The Amazing Spider-Man » The Amazing Spider-Man #699 - Dying Wish: Outside the Box released by Marvel on February 1, 2013.
Lot's of people dropped this book and called 698 lame when it first came out--I'll admit, I was skeptical at first, too, but this issue has erased any doubt in my mind that Slott's not going to deliver. I'm not going to say anything about the story other than it is Slott at his best. So excited for the day after Christmas. You have to get this issue, and if you have issue 600, read that before reading this Big things are coming--have actually been coming for a hundred issues.
I have been a Spider-Man fan for a number of years now, and Dan Slott's run has been amazing. Although not all the issues he's written lately have been perfect he has made me very excited to see what will happen when issue 700 arrives, and I've not been as excited about a Spider-Man story in years.PlotWARNING: THIS WILL SPOIL THE END OF ISSUE 698This issue continues from were the last issue left off, Doctor Octopus has managed to switch bodies with Spider-Man and is now living his life with all ...
SPOILER FREEThis issue is great. That's all there is to say about it. It answers big questions from previous issues, and it sets the stage for issue 700. Although some might consider it a filler issue, it doesn't feel like it.The GoodThe focus of this issue is the big explanation. Lots of people have come close to predicting how the reveal in issue 698 happened, but I don't think anyone figured it out exactly. And even though I somewhat saw it coming, the Dan Slott's explanation is satisfying. I...