The longer you look at this cover, the worse it gets, so let’s move on.
“Guys, listen to how stupid this story is!”
WHATEVER. Spider-Man attacks, and his stupid stinger pop out, and he once again yammers about how this makes no sense because spiders don’t have stingers. And THEN the spider-woman (Not to be confused with Spider-Woman) says spiders don’t have stingers YET, but they do in the future, because spiders evolve and he evolves. Which is a truly lazy explanation for this wildly unnecessary power that will not survive 2007. Why would Spider-Man need swords coming out of his wrist? How often would Spider-Man stab people? You might as well give Superman a motorcycle.
I am.. So mad. Why? What is this? Where is this coming from? This stupid story ends in 1 and a half issues and suddenly we’re dealing with whatever this is? SIGH, having lost the dumb spiders lady, our hero returns home, where Jarvis is mad at him for having to clean up spiderwebs. Tony says he and Reed are studying the webbing, but until they know what’s going on, Spider-Man has to stay put and submit to more testing. Next, Peter Parker is lying in bed when Logan arrives to be nice to him for once, saying something’s changing and it’s not over yet. He leaves as MJ comes in.
“None of this makes any sense.” You can say that again, buddy!
Peter doesn’t remember turning into a spider monster and eating Morlun’s face, and MJ doesn’t want to tell him, saying it can wait for another time. The art continues to demonstrate Pat Lee or whoever drew this has no idea how to draw regular people having a conversation. What a great comic book. Well, abruptly, Spider-Man is seeing Dr. Strange again, who’s, I don’t know, checkin’ out his aura or something, and says he’s the center of a web…
This legitimately may be the single worst comic page posted on this website. My God, Magnum. Spidey has a brief flashback to the incident in his brain during the cocoon times, but keeps it to himself. Strange says the focus he disturbed coming back have caused an uproar, and should spark a “strong corrective response.” So that’s the spider-lady. This is so stupid. Then, abruptly, Peter is sitting on a balcony at Avengers Tower, and Aunt May comes out, telling him he can always confide in her. She brings him “something hot,” which I assume is a cup of coffee, but it vanishes on the next page, because “Pat Lee” sucks.
The color treatment on this spread makes it hard to even tell what you’re looking at. Not that I much care. I’m so excited this ends next post. And that’s that for Reginald Hudlin, Pat Lee and Marvel Knights Spider-Man itself, even. Next issue of this title will debut a new creative team and a new… well, title. But not that new…