Shock and awe
Peter tries to bring back a semblance of normality to his
life, but life isn’t going to make it easy for him as new variables start to
jump into the equation.
Slott meshes the Superior
storyline with the new Amazing one very well, without discarding any of the
previous threads. Infact his handling of those things, especially one crucial
aspect, has been very good.
Ramos’ artwork is as always a little hit and miss, though thankfully
this issue he’s on top form.
SPOILERS FOLLOW………….
In a confined room, a mysterious woman with organic webbing
watches a video of an old match between Spiderman and Electro. She knows he’s
Peter Parker and by all accounts, is the same girl seen getting bitten, by the
same spider that bit Peter, in the first issue.
In Tribeca, Peter is in full damage control mode (by that I
mean, his normal routine) as he tries to explain to Anna Maria that it was Doc
Ock as Spiderman who she had a relationship with, not Peter.
Surprisingly instead of being the generic shout-and-leave
type espoused often, Anna is cool headed and the only signs of stress are her
cooking (and making heavenly cookies).
It is hilarious to hear Anna say the great qualities of
Otto, with Peter trying and failing to get his words in.
She leaves to collect her thoughts, while Peter finds a new
annoyance as Otto has changed his ringtone as well!
In the West
Village, Max Dillion aka
Electro visits a close friend and on-off lover Franchine, but unable to control
his powers, appears to electrocute her when they kiss.
At the Avengers
Tower, Peter is faced
with hostility from Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. And from his pants. Apparently
Otto’s modified web fluid resulted in the pants sticking on way past Peter’s
comfort zone.
As they recollect everything that’s happened, Steve lets out
that the new Venom is Flash Thompson, earning a right hook from Peter for the secrecy of the actions of one of his close friends.
Returning to Parker Industries, he is faced by a panic-stricken
Sajani with the info that the system Otto built is malfunctioning. He is saved
from a sticking situation by Anna Maria dropping by to help out.
Suddenly, the city blackouts and Blue Electricity surges are
seen. Peter knows it’s Electro.
Peter’s in for another nasty surprise as he finds out Ock
has been experimenting on him. In the crowd, a powerless Human Torch looks on
while Black Cat hides in the shadows.
Spiderman is able to shoot a full gust of water in his face,
but it only scratches him and Electro flees. Meeting up with Johny, he learns
of the latter’s situation and gets a gift – all the tv series and movies he
missed while away.
Back at Parker Industries, Peter decides to divert all
resources to first capturing and curing Electro, before making a new prison for
New York.
What could go wrong?
SPOILERS END………………
You know Amazing Spiderman’s back when you see the amount of
humor on these pages. And it all sticks, just like the pants!
Slott combines the best of Superior and Amazing, with a surprisingly
level headed female lead while hinting more problems for Peter in the future.
So, I give it 9.0 out of 10
+Great humor
+A level headed female lead
+Electro’s plight handled well
+Great artwork
-Some of the scenes with Human Torch were redundant
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