At first I thought that this was a new on-going series. DC does have a Superman/Batman book that's been around for over five years, so it's not a far fetched idea. This is only a six-issue mini-series. It's so good I wish it was on-going. Writer Jason Aaron has officially taken over the mantle as the best writer Marvel has. This book is so obscure, thrilling, and fresh, that no other writer at Marvel would be able to produce something like this. It certainly helps that artist Adam Kubert is drawing it and that it features the two most appealing Marvel superheroes. The book goes in different directions than one would think, though. Instead of a typical team-up book we get a strange tale that starts in a weird, prehistoric land with talking apes and gigantic insects. We soon learn that a bank robbery went awry and something happened that sent Spider-Man and Wolverine spiraling into a different dimension. This is the kind of book that has ideas that a little kid would think is awesome. It doesn't necessarily break any rules of what a comic book is, but it feels like a fresh discovery of sorts. It confirms why we all started to love comics in the first place. It's wild, fun, and hugely entertaining. ***1/2
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