Rating: 4/5
I was a bit torn on the rating for this volume. It didn't feel quite as strong as some of the previous volumes, but there are some great elements.
I loved the first issue in this collection. It can feel slow because not much happens, but it pokes fun at a recurring event in the Spider-Man books. Namely, no matter where Peter is or what he is doing, if he finds out there is a villain up to no good, he drops everything and gets there to stop it. Here, everything that could go wrong and prevent Peter from getting to the villain pops up. It's got a playfulness that feels necessary between the end of volume four and what happen in the rest of this volume.
There isn't a major villain in this book. Instead, Peter has to contend with someone who is dressing up as Spider-Man and committing crimes. That portion of the story takes a backseat to his personal life though. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say that the creators beef up the storyline with Gwen Stacy yet again. Long time fans of the Web Head won't be surprised by the events of this book. Despite that I felt like it was handled excellently.
Aside from a less interesting workload for Spider-Man, the biggest weakness in this book felt like Mary Jane. Given how she has progressed over the last couple volumes, I'm not shocked by that. I was hoping that things would turn around concerning her. Hopefully, she gets a chance to shine somewhere down the line. As for the art, it is exactly what I've come to expect from this series. I've enjoyed it a lot and was not disappointed this time around.
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