Spider-Man: Crime and Punisher

by Zeb Wells, Joe Kelly, Marc Guggenheim, et al.

Book Overview

Whatever happened to Flash Thompson? This story takes Peter Parker's former nemesis and Spider-Man's biggest fan from the avenues of New York to the war torn Middle East along with his fellow brothers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785134174
• ISBN13: 9780785134176
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Marvel Comics
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

This series just keeps getting better!

Wasnt feeling Spidey to much during the whole Brand New Day thing but I am definitly a fan of the series now. Gets back to the roots of Spiderman!!

The Punisher Stops By...For a Few Issues, At Least

Although this collection is titled "Crime and Punisher," only two of the collected issues actually feature the Punisher. While this may disappoint some fans, the Punisher issues are good enough to justify purchasing the entire book. Zeb Wells's take on the Punisher/Spider-Man relationship strikes the right humorous notes while still portraying the Punisher as the psychotic anti-hero that he is. This book also includes "Amazing Spider-Man" #574, in which Flash Thompson, Peter Parker's boyhood friend, is wounded in the Iraq War. It was authored with the assistance of an injured veteran, and compares and contrasts Spider-Man's heroics with Thompson's war heroics. The Hammerhead issues that round out "Crime and Punisher" are decent, but the script--by Joe Kelly--and artwork--by Chris Bachalo--are too busy for their own good.