Alright, then. Time to actually gather that pesky 5. This 4-issue stunt is the actual end of the era. You want something like this to really go for it, to really come…
Tag: Norman Osborn
SSM 33
And here’s Joe Bennett with the wrap up. Not sure why he switched titles for this. Maybe they wanted him to get the important parts since he’s a regular. One assumes 5…
TAC 262
I weirdly don’t remember how this was all going for me back in the day. I remember the story, I remember what happens, but was I into it? Over it? Did I…
SM 96
I know this is called the Gathering of Five, but did it rrrrreally need to be 5 issues? We know Norman will succeed in acquiring all the bits, otherwise, what’s the point?…
ASM 440
Suddenly, out of nowhere, John Byrne appears. His involvement in all this seemed random at first, but it becomes so pervasive that he must’ve been part of all the planning. By this…
SSM 32
When I started this back in 2019, I wasn’t sure if I’d really get this far. Reading 36 years of Spider-Man sounded like a lot. And it was! But this is the…
SM 95
I mentioned on SM 88 that when I see that cover, I think a different comic is inside. It’s this one. Both books are standoffs between Peter & Norman by the same…
TAC 261
We’re back fo the big finish. It’s kind of crazy that Glenn Greenberg was the only one swinging for the fences while the books went into an obvious holding pattern for the…
TAC 260
Always a treat to see Romita, Sr. art. The covers alone completely justify this storyline. We pick up right where we left off, with Osborn and Kingsley sizing each other up. Nice…
TAC 259
Now here’s a thing that piqued my interest enough to buy Spectacular as a teen: The promise of a showdown between the original Green Goblin and the original Hobgoblin? A Romita, Sr….