Spider-Man: The Real Clone Saga

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

I got this book awhile back. It was alright. Kind of hard to follow if you never read the original or the stories leading up to it. They reference them constantly and since those weren't remade or published again to my knowledge it means you have to use Wiki to fill in the gaps.

I had to do a lot of work on the Wiki article for the book, letting people know what the differences were (ex: Peter had a mental breakdown after discovering his parents were robots, but in this truncated version he's more or less fine) , I agree, though Marvel are releasing the original Saga in trades, they neglected to rerelease the stories that triggered Peter's mental breakdown.

I read the original as a kid but I don't remember it very well I just knew it had a reputation for being one of the worst Spidey arcs ever. Kind of a shame as a kid I really liked the foil covers the series came with.

I don't listen to the criticisms all that much, as a kid I was riveted by the saga as I thought it was the beggining of an exciting new era, and having just gotten into Spider-Man, I figured this was going to be what my generation's answer to game-changers like the death of Gwen Stacy, or the Venom symbiote's introduction, or Peter marrying MJ, I thought I was going to be on the ground floor for a new Spidey and see Peter become a father. Alas all that was taken from us because Marvel got it into their heads Peter should be the only Spidey and he was "too young" to be a father. I still got what I wanted in a roundabout way with the Spider-Girl series though, and I consider that the one true Spidey continuity for multiple reasons.

The saga's flaws were stretching a little too long and going in circles, but it's early years are amongst the best Spidey comics ever written, and many of them hold up better than today's product.

I also liked all the colorful villains. I forgot was Spidercide in this remake?

No, Kaine is the only "heavy" involved in the story. No Spidercide, no Scrier, no Traveler, just The Jackal, Doc Ock, and Harry as the villains.