The Superior Foes of Spider-Man Vol. 3: Game Over

It has been a wonderful, fun read, spread over 3 trade paperbacks. This, the 3rd edition, was not quite as enjoyable as the first 2 installments, so the series has ended at the right time.If you have ever wondered about some of the lesser villains faced by Spiderman (and others), this gives you a fun filled introduction into being bad. Read the earlier ones first (if you have not already), otherwise a disembodied ex Mafia Don's head bouncing around the story will make no sense at all... Full of surprises, fun and sub plots, one of the best new titles I have read in years.

Nice round up the the story arch.

El final casi me hizo llorar de emoción. Nick Spencer es un escritor fabuloso, consigue que amemos unos personajes que a priori no interesaban a nadie. Es gracioso sin ser cargante, es entrañable sin ser empalagoso, y respeta las convenciones del género de superhéroes pero al mismo tiempo se burla de ellas. Por supuesto, el dibujo de Lieber es soberbio, especialmente en el registro de expresiones faciales. Hay viñetas que te hacen partirte de risa sólo por la expresión de Boomerang.Si se quiere comprar en español hay que adquirir la colección de Spider-Man Superior, que lleva otras cosas. Pasará mucho tiempo antes de que Panini lo recoja en un tomo (si es que lo hace). Además, si tienes buen nivel de inglés te hará más gracia en su idioma original.

THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDERMEN ends with this volume in a way that is both enjoyable in many places as well as not quite as entertaining as the previous one. The Shocker keeps trying to prove himself to be an honorable thief and all it gets him is scorn as well as loathing from his fellow Sinister Six members.Boomerang is trying to steal the portrait of an unmasked Doctor Doom (worth 25 million), the head of Silvermane (which can make whoever owns it the head of the Maggia), get with a bartender he likes, and pull off a betrayal that will make him a professional baseball player. The Shocker has the head of Silvermane but really wants his partners respect more than anything. The rest of the Sinister Six just want to get paid and make sure EVERY OTHER MEMBER is screwed over. Hammerhead, a B-list criminal mastermind, wants them all taken care of.Sadly, Spencer makes the Sinister Six a little TOO unlikable. The decision to bury Shocker alive is treated as black comedy but I really just wanted them all dead after the end. I couldn't care less for anyone getting anything but punished at that point. Still, it's a not unbelievable given the way they were characterized. In another series, Spencer would downplay the fact they're a bunch of selfish socoiopaths and killers but they're hilarious even while remaining monsters. It also means the ending is one that's richly deserved.Honestly, I hope we do see more of the Beetle. She's pretty damn awesome.8/10

A mainstream comic so smart, funny and well done, with such loving attention to the margins of Marvel reality, that it easily rivals (and for me, often surpasses) Fraction's Hawkeye and the new Ms. Marvel for sheer audacious gleeful funnybook fun. This tale delves into the lives of second-tier Marvel baddies like Boomerang, who's now running a Secret Six that keeps the name despite having only five members. It's basically about lovable losers, some of whom get to triumph in the small ways that matter to them after all those years of taking it on the chin from the self-righteous heroes. If you occasionally enjoy rooting for the baddies, or you just enjoy mainstream comics that have an indie feel, give these underdogs a look.