There's nothing more terrifying than a Spider-Man who doesn't crack wise and bloody hell do we see this when there's a close up of the fearful criminals eyes. Spidey jumps down at them in an abandoned warehouse, sporting the pose of a predator hunting its prey. The next two pages pages has Peter hunting down the two criminals who took Kyle's life. She runs up to Spidey and sobs in his arms. The next panel is a close shot of her face and we see she's crying. The door opens and Kyle's mum is stood looking down. After looking through his window and not seeing Kyle, he heads down to ring the buzzer. Spidey is shown swinging towards Kyle's bedroom window.

These next couple pages hit me like a freight train. They truly highlight how good of a visual storyteller Chip Zdarsky is. The next five pages drastically change the tone of the issue. In the next section of the interviews we're informed the men Kyle worked for got out on bail leading to the woman beginning to break down. The next page then cuts to the unnamed woman walking in on Spidey helping Kyle with his Maths homework. The woman then tells us that her son Kyle (the boy Spidey webbed up to the ledge) changed significantly after meeting the Webbed Menace. A cop shows up round the corner and we see that Spidey has webbed the boy up unto a ledge subsequently hiding him from the officer. Once approached, the young boy begins to break down in front of the Wall-crawler, tells him he was merely the lookout and promises to never do anything of the sorts ever again.

Spidey chases down a bunch of criminals and corners the final one in an alley. However, the stand out story in this issue is the one told by the woman, who reappears every time the interviewees are shown.

From saving hot dog stands to lending kids his jumper, Zdarsky gives us a glimpse into how Spidey affects the lives of the individual as opposed to him saving the city from the next big villain's plan for the seven billionth time. Throughout the issue we see people give their thoughts on the Web-slinger, whether they be good or bad. The basic premise of the story is that a film student decides to make a documentary on the Web-head. His art takes me right back to when I read Sex Criminals for the first time. Chip Zdarsky decides to take the reins on this issue and illustrates in addition to writing it. Might be my all time favourite issue too. This along with Tom Taylor's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019-) #6 are my all-time favourite issues of Spider-Man.

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