I actually thought that this issue was a bit lame. There appears to be a new villain in town . . a Russian mobster by the name of Mr Ivankov. He's trying to make a name for himself, but recently one of his groups accidentally shot a kid in a drive-by. Which, from what I can gather, is where the Spot comes in. He's been stuck in his 'spot-dimension' ever since he double crossed his last employer, MODOK, and the Mandarin enveloped him in his own spots. He felt like he was there for years, and the only thing left for him to focus on was his son Wyatt. As it turns out . . Wyatt was the boy accidentally shot by the Russians. Anyways, Spider-man more or less figures this out and delivers a copy of Treasure Island to Wyatt in the hospital. It's the book Spot used to read to him every night . . before his accident. Like I said . . kind of lame. There really wasn't that much to the story. Fred Van Lente wrote it and Paulo Siqueira does the pencils. Really, the best thing about the whole issue was the art. Paulo really did a nice job. He definitely seems to have been influence by Barry Kitson, and maybe Kevin Maquire. I can see both of 'em in there. Anyways, I guess it was an ok issue, it just really didn't do anything for me. Sorry.
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