I had to take a break from Spidey after the One More Day debaucle. I felt that we needed our space. I had to quit reading the title about a year ago, because after the One More Day saga, I wasn't about to hop on board with the direction it was going story-wise. To be completely honest, after his flip flopping in the Civil War, and ever-so-popular "reboot" of Brand New Day, Spidy needed to hang up the webs and get some serious couch time. However, I also felt I owed some debt of gratitude to the comic book I'd been reading for the last 20-some-odd years and decided to pick up the #600th issue. I had heard from reliable sources that after all the air cleared, and artist Chris Bachalo & writer Zeb Wells hopped on, things were getting better. Not too sure if I'm completely sold on returning to the monthly title just yet, but I do plan on picking up a trade or two from the last couple arcs.