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Old 04-21-2017, 02:10 PM   #25747
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Originally Posted by ReadingManiac View Post
Which author? I have two books on my Kindle with that title.
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Originally Posted by astrangerhere View Post
Fairly certain Bob is reading the one by James SA Corey.
Correct you are!

I did take a break from LW to read Amazing Spider-Man: The Clone Conspiracy, which I happened to finish right at the end of my errands this morning. Last night's prep work, consisting of mapping the chronology chart into a combined index and "cheat sheet," was a big help in letting me bounce between subplots* while keeping the chronology straight. There were a few insta-recap incidents, in which I saw the same scene from different viewpoints in quick succession, but you have to expect some of that.

Storywise, I like how it was handled and expect that the loose ends left dangling will get tugged in due course. That said, I'm thoroughly sick of both the Jackals and the Goblins as Spidey villains - in the same way that I'm tired of seeing the Joker pop up in so many Batman movies. I would be very happy if Marvel permakilled those villains beyond any hope of resurrection Real Soon Now. They're beyond stale, and having them enact the same old plot every time they show up is just tiresome. Yes, this time the authors did manage to add a couple of nice twists - which is why I think this is the right time to retire the characters. Let 'em go out on a high note. Spidey deserves better from the "House of Ideas."

* For anyone else who wants to try this, the only suggestions I'd make would be to read ASM 20 right after Clone Conspiracy 1 (not before it, as the chart may imply), treat Prowler 1-3 as a triple-length issue where Prowler 3 is placed, and to regard the Omega stories as epilogues that are already in the right places. Otherwise, just look at the handy chart provided early in the collection and go left to right, top to bottom, as best you can. The result never leaves any plot alone for too long; it works well. The alternative, reading the collection from front to back, results in reading each title straight through from beginning to end. Do that, and many of the surprise revelations will be spoiled as you loop through the common events four different times. I don't recommend that.
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