The answer is that Zdarsky is surprisingly sincere here while still retaining a bit of his edge. Offbeat and experimental comedy is his forte, and I was curious to see how that would translate to the most mainstream of mainstream comics, a Spider-Man title. Zdarsky’s is best known for drawing the bawdy sci-fi romp Sex Criminals and being in a committed Facebook relationship with his local Applebee’s. Writer Chip Zdarsky is aware of the common traps that befall too many comics and he wants us to know it by page two. Why do this to us Marvel? Why?! But turn the page and things get meta, with Johnny Storm trashing Peter for telling us an origin story we all already know: Spidey failed to stop a robber who eventually killed his uncle yada yada yada. That this origin is Spider-Man’s, a tale more familiar to some Americans than the crucifixion, is immediately infuriating. Like many first issues, Spectacular Spider-Man (which went on sale on June 21st, 2017 opens with an origin story.
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