Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #513 Review

Amazing Spider-Man #513 (#72)
“Sin Past-Part Five”
Writers: J. Michael Straczynski
Penciler: Mike Deodato Jr.
Inker: Joe Pimentel

PLOT: Peter has a problem.  He knows that Sarah and Gabriel are Gwen and Norman’s children and that they are aging a lot faster than they should, which will cause their untimely death.  BUT Sarah and Gabriel want to kill him because they because they believe that he is their father, and that he killed their mother and abandoned them.  In attempt to reason with them, Spidey holds a news conference directed at the twin.
He tells them to meet him where he last saw their mother.  At the Brooklyn Bridge, Spider-Man unravels the multiple layers of lies that Norman has fed the twins.  Sarah is more inclined to believe Peter, but Gabriel remains in denial and attack Spider-Man.  The fight causes the police below to take action and begin shooting.  In the crossfire, Sarah gets shot.  Peter throws Gabriel into the water and takes Sarah to the hospital. A defeated Gabriel goes to one of Norman’s hideout’s and makes a shocking discovery: two goblins suits, one green and purple, and the other one, black and gray.

LIKES:

• A beautiful cover by Deodato.  Great art overall, but the cover really grasps what’s going in the book.  Gabriel attacking Spider-Man under the shadow of the Green Goblin.
• JMS does a wonderful job in capturing the emotions of these characters.  Last issue, Peter Parker and MJ was under the emotional microscope.  In this issue, it’s Gabriel and Sarah’s turn.

DISLIKES:

• The twins seem a little bit more sophisticated than a ten year old trapped in an older person’s body, even if Osborn provided the best tutors available.
• The fight above the Brooklyn Bridge was a bit melodramatic.  Maybe I’ve seen too many repetitions and flashbacks of Spider-Man #121.

FAVOITE QUOTE: Spider-man talking to the twins atop the Brooklyn Bridge. “No. No tricks.  Just the truth.”

RATING: 4 webheads out of 5.  Not as good as the emotional roller coaster last issue, but it is still a very good issue.  I wonder what other surprises JMS has up his sleeves.

Reviewed by AC-WEB (Ariel Chaidez)