Marel and DC may not be as aggressive as they once were about locking up big-name creators under exclusivity agreements, but the news that Patrick Gleason has jumped to Marvel after a long tenure at DC was definitely significant. And one need look no farther than The Amazing Spider-Man #32 to see why. This is easily the most visually stunning issue of ASM since Stuart Immonen was still drawing the series. Clearly, Spider-Man and his world can only benefit from having this new artistic weapon in the artillery.
It helps that Gleason makes his debut in a story that caters so directly to his storytelling abilities. Issue #32 kicks off a new storyline featuring the return of Spider-Man 2099 and a new conflict between the present and future. The specifics of that conflict aren't well established, but for now it's enough simply to savor the return of Miguel O'Hara and the futuristic visuals that come along with him.
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It helps that Gleason makes his debut in a story that caters so directly to his storytelling abilities. Issue #32 kicks off a new storyline featuring the return of Spider-Man 2099 and a new conflict between the present and future. The specifics of that conflict aren't well established, but for now it's enough simply to savor the return of Miguel O'Hara and the futuristic visuals that come along with him.
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