Avenging Spider-Man #11
Written by Zeb Wells
Art by Steve Dillon
Colours by Frank Martin
Jr
The Story
Peter and Aunt May meet
at Uncle Ben's grave and discuss the past
The Review
The story is superb. We
get an insightful look at the relationship between May and Peter
following Uncle Ben's death. I also particularly like the way Uncle
Ben is described by Aunt May. Rather than the philosophical and
high-moral Uncle Ben that we are used to, we are given a more human
look at Ben. In the story, Peter tells Aunt May that he has started a
science scholarship in Uncle Ben's name. This causes Aunt May to
crumple in laughter because all the science and education
encouragement that Ben gave to Peter was due to May's insistence. As
she says: 'If I hadn't thrown a fit he would have brought home
another baseball mitt “just to see if it'd take”'. The flashbacks
in the story are very powerful and almost had me in tears. I loved
the writing. However, I didn't like the art. In my mind it didn't
fit. I don't know what it is. Maybe I'm just too used to the way
Peter is drawn in Amazing Spider-Man by the likes of Humberto Ramos
and Guiseppe Camuncoli or maybe it's the way Aunt May looks scarily
like Madonna (complete with gap in the teeth), but something didn't
sit right with me.
Conclusion
Great story. Not so
great art. When I say not so great, sure the art is good but I just
don't think it fit with story. I'd say pick it up and let me know
what you think.
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