It had me on the edge of my seat and many times, the tension was so great, I had to put it down and pick it up after I had calmed down some. There were a few areas where I was confused, but when I pointed them out to more seasoned manga readers, the areas of confusion made more sense. stars, rounding down until I get my own physical copy of this so I can re-read again in print and see if it should be bumped up to the full five. While feeling slightly heartbroken by the news, Yu lends his support to Emma and is satisfied with having her as a best friend.

I was surprised by how the heartfelt nature of Spider-Man: Fake Red had really affected me by the conclusion, but I think it perfectly drove home that while our teen years can often be problematic, within us lies a certain quiet potential for achieving the unexpected or even heroic given the right circumstance. With the premiere of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in a couple of days, let’s review Yusuke Osawa’s Spider-Man: Fake Red.Together they find a way to seperate the Venom from Peter and Yu passes the mask to Peter telling him he is his hero and the true spiderman. Spider-Man helps the old lady pick up her dropped groceries, and swings off as nearby civilians praise him. It's worth the read and might be a new favorite of mine in regards to manga approaches to established Western superheroes. Naturally, out of curiosity he tries it on and soon finds himself mistaken for the real deal and fumbling through action-packed rescue and/or crimefighting situations.

Be Careful What You Wish For: Yu admires Spider-Man and tries to emulate him even a little by taking up bouldering. That is one of the important things people liked about the hero that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created is that anyone could be Spider-Man.Mistaken Identity: Emma notices that Yu has bandages on his arm in the exact same spots that "Spider-Man" got hurt while rescuing her from carjackers the day before. Given this was a discontinued series though I’m sure that was an impacting factor on what was allowed to be explored and I’m sure Marvel gave Yusuke Osawa so many caveats when clearing this that there is where it probably suffered. And after making it out by the skin of his teeth, Yu finds himself wrapped up in an escalating series of challenges wherein he must play the role of Spider-Man with only his suit, web-shooters, and rock-climbing expertise to guide him.