Spider-Man

As I hinted in earlier posts, I'm now getting back into the world of comic books. I've mostly been reading up on what's been going on with Marvel (and boy, has there been a lot). Specifically, I've been reading up on the X-Men through the collection my roommate has amassed and... Spiderman. Though the character remains the same, almost ALL of his surroundings and situations have been revamped (in one of the worst retcons I've ever heard of, apparently).

That said, I've started picking up Spider-Man in his current incarnation. While I'm slowly adjusting to the new (or I guess I should say really old) Spider-Man, I've been having serious problems with the art. The faux-retro style is really not my thing at all and has been making the adjustment even harder. Issues #642-646 all look like this:

I won't go into why I don't like it, but suffice it to say, it's really not my style. The struggle to stay with the arc was bad enough I considered dropping Spider-Man for a while. Then I saw the trailer for the new upcoming arc (starting with #648 apparently) and... I have hope.