Spider-man: Secret Wars - Paul Tobin & Patrick Scherberger

I remember getting to finally read the Secret War saga in my late teens and not really digging it too much. I was never much of a Marvel fan which didn't help but it all seemed just too clunky daft for words - which is going some for comics at that time.

This re-look at that story is by the writer and artist of the Marvel Adventures line but unlike those others from that line it hasn't been made specifically for kids. It is pretty much of that ilk though and probably should have been.

Scherbergers art is nice. Bold, striking, cartoony and with a logical flow to it. Tobin's writing is functional although the story is barely so as it relies far too much on prior knowledge of the Secret Wars narrative. He's got a good way with dialogue though and the decision to write it from Spidey's perspective was an astute move as you're guaranteed an everyman take on proceedings. There's not a lot else going for it though.