The Web #9 Review
Hey, guys. So this is the next-to-last issue for the ongoing series of The Web, to which I happen to enjoy personally. Needless to say, I'm going to miss his series, it was shorter than his Impact run. Thus, I'll give my review of The Web #9.
The Good
Well, it starts off following the cliffhanger of The Web #8, in which John Raymond, seemingly dies at the hands of The Stunner, with Deuces Wilde and Martin Scott as witnesses. Roger Robinson, with every issue, he strives to improve his renditions of Web and the gang. So far, he's done great this time around. The story has its twists and turns, that sudden jolt of fighting and wise-cracking that seems to be Web's trait. It gets funny, then it gets serious when the climax of the issue as well of the saga is reached. On the other hand, the double feature of The Hangman turned out to be really interesting this time around, continuing off the revival of The Jackal and Ugly-Man, and dwelling into the roots of Hangman's powers. Bill Sienkiewicz and Tom Derenick add their charm to the current predicament, aided by a wonderful issue script from John Rozum.
The Bad
The bad, right off the bat, was the typo that you first see when you open the issue, namely Deuces Wilde saying what Martin Scott is supposed to say, and vice versa. The action was a little flat after Web gave the hilarious slap to Swien, which surprised me that Wilde would actually warn him for that. I guess he cares for the man, then again, he ditched him at the end of the issue, so it's contradicting, to a point, but not enough to alarm people. The sequences in Hangman weren't that action-packed, but it wasn't necessary, you finally get an understanding of his powers.
The Verdict
Well, for a next to last issue, I feel bad that such potential is immediately being pulled the plug on due to low sales, and barely being able to break into 10K. If it were for me, I would've loved this ongoing to continue some more, but I guess I have to wait till issue #10 and for The Mighty Crusaders #1 to keep up with Web's adventures. But for the meantime, Matt Sturges did a superb job in this issue as well as John Rozum. If you got a spare $4 on you, give this a shot. 4.5/5 SPARE CHANGE