Amazing Spider-man #587

Marvel Comics

There are several complaints about this series. Marvel's decision to break up Spider-Man and Mary Jane angered many readers. The entire premise of the character “reboot” seems to be based on Marvel's interest in appealing to new readers at the expense of character continuity and narrative coherency.

Well, put these complaints aside because this is the best “Amazing Spider-Man” in a decade. The rotating cast of writers have done an excellent job introducing secondary characters to fill out Spider-Man's life. This issue is third in the “Character Assassination” storyline, which has continued the work of setting up Spider-Man's new world by introducing new friends and villains. It also answers a few questions.

This series is definitely worth grabbing.

Great Unknown #1

Image Comics

In this first of five issues, writer and artist Duncan Rouleau tells the story of Zach Feld, a man who is able to convince only himself that his thoughts are being stolen from his mind and sold to others. Rouleau’s thoughtful use of different colors and styles makes his art easily stand out from the crowd and his writing is funny and entirely engrossing.

If the character depth and witty philosophical interjections in the released preview pages are consistent throughout the rest of the series, this could be a defining moment in Rouleau’s already impressive career – hopefully signaling more writing ventures from him in the future.