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SPOILERS AHEAD: Amazing Spider-man #532 Review
— June 19, 2006 Leave a Comment
My spoiler free opinion of this issue is that it is was a really good read. Secondly, it explains a lot of what is going on in Civil War. I wish I had read this issue before reading Civil War #2. The rest of the review contains SPOILERS, so don’t read on unless you want to know what happens. You’ve been warned.
Now that that is out of the way, this issue is about why Tony Stark is for superhero registration. This is the explanation that I have been looking for, BECAUSE IT MAKES NO SENSE. Since reading Civil War #1, I haven’t been able to understand why Iron Man is supporting the superhero registration act. After reading this issue, I still don’t agree with Tony’s stance but at least I understand it. The first half of the issue is actually spent giving a detailed explanation of why Tony Stark believes he should back the registration and why he should be the one to round up those that are against it.
The second half of this issue deals with Peter Parker and the unmasking of Spider-man. Tony actually asks for Peter’s support and tells him that if he stands with him he will back the amendment and he will reveal his identity to the world. Peter struggles with the decision, but at the end of this issue, it is obvious that he is about to reveal his secret identity. This issue also explains the reason why Peter reveals his identity. It comes from Aunt May and Mary Jane, and they actually do a good job of convincing the reader why he should do it. I don’t agree with this decision either, but I do understand why Spider-man does this at the end of this issue.
The only other negative I have is the artwork. This story is illustrated by Ron Garney. I have to say I don’t usually complain about Marvel’s artwork, but I don’t like the cartoony style that I have seen a lot of lately. That is the problem with Garney’s artwork here.
Other than that, it is a really good issue, and it looks like this will be a good storyline. I actually enjoyed this book more than ‘Civil War’ 1 & 2. If you are reading ‘Civil War,’ this issue is really needed to help understand the recent events that take place in that storyline. It always bugs me when Marvel makes a separate book essential reading to understand what is going on in another book. But I guess now that they have blockbuster storylines that crossover with 30 other titles every year, this is just part of the comics world we live in.
