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    The Amazing Spider-Man » The Amazing Spider-Man #655 - No One Dies Part One of Two: Awakening released by Marvel on April 23, 2011.

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    Review: Amazing Spider-Man #655

    Following Marla Jameson's funeral, Spidey has a dream which, yet again, probes deep into his sense of guilt and responsibility.
     

    The Good

    Storytelling is king in this issue and I thoroughly enjoyed the breaking-from-norm techniques used in both sections. Marla's "silent" funeral procession conveyed grief in a much more poignant than any amount of overwrought, sorrowful dialog could and I found the rolling surrealism of the dream sequence to be quite alluring - - especially in the Escher-esque double splash where Spidey walks past all his dead love ones.

    The Bad

    Extending the scope of Peter's dream to include characters and concepts from the whole Marvel Universe certainly fits Spidey's place as a member of a larger community. However, I can't help thinking it dilutes the focus of a solo title. If the Sentry's execution of Carnage is on Peter's mind like this, doesn't it raise the question of why he can't call in, say, Dr. Strange to retrieve Marla Jameson's soul?

    The Verdict - 4/5

    Every once in a while, a mainstream like this gets some breathing room for interesting storytelling experiments. Indeed, I think the last time I encountered a superhero title with this kind of an elegiac storybook quality was in the Death of Betty Banner issue from Incredible Hulk in the late 90s. As far as big events go, this is definitely one to pay attention to.
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      Spider-Man's Has Just a Tiny Bit of Guilt Going On 0

      The Amazing Spider-Man #655 - No One Dies Part One of Two: Awakening by gmanfromheck on February 23, 2011

      After the death of a character last issue, Spider-Man has his worst nightmare, visits from all the dead in his life.  The Good Last issue we had the surprise death of a supporting cast member. Death isn't anything new to Spider-Man comics and this issue serves to remind us of all the dead in Peter Parker's life. You never really realize just how dangerous it is to be part of his inner circle.   The issue almost has two parts to it. The first deals with the death of the character and the second i...

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      Peter's worst fear is the death of others 0

      The Amazing Spider-Man #655 - No One Dies Part One of Two: Awakening by haydenclaireheroes on February 24, 2011

      Cover I love this cover. Usually white backgrounds don’t work but this issue is about death and the red on the cover makes a great cover to deal with an issue about death. Story Jameson’s wife has died and Spider-man thinks about all the people he let died and he swears that he will not let anyone die ever again. Best Part There has been many deaths that Peter had to go through. Seeing all of them in this issue was kind of a good thing for peter. You always have to face your fears sometimes. Pe...

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