GO DOWN SWINGING pt I
Written by Dan Slott
Penciled by Stuart Immonen
Cover by Alex Ross
Published Mar 7, 2018
In Norman Osborne’s old gentlemen’s club, he torments an unnamed hostage. And the subject dujour is Spider-Man. And speaking of, Peter Parker previously makes out with old flame Mary Jane before she notices a glaring Spidey uniform under his shirt and gets cold feet. She tells him that in their past, she’d never know when he was headed off to save someone, and the fear of his not returning is still too much. He takes to the sky but his parting is still noticed by the former Green Goblin.
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| Not only is he a maniac, he's a peeping tom?! |
Back in the present, Osborne continues to verbally terrify his kidnappee, even using rats to make an example. Spidey swings above midtown detaining familiar purse snatcher Jimmy. He even does the perp a solid on his way to work. When he gets there, Joe Robertson talks with staffers about Ben Urich and his nephew Phil, the newest Goblin King. Pete is tracked down by the Science Staff but opts to take a phone call instead from his old boss J. Jonah Jameson. The former Bugle editor beats his old photog down for info on the Goblin King, but sadly there’s nothing to report.
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| Not his boss, but still in his head. |
Meanwhile, in the now Norman Osborne continues to connect the dots between Mary Jane, Alchemax, Liz Alain, Harry Osborne and Spider-Man. Another flashback proves that his daughter in law Liz has hired Flash Thompson, aka “Agent Venom” as added muscle. Across town, her estranged husband Harry plays with the kiddos while the babysitter spies someone out of the ordinary.
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| Maybe the fact that Norman Osborne is clearly hanging out behind a tree is nothing to report to his innocent son. |
Downstairs, Osborne hears a disturbance and discovers Goblin King raiding his stash. When caught, he decides to finish his mentor once and for all but the newly restored and manical Norman is able to kill off his former protege. He returns to his victim who taunts him. Green Goblin has always been a loser. But he lets slip a tiny clue in the Gwen Stacey affair. And Norman now knows - PETER PARKER IS SPIDER-MAN! It’s revealed his victim is J Jonah himself, who’s now spilled the biggest beans ever. What will happen next?! We’ll have to wait to find out as this issue is left to be continued.
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| Way to go, JK Simmons! |
Fantastic issue, really proving that Dan Slott is revving up on the way to his finale. Still, more wordy than he’s known for. I’ve mentioned before that period turns literally every other page is not only tough to follow, but tough to review. Obviously it’s building to more than what’’s on the surface so I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt. I give it an 8/10.
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