Well, first and foremost, the main thing I like about this book is Phil Jimenez' art. I am such a huge fan. The title page, when he shows a close-up of this new villain . . Phire I think is his name . . . is just incredible. The only thing that's stayed consistent about his appearance . . he was a junkie who robbed the shelter May was working at last issue . . . is his eye problem. He has one brown eye, and one blue eye. But that's nothing compared to the changes that have happened to his body over the last 2 issues. While trying to elude Spider-man, he fell . . literally . . in to Curt Connors lab. He found some needles and, thinking they were drugs, shot himself up with them. They were actually parts of Curt's biological experiments. Most of this issue is spent dealing with this problem. Peter's still trying to get a steady check from the Bugle. He's commuting on the train back and forth to town, because Spider-man is a wanted criminal. It appears that someone is framing him for some killing that are occurring around town, by leaving his Spider-tracers on their bodies. And, we haven't seen it in the last couple of issues, but he's still dealing with the whole Registration Act thing. In his new reality, he hasn't registered, and no one is aware of who he is. So technically, at any time, they could come along and arrest him. All of this stuff is happening in the background, and on some of the in-between pages. But really, the whole book is about this new villain. Bob Gale seems to be doing a decent job with this story. He write's very similar in style to Brian Bendis. There was a couple times through the story that I was thinking that Brian had wrote it. Maybe that sounds silly to some people, but I could see a connection. So I guess this is how the book's going to be set-up . . in these 3 issue story arcs. I know the next one's drawn by Chris Bachalo. At least, with this new format, they're keeping the talent top-notch. I was worried about that going in to it. Overall, I have to say, I really like this book.
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