However, it does not provide any real substance, nor does it leave a lasting impression when completed. Like cotton candy, it was pleasant enough while being consumed, and delivered what was expected. However, the overall story (and especially the art) was what I would call “typical comic book superhero”. As such, this book satisfies my first requirement of a graphic novel reprint – the story contained between the covers stands alone, and does NOT pick up where a previous one ended / drop off in a cliffhanger? “The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man” collects the 4 issues of the mini-series of the same name, and the sequel “The Lethal Foes of Spider-Man” which was also a 4 issue mini-series. If you enjoy Spider-man's rogue's gallery of the 1980s and 90s, this is a solid and fun read. Still, despite its flaws, Lethal Foes was fun to read just to see how many villains would show up and overall as a collection, this is well worthwhile. Though this is far from the worst example, it does have some images that are just yeck. The second story has art by Scott McDaniel and was drawn in 1993 and embraces the ugliness and exceesses of 1990s comic art.
The Deadly Foes was pencilled by Al Milgrom and Kerry Gammill and looks good. In addition, there's a big difference in the art. It's just less focused than the Deadly Foes because there's not a clear through-line as was the case in that series. With all the characters, it's hard, though not impossible to keep track of the individual plot points. It's certainly not a bad story, but it's not quite as good as the Deadly Foes. Honestly, if feels like writer Danny Fingeroth had a big toy chest with all the villains in it and just saw which one he could pull out. While, most of the villains in the first story were (except for maybe the Rhino) were B-listers, this story also features the Vulture and Doctor Octopus among many many others. The Lethal Foes of Spider-man is a sequel that has a lot more criminals and criminal plans at work. It builds up to a really satisfying conclusion. The story grows more complex as the villains start plotting against each other and it's fascinating to see how they end up dividing into different sides. It's on the villains of the newly reconvened sinister Syndicate led by the Beetle and featuring several other villains including the Rhino.
While Spider-man is in the book, the focus isn't on him. This book collects two four-issue Comic mini-series, the Deadly Foes of Spider-man and the Lethal Foes of Spider-man.
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