Another graphic novel that was recommended to me by my friend, and I do not regret having read it. I don't really have much to say about this compared to the other graphic novels I have read of late, outside of it being really damn good. Zdarsky sure as hell bites off an ambitious bit of storytelling in this by having us follow Peter Parker's journey as Spider-Man from more or less the very beginning to the very end.

Perhaps the best thing that this story has going for it, other than the amazing artwork, is this narrative of the life story of Peter Parker. Watching him slowly grow old through the decades as we get snapshots into his life and career is fascinating. Seeing Peter go through the major beats such as losing Gwen and Harry, but at a later date in his life in many ways adds more depth to those events than before.

However where the story does fall down, is in it's handling of the major plot points from Marvel's Sixty Year history. Stuff like Civil War feel more like background noise rather than anything of any major consequence. I understand that this is owing to it being a book focused around the life of Peter Parker, but I could've done with just a tad more. Other than that, I do love the bittersweet nature of the story.