{"id":25918,"date":"2025-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/?p=25918"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:39:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:39:34","slug":"tac-v2-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/2025\/03\/29\/tac-v2-08\/","title":{"rendered":"TAC V2 08"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This month, we begin with Spider-Man pontificating about living in a post-9\/11 world as he watched riots in Palestine on the big Times Square TV over Doc Ock\u2019s attack. Then we check in with radio DJ Brent Power taking calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I gotta hand it to Jenkins, that\u2019s a good Doc Ock gambit. Unique, but fitting. His ruthlessness and willingness to go to any lengths to accomplish his goal on full display. And I appreciate Jenkins trying to paint a more nuanced picture of an Arab leader as opposed to the terrorist stereotypes so common, especially, in the post-9\/11 2000s. It\u2019s a real shame Ramos insists on drawing Zarour looking like a MONKEY. If only an artist had been assigned this story. Well, we cut to\u2026 Hannity & Colmes, the FOX News panel show. Like, not even a thinly disguised fake version, the actual show. That\u2019s gross, Sean Hannity is a legit enemy of humanity. On the program today are various government and military officials and Reed Richards to discuss Ock\u2019s demands. Ramos, for all that no one he draws looks like a human being, somehow does recognizable caricatures of both Hannity and Colmes. It\u2019s noteworthy that Republican senator thinks superpeople should have to register their powers, and none of this would be happening if Spider-Man\u2019s real identity was already in a government database. This is a concept that will later be\u2026 much bigger. Then we cut to\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That woulda been pretty cute if they got an artist to draw it. Elsewhere, Zarour gets Doc Ock to start villain monologuing about why he\u2019s doing this. Which, he says, is because Spider-Man is an idiot and a buffoon and people should know Ock is superior to him (Loaded word!), and soon they will. Zarour says Ock is afraid of Spider-Man. This guy is really not looking out for his own health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the one hand, I don\u2019t necessarily think Doc Ock would be so virulently xenophobic and racist. Not because he\u2019s better than that or anything, just because he doesn\u2019t seem like someone who\u2019d care enough to form such an opinion. All he thinks about is him, he wouldn\u2019t put the people of Palestine any lower than people anywhere else, everyone\u2019s on the exact same level, and it\u2019s several miles below him. But he is certainly an exceedingly cruel person, so saying those things feels in character anyway. Too bad he looks like a cartoon pig saying them. Well, meanwhile, Spider-Man\u2019s gone to meet with his new best friend, Detective Garrett (I hope Lamont doesn\u2019t find out!). They talk about the situation for a second, but then a helicopter appears. Garrett reiterates that he came alone, and Spidey suggests he get down. Out of the chopper come a bunch of military dudes surrounding a guy with a briefcase who coulda been the Vulture, based on his appearance, but is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stereotypical appearance of the Vulture become instantly racist when applied to a Jewish guy. Great work, Ramos. Real good stuff. At least he doesn\u2019t look like a literal monkey like the Palestinian. Boy am I excited for Ramos to leave this title. Once this story\u2019s over, he only has 2 other issues (Weirdly, 2 parts of a 6-parter drawn by a bunch of people). I\u2019m gritting my teeth and pressing on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wait, do they not live together in this title? They sure seem to in ASM! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think a premise this absurd literally only works with Doc Ock. His hubris and complete disregard for the rest of the human race takes what would have been a laughable concept and makes it work. It\u2019s kind of fascinating. From Dr. Doom to Magneto to Green Goblin to even the Red Skull, I don\u2019t think any other major madman feels right pulling this scheme, but I think it works for Ock. He\u2019s the right kind of psychopath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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