Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide: Volume Four Review

Finished reading Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide: Volume Four, setting up for the Clone Conspiracy event writer Dan Slott has Peter Parker dealing with the choice of how to help his Aunt May's husband Jay Jameson Sr as a revolutionary new treatment has come to light. The book opens within the hospital room of Jay Jameson Sr's as his family begin to talk about how to help with his condition. This leads to an employee of New U Technologies to the family to discuss about a new procedure which Peter as for more information on before considering it a possibility which angers J Jonah Jameson as its his father's life being talked about. As he goes over the data the New U while on a plane to San Francisco Perter finds himself having to take a detour to Oklahoma as one of his company's chemical plants have just has an explosion where one of Peters employee's find themselves fighting for their life and the only way to save them is the use of New U's new medical procedure. After the procedure when Peter meets with his employee he becomes sceptical of New U which leads to him calling on the help of the Prowler and his coworker Anna Maria to take a further look into New U before using their procedure on Jay Jameson Sr. The also has an additional story that sees the Jackal meeting with Wilson Fisk in hopes to get his backing an invest within New U only for things to take a turn when the Jackal shows Fisk his wife who he has resurrected only for Fisk to decide the Jackal's offer which leads to a fight with the Rhino that gains the attention of Spider-Man. Overall this was a good book as it sets up the upcoming Clone Conspiracy event by introducing new concepts and giving a new status quo for some characters as the event looms closer. The framing device of the book is very intriguing as it has its main story with Spider-Man dealing with the discovery of New U while also being able to give some his the recurring supporting cast some great development that sets up their story for Clone Conspiracy with the book being used as a precursor to the event. The art throughout the good is great as each art team is able to bring their own art style to the book without it feeling disjointed thanks to the books structure and how it deals with the changing art. 7/10.