Okay, I'll admit it - I totally bought this book just for the hilarious cover. Wolverine hitting on Mary Jane as Spider-Man watches? How could I pass that by?

Unfortunately, the story just wasn't that good. It was dry and dull in most places. The only part that actually interested me was when the superheroes were practicing against one another, and Iron Man let Spider-Man "slip" out of his grip so Peter could go beat on Wolverine some more because he thought Logan was a jerk too. Other than that - meh. ( )

A very interesting storyline in which Peter parker becomes involved with a novice super-hero who gets a job in his secret identity at the Daily Bugle and becomes Peter's partner. Ethan is a cornbred religious hick from the farm; in an effort to learn the origin of his powers, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four learn that Ethan is a Skrull, sent to Earth as a baby with a hypnotic suggestion to conquer the earth. This all sounds very corny on paper, but it works well, and there are quite a few intriguing subplots. One involves an ongoing feud with Wolverine; another involves a new staffer at the Bugle, a beautiful woman who was an overweight nerd in high school with a secret crush on Peter. A pretty packed collection of storylines, but they all mesh well together. Good art and dialogue, too. ( )