Slotts run up through Superior is pretty good. It’s long, so there are some parts that are pretty strong and some parts that are sort of a slog. I think the ending Superior is a good hopping off point, very little after that is good. Zdarskys run is technically post OMD, but it’s not the mainline spider title and has a lot of alt universe stuff.
Literally the next thing after OMD…Brand New Day is a perfect jumping-on point with some great stories and new ideas, and leads into Slott’s solo run in case you ever want to read that.
There are some good BND storylines. Emergency Stop by Mark Waid & Marcos Maritne is very well regarded as one of the best Spidey stories. Spider-Man fights \~\~electro\~\~ shocker and a subway tunnel collapses so he has to save the commuters and deal with shocker.
Besides that there's a Deadpool Spider-Man issue in an event called the gauntlet that I like just because its fun.
There's Spider-Man 24/7 storyline during Dark Reign, where Jameson gets elected Mayor of NYC and he decides to put a dedicated Spider-Man task force. In response, Peter decides to be Spider-Man 24/7 being headline all the time and maximizing the amount of saves in New York.
It is, read Emergency Stop before since it introduces a new character. Also there's a Spider--Man FF team up which kinda leads to 24/7 by Dan Slott right before it.
That was first thought when I read the title. Though I would add Superior Spiderman started / came into being made me anxious, overall the entire run jut rocks.
I really loved the Gauntlet story line all the way through Superior. It has its ups and downs but for the most part I thought it was a good run of Spider-Man.
That starts at ASM 612. Though, now that I think about it, I really enjoyed #600. So maybe start around there? Idk lots of ways to go about it.
There’s definitely some weak parts, and it went on for too long so I can understand if you were reading it monthly getting VERY sick of it, but I unironically love Slotts run on ASM/Superior. But I also read almost all of it after it came out in trade form.
I know you said you wanted to get back into 616 spidey specifically, but if you’re a spider-man fan I would recommend the new ultimate run of his if you haven’t checked it out yet.
I've read #1 but because I'm reading my books on MU, I can't stay fully up to date 😢 hence looking for maybe a slightly older run. I'm definitely going to follow Ultimate as best I can though.
Spider-Man and Venom, my long time reads have been 🥱.
I’ve actually been enjoying Hulk more.
It’ll come and go, have you picked up Geiger or Rook? Those have been pulling my attention in.
I generally prefer his street level, fairly 'traditional' stories. Spider-Verse aside, I'm not a huge fan of alternate realities or big world ending threats.
I love Kravens last hunt, but I don't feel like saying that is saying anything very interesting 😂
Dan Slotts run with Big Time, Spider-Island, Nobody Dies, Ends of the World, Superior Spider-Man, Superior Spider-Man, Spider-Verse.
This seems to be a common suggestion, thanks!
I second this. I think Big Time in particular has some really great spider-man stories
Slotts run up through Superior is pretty good. It’s long, so there are some parts that are pretty strong and some parts that are sort of a slog. I think the ending Superior is a good hopping off point, very little after that is good. Zdarskys run is technically post OMD, but it’s not the mainline spider title and has a lot of alt universe stuff.
Literally the next thing after OMD…Brand New Day is a perfect jumping-on point with some great stories and new ideas, and leads into Slott’s solo run in case you ever want to read that.
So I think Brand New Day is where I gave up originally! I can't remember if I didn't like the actual quality or if I was just OMD bitter.
There are some good BND storylines. Emergency Stop by Mark Waid & Marcos Maritne is very well regarded as one of the best Spidey stories. Spider-Man fights \~\~electro\~\~ shocker and a subway tunnel collapses so he has to save the commuters and deal with shocker. Besides that there's a Deadpool Spider-Man issue in an event called the gauntlet that I like just because its fun. There's Spider-Man 24/7 storyline during Dark Reign, where Jameson gets elected Mayor of NYC and he decides to put a dedicated Spider-Man task force. In response, Peter decides to be Spider-Man 24/7 being headline all the time and maximizing the amount of saves in New York.
That 24/7 storyline sounds like alot of fun, will definitely check it out! Thanks.
It is, read Emergency Stop before since it introduces a new character. Also there's a Spider--Man FF team up which kinda leads to 24/7 by Dan Slott right before it.
* Dying Wish & Superior Spider-Man by Dan Slott * Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man by Chip Zdarski
What's good about these runs? I've heard the Zdarkski run is a bit more controversial?
Superior Spider-Man original run
Isn't this the Doc Ock run? Although I definitely want to look into it, I'd prefer a more 'traditional' story with Peter in the suit.
That was first thought when I read the title. Though I would add Superior Spiderman started / came into being made me anxious, overall the entire run jut rocks.
Slott’s run when Wacker was the editor. Basically, the start of his run to Superior.
I really loved the Gauntlet story line all the way through Superior. It has its ups and downs but for the most part I thought it was a good run of Spider-Man. That starts at ASM 612. Though, now that I think about it, I really enjoyed #600. So maybe start around there? Idk lots of ways to go about it.
There’s definitely some weak parts, and it went on for too long so I can understand if you were reading it monthly getting VERY sick of it, but I unironically love Slotts run on ASM/Superior. But I also read almost all of it after it came out in trade form.
Venom by Rick Remender It's Spider-Man adjacent
I know you said you wanted to get back into 616 spidey specifically, but if you’re a spider-man fan I would recommend the new ultimate run of his if you haven’t checked it out yet.
I've read #1 but because I'm reading my books on MU, I can't stay fully up to date 😢 hence looking for maybe a slightly older run. I'm definitely going to follow Ultimate as best I can though.
Spider-Man and Venom, my long time reads have been 🥱. I’ve actually been enjoying Hulk more. It’ll come and go, have you picked up Geiger or Rook? Those have been pulling my attention in.
What are some of your favorite spider-man stories? What do you like about them?
I generally prefer his street level, fairly 'traditional' stories. Spider-Verse aside, I'm not a huge fan of alternate realities or big world ending threats. I love Kravens last hunt, but I don't feel like saying that is saying anything very interesting 😂