#616 - Sandman kidnaps a child, and it up to Spidey to save her.
#617 - The original Rhino is on the straight and narrow path and teams up with Spidey to face off against the upgraded Rhino.
#618 - New York City's population just grew with the returns of Mysterio, Silvermane, forensics officer Carlie Cooper's father, and Aunt May, fresh off of her world tour honeymoon. A gang war is erupting between Mr. Negative's gang and Silvermane, with Hammerhead's loyalties stuck in the middle.
#619 - A man dies at Spidey's hands, or so he thinks. Aunt May finally comes home with a new attitude to a destroyed home. Mysterio continues with the mind screw.
#620 - Silvermane vs. Mr. Negative! Dragon's Breath targets Spidey. Ray Cooper has a get rich quick scheme and wants to include Carlie. Another villain on the horizon shows his "face".
#621 - Spidey and Black Cat break into Mr. Negative's place to retrieve the vial of blood the Dragon's Breath that was engineered to kill him was made from. Carlie confronts her father on his money-getting scheme. Mary Jane Watson gets a roommate.
#622 - Black Cat sells Spidey's blood, and Peter has to go undercover into the goth community to retrieve it. This leads to a meeting with Morbius and his former love. A backup story featuring Flash Thompson is included.
Overall, The Gauntlet isn't moving me. It just seems like a vehicle for revamping Spider-Man's old villains, either giving them new motives or introducing new characters in old or upgraded costumes. Either way, it just isn't working. The flow of the book is off with the balancing act of various writers and artists. If I had to pick, I would love to see Marcos Martin and Paolo Rivera splitting the duty as artists and Joe Kelly being the writer. I did enjoy Michael Lark's pencils on #621, as well as Fred Van Lente's Morbius story.
But it's still just not enough to keep my attention nor worth the time in reading. The group in place is hitting all of the right keys for the character, but we have heard this song enough times now.
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