The Goblin’s got a brand new bag for the occasion. This new costume is a real downgrade, but don’t worry, it only appears in this story. They managed to spin their wheels for most of 6 issues before this, and now, what, they’re gonna fight for 3 whole issues? Seems unlikely! Prepare to spin more wheels! The usual gang is here…
I cannot fathom how May could be so important to his plan. And that statement only gets more absurd as we proceed. To the aforementioned hunting lodge, on a dark and stormy night, because Romita, Jr. excels at them! Spidey’s swinging through the wood recapping when the trees begin to seem to move as he comes toward them, making him miss a web shot and almost fall in a punji pit. Then one swings a branch out to clothesline him. Killer trees! This is what it’s come to! Gotta fill those pages! While Spider-Man dodges evil trees, we check in with his better half…
What’s she been making!? She’s been a student! The subject of money hasn’t made sense in this book for 4 years. Upstate, Spider-Man’s still fighting evil trees, and while it’s stupid, JR is cooking, as always. Spidey’s eventually forced to the ground, where some kind of weird monsters attack him. Boy, that Norman. What doesn’t he have going on? After he makes surprisingly short work of some kind of genetic freaks…
“You were supposed to find a book at The Bugle when you randomly chose to use the computer there for the first time ever and against all common sense, but you failed to go in my office for no reason!”
The Goblin casually swatting away the book is great. A genetic bomb? That’s pretty far above Norman’s usual paygrade, but they were trying to go big for this, so of course. Meanwhile, MJ’s at a press conference for her new gig, and the shred of hope that her child is alive is slowly eating away at her happiness. Back up north, battle is truly joined, and Jr’s making it look brutal as GG says he never took the baby, tries to say she died when Spidey smashes into him and cuts him off. Goblin crashes to the ground and begins spouting nonsense about his new world order and what not as his glider flies after Spider-Man shooting lasers. Spidey just makes for the house, saying he doesn’t care about any of this. Norman tackles him through a wall of the house, saying he should care, and would if he know how close this big moment is.
Well. Seems like our man’s about to go find what he’s looking for.
They did say Osborn had May. How… how can this possibly be real? Well, it is, and the explanation is NOT going to be at all satisfying.