Sometimes it is good to just sit and enjoy a good story.
Amazing Spiderman #572 has a lot to enjoy–Green Goblin, Venom, Anti-Venom, Bullseye, and even a touch of romance. With so much going on–it was just nice to read and enjoy. This is the fifth book of the New Ways toDie Story and even with the controversial Brand New Day series that turn the Spider-man Universe upside down..this seems like a good reason for it all.
Sometimes–and this is something that DC has to deal with, writters get stuck in the rut of do the same story over and over…MJ gets kidnapped, Aunt May on her death bed, Peter Parker feels guilty–and let’s do it again…maybe switch it up sometime–MJ is on her death bed, Aunt May gets kidnapped, and Peter Parker feels guilty.
The fact remains that the Brand New Day series was risky and controversial. But there are more stories to tell because of it. Because the authors aren’t bound by what already is the pattern.
Easy Targets is an example of how the Amazing Spider-man can have new life breathed into it, by a simple–but gutsy move.