"You think you're all alone"
Be sure to check out my review of Spider-Girl #1.
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The Red Hulk is in town causing trouble and it's up to Spider-Girl and the Fantastic Four to stop him. The only problem is no one knows why he's intent on destroying everything and why he's especially obsessed with Spider-Girl! It's Big Time for Spider-Girl and Anya grows up fast in this issue.
So Then I Said...
The pedal is lifted off the metal for this issue as we see Spider-Girl confront Red Hulk and deal with the aftermath of his attack. I think I see why Paul Tobin decided to write this issue the way he did; I can see him setting some things up in the future for Spider-Girl and he throws in a little bit of conflict for our heroine. However, that doesn't necessarily mean I liked it. I thought the pacing was a little too slow this issue and when you're launching a new title, I think you need to go hard and fast to keep readers entertained and coming back.
I'm also not sure about the appearance of the Red Hulk. Perhaps once I go through Issues #3 and #4, his role will be clearer but it felt like Marvel wanted to throw a major character into this book to give it some instant cred (whereas I felt fans of Spider-Girl don't need the pop and those that aren't fans probably won't be persuaded to pick up this book just because Red Hulk is on the cover).
There's some character development for Anya in this issue and I guess that's really where Tobin wanted this issue to focus on. However, I felt it went on for five pages too long. And while I found the use of tweets in the first issue to be clever and worked well, there were way too many tweets in this issue and it just felt forced.
I always find it distracting when two different artists work on a single issue. It happened recently on Birds of Prey and we see it in this issue. I don't know why this was done but I hope Clayton Henry (who did the first half) resumes full-time duty on this series. I just preferred it over Height, Wong, Paris & Livesay's style (who all combined for the second half), which looked like it would be more suitable for a younger audience.
Bottom Line
Spider Girl #2 was a quick read and a little slow in some spots. It definitely didn't maintain the momentum from the first issue and not a whole lot happened here. For that, this issue was Not Worth It.
100 Words Or Less
The Red Hulk is in town causing trouble and it's up to Spider-Girl and the Fantastic Four to stop him. The only problem is no one knows why he's intent on destroying everything and why he's especially obsessed with Spider-Girl! It's Big Time for Spider-Girl and Anya grows up fast in this issue. So Then I Said...
The pedal is lifted off the metal for this issue as we see Spider-Girl confront Red Hulk and deal with the aftermath of his attack. I think I see why Paul Tobin decided to write this issue the way he did; I can see him setting some things up in the future for Spider-Girl and he throws in a little bit of conflict for our heroine. However, that doesn't necessarily mean I liked it. I thought the pacing was a little too slow this issue and when you're launching a new title, I think you need to go hard and fast to keep readers entertained and coming back. I'm also not sure about the appearance of the Red Hulk. Perhaps once I go through Issues #3 and #4, his role will be clearer but it felt like Marvel wanted to throw a major character into this book to give it some instant cred (whereas I felt fans of Spider-Girl don't need the pop and those that aren't fans probably won't be persuaded to pick up this book just because Red Hulk is on the cover).
There's some character development for Anya in this issue and I guess that's really where Tobin wanted this issue to focus on. However, I felt it went on for five pages too long. And while I found the use of tweets in the first issue to be clever and worked well, there were way too many tweets in this issue and it just felt forced.
I always find it distracting when two different artists work on a single issue. It happened recently on Birds of Prey and we see it in this issue. I don't know why this was done but I hope Clayton Henry (who did the first half) resumes full-time duty on this series. I just preferred it over Height, Wong, Paris & Livesay's style (who all combined for the second half), which looked like it would be more suitable for a younger audience.
