• Written by: Zeb Wells
• Art by: Patrick Gleason
• Colors by: Marcio Menyz, Erick Arciniega
• Letters by: VC’s Joe Caramagna
• Cover art by: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz
• Cover price: $4.99
• Release date: October 11, 2023

Amazing Spider-Man #35 sends Peter (in the black suit) into a 4-way battle against Kraven II, Queen Goblin, and Norman Osborn to save Peter’s soul from the sin infection.

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Is Amazing Spider-Man #35 Good?

Imagine a roller coaster. It goes up and down, peaks and valleys, highs and lows.

Now, imagine that roller coaster if you cut off all the ups, leaving just the downs and the plateaus. Down, return to center, down, return to center, down, return to center.

That’s what reading The Amazing Spider-Man #35 feels like. Zeb Wells drags Spidey down to a tough spot, things happen, and when it’s all done, Spidey is right back where he was without any satisfying developments or high points to make the journey memorable. Down, return to center.

When last we left Spider-man, the Osborn Sins infecting his mind pushed him into a spree of mayhem that led him to hunt down the much-reviled Paul. Before Spidey could put Paul (and all ASM readers) out of his misery, Queen Goblin intervened to prevent Spider-Man from crossing a line he wasn’t meant to cross.

Now, Norman and Kraven II reassemble and upgrade the soul spear in a bid to extract Norman’s sins from Peter’s body before he does the unthinkable. The plan works, and everyone goes their separate ways (including the still-breathing Paul) to pretend like nothing happened. Down, return to center.

What’s great about Amazing Spider-Man #35? To Wells’s credit, he sets up an energetic fight between Kraven II and Spider-Man, and the ending teases more Goblin trouble for Norman in the future. That’s fine, I guess, but Wells has been poking at a Goblin return for over a year, so take the tease with a grain of salt.

What’s not so great about Amazing Spider-Man #35? The ending lacks a figurative punch. Wells took the toys out of the toybox, shook them for a bit, and put them right back where they were. Wells had nothing to say and accomplished nothing for any of the characters in this series. In total, this arc was a meaningless waste of time.

How’s the art? It’s good. Patrick Gleason did a fine job with the action choreography and dramatic panels.

About The Reviewer: Gabriel Hernandez is the Publisher & EIC of ComicalOpinions.com, a comics review site dedicated to indie, small, and mid-sized publishers.

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Bits and Pieces

Amazing Spider-Man #35 brings the third-best copy of “Kraven’s Last Hunt” to a close with a decent fight, and everyone returns to their status quo. This arc has no message, neither the characters nor the world changed, and the net effect is a mediocre time filler.

6/10