Spider-Man: Brand New Day Volume 3 written by by Dan Slott and Bob Gale, art by Marcos Martin and Mike Mckone
Looking for better pay, Peter Parker shifts over to the paparazzi section of The DB, formerly The Daily Bugle under J. Jonah Jameson. The new editor is much worse and encourages Peter to go after a Hollywood celebrity in town. Unfortunately, the celebrity has a supervillain stalker called Paperdoll who is in fact a flattened woman who can make other people just as flat (though they die from the condition). Peter struggles with the ethics of the job as he fights the very weird villain. A second story follows Spidey as he confronts The Bookie, a guy who frequents a local bar for supervillains and gets them to bet on pretty much anything. The Bookie might have some information on someone who is framing Spider-Man as a serial killer, so Spidey has a lot of motivation to take him down.
The villains in these stories are a little disappointing. It's hard to imagine them coming back again in future stories. The "Peter Parker trying to get by" story is more interesting and fun.
Mildly recommended.
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