{"id":22160,"date":"2024-07-24T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/?p=22160"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:43:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:43:23","slug":"ppsm-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/2024\/07\/24\/ppsm-11\/","title":{"rendered":"PPSM 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alright, back on track. The usual suspects of Howard Mackie, John Romita, Jr., Scott Hanna & Gregory Wright on deck. We open on 2 pages of a kid being chased by cops for doing graffiti in Thailand stumbling into the final temple and getting possessed, but for this blog\u2019s purposes, we\u2019re much more interested in the scene switch to Spider-Man swinging MJ to safety, his stupid secret finally revealed to save her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are really, really cranking through subplots here. Peter & MJ more or less resolve their simmering tension in 2 pages, Arthur\u2019s off to deal with Ward, and yet we\u2019re off to more Eighth Day. Which supports me feeling that what\u2019s about to happen in this book wasn\u2019t meant to come on so quickly. My theory is that this relaunch didn\u2019t pull in the numbers they hoped for, and someone felt something drastic was needed. Across 3 strange pages, Spider-Man swings around wondering why he\u2019s off trying to help Arthur rather than protecting MJ, Peter goes to the Bugle but everyone\u2019s freaking out and no one can help him look for Arthur, then a tremor shakes the building and he becomes Spider-Man to check it out, all the while lamenting how things are strained with MJ and vowing (repeatedly, even) that he\u2019ll never let anything happen to her. Meanwhile, what\u2019s in the basement of the Bugle? Not what you\u2019d guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why, the Stonecutter creating the God Machine, of course. How convenient! Spidey\u2019s reaction to his own web is pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A lot more comedy business than you\u2019d expect this issue. Spider-Man wrapped in the remains of the Avengers\u2019 famous security system is also pretty good. Sure is lucky these guys decided to come kick back in at the house after their parts of the crossover, eh? Surprisingly, IM and Thor tell Spider-Man to stay put as they go deal with 8 Juggernauts and a so-called God Machine all by themselves. I mean, that\u2019s pretty absurd. Then that Dr. Vernon guy who did all the deciphering in IM 22 exposits and Spider-Man before running off to try to help the heroes. Spidey thinks it\u2019s crazy that everyone thinks he can\u2019t pull his weight, and that just one Juggernaut is too much, and suddenly has an idea. Back downtown, the Bugle is being evacuated (With Glory and Betty physically dragging JJJ out over his protests) when Spider-Man shows up to\u2026 use the phone. What, the Avengers don\u2019t have a phone? This is a very old school comic book. He does what anyone should do in a Juggernaut situation and calls\u2026 Professor X, who\u2019s soon on the scene as a mental projection following Spider-Man to the God Machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Probably not as \u201cno more\u201d as advertised, but I wouldn\u2019t know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spider-Man\u2019s distractions allow Thor and Iron Man to start shootin\u2019 up the place, which lets Spidey get further into the machine. As everyone, good and bad, rushes after him, Spidey gets to Stonecutter, and thwips the vaguely 90s cell phone looking device out of his hand to stop his work, but he\u2019s unable to damage it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mmmmmmaaaaaan that last panel is doing a lot of expository heavy lifting! Man! Well. We\u2019re ready for the grand finale next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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