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By J. Michael Straczynski<\/strong> & Mike Deodato Jr.<\/strong> (Marvel\/Panini UK) Peter Parker is Spider-Man, and family has always been important to him. Perhaps that’s because when he was a nerdy science geek at high school, he didn’t have many friends. Perhaps that’s why when one of those rare school-chums turns up begging a favour, Peter doesn’t think as long or hard as he should before acquiescing.<\/p>\n Uber-geek Charlie Weiderman had a worse educational experience than Parker, and the casual brutalities he experienced made him a man with no compunctions in using any method to achieve his ends. When his experiments turn him into a monster capable of almost any feat of murder, nothing will deter him from his goals. Not friends, not Parker’s family, not even Spider-Man himself!<\/p>\n Although sporting impressive creator credits this is a slow little tale, with lots of character-play and insights into Peter Parker’s past, but a decided lack of old fashioned Spider-action and indeed the costumed persona himself. I’m a great proponent of people over punches but even I felt the urge to shout \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Get on with it!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d every few pages. Also, casual readers should note that this was originally printed as Amazing Spider-Man<\/strong> issues #515-518, and the tactics of periodical publishing don’t always transfer conveniently to a trade paperback. It all starts with a hanging plot thread and closes on a partial cliff-hanger, so you might feel a little bit gruntled by show’s end.<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a9 2005, 2007 Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c2\u00a0 By J. Michael Straczynski & Mike Deodato Jr. (Marvel\/Panini UK) ISBN 978-1-905239-56-6 Peter Parker is Spider-Man, and family has always been important to him. Perhaps that’s because when he was a nerdy science geek at high school, he didn’t have many friends. Perhaps that’s why when one of those rare school-chums turns up begging … <\/p>\n
\nISBN 978-1-905239-56-6<\/p>\n