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| Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dan Slott, Marc Guggenheim
Creators: Steve Mcniven, Salvador Larroca, Phil Jimenez
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 319999
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0785128433
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785128434
ASIN: 0785128433
Publication Date: June 18, 2008
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This is it, Arachnophiles! The most pulse-pounding piece of four color fiction to be delivered unto the Mighty Marvel Minions in decades! You asked for more Spidey! You demanded it! And, by Buckley, you're gonna get it! Same Old Power. Same Old Responsibility. Brand New Day! After the devastatingly heartwarming events of One More Day, Peter Parker puts the past behind him and sets forth on a Brand New Day! Spidey's new status quo gets a swift punch in the gut as Dan Slott (She-Hulk; Avengers: The Initiative) and super-star artist Steve McNiven (Civil War) hit the ground running with new villains, new friends, and some familiar faces that promise to make Peter's life messier than ever before. This is where it's all happening! Collects Amazing Spider-Man #546-551; Marvel Spotlight: Spider-Man - Brand New Day and Free Comic Book Day Spider-Man.
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"The important thing is I'm solving all my problems... with kicks to the face!" September 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bunch of different Spidey versions out there already, what with Ultimate, Marvel Adventures, Amazing Spider-Girl, and even Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. And guess what? They've just rebooted the Peter Parker of Marvel's mainstream continuity. Been said that the thinking behind this shake-up is that Spidey's colorful but perhaps too dense history had been putting off potential readers. So why not have a fresh start? That's just what the Marvel think tank did.
Thing is, I was actually cool with Spidey the way he was - married to M.J. and hanging out with the New Avengers, and with Aunt May clued in to his superhero alter ego. But, yes, the Back in Black arc was not good. And then the horrific ONE MORE DAY came along, and, man, that was some hellacious outcry that tore thru Marveldom. I know, because I was one of those waving a pitchfork and a torch. In ONE MORE DAY Peter and Mary Jane make a deal with Mephisto to save Peter's Aunt May, who had been fatally shot. So Aunt May gets a new lease on life, but, in exchange, Mephisto strips away the love of Peter's life. In consequence, Peter's story (and history) is ret-conned. Which brings us now to BRAND NEW DAY.
In this spanking new and rebooted reality, Pete is once again broke as hell, dateless, and has moved back in with Aunt May in Forest Hills, Queens. Mary Jane Watson is no longer in the picture and, in fact, has never been married to Peter. Formerly deceased Harry Osbourne is alive and well and is again hanging out with Pete. No one knows that Peter is Spider-Man, not Daredevil or Wolverine or Cap or the Avengers. The world is vaguely aware that Peter went public months ago during the Civil War event, but they're having a hard time recalling details (because I guess Tivo was on the fritz that day). Meanwhile, the Superhuman Registration Act has had Peter hesitant to step out as Spidey for months now. But, of course, it's inevitable that his bump of responsibility will force him to once again don his wallcrawler duds.
There's only one Spider-Man title now, which tracks Peter's place in Marvel's mainstream continuity. However AMAZING SPIDER-MAN now publishes three times a month, thanks to a brain trust of writers and artists who rotate per story arc. Writer Dan Slott is a great choice to launch Brand New Day. What's instantly noticeable is the sense of fun which permeates the stories. Slott is capable as a storyteller, but his calling card is his humor (his She-Hulk stories rock!). Slott returns Peter to his lovable loser days and dips him deep in that old Parker luck (which is mostly not good luck). The story opens up with Peter picking up a cake (lemon) for his Aunt May's birthday, but from the get-go, the premonition is that that cake won't even come close to getting to Aunt May intact. Worse things later happen to Pete (including, yes, getting mugged). Then it's Marc Guggenheim's turn with the writing. He manages to maintain that touch of lightheartedness and levity.
Peter gets a larger supporting cast, which now integrates the staff at the Daily Bugle. This new reality shoves Pete back to his photography gig for the Bugle, except that the newspaper establishment now runs under new management, although J.Jonah Jameson's gruff and ornery presence is still felt. So far though, none of the new cast members are making me stand up and take notice. Except for the mysterious Jackpot, New York's newest registered superheroine. She's a redhead and likes to call Spidey "Tiger," so right away the webslinger has his suspicions. From the rogue gallery front, we're introduced to new villains, the most ominous being the shadowy Mr. Negative, the most lame being the Spider-Mugger. The rest of these new bads aren't impressive, although I got a kick out of that one villain who's also a gynormous Spidey fan.
