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Aftermath of a flooded presence down at the local. Downing a few pizza slices more than the garlic bread would reasonably allow, ample time after a shaving expedition afforded a chance to catch up on some comics. A long and winding road of reason this. Nothing more to be said or heard from once the chain ran it's allotted course...
As Harry finds out what really happened to him and his father at the Osborn plant they invoke the use of "Cellar Door" to knock him back out. Poor Harry, no choice but to fall asleep on what is supposed to be the most beautiful phrase in the world. Harsh and comforting. Spotted in the lair of the Green Goblin, masks used in the regular version of the Marvel Universe as well as that worn by Wilhelm Dafoe in the movie. And that does appear to be Alien versus Predator playing on a big screen.
Cerebro in a full fighting figure tackles the X-Men with such apparent ease it's a wonder they ever really played nice in the first place. Pedestrian in style, the fight scenes appear to be a little more brutal, more bone crunching than at first glance. Children of the atom fighting against the child of their teacher. Students lose.
Apparently, conscientious zombies who still harbour flints of human emotion and respect the family model do exist. They also need to feed on brains. Wiping out the romp a nauseating trawl through police babble toward the end drowns out the blood and guts of earlier. The back-up story with Captain Dare is a flat effort that doesn't really go anywhere or do much beyond prancing around and running off not far enough into the distance.
Fight issue. Spider-Man versus the Harry Osborn goblin. Hobgoblin? Can't recall much.
Carter Lennox takes to walking in his own shoes that aren't his own. In but not in, on the outer. Dealing with a slight twisting slate on the role of identity and morality, it doesn't come off entirely fluid. The very nature of his actions and consciousness doing little to suggest he would actually be anything but in total control of his body. Cute use of the Ethicorp morality block out in a scene.
Get thee back into the shell. The Hulkbusting unit of SHIELD lets loose and puts Harry out of his misery. On the surface, a clean wrap up. Lingering asides from Fury and Spider-Man put doubts on that claim though.
Mayor Hundred comes up against the gypsy and fortune teller element of New York City. Sheisters and scam artists as they are, the whole September 11 recall thing gets a mention in an issue that looks like it got darker and darker with each turn of the page. Clouds of worry? Shades of uncertainty?
Scanning the pages from left to right and up and down, orientation misses a few scenes. The lay out of pages spanning the fold make for a little trying effort in this. Finally at least, Peter ditches MJ for her safety. Though, that she never really was much of a listener, tensing the strain from the start.
Years wallowing in their own petty inadequacies and misdemeanour crime hits, the crazy villainous folk of HYDRA let loose with big carbonic charges wearing clothes that would not look out of place on any Australian sporting team. With four copies/clones based off of the four founding Avengers members they really hold their ground against Spidey and crew. And it's then that this reads more like an Avengers book than a comic from the point of view of Spider-Man. The scenes where Aunt May stands Logan down and cooks for Jarvis are refreshingly foreign.
Monday, 29 August 2005 - 14:07
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