The Superior Foes of Spider-Man Volume 1
Getting the Band Back Together
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Getting the Band Back Together
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Series
3 primary booksThe Superior Foes of Spider-Man is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Nick Spencer, James Asmus, and 3 others.
Series
3 primary books4 released booksThe Superior Foes of Spider-Man (Single Issues) is a 1-book series first released in 2013 with contributions by Nick Spencer, James Asmus, and 3 others.
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This was really funny and a lot of fun! Reminds me of [b:Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon (Hawkeye 16002136 Hawkeye, Vol. 1 My Life as a Weapon (Hawkeye (Marvel NOW!) #1) Matt Fraction https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360413248s/16002136.jpg 21502266]–a smart, wry look at a minor character. Although I knew more about Hawkeye than I did about the Sinister Six and I could kind of tell there were some jokes/plot points I wasn't quite getting. Still, it had a lot of VERY funny jokes, and I'm definitely interested to see where this goes. The villain/anti-hero POV is always interesting, and so far I think Nick Spencer is doing a good job of walking the line between keeping Boomerang a relatable narrator without making him some kind of totally misunderstood, “just trying to do the right thing,” kind of guy. Boomerang definitely does some straight-up bad guy shit in this book.
Meh. I think this is a sense of humour that doesn't quite work for me. Main character is a seemingly irredeemable jerk, the rest of the crew seem to be varying forms of bad, in a lame way. Maybe there's more development later in the series but I'm not hanging around to find out.
And the bit where being an ass to the bartender doesn't pay off so he comes back later to insist on a date and she acquiesces? Ugh. ‘Just keep asking she'll say yes'. I HATE that narrative being reinforced in fiction.
