Nick Spencer - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:03:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nick Spencer - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Amazing Spider-Man #74 Ends With More Questions Than Answers. The Biggest One Is Why We’re Reading It. https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/29/amazing-spider-man-74-ends-with-more-questions-than-answers-the-biggest-one-is-why-were-reading-it/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34152 The Kindred meta-plot is resolved, more or less. The Devil gets his due. Nick Spencer bids farewell. Does any of it matter? Amazing Spider-Man #74 is written by Nick Spencer with Christos Gage, Penciled by [deep breath] Marcelo Ferreira, Mark Bagley, Zé Carlos, Dio Neves, Carlos Gómez, Ivan Fiorelli, and Humberto Ramos, inked by [deeper...

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]]> 34152 Amazing Spider-Man #73 Is An Unbelievably Bad Comic and We Love It https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/09/amazing-spider-man-73-is-an-unbelievably-bad-comic-and-we-love-it/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33480 Okay, deep breath. You see, Harry Osborn…well, what I mean to say is a clone of Harry Osborn, or rather…all right, let’s start over. You know how there’s this mysterious villain called Kindred…you know what? Forget it, it’s not even worth it. Amazing Spider-Man #73 is written by Nick Spencer, drawn by Zé Carlos and...

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]]> 33480 Amazing Spider-Man #72 Gets A Little Satanic https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/26/amazing-spider-man-72-gets-a-little-satanic/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33071 Retcons can be a useful tool in the world of serialized storytelling. They can add important character details about characters, stories, and locales. Hell, one of the best stories of the last five years was a massive retcon, as House of X #2 permanently altered the history of Moira MacTaggert. Amazing Spider-Man #72 hands the...

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]]> 33071 Sinister War #3 Still Hasn’t Figured Out How To Be Fun https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/18/sinister-war-3-still-hasnt-figured-out-how-to-be-fun/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32826 The masked melee continues to multiply in Sinister War #3! Facing down the barrel of nearly 40 villains, Spider-Man continues to try and break free of this volume’s finale. Written by Nick Spencer and Ed Brisson. Drawn by Mark Bagley, Carlos Gómez, and Zé Carlos. Inked by Andrew Hennessy, Andy Owens, John Dell, Carlos Gómez,...

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]]> 32826 The Sinisters Six All Share A Common Goal In Sinister War #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/04/the-sinisters-six-all-share-a-common-goal-in-sinister-war-2/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32348 We got teams for DAYS in the sophomore installment of Nick Spencer’s conclusion to Amazing Spider-Man, Sinister War #2! Written by Nick Spencer & Ed Brisson. Drawn by Mark Bagley, Diogenes Neves, Carlos Gómez, and Zé Carlos. Inked by Andrew Hennessy, John Dell, Andy Owens, Carlos Gómez, and Zé Carlos. Colored by Brian Reber. Lettered...

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]]> 32348 Masochism and Futility: Sinister War #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/12/masochism-and-futility-sinister-war-1/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30781 Justin’s masochistic streak gets Spider-themed in Sinister War #1! The latest and final “event” spinning out of Nick Spencer’s tenure on Amazing Spider-Man. Written by Nick Spencer. Drawn by Mark Bagley. Inked by Andrew Hennessy, John Dell, & Andy Owens. Colored by Brian Reber. Lettered by Joe Caramagna. I read all 70 issues (plus specials)...

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]]> 30781 Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: The Chameleon Conspiracy #1… Happens https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/02/giant-size-amazing-spider-man-the-chameleon-conspiracy-1-happens/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30449 The Clon- er, Chameleon Conspiracy wraps up in an oversized “Giant-Size” issue of Amazing Spider-Man, closing out fewer plotlines than one would hope. Written by Nick Spencer and Ed Brisson, penciled by Marcelo Ferreira, Carlos Gómez, Zé Carlos, and Ig Guara, inked by Wayne Faucher, Carlos Gómez, Zé Carlos, and Ig Guara, colored by Andrew...

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]]> 30449 Boomerang Makes a Fateful Choice in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: King’s Ransom #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/12/boomerang-makes-a-fateful-choice-in-giant-size-amazing-spider-man-kings-ransom-1/ Wed, 12 May 2021 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27038 If King’s Ransom has shown readers anything, it's that sometimes a writer needs to play to his strengths.

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