Damn this Web!

Spidey's Tangled Web, that is.

A review, short and sweet!

Spider-Man's Tangled Web #19 $2.99

Long title, amazing results! (An in joke, forgive me.)

I picked this baby up for a mere fitty cent! (Isn't that how it's said these days, fitty?) at the recent convention I attended, and finally got a chance to look it over. The story is pretty simple, Grizzly (a man who dresses like a bear) gets out of prison and seeks to start a new life for himself. Unfortunately his new neighbor is the Rhino, who wants to kick it old school. (Gotta love that slang!) Well, Rhino becomes a bigger and bigger thorn in the side of the attempting-to-reform Grizzly, and eventually his anger gets the best of him. After Spidey breaks up their little snafu, the two become friends once more, and even attempt to find love. Someone should've told them that when you internet date, always be gender specific. Yes, they end up setting a date with eachother, and the story ends a little bittersweet and definitely humorous. There were a few problems I had with the story, the main one being the use of the Rhino. Perhaps it was because very few people would recognize Grizzly, but even at that it seemed a bit much. Most of Spidey's villians are two-bit, but Rhino is in the upper part of the group, and it would've been funnier had it been someone farther down the totem pole. But, all in all it's a very funny tale, borrowing heavily from a few sitcom plots, but the art (by the ever-talented Jim Mahfood) is perfect for the story, and the dialogue is spot on. Robbie Morrison handled writing chores, and the name doesn't ring a bell, but he's definitely got talent, so it's a name I'll have to remember!

-L