{"id":21891,"date":"2024-07-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/?p=21891"},"modified":"2024-02-18T17:40:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:40:48","slug":"ppsm-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/2024\/07\/03\/ppsm-6\/","title":{"rendered":"PPSM 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Took this long to get back to the Kingpin plot from the previous volume. So much of this book has felt like it\u2019s offtrack. So many issues dealing with the fallout of the Gathering of Five, so many guest stars, too much Spider-Woman these last 3 posts. What happened to Peter\u2019s new job? What happened to school? We open on Kingpin throwing a guy out the window of his very high up office, talking to Bullseye, who I guess is his man again, about how messages must be sent to the people responsible for Fisk\u2019s downfall. Then we go to Spider-Man fightin\u2019 some Hydra guys. Really does feel like we\u2019re getting back to this book, in particular, after a 6-month detour. Why\u2019s Spidey beating on Hydra goons?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We shall be checking out that annual very soon, although you\u2019d sure never know by the cover that it\u2019s gonna be about Betty\u2019s investigation into Ward. Betty not seeming interested in Flash acting weird doesn\u2019t make much sense. Later, Peter arrives home to hear MJ telling Jill she doesn\u2019t want Peter to know about\u2013, before changing the subject and trying to distract him. Smooth. Arthur is here, also, having come to see Peter. He\u2019s hanging out with Aunt May. Arthur\u2019s looking for Spider-Man\u2019s help ins also digging into Ward, but MJ says Peter would have no way of contacting him, making Peter feel bad, and then the phone rings, making MJ feel bad. Real positive vibes in the home lately. Arthur leaves in a weird hurry once he\u2019s told he can\u2019t get to Spider-Man from here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great stuff by Romita, Jr. there, despite the ridiculousness of this storyline. How\u2019s MJ the only one answering these calls? The whole previous run of both these books has been about her never being home. Now she\u2019s suddenly there, answering weird phone calls, refusing to tell Peter. But wait, there\u2019s more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arthur tells Jill to get Paul and leave town, to go see their Aunt Veronica (Another brand-new Stacy!) just as Peter rolls up and says everything will be fine. Jill is, obviously, a lot more upset than that, and as he comforts her, Peter gets a tracer on that car. Ward has Arthur brought to a building under construction, where they trade vague lines about their shared history, and where Ward says Kingpin trying to get back in the game is not good for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So cryptic! Arthur says he will not be threatened, and then one of Ward\u2019s goons goes down with a playing card in the back of his head. Arthur says Ward\u2019s probably right to be worried about Kingpin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Must say, \u201cGamble or Gumbo\u201d is funny to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The timing of this is pretty wild for reasons that will become clear next post. With Spider-Man momentarily out of it, Arthur has a minute to say Kingpin wants Arthur dead for what he knows, but Ward dead for what he did (So cryptic!) before taking a blade in the back for Ward, anyway, which doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Romita is just crushing here. I love the little things he does. I love Spider-Man picking up that beam by sticking to it, rather than grabbing it. The finesse! John Romita, Jr. Fan Blog forever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don\u2019t oversell it, Arthur! I don\u2019t remember what goes on with Ward, but it can\u2019t be too good, one assumes. But that\u2019ll have to wait at least one more post, as we\u2019re off on a detour next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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