The Michelinie/Bagley run on Amazing is unfortunately dominated by poor storylines. The long-running subplot about the return of Peter's parents. I thought it had potential once, even blogged about that, but on reflection, probably not. The Clone Saga, took up most of the last couple years of the run, although that one might have worked if they'd stuck to the original plan for it to run six months. Maximum Carnage (and way too much of the symbionts in general). That whole plot line about Mary Jane taking up smoking due to stress (it wasn't a bad idea, just handled somewhat hamfistedly).
There are some smaller stories I think work well as straightforward superhero stories. Invasion of the Spider-Slayers works as a "Spider-Man fights killer robots" story, that also gets Black Cat active in the costume business again (albeit with an even more impractical costume). The Tri-Sentinel that Spidey blew up with his Captain Universe powers at the end of Acts of Vengeance returned for a rematch against a non-cosmic powered Spider-Man (and Nova). There's a rampaging Hulk two-parter. None of them doing anything revolutionary with Spider-Man or revealing new facets of the character, they just tell quick, engaging stories while keeping other subplots going in the background. There's a lot opportunities for Bagley to draw action sequences, or portray characters being emotional, which plays to his strengths.
There are some smaller stories I think work well as straightforward superhero stories. Invasion of the Spider-Slayers works as a "Spider-Man fights killer robots" story, that also gets Black Cat active in the costume business again (albeit with an even more impractical costume). The Tri-Sentinel that Spidey blew up with his Captain Universe powers at the end of Acts of Vengeance returned for a rematch against a non-cosmic powered Spider-Man (and Nova). There's a rampaging Hulk two-parter. None of them doing anything revolutionary with Spider-Man or revealing new facets of the character, they just tell quick, engaging stories while keeping other subplots going in the background. There's a lot opportunities for Bagley to draw action sequences, or portray characters being emotional, which plays to his strengths.
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