What a milestone to reach, eh? The 1000th issue of The Amazing Spider-Man has been out for a while, and I’ve had it for some time too; however, after a weak opening story I kind of lost interest and have only just caught up with reading the rest of the issue.

So, let’s talk that opening story. Set during current continuity, it feels far too 90s and Clone Saga-esque to be anything but eye-rollingly convoluted for me. A long lost relative, who may or may not be who they say they are, and a new, dull villain make this a story that does a poor job of selling readers on picking up issue #1001 and beyond.

The anthology nature of this issue means there’s a lot more to discover though, with a mixed bag of quality when it comes to the rest of the stories.

There’s a nice dive into Spidey’s past, present and future in the other stories, but none of them stand out as being all that memorable. Though the one story to feature wrestling quite prominently was apparently written by WWE boss, Triple H; that’s about as memorable as these tales get!

Overall, there’s a lot of stories here but your money, along with other content, but there’s nothing particularly special about any of the somewhat mediocre stories here, unfortunately. A disappointment.

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