Queen Goblin gives Kraven a magic spear to turn Norman Osborn gobbly again - but not if Spider-Man can stop him! Also, Bizarro Spidey Rek-Rap returns to solve a case about a debt collector after Randy Robertson - but not if Spider-Man can buh buh…!
Hmm. Zeb Wells’ Spider-Man run seems to have run into a ditch these last couple of books and still hasn’t been able to make it out with this eighth volume unfortunately - Spider-Man’s First Hunt is a really low quality comic.
It’s obviously referencing the famous ‘80s Spider-Man book, Kraven’s Last Hunt, and Wells dutifully includes plenny a’ member berries from that storyline here. Peter goes “evil” temporarily to get him back into the black outfit (no super-cool dances down the street though - boo!) and it’s him vs Kraven again (though I’m not sure it’s the original Kraven - there’s lots of references to fathers/sons; is this Kraven’s son? I don’t read enough Spider-Man consistently to be up on all the recent
So that nonsense plays out as you’d expect and this time Mary Jane joins in, using her embarrassing new “jackpot powers” (which is just making sparkly playing cards appear, though they don’t explode a la Gambit).
Then we’re really into the doldrums with the second half. Wells goes back to the dismal Dark Web material, this time involving a demonic debt collector that’s after Randy’s soul, or something, for reasons. The story is convoluted and boring, went nowhere and achieved nothing.
Zeb Wells’ Spider-Man run started strongly but, eight volumes in, it’s starting to feel like it’s run its course and Wells doesn’t seem to know what to do with it. Spider-Man’s First Hunt is unentertaining, forgettable rubbish - a weak addition to an increasingly rote series.
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