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    The Amazing Spider-Man » The Amazing Spider-Man #645 - Origin of the Species, Part 4 released by Marvel on December 13, 2010.

    zack_freeman's The Amazing Spider-Man #645 - Origin of the Species, Part 4 review

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    Review: Amazing Spider-Man #645

    Believing that the "goblin baby" is dead, Spidey goes on the warpath, punishing every single villain involved in this terrible crime.
     

    The Good

    Wow... I've never seen Spidey this badass.  Part of the fun of a thriller like this is the catharsis you finally reach after a long period of frustration. And I thoroughly relished watching Spidey terrorize his rogue's gallery like this. Holy crap... he breaks the Shocker's arm! He rips a whole dock in half! As I said with last issue, Waid's a master of making you follow every twist, turn, dip and loop-de-loop in a comic's plot, and I was definitely strapped in for the ride in this one.

    The Bad

    There's a surprise concerning the Lizard in this issue that seemed a little too convenient. I know that the point of this arc is that Spidey's facing an overwhelming, relentless gauntlet of foes who won't give him even a second of rest, but still... it seemed reasonable as a cliffhanger in comparison to Chameleon-related twist from last issue.

    The Verdict - 4.5/ 5

    Those who have been having reservations about the art in this arc really out to take a look, because the gritty line work perfectly suits the intensity of this story. I've never read a Spider-Man story that was as frenetic as this. These feels less like a regular superhero book and more like a hot-blooded, white-knuckled, hard-boiled thriller from the 70s. Since this is bi-weekly, scoop up the previous issues before this arc wraps up.
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      The Amazing Spider-Man #645 - Origin of the Species, Part 4 by imperiousrix on October 17, 2010

      Spidey's whirlwind caper continues in #645.  Although his little jaunt through New York with his baby sidekick has been an enjoyable read, I continue to assert that I doubt anything of substance will really come out of the story.  I'm not saying every comic book story has to end in a deeply penetrating change or affectation to the characters involved, but their seems to be something extremely... filler-y about this whole thing.  Does that mean this storyline is completely without its merits?  Of...

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      The Amazing Spider-Man #645 - Origin of the Species, Part 4 by duo_forbidden on October 15, 2010

      Peter is mad, and he has every right to be.  Pros: When Peter is not making jokes, you should know that he means business. It's amazing that Peter is not in the black costume the way he was going about New York taking half of his rouge gallery down. I mean he's using the shadows to his advantage and tactics like he's Batman! We don't see this side of Peter often, but after being told that the baby he was protecting in the past issues was dead, he has every right to be mad. And the surprise...

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