written by Brian Michael Bendis
drawn by Sara Pichelli
colored by Justin Ponsor
After the punch-up between Miles Morales, a.ka. Spider-Man and Blackheart that basically spanned two issues, this is exclusively a talking-heads affair, with Miles' parents and grandmother confronting him about his bad grades, with a brief cameo by none other than Kamala Khan herself, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel. More interesting, however, is the meeting at the end of the issue between new crime boss Black Cat and old crime boss Hammerhead, in which they hatch somewhat sinister plans against the new Spidey, which will come to a head next issue, if the tease is to be believed.
Few people do talking heads issues quite as well as Bendis does; he's one of the few writers who is actually able to make these appear to be little more than filler, and this issue is no exception; its message is basically about the importance of staying in school, which is something Miles bitterly reconsiders after a scolding by his grandmother. It's a nice, compact little issue, aimed squarely at younger readers (and certainly not the 20 and 30 somethings who have either graduated or don't intend to go back to school), and I wonder if Bendis didn't have a little spat with his son about going to school before he wrote this.
Pichelli's art is incredible as always, but what's really worth noting here is her smoking hot Black Cat. I quite liked the foreshadowing that took place here and am interested to see how Miles will fare against a heavy hitter Black Cat, who has been a pretty nasty thorn in Peter Parker's side since she decided to go bad. Miles has had it easy so far, but maybe that's about to change.
7.5/10
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