World Famous Comics: Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six (Spider-Man)
Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six (Spider-Man)
By: Adam-Troy Castro Publisher: I Books/Marvel Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: I Books/Marvel Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 448 Publication Date: April 02, 2002
As the amazing Spider-Man, Peter Parker has had to endure many shocks in his life: The death of his uncle Ben -- shot by a burglar years ago, when Peter might have been able to stop the killing. The loss of his girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, who perished at the hands of his deadliest enemy, the Green Goblin. The realization that his wife, Mary Jane Watson, knew his secret identity years before he finally revealed it to her. But nothing could have ever prepared him for the latest unexpected turn in his life: the possibility that he has a long-lost sister!
The revelation of a sibling he didn't even know existed is far from the only complication to the matter. For not only is his sister a deadly super-villainess known as Pity, but she's working alongside the manipulative Gentleman -- a man who masterminded the deaths of Peter's parents! Together with Doctor Octopus, Electro, the Vulture, and Mysterio, the Gentleman and Pity have formed the newest incarnation of The Sinister Six -- a group dedicated to destroying Spider-Man!
Faced with the challenge of trying to save Pity from her predicament while, at the same time, stopping The Sinister Six from carrying out the Gentleman's world-threatening plans, Spider-Man must turn to the super-spy organization S.A.F.E. and its volatile director, Colonel Sean Morgan, for help. But even with help from his hi-tech allies, Spider-Man discovers that nothing he can do will stop the Sinister Six from achieving their goal of revenge!
Not bad, but not all that great. A mysterious figure known only as The Gentleman gathers together Doc Ock, Mysterio, The Vulture, Electro and The Chameleon to form the Sinister Six. The sixth member is Pity, The Gentleman's mentally troubled, but no less lethal, henchperson. The true plan is for four of the Six to keep Spidey busy, while the other two conduct a robbery of a sort.
As entertaining as Revenge of the Sinister Six is (and boy do they get their revenge on poor Spidey), the book is hampered by some flaws. One, it is overwritten and reads as rather talky at times. Two, there are numerous errors sprinkled throughout the BP paperback edition, the proofing was quite poor. Three, there are several pop culture injokes that detract from the story, rather than enhance it.
Those problems aside, fans of Spider-Man will no doubt enjoy the two hundred page slugfest that is the Sinister Six's Day of Terror.
Masterpiece Truly, an amazing book. The author is a genius at developing every character and leaving no one out. In this book, I truly enjoyed his portrayal of Electro and Pity's relationship. As you know, none of my reviews are very long, so I'll end there. Amazing!
Great Spider-Man book by Marvel! This was a great book The author did a great job of describing the characters and setting. The vision you get when you read it is great and the fighting makes you feel like your right next to Spider-Man fighting along with him. This is a great book for anyone. But would mosly be liked by Spidey fans and comic lovers. And...thats it!:-)
A spectacularly spellbinding speel I believe that Mr. Castro has brought to paper one of the better tales of our world-famous wallcrawler. And to boot Parker has his hands full with family issues, major ones that he didn't even know existed, until now. Toss in Parker's deadliest and most methodical miscreants, (okay except for Venom), and you have a sure winner.
Spidey has done it again First of all: if you are a spidey fan, GET THIS BOOK! It is part 2 of 3-part series by Adam-Troy Castro. #1 is 'Spider-Man: The Gathering of the Sinister Six' and I'm not sure what #3 is called...
But, anyway! This is a great book! Castro really explains Spidey well from his corny jokes to his stressful day in this book. There can really funny parts in this book, like when MJ is beating up Chamealon or when Spidey is fighting Doc Ock and he is saying that Doc Ock's sayings are getting old... Also, there can be sad parts, like in one of the last chapters in the book, when he finally "rescues" the hostages at the Daily Bugle.
So, I recommend this book to every Spidey fan that's out there! GET THIS BOOK! It's great, it's awesome....
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