Best spidey story arcs since.........

[runningman]

ok ok I'm aware of the many disparaging remarks associated with the ASM story lines of late. But being away from comics for a while (ok, a long time) I'm wondering what others would consider the best spidey story arcs since approx. ASM # 300. It doesn't have to be the pinnacle of comic story-telling. Just something worth getting and reading.

 

I'm very familiar with the older spidey stuff but am wondering if there is anything above #300 worth giving a try?

 

Saying it's all drek is not an option...........

[Hobgoblin]

Inferno. Not sure which issues exactly; around 312-314 or something like that. If not for just the cool covers.

[Anfield Fox]

Everything up to 365, the 30th anniversary issue. That was the beginning of the end. 374/375 were good. 388 is the absolute last issue you want to touch although 400 was well written. 401-now? forget it.

[awe4one]

If you aren't limiting yourself to ASM, DeMatteis and Buscema's Spectacular Spider-Man run (#178-202) was the best Spidey stories put out in the early 90s. The pinnacle of which was Harry Osborne's death in #200.

 

Wonderful stuff...Spider-Man haven't been as consistently good since in my opinion...

 

Jim

[runningman]

thanks all for the tips. I'll have to check out inferno and PPSS 178+

[followtheleader]

Try Flowers for Rhino story (2 parter). Not really Spider-man per se but good. A rip off of the Flowers for Algernon book.

 

Pat

[Fan4Fan]

For some more tangential books:

 

Universe X: Spidey

 

Spider-Girl

 

Untold Tales of Spider-Man

 

Spider-Man's Tangled Web (it has been collected and is a bit hit or miss)

[Pirate]

ok ok I'm aware of the many disparaging remarks associated with the ASM story lines of late. But being away from comics for a while (ok, a long time) I'm wondering what others would consider the best spidey story arcs since approx. ASM # 300. It doesn't have to be the pinnacle of comic story-telling. Just something worth getting and reading.

 

I'm very familiar with the older spidey stuff but am wondering if there is anything above #300 worth giving a try?

 

Saying it's all drek is not an option...........

 

there hasn't been any since 121/122

[followtheleader]

Tangled Web, that's the name. Flowers for Rhino was part of that. There was also a great story from a lowly hitman in Kingpin's employ. Would recommend issues #4 through 9 (can't remember if 10 was part of the last arc).

 

Pat