Blogs Tagged “Black Cat”

• Spider-view: "Spider-Man/New Warriors: The Hero Killers"—Nathan, 12.21.2023
  These annuals provide Spidey a new character dimension, offering an entertaining main feature alongside some middling back-up narratives
• Spider-view: “Elliptical Pursuit” (Venom, Part 3)—Nathan, 06.30.2022
  This neat two-parter starts off a little ho-hum, but the second half ratchets up the action with clever combat between two arch-enemies
• Spider-view: “Powerless”—Nathan, 03.03.2022
  This arc's dive into deeper philosophical notions ends up shallower than intended, even if some of the premise's more practical applications are engaging
• Spider-view: “The Powder Chase”—Nathan, 01.17.2022
  This little two-parter plays with some fascinating concepts but fails to plumb the depths in exploring the ramifications
• Spider-view: “Foreign Affairs”—Nathan, 03.15.2021
  Peter David's two-parter narrative connects nicely to the recent past, weaving in multiple pieces in a largely cohesive manner
• Spider-view: “The Spectacular Spider-Kid” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 31)—Nathan, 01.18.2021
  A nice palate cleanser, this single story juggles certain elements neatly while fumbling some characterization
• Spider-view: “Breakin’!” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 30)—Nathan, 01.15.2021
  A long-running subplot culiminates in fascinating fashion in this celebratory 100th issue of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man
• Spider-view: “Spider on the Spot” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 28)—Nathan, 01.05.2021
  As Milgrom builds towards issue 100, he follows a shaky path in a rather unbalanced penultimate issue
• Spider-view: “True Confessions” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 24)—Nathan, 12.19.2020
  Al Milgrom's latest issue is a step backward for the writer, an unbalanced menagerie of events and faces
• Spider-view: “The Final Answer” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 19/Cloak and Dagger, Part 7)—Nathan, 12.05.2020
  With the alien costume seemingly gone, Al Mlgrom wraps up another plotline in an issue that reads better that some of his past work
• Spider-view: “Memory Lane” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 17)—Nathan, 11.29.2020
  A fun standalone issue hones in on the hitherto unknown childhood years of one Aunt May
• Spider-view: “Beware the Claws of Puma” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 14)—Nathan, 11.04.2020
  New villains and new revelations await our stalwart hero as Tom DeFalco ratchets up the stakes
• Spider-view: “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘em Down at the Morgue After They’ve Seen N.Y.C.?” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 13/Cloak and Dagger, Part 6)—Nathan, 10.29.2020
  Largely freed from the constraints of recent continuity, Al Milgrom crafts an engaging two-parter that sees his storytelling abilities at the forefront
• Spider-view: “A Hot Time in the Old Morgue Tonight” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 10)—Nathan, 10.11.2020
  Tension flits through this issue, some of it decently inserted, some of it misplaced, as Milgrom wrestles with the Spidey/Cat dyanmic of the series
• Spider-view: “And the Answer Is…” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 8)—Nathan, 09.22.2020
  Al Milgrom's chronology might still be broken, but he works to make up for it with the addition of a great new villain
• Spider-view: “If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck…” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 5)—Nathan, 09.01.2020
  A well-told Spider-Man/Black Cat tale is hampered only by chronological inconsistencies
• Spider-view: “Where, Oh, Where has My Spider-Man Gone?” (Alien Costume Saga, Part 3)—Nathan, 08.08.2020
  This Secret Wars tie-in tells a fun tale about the Black Cat but suffers from some chronological and character issues