The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: The Crime of the Century Review

Finished reading The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: The Crime of the Century, this continues the story of Boomerang and his version of the Sinister Six as they are whittled down to three members as Boomerang abandons the team and Shocker is hiding out at his apartment. The book opens up with the origin of the newest Beatle, Janice Lincoln the daughter of crime boss Tombstone. This then ties back into the main story as Tombstone helps Beatle, Overdrive and Speed Demon escape from the Owl where the team then attempt to find Boomerang as he set the three of them up. Meanwhile Boomerang is being questioned by Chameleon over the location of the head of Silvermane that he was promised which Shocker has in his apartment after accidentally finding it in a junkyard. Once Chameleon discovers the stolen painting of an unmasked Dr Doom he rights of all Boomerangs debts by taking the painting for himself. After Chameleon leaves Fred is then tracked down by a robot Bullseye who has been programmed by the Owl so he can get his painting back. The rest of the book showcases some smaller stories about some of the villains who have appeared in the series with the first lot coming from Beatle, Overdrive and Speed Demon who tell each other stories about how they've beaten a superhero before as they wait for the time-lock on the safe of a bar they are stealing from. While the other story's are of Grizzly and the Looter at the Villains Anonymous support group as the two of them tell the group how they got defeated by the Superior Spider-Man. Overall this was an amazing book as it continues the series without losing any of its heart and tone during the side stories that are by different creative teams to that of main story. The comedy is great and always on point which is strengthened by the great visuals of the art team. While the side stories bring some great character development that makes each of the character's story more intriguing. 9/10.