Marvel Comics and Amazing Spider-Man #87 Spoilers and Review follows.
Ben Reilly and Peter Parker Share Spotlight!
The issue has two variant covers below on top of the main cover above.
The promise of the book is articulated in its solicit.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #87
JED MACKAY (W) • CARLOS GÓMEZ (A) • Beyond Board: ZEB WELLS, PATRICK GLEASON, KELLY THOMPSON, CODY ZIGLAR & SALADIN AHMED
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS • Variant Cover by CORY SMITHWith NYC reeling from Doc Ock’s attack, Captain America and Black Cat need to know something…
…if Ben Reilly is really down, is Peter Parker able to step up and be Spider-Man again?
You may think you know where this story is going, but you do not.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Captain America and Black Cat begin testing Peter Parker to see if he’s ready to don the Spider-Man costume again.
At the same time, the Beyond Corporation checks to see if its mindwipe of Ben Reilly worked; they deemed it necessary after he learned the nefarious nature of the Beyond Corporation.
His doctor is a clone herself under…
…the elegant thumb of Beyond’s Maxine Danger.
However, are the clones…
…possibly in cahoots?!
The book begins to end with Peter Parker on the road back to his super-hero persona as…
…Ben Reilly’s girlfriend Janine Godbe confronts Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker’s girlfriend, with the Doctor Octopus’ incriminating Beyond Corporation evidence; more on why MJ is dressed as Black Cat can be gleaned in their shared one-shot also out this week (full spoilers here).
The Pulse:
It’s nice to see both Ben and Pete get a fair amount of an attention in an issue. That cliffhanger was intriguing while the art was amazing throughout the book. 8 out of 10.
