(Writer) Nick Spencer
(Artist) Mark Bagley
(Editor) Nick Lowe
(EIC) C.B. Cebulski
Date Released 9/9/2020
Issue Number #849
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THE STORY
THE BREAKDOWN
- The Choice
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- Behind Door Number One
- Continuity Candy Store
- Nitpicks
- Grade
The Choice
Stuck with a choice and even though it’s a “No Brainer” to everyone else, Peter sees the three important factors in his decision.
1). Sin-Eater is a murder. He was dangerous without powers, now he HAS powers. Despite the public image he has made for himself, Sin-Eater isn’t exactly coming clean. He’s taking matters into his own hands. So let’s say his intentions are noble (which they are not), he’s giving power to people who may NOT be because they choose to follow him. Why isn’t he working with the police or even The Avengers if he wants to “change things”. He died and now is back with demonic powers…red flag.
2) His shotgun “cleansing” surely gives you a scare, but hey your sins are gone after you wake up. May have after effects that we don’t even know about, which is exactly what Peter is thinking. This is uncharted territory that Peter is questioning that no one else really gives a thwip about. He’s concern about the people that already have been “cleansed”and about the people that may come within that blast.
3) What truly made Spider-Man? Responsibility. Peter’s failure to act when he let the burglar go that later killed his Uncle Ben. He vowed never to let that happen again. Sin-Eater qualifies in the category on who Peter needs to stop. He can’t let Sin-Eater continue on, which is causing mayhem in the streets of New York. Spidey needs to act to keep someone else’s Uncle Ben alive.
Despite what Norman has done to Peter, and he’s done A LOT. Peter can’t let Sin-Eater go after Norman and needs to stop Sin-Eater. The risk could be too high. Right now, Peter is like Bugs Bunny.
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Behind Door Number One!
So what is behind this door?! Norman stated that Ravencroft has plenty of weapons at their disposal but we keep seeing this door with someone trying to get out. The first time we saw it, Sin-Eater’s boot was within a panel, but he didn’t get to Ravencroft till now right? I’m unsure since he has to the power to smoke-teleport on in and out like a genie. Could be that jumping time panel thing that Spencer has been known to do which I’m betting is the case. Is it Norman as the Goblin coming out? Maybe it’s not a cell or more of a door to the outside and the Web of Order is trying to smash on in. The cult of sin just got an upgrade..could be them. 
Continuity Candy Shop
<– THIS panel speaks volumes! Harry did in fact die in Spect 200, then OMD erased that and said he was away. I think BND gave a (crappy) explanation on why Harry is alive, maybe Neil can explain that one. I honestly think that Spencer has something cooked up his sleeve. Why bring this up if he didn’t? I have said this before, Spencer acknowledges the past and that it did happen. He’s not trying to change or reboot something in Peter’s life, he sees that something is broken or out of place and he FIXES IT. I’m with Dark Mark on this one, Kindred has to be PRE-OMD Harry. All the clues and evidence on what we know so far leads into that. Harry has always been like a Kindred Spirit to Peter. There’s a panel of Flash Thompson in there dying and Peter referred to him as an ally when he was also a friend. No this historical panel is in there for a REASON!
Then we have Peter talking to Ghost Spider and she makes the “Deal with the Devil” statement. It’s bit of a stretch, but Spencer likes to play with words. It’s FUN! We have already seen Peter and Mary Jane together and Spencer has cemented that those two are destined to be together forever. Gwen was Peter’s FIRST LOVE, but Mary Jane is Peter’s TRUE LOVE. Peter wants to propose and the relationship is strong in this series. Spencer did hint that from his FIRST issue so expect that sub plot to follow through. S
Nitpicks
* Uh-Oh! Something wrong here. Any true Spidey fan or art fan for that matter would know that this issue was not drawn by Marcelo Ferreira. It was drawn by Mark Bagley. In fact, I caught a few reviewers from other site saying that Ferreira’s art in this issue is amazing and stunning! Yeah..that’s a for sure sign NOT to take that reviewers word seriously. “Bags” did a great job with this book in pure Bagley form! Always a pleasure to see his artwork and Marvel Editing..you have ONE job. 😀
* UGH! I was hoping that Spencer would avoid this but even he has the move the plot along. Peter is talking to Ghost Spider about his problem. Since she’s a Gwen from another dimension he figures that she’s the perfect person to talk to in order to get a perspective on what his Gwen would think. This is out of character for Peter. The person he should be talking to is Mary Jane. MJ and Gwen were very close friends and if anyone knows what Gwen would think about this, it would be MJ. Sure that’s an awkward convo to have with your true love when talking about your first love, but MJ was cool and supportive when Peter told her about Felicia now knowing his secret. It’s more awkward to talk to Ghost Spider about this in my opinion. She’s not like the studious good girl (boring) Gwen we all know. She’s in a band and has more spunk in her than 616 ever did. Not to mention she’s much younger than 616 Gwen. I get the MJ is in limbo right now because AMJ has concluded, but Spencer kinda changed that course two issues ago. Ghost Spider knows nothing of 616 Gwen, just what she heard. It’s awkward for her to even show up in the 616 universe, so I don’t thinks she’s the best person to ask about this particular case. According to Slott’s Clone Conspiracy arc, Gwen found out that Peter was Spider-Man before she died. She hated it. In my opinion, Gwen would try to be controlling an force Peter to quit being Spider-Man. Honestly, Peter should have known better.
Grade
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Aside from the Nitpicks it was a good solid issue that really gets my hopes up for more! I’m enjoying the series and Spencer as the writer. I hope to see much more of the fun ride that he’s taking us on! There’s two things I want to see in this series. Peter and MJ back as a married couple and Carlos Gomez as an artist for at least a 3 issue run. That would be AMAZING! See ya next time Crawlspacers!
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@Evan Berry – Thanks for pointing out the missing word. I was trying to be nice to Petey and let it go, but then he goes over to my review and insults me, so the web shooters are off! It’s on! Some people you just can’t be nice to, it seems.
@Evan: No I don’t like being called “Petey”. Even my wife knows that…and ignores it. Mary Jane can do whatever she wants because…she’s MARY JANE!
@Chi-Town: You left a word out in your reply to Mark, so I can’t tell if you love the name “Petey” or you hate it. I’ll just assume that you love it, so I guess we can call you that from now on. Mary Jane would call you that, right? Actually, she’d probably go with “Lover” or something, and I’m NOT going to call you that.
@Chi-Town – I’m sure you’ll rat me out to Brad again if I say I’m not reviewing it!
Yep. It does tie with the ASM title…do we have to review that one?
Neil shot down my Ultimate GG theory. He said that UGG is still active in the Miles book. Oh well. We might find out what’s in the vault in the Sins of Norman Osborn issue coming out.. next week?
“Petey”? I really that name. Woah! Game changer, I never thought about Ultimate Green Goblin. I don’t read Mile Books but that would be a site to see. 616 version vs Ultimate version. All we know is that we have to wait an EXTRA week in order to see what happens. First week of Oct. I was looking forward to the last week of Sept.
Great review, Petey! I believe it is the Green Goblin behind the door and more specifically, I think it is the Ultimate version of GG behind the door. Miles specifically mentions it and I know UGG is around in the 616 because he showed up in Miles’s comic six months ago (I’m reading it on Marvel Unlimited), but in not sure how that story arc was resolved yet.