Really good. Only complaint is “How Thor would still be worthy to wield the hammer?” ( )

Chip Zdarsky takes another swing at answering in five issues the question Marvel already managed to answer once before in just a single issue in the 1989 What If . . . ? #4: "What if the alien costume had possessed Spider-Man?"

I'm not a fan of What If? stories in general, but between the two I'll take Zdarsky's as he really crawls inside Peter's head for the suit's seduction and descent into violence. I liked the battle against a new Sinister Six, and Zdarsky also pulls off a more interesting ending that doesn't put the ever-useless Black Cat at the center of everything. (Though she does have a current series that seems to have a lot of fans. Perhaps I'll check that out sometime.)

I could have done without the epilogue opening the door for an unnecessary sequel though. ( )