by Brendan McCarthyThis has been a terrific little series. McCarthy's homage to Steve Ditko has been crafted with a great deal of respect and love, and while the story doesn't necessarily make a lot of sense, it is so full of great moments and amusing lines that it's nonsensical nature becomes its greatest strength.
It's really not easy to describe or summarize the plot of this issue. Basically, Dr. Strange works to rescue Spider-Man's soul from the Arachnix demons that are forcing him to hunt the Soror Fly, which used to be a human being, while he wears the soul of the spider that gave him his powers as a hat. There are talking dogs and an Aboriginal sorceress.
The comic is worth purchasing simply for the last couple of pages, where Strange and Spidey have some truly inspired dialogue on the nature of The Abyss ("Imagine that you are a wooden chair and the abyss is a termite. There will come a moment when there is more air than chair."), the tendency of spiders to end up in the bathtub, and the similarity of the way they both hold their hands when they cast a spell or shoot a web. It's funny how I never noticed that before.
This was a great series. I'm glad to see Marvel publishing some more experimental and unorthodox stuff like this again.
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