Written by Kathryn Immonen.
Art by Paco Medina; Juan Vlasco; Rachelle Rosenberg; & VC’s Joe Caramagna.
Cover Art by Kris Anka & Chris Sotomayor.
SUMMARY:
Released by Marvel Comics for July 2014, the issue’s title is “No Goats, No Glory.” For a collegiate football game party at the X-Mansion, Angelica “Firestar” Jones and Bobby “Iceman” Drake are sent to the local grocery store for supplies. In the parking lot, their subsequent discovery of a mysterious alien infant intersects with Spider-Man’s unexpected arrival.
As Angelica and Bobby find out, Spider-Man has been in desperate pursuit of the missing infant to arrange a ‘hostage swap’ with an UFO. En route to the Central Park Zoo, Spider-Man explains that Empire University’s goat mascot is being held by bewildered yet well-armed aliens. It’s now up to the ‘Amazing Spider-Friends’ to safely return the extraterrestrial to his waiting parents in exchange for the captive goat.
Note: This issue is available digitally. It’s also reprinted in 2015’s Amazing X-Men, Volume 2: World War Wendigo, which is available in both trade paperback and digital formats.
REVIEW:
Writer Kathyn Immonen’s sitcom plot sports plenty of holes, as Spider-Man’s oddball encounter losing the goat to aliens is neither shown nor explained particularly well. Still, Immonen’s knack for snappy dialogue (i.e. the Spider-Friends’ reliable chemistry; Angelica & Bobby’s scenes) more than makes up the difference.
Including the art team’s high-caliber visuals, Amazing X-Men # 7 concocts a delightful solo read. This pre-teens-and-up homage issue is recommended for fans of the 1981-83 Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends animated TV series.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
None.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 8 Stars
