Essential Spider-Man volume 8

It's going to be a while before volume 9 is released. But I finished volume 8 last night. I think this is the beginning of the poor story-telling.

Outside of one saga involving the Green Goblin, the other stories were a far cry from the writing of Stan Lee.

The comics included in Essential Spider-Man vol. 8 are:

...And The Nightcrawler Came Prowling, Prowling
Let The Punisher Fit The Crime!
All The Kingpin's Men! (part 1)
Deadline! (part 2)
Stegron Stalks the City! (part 1)
War of the Reptile-Men! (part 2)
...Stalked By The Spider-Slayer!
Murder On The Wind!
Confrontation
Madness is All in the Mind!
Photon Is Another Name For...?
The Fiend From The Fire!
If You Can't Stand The Heat...!
The Hitman's Back in Town! (part 1)
Big Apple Battleground! (part 2)
He Who Laughs Last..! (part 1)
Goblin In The Middle (part 2)
Green Grows The Goblin! (part 3)
The Goblin's Always Greener...! (part 4)
Who Was That Goblin I Saw You With? (part 5)
Flashback!
The Rocket Racer's Back in Town! (part 1)
...And Where the Big Wheel Stops, Nobody Knows! (part 2)
White Dragon! Red Death!
Spider, Spider, Burning Bright!