Amazing Spider-Man#611: Joe Kelly returns to the character he made great in this week's Amazing Spider-Man. Deadpool vs. Spider-Man! Let me go on record to say that BND didn't bother me in the slightest. Ok, that's a lie, I admit I absolutely hated Freak; but, underneath all the controversy, it has been a surprisingly good set of books beginning with New Ways to Die and culminating in the American Son arc. Other than the first 6 months of books, the decision to break up Peter's marriage seems to have only made Amazing into a book that I actually look forward to every week. This issue was no different: a prelude to The Gauntlet storyline that really wasn't necessary, the issue is really hilarious. From Lady Stilt-Man to an apocalyptic bout of Yo Momma jokes, this issue was absolutely bizarre. However, there are some really annoying boxes every few panels that are really unnecessary and try to hard to be funny. I don't know if Kelly was involved in these or if these were strictly the Editors' ideas. Either way they took away the issue's comedic edge. Also, the art. While it was energetic, something which is required for any comic Deadpool appears in, it was also kind of hard to tell what was going on at times. Overall, a good interlude and The Gauntlet arc looks incredibly good.

Grade: 8.5 (out of 10)