Spider-Mannotations: Amazing Spider-Man #673

Alas, we've come to the end of Spider-Island, with a mere single issue to go.  Dry your eyes and read on!

Amazing Spider-Man #673

Spider-Men No More!
(art by Stefano Caselli)

Spider-Mannotations: Venom #8, Amazing Spider-Man #672, Spider-Island: Amazing Spider-Girl #3, Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger #3, Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #3

It's finally here!  The penultimate instalment of Spider-Island Spider-Mannotations!  And most of these books concentrate on wrapping up the plot and engaging in huge fights, so there isn't quite as much continuity in them - meaning that I can mannotate five different books in one post!


Venom #8

It's a Giant Spider Island of savings at Menard's!
(art by Tony Moore)

Spider-Mannotations: Amazing Spider-Man #671, Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #524, Spider-Island: Heroes for Hire #1

We're getting into the home stretch!  The penultimate issue of Spider-Island, and the Black Panther and Heroes for Hire too!

Amazing Spider-Man #671

Tiny pants, giant socks.
(art by Humberto Ramos)

Spider-Mannotations: Amazing Spider-Man #670, Venom #7, Herc #8, Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #2

Bust out those backissues and hardcovers, Spider-fans, because it's time to look at another chunk of Spider-Island!

Amazing Spider-Man #670

Another cover homage - this time to Amazing Spider-Man #646!
(art by Humberto Ramos)

Spider-Island Spider-Mannotations: Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger #2, Spider-Island: Spider Woman #1

So, uh, fell off-track a little here.  But in time for the Spider-Island and Spider-Island Companion hardcovers, here's some more Spider-Island Spider-Mannotations!

Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger #2

"TASTES GREAT!"  "LESS FILLING!"
(art by Mike Choi)

Spider-Mannotations: Amazing Spider-Man #669, Herc #7, Spider-Island: The Amazing Spider-Girl #2

After a lengthy hiatus, it's time for more Spider-Island Spider-Mannotations!

Amazing Spider-Man #669

Doppel Shock, is that you?
(art by Humberto Ramos and Carlos Cuevas)

Spider-Mannotations: Spider-Island: Avengers #1, Spider-Island: I Love New York City #1

Spider-Island rolls on, and so do the Spider-Mannotations!  Let's get it on.

Spider-Island: Avengers #1

"For the last time, Hawkeye, I don't know 'Rainbow Connection'."
(art by Leinil Francis Yu)

Spider-Mannotations: Amazing Spider-Man #668, Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1

It's that time again, web-heads - time for me to overanalyze this week's Spider-Island tie-ins!  This week, we've got part two of Spider-Island proper in Amazing Spider-Man #668, and a new tie-in launches with Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1!

Amazing Spider-Man #668

Blue hoodie, visible web-shooters...Scarlet Spider homage?
(art by Humberto Ramos)

Spider-Mannotations: Amazing Spider-Man #667, Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger #1, Spider-Island: Deadly Foes

Spider-Island continues!  There's a lot less to explain in this week's Amazing Spider-Man #667, so I'll also be covering the two Spider-Island tie-in books that came out this week: Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger #1, and Spider-Island: Deadly Foes!

Amazing Spider-Man #667

Somewhere in Rhode Island, a Hasbro executive is drooling.
(art by Humberto Ramos)

Spider-Mannotations: Amazing Spider-Man #666

So, as a Spider-Man fan, I'm pretty jazzed for Spider-Island.  For the uninitiated, it's the first Spider-Man-centric crossover since...well, ever, really.  There have been a ton of crossovers within the Spider-Man books themselves, but never has a Spider-Man storyline bled over into other ongoings (okay, Maximum Clonage crossed over into New Warriors for one issue).  Comics fans love the crossovers, despite claiming they don't, so this'll probably pick up a lot of readers, many of whom haven't been following the book in years, if ever.  But Dan Slott is a continuity maniac (and I mean that in the best possible sense), and he loves to toss in obscure references.  So, as a certified Spider-Manologist (with a minor in Venomonomy), it is my duty to give you the Annotated Spider-Island!

You maniacs!  You...painted it...
(Amazing Spider-Man #666, art by Stefano Caselli)