[quote]First off, let me tell you where I'm coming from with my reviews. This way you have something to base your reading of my reviews on.
I collect a gambit of comic genres; Marvel and DC mainstream stuff, Marvel's Icon, DC's Vertigo (my favorite overall), DC's Wildstorm, Image including Top Cow, IDW, Devil's Due, Zenescope, Dark Horse and several other Indys.
Here are examples of what I enjoy and think are really well done comics and would give high appraise: 'Y the Last Man, Walking Dead, 30 days of Night (first mini), Scalped, DMZ, Conan, Red Sonja, Mice Templar, Fell, Vinyl Underground, Captain America, Iron Fist, Ultimate Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man, Proof, Grimm Fairy Tales, Star Wars: Legacy, Witchblade, The Magdalena (my favorite character of all time), Pax Romana, Sojourn, Batman. There are more, but this should give you some idea of what I'm looking for in my comics.
One reviewer's opinion will not be the same as the next, thus I've provided you with the types of reading I like and enjoy. That is what I base my reviews on. If you read the above information and do not enjoy the same things as I, then my reviews will be garbage to you. So reviews, in my opinion are all relative to the reviewer's and the reader's taste.
Second, my reviews will be the culmination of stars between 1 and 5 (5 being the best) averaged over the subjects listed below.
Now, here we go...[/quote]
Title: Amazing Spider-Man #564
Cover: Nice and busy, just like most Spider-Man covers. I really liked the contrast between black and white and the colored Spider-Man. The black and white shading was pretty cool to see. Great detail, especially in the two young men bottom left. The pimped out school bus by Overdrive gives new meaning to 'short bus'. ****
Interior Art: Very solid ****
Story dialogue: I'm a fan, so far, of this Brand New Day era of the Amazing Spider-Man. Spidey's pretty funny again and the new baddies are top notch imo. Overdrive and Mr Negative are becoming major nemesis here and look forward to seeing their further recurrence. ****
Letters and page Layout: *****
Emotions invoked: Tension, action and suspense... everything a good 'ol fashioned spidey story needs. ****
Rate: 4.2/5