Spider-Man heads to Shanghai.
Note: Amazing Spider-Man #6 is officially scheduled for release on Wednesday, January 6. However, Marvel released the comic early digitally and in certain comic shops.
It could be argued that the very last thing Amazing Spider-Man needs right now is more villains. The first arc revolved heavily around the new Zodiac and the Goblin army, while also laying groundwork for several other villains to emerge. Is Dan Slott biting off more than he can chew by adding Mister Negative to the mix now? So far, it doesn't seem that way. This issue succeeds in reintroducing several characters who have been absent from Slott's ASM run for too long while also furthering the book's central conflict.
\It certainly helps that this issue remains focused squarely on the return of Mister Negative and the resulting chaos in Shanghai rather than trying to keep multiple plates spinning. Slott effectively explores the duality of this villain, a philanthropist who doesn't even realize he's also an international crime lord. That treatment extends to Cloak and Dagger as well. These two have been recast as villains for the purpose of this arc, lending a greater sense of physical danger to Spidey's new adventure. And considering that the characters have been left hanging ever since their Spider-Island mini-series in 2011, it's nice to see someone finally picking up where that book left off.
This issue welcomes a new face to the series in artist Matteo Buffagni. Slott's ASM stories have tended to vary pretty wildly in terms of visual style thanks to the distinctive styles of artists like Giuseppe Camuncoli, Humberto Ramos and others. It's a refreshing change of pace to see this new series striving for a bit more consistency. Buffagni's work is relatively close in look and feel to Camuncoli's, if a little less angular and more meaty when it comes to figure work. Like Camuncoli, Buffagni emphasizes his environments a great deal, which is fitting given how much the international setting is at the heart of this book. Buffagni's figure work can occasionally be a little stiff, but the action scenes benefit from a terrific sense of vertical height and scope.
Speaking of scope, how about that Alex Ross cover?
The real driving conflict of the new ASM is Peter's struggle to reconcile his costumed career with his new status as an industrialist. That element remains the focus of this issue, even as the setting shifts to a new country and one villain makes way for another. There's a sense of cohesion to this series that the previous volume of ASM lacked. It bodes well for the future of the book, and serves as a reminder that Slott always has a plan for Peter Parker.
The Verdict
The new volume of Amazing Spider-man is quickly eclipsing the previous one. Rarely has Dan Slott's Spider-Man saga felt this focused, both in terms of is visual style and the emphasis on Peter Parker's personal struggles. Having Mister Negative, Cloak and Dagger back in the picture just adds to the appeal.
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