Amazing Spider-Man #65

The final page hits hard, showing Peter Parker at rock bottom, teetering on the edge of conceding and giving up the fight. Read Full Review

Joe Kelly pens a very compelling issue that pulls at your heart strings from the get-go. Additionally, a twist at the end makes for an interesting development that should keep readers coming back for the next few issues. This is definitely an issue you're going to want to pick up this week. Read Full Review

Everyone loses in Amazing Spider-Man #65. Yet nearly everyone wins in this fifth battle for the late great planet Earth. Like life itself, Joe Kellys story is a matter of perspective. And even a god with everything to live for can embrace despair. Read Full Review

The deeper we have gotten into "The 8 Deaths of Spider-Man storyline the better it has gotten. Amazing Spider-Man #65 is proof of that as this is easily the best chapter Joe Kelly has written of the issues he's done in this storyline. Read Full Review

The Amazing Spider-Man #65 explores a different side of Peter's humanity and chooses character over action, but missteps a few times in how it handles the emotional moments. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #65 takes a bold narrative turn, emphasizing emotional depth and existential themes over traditional action. While the repetition of the deaths dampens the story's momentum, the issue offers a compelling look at Spider-Man's greatest strength: his ability to persevere in the face of despair. Read Full Review

Amazing Spider-Man #65 pits Spidey against the next scion of Cyttorak in a challenge that threatens to break his spirit rather than his body. Joe Kelly creates a basketful of Easter Eggs about future outcomes that may or may not happen, wrapped in an emotionally weighty script, and Cafu's artwork is first class. That said, the rules, or lack thereof, for the challenge are getting ridiculous. Read Full Review

Blubber1976

Apr 13, 2025

A riveting script from Kelly and a fascinating artistic style by Cafu

Toonstrack

Jan 11, 2025

Its hard not to appreciate this issue on a conceptual level at the very least. It ends unresolved so we'll have to see the resolution, but as setup it is pretty solid. Having Spiderman face off against nihilism itself is an interesting premise, and the issue makes a case for it. If done right this can be a really inspiring spidey moment. I hope they stick the landing.

Afre

Jan 08, 2025

Yeah that was pretty good. Kelly finally wrote a good issue of ASM in a loong time. Cafu's art was the highlight tho.

Un Cómic Más / Dave DSG

Jan 08, 2025

Plot As soon as Spider-Man defeats Callix without having to die, the sister of the Offspring of Inevitable Death named Cyra appears, who presents him with the new test, touching a sphere where he has to witness the death of all his loved ones in uncertain futures, but Peter has suffered so many tragedies and personal losses that he manages to tolerate it. Peter escapes this test, but his will is broken and he tells Doctor Strange that he is going to give up these tests, but apparently he cannot do that. This installment continues to lower the exciting and dizzying narrative pace to focus on Peter's mental health. Art Cafu provides his hyperreal art with a mesmerizing subtlety in his strokes, formidable art impossible to look away from in the amount of detail. Summary Spider-Man faces Cyra who tortures him with the future deaths of all his family and friends. more

BirdmanG07

Feb 04, 2025

This one was just depressing. It hit some parts of my brain I don’t like to think about… I want to see how they pull you out of it.

Will Stewart

Feb 06, 2025

Sure, Peter has seen people close to him die before ... but he's never seen (and experienced emotionally) THIS MANY people dying. Thousands upon thousands. That's different, and that's why it pushes him over the edge.

Kalaoui

Aug 28, 2025

Great issue despite the forced ending that we knew was coming a mile away. Still a great old concept done different. Cafu is perfect!

Hex

Nov 25, 2025

This was actually fantastic. I don't know, maybe just having taken such a long break and jumping back a little blind made me forget how much I despised what was happening but this worked. There was weight here. Impact. For Peter, Strange, Cyra and Coulson. You could see it. That's what matters. Great job by Joe Kelly and amazing job by Cafu to make this emotional, and wonderful to look at.

DDJamesB

Jan 19, 2025

It was a fine issue that had good moments. It's just unfortunate that the whole Spider-Man facing losses of those close to him has been done before.

Kenjamin

Apr 15, 2025

Art: 4/5 Story: 3/5 Total: 7/10