Oh, there's also a serial killer running around planting Spidey tracers on his victims. What's up with that? You won't find out in these pages.
This trade collection, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, Vol. 1, starts off with SPIDER-MAN: SWING SHIFT which features Spidey's return after a months-long absence in this new status quo, followed by AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546-551, and culminating with a short story reprinted from VENOM SUPER-SPECIAL #1 (Don Slott's very first Spidey story). Also included is the pretty interesting 5-paged Spider-Man Manifesto by Spidey Executive Editor Tom Brefoort, in which he lays down his thoughts on what makes Spidey so popular and iconic. The superb visuals are provided by Phil Jimenez (who flaunts that George Perez style), Steve McNiven, and Salvador Larroca, three talented artists who make Spidey look very, very good.
This is a Peter Parker who's still beset with problems, yet he seems somehow more innocent and hopeful. Honestly, I was all set to slam Brand New Day. But now, after what I've read so far, I'm more willing to give this reboot a chance, to see if this brain trust is actually going somewhere with it. So far, Brand New Day hasn't bowled me over. But it's nice. By no means are these the best Spidey stories I've read, but I do relish the energy, the jaunty tone and the sense of freshness. Lessee if that lasts.
But I'm still mad at ONE MORE DAY.
 A fresh beginning August 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This Brand Nwe Day arc is just great, the art is excellent (Steve Mcniven and Phil Jimenez definetly rocks), the story introduce a lot of new and inrteresting villians and heroes, the new spiderman status quo is relly interesting, if you love spiderman this book is a must have, and if you think that you are a little bit lost in all spiderman's old storys then this book is the perfect start.
Brand new chance July 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
At first I was pissed at One More Day. Spidey made a deal with the devil to save his aunt over his marriage. That's the dumbest thing of all. I mean come on is Aunt May immortal? You know it would just be like the writers to kill her a year or so from now from old age just to give Peter misery.
But I didn't want to bring a bad taste in everybody mouth by bring up that which should never be mentioned again. No! Brand New Day is marvel's brand new chance and they are doing some wonderful things with the character. I am impressed to the say the least.
BND takes us back to good old spidey adventures where the character wasn't whipped! To bad Spidey can't take lessons from the Flash, he actually manages being married pretty well to a non-superpowered person.
There is one story I can't wait for ... Since Harry is alive again thanks to that ... damn deal! Norman Osborn & Harry Osborn "Nuff said"
Swinging back into Spider-Man's world? This is a good place to start. July 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Spider-Man in these stories has a secret identity, his classic spider powers, webshooters, a big supporting cast, and, unlike Superman, he doesn't always get things right.
This is the Spider-Man that I remember: the one who cracks jokes while he's fighting bad guys, the one who has to watch out for the cops, and the one who's always getting on J. Jonah Jameson's nerves.
In the recent past, Spider-Man's supporting cast dwindled down to just his Aunt May and Mary Jane. Everybody knew he was Peter Parker. His powers came from a magic totem. He could shoot organic spikes from his wrists. And sometimes he had a suit of armor with three mechanical arms.
With this volume, we get a clean slate and Spider-Man is back to his regular iconic self. Some people might not like HOW the slate got cleaned. But the HOW and WHY aren't really a part of these stories. These stories are about Spider-Man starting a new chapter while returning to the roots of his character.
The art by Steve McNiven is up there with his work on Civil War and MK4. The other art in this collection, by Phil Jimenez, Salvador Larroca, and Mark Bagley, is extremely good too.
If you like Spider-Man for Spider-Man's sake (and don't miss the wrist spikes), you should give this collection a try.
A new golden age of Spider-Man comics has begun June 30, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
After years of darkness and misery, Amazing Spider-Man has finally returned to form in "Brand New Day". Everything that made Spider-Man popular in the first place is here: humor, a fantastic supporting cast, mystery, new villains, and spectacular artwork by the finest talent in the industry. Forget the confusing history of the past; you don't have to read a single other Spider-Man comic to enjoy this. This book was tailor-made for new readers. Of course, such a bold new direction doesn't sit well with a lot of "long time" fans. That can't embrace change like normal people, but that's fine. Enjoy this book for what it is. Enjoy it for bring a damn good read.
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