{"id":22210,"date":"2024-07-29T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/?p=22210"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:43:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:43:22","slug":"ppsm-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/2024\/07\/29\/ppsm-12\/","title":{"rendered":"PPSM 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Electro\u2019s arms are weird on this cover. We don\u2019t pick up with last issue\u2019s cliffhanger. Instead, we start with a bomb going off and throwing MJ out of bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He\u2019s having his head crushed by Venom, who looks much better in this issue. AsTOUNDingly, Venom really did just drop by, he\u2019s got nothing to do with this. Sandman tells him if he wants to kill Spider-Man, he should do it quickly and leave. I mean, that\u2019s just insane. Ward and Doc Ock have escaped due to Mysterio\u2019s stupid mist, and Spider-Man\u2019s about to die when Arthur chucks a bomb into the area. The explosion sets of Venom\u2019s fear of fire and lets Spidey escape to go confirm Arthur did it, recap that he\u2019s trying to kill Ward, and then web up all his guns. Meanwhile, Venom and Sandman fight so they can take turns recapping what\u2019s going on, Electro awkwardly tees up Mysterio to recap how he\u2019s supposed ot be dead, and then Mysty takes charge and offers Venom a chance to join their team, and he does. What a convoluted bit of business. Why couldn\u2019t he have already been on the team for the chance to kill Spider-Man? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This MJ plot really doesn\u2019t hold up too well. This guy\u2019s too omniscient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, the baddies are hunting and Sandman\u2019s internal monologuing about how he only trusts Kraven & Vulture and Spider-Man\u2019s lowering his charges to the ground when he hears a radio report through a window of MJ\u2019s plight. He wants to go help, but of course, his sense of responsibility won\u2019t let him. Which ALSO doesn\u2019t really hold water. If he leaves, Ward and Ock might die. If he stays, MJ might die. Even personal connections aside, who out of those 3 most deserves to live? If he has to choose, why choose the bad guys? Then Arthur finally catches up with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sandman\u2019s a complicated guy lately. I liked his turn to heroism. It was unlikely and interesting. His return to villainy is far less interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How long can this go on? Back a the fight, Spider-Man\u2019s only thinking of MJ, but thinks even if he was willing to leave Ock and Ward, he can\u2019t leave Arthur, despite Sandman telling him to grab Arthur and leave like a whole minute prior.  Sandman fights Venom, Spidey and Ock fight the others, and then the Senator Ward plot finally goes somewhere and he begins glowing red. He doesn\u2019t seem to understand whats happening as he begins emitting a ton of red energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spidey leaps in to try to help, Ward\u2019s energy field gets even bigger, Mysterio tells Electro \u201cnow\u201d and he starts creating some kinda counter energy field, Ward says \u201cI remember\u201d and then there\u2019s a huge explosion of energy. The villains all flee, Ward disappears, and Arthur refuses to explain anything to Spider-Man. Good stuff. Meanwhile:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Things are looking bad for Peter and MJ even if the stalker thing is resolved, eh? The Spider-Man line is on the precipice of going from middling to infamously terrible. Can\u2019t say I\u2019m too excited to revisit this. But, first, we have a Sandman backup by Tom Brevoort, Geof Isherwood, Rodney Ramos and John Kalisz. We flash back to some months ago, and Sandman\u2019s still working for Silver Sable and not a jerk. But then he\u2019s knocked out by a mystery man walking down the street.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wizard recaps Sandman\u2019s life at him, including his turn to the side of the angels, before announcing this machine will fix that. He says he needs Sandman back for something, and for Sandman to live, William Baker must die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not a great explanation, but at least they gave one. Very disappointing turn of events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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