Amazing Spider-Man #25
Plot: Norman Osborn seeks to brainwash Peter into becoming his heir, the future Green Goblin. (CAUTION: This story and it’s conclusion are much darker in tone than standard Spidey stories…parents of young children might want to read this first before letting their kids read it).
Likes: The flashback scenes where we see Norman’s horrible treatment by his father as a child are very well done. Mackie’s delving into the relationships between parents and children are one of the true highlights of his writing. Peter’s dream sequence almost brought tears to my eyes. The whole idea of the Green Goblin trying to make Peter his Heir Apparent was pretty cool, too…very reminiscent of Batman’s relationship with his most dangerous foe, Ra’s Al Ghul.
Dislikes: Not quite enough action in this issue for my tastes, but the characterization was so good that it made up for most of that. The only major problem I have with this issue is Osborn’s psychotic speech about darkness…I REALLY don’t want to know how this guy’s head works, thanks…If I did, I’d be reading biographies of Adolph Hitler or Charles Manson, not Spidey comics!
Rating: This thing was just too creepy for me! Zero webheads out of a possible four…too bad, because if I hadn’t had to sit through Norman’s tirade I would have given this three out of four web-heads instead of zero.
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