#699 starts off where #698 left off; back in Doctor Octopus’ cell as doctors try to revive him. Doc Ock, or rather Peter Parker as Doc Ock, is revived and put back on life support. This gives readers a glimmer of hope for Peter’s life. Peter reluctantly enlists other super-villains in order to break Doc Ock’s body out of the prison. His new “allies” are The Trapster, Hydro-Man and The Scorpion. This causes Peter to have a major internal conflict about whether or not saving himself is worth possibly harming others. Humberto Ramos has drawn another awesome issue. The images within #699 are creepy, especially the drawing of Aunt May–a dying Otto is no eye pleaser, either. With this storyline for The Amazing Spider-Man, Dan Slott has put himself up there on the list of best comic book writers of the past decade. His gripping tale of Peter Parker’s possible demise will be talked about for years to come. Dan Slott’s writing gets a full 10 out of 10 for this issue, and Humberto Ramos’ artwork gets an 8 out of 10. Overall, The Amazing Spider-Man #699 gets a 9 out of 10 rating from us here at Den of Geek.
Writing: 10/10
Artwork: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
