser now than before Last Remains.

Afre - Jan 14, 2021

Sure it's great to see how this affects Peter. But I'm really not looking forward to seeing teases and comments of Kindred again for the next 50 issues. I don't know if that will happen, but Spencer hasn't give me any reason to think otherwise.

Psycamorean - Jan 14, 2021

Most of the comments I've seen are concerned with getting the answers to the questions about Harry, and because the issue doesn't offer that, it's not given its due. In my opinion, of course. I think part of the problem is that everyone is hyper-focused on the Kindred of it all, when that's not the entire run, and that's where the frustration lies.

Psycamorean - Jan 14, 2021

I disagree that we are no more wiser than we were before Last Remains. We learned who Kindred was, how he came to be and what he wants. The new questions are what does all this mean for Peter and what does this mean for Harry for the last 12 years. And I don't think those will go unanswered.s

Afre - Jan 14, 2021

You can't fault everyone being hyper-focused on Kindred because Spencer has focused on him so much. He has appeared in half of the series' issues and some times in big roles. Spencer made Kindred a very big deal. And I wouldn't say that we know who Kindred is. He is Harry yes, but because we don't know how he is Harry. We don't know for certain how he came to be. We only have vague answers/speculations and since those contradict the last 12 years off Harry's history, it's not bulletproof.

Psycamorean - Jan 14, 2021

There are plenty of other plot threads in Spencer's run, Kindred and OMD is the overarching plot, but not the sole one. We know Harry Osborn is Kindred. We know he was turned into a demon centipede man by Peter's deal with the devil back in OMD. How that fits into the last 12 years is a separate question that I have no doubt will be answered.

cincyfan

Feb 15, 2021

I absolutely love this book! I love Nick spencer's whole run but t lately it's been fantastic! I really enjoy how he sets up stories and tells a deeper story instead of rushing things. The artwork is also fantastic and has been for the the entire spencer run

Spacey Medicine

May 10, 2021

Good issue as always.

DDJamesB

Jan 13, 2021

On one hand last remains just needs to move on and I understand peoples frustrations but I really enjoyed this one. Do we get answers? No, but its filled with a hell of an interaction between norman and peter and just felt emotional throughout for me. Good read. Kindred will be back again.

EDiakota

Jan 14, 2021

" I've seen so many différent version of you i can hardly keep them straight. They all lead to the same end though. Someone dies. Someone always dies." - SPIDER MAN (PETER PARKER)

the_comic_book_club

Jan 16, 2021

The Amazing Spider-Man Volume: 5, Issue: 57, LGY: 858 “Last Remains: Post Mortem” Part II Publisher: @marvel Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: @officialmarkbagleyart Inker: Andrew Hennessy, @andyowensart & John Dell Colorist: @delgaduck & @rachelle_cheri Cover: Mark Bagley, John Dell & @morry.hollowell Letterer: @joecaramagna Following a battle between Kindred, Norman and Spider-Man, Kindred has been captured and placed into a darkforce cage constructed by the Kingpin. Even though Norman has sided with the Kingpin to capture Kindred, has truly wants to help his son get better and desires the help of the one and only Spider-Man. However, Spidey doesn’t feel it’s wise to help his one time friend. In fact, he desires to be done with the Osborns all together. Things might not be as simple as that unfortunately. This is a character-driven issue as Spider-Man continues to pick up the pieces and is attempting to put his life together. I’ve never seen Peter in such turmoil as this intensely emotional issue brings him to his breaking point. Norman's desperation to help his son is extremely powerful and Peter’s distain towards him as well his unwillingness to help is just as intense. This issue pushes Peter to the brink as Spider-Man declares he is finished taking part in the Osborn feud. However, they might not be finished with him. This intense issue was complemented with amazing artwork and I can’t wait to see what happens next. This Kindred saga is without a doubt Spencer’s best work on his Spider-Man run and is an absolute must read. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5) Reviewed by: @mcruz2189 of The Comic Book Club of Instagram Follow: @the_comic_book_club on Instagram for more reviews! more

Comics Code Authorities

Feb 11, 2021

The intrigue certainly keeps you on the edge of your seat for the next issue in this series. I don't remember being so into the Spider books in over 20 years. It will likely be a while till we see the big showdown (#900 & #100?) I know we can count on Nick Spencer to give us some exciting tales in the mean time. I sure hope Mark Bagley stays along as well. They've made a team that will likely go down among the legends of Marvel. I'm not convinced Kindred is as captured as he seems. He'll likely escape quite easily at the moment he feels is right. And he plans on pulling his father and the Kingpin (Plus no telling how many other villains) in on the big showdown. What he has planned only he knows. That's how it stays so exciting. It's as tho ugh he knows he has all us readers in suspense. This issue also covers one of Spider-Man's biggest weaknesses, his temper. When dealing with Norman, the man who's caused him more despair than most others combined, it's understandable how he can lose control. But has he forgotten what happened when he lost it and clobbered Norman like this in Spectacular #250? He ended up looking like the bad guy. You can never be too sure about what Norman is up to. Even if his new attitude is genuine, and if I were in Peter's shoes, I'd doubt it too, but I'd also remember to be careful. Because with Norman things are seldom what they appear to be. These are good times to be reading Spider-Man books (Though things aren't going too pretty for him). And Nick Spencer must be doing something right because I never follow any of these other Spider-powered heroes who've been helping out the last few issues, but I still don't mind having them drop in. Odds are they each have a role in Kindred's ultimate plan as well. I expect lots more excitement in the months ahead. I can't wait to see what Spencer has up his sleeve next. more

CrazyforRAMU

Apr 23, 2021

Nobody's particularly happy to have stopped Kindred; it's obvious to all involved that the story isn't over. Lots of fear, lots of anger, particularly locked up inside Peter's head. He's nursing a full-blown case of PTSD that can and should be milked for plenty of angst in subsequent issues. I think both the words and the art in this issue are strong but not perfect. I wouldn't change a thing about the way the characters and the plot develop here, though. Outstanding.

Afre

Jan 13, 2021

These synopsis are really missleading and annoying to read. As for the issue, it's fine? Once you have accepted that Last Remains isn't what you tought it would be, this is not half-bad. Bagley is wonderful as always and I really liked the dialogue between Peter and Norman. Like the previous issue, these Post-Mortem issues are good as themselves and as epilogues. But since the Last Remains was such a letdown for me, these won't fix it. And yes, the teases continue still. It seems that at this rate, Round 2 between Kindred and Spidey will be in #100...

Federico Liguori

Jan 13, 2021

If you're still pissed off by the last issues... You won't like this. Or will you? Spencer starts teasing something new here, including Carlie Cooper in the mix. Of course there are still more questions than answers, but I'm not expecting much anymore. Also, there is a very satisfying moment that I won't spoil. All in all, a good issue.

Kalaoui

Jan 13, 2021

Still aftermath still DRE I guess? Aside from what came before it, it's fine as is. It's good Spidey/Osborn dynamics with Bagley art, it's as classic as it gets. How can we decompress this story even more...oh wait I said a while ago we're going another 50 issues before we get any real resolution and It looks like that was a good guess. Now let's hope at issue 100 we actually fix OMD and not just do another 100 issues teasing this crap.