By: Dan Slott (Writer), Phil Jimenez (Pencils)
Okay a bit of a complaint here. When this story first debuted last May, it was a free comic (it was Marvel’s offering for Free Comic Book Day 2007). So, I find it a little ironic that this book’s cover price not for the normal $2.99 but $3.99! Talk about pricey! Okay, so what do we get out of this Director’s Cut? Well, we get some lines of dialogue that are in tune with Brand New Day’s status quo and an appearance by Mr. Negative. Story’s virtually the same as the FCBD issue, so no complaints there; it’s a fantastic read.
What drives up the cover price of this book is all material thrown in at the end of the book. First we get Tom Breevort’s original manifesto that he devised for Spider-Man’s Brand New Day revamp. It’s goes into all the details of the changes we’ve now seen. Next is what looks like a Power Point Presentation that acts as a dossier on Spider-Man’s new cast. It goes into the details of each new villain and supporting character and actually answers a lot of questions readers currently have. Also, from the looks of it, this dossier seems to confirm that Jackpot is most likely NOT Mary Jane.
There’s also some other characters in the dossier that will make you go back through the Swing Shift’s story for another glance. Slott cleverly inserted more new cast members into this issue’s story than we originally thought. This is all going to make Spider-Man very interesting over the next year. For people following Brand New Day, this is something you should probably pick up – even if you already own the original issue. (Grade: A-)
– J. Montes
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