Spider-Man: Down These Mean Streets
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| Author | Keith R. A. DeCandido |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Spider-Man |
| Publisher | Pocket Star |
Publication date | August 30, 2005[1] |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-1416509684 |
Down These Mean Streets is a mass market paperback, authored by Keith R. A. DeCandido and starring Spider-Man. It is one of several paperbacks in the Marvel Comics line published by Pocket Star Books.[2] If regarded in Earth-616 canon, the events in the novel take place roughly after Amazing Spider-Man #509.[3]
Plot introduction
The story centers around a mysterious drug known as Triple X that has been giving its users superpowers as well as rendering them mentally and physically unstable. Spider-Man is forced to team with the police to not only protect people from the enhanced users but find the origin of the drug itself. They soon learn that one of Spider-Man's most prominent enemies might be behind the drug but for a grander scheme.[4]
Reception
The book received good reviews from Unreality-sf.net and Spiderfan.org.[5][6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Down These Mean Streets". Amazon.com.
- ↑ Down These Mean Streets at Google Books.
- ↑ Keith R. A. DeCandido (2005). Spider-Man: Down These Mean Streets. Pocket Star. p. 1. ISBN 978-1416509684.
- ↑ "Down These Mean Streets". fantasticfiction.com.
- ↑ http://unreality-sf.net/2008/06/19/spider-man-down-these-mean-streets-review/
- ↑ http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spiderman_books_pocket_star/mean_streets.html
