Initially created for writer Paul Jenkins and penciller Humberto Ramos, the title soon lost most of his appeal when new pencillers were brought in to replace Ramos: Daimon Scott, Paulo Rivera (for one issue), Michael Ryan, Paco Medina, Talent Caldwell and finally Scot Eaton.

Writer and J. Michael Straczynski protégé, Sarah "Samm" Barnes, followed in the footsteps of Jenkins for a three-part story arc, which tied in with the events in Amazing Spider-Man. The story, however, was rather ill received, as it involved the progeny of Norman Osborn and Gwen Stacy, who seemed to be acting out of character, when compared to how they were written by Straczynski.

Some of the major events that transpired over the last two years in Spectacular Spider-Man are Spider-Man gaining organic web-shooters during the Avengers Disassembled storyline, to tie-in with the release of the second Spider-Man movie; Eddie Brock apparently committing suicide as a result of the Venom symbiote abandoning him; and, the death of Mindworm, probably one of Marvel's most underused characters.

To commemorate the conclusion of this second volume of Spectacular Spider-Man, Marvel solicited Paul Jenkins to pen the story and Mark Buckingham, who had a stint with Jenkins on Peter Parker Spider-Man, to handle the pencilling chores. The result: a brilliant story featuring amazing art.

The story mainly revolves around Peter Parker paying a visit to his Uncle Ben's grave and the ensuing heartfelt conversation (beyond the dead), with the occasional flashback sequence to adorn their father-son-like relationship.

Some of the high points in this story are undoubtedly a tribute to Calvin and Hobbes, featuring some of Peter and Uncle Ben's best snowman creations; the scene with Peter and his parents, Richard and Mary Parker; and, the last page of the issue, which features a beautiful splash page of some of the characters used by Paul Jenkins over the last few years such as the Sandman, the Green Goblin, Fusion, Doctor Octopus, the Mimes, and even Kevin, the moldy piece of cheese that Peter kept in his fridge when he shared an apartment with Randy Robertson.

All in all, this book was an amazing tribute to great storytelling and the best way to wrap up the Spectacular Spider-Man series. Kudos to Paul Jenkins and Mark Buckingham.