(2008 Cover Date Issues - Most current first)
(2008 Cover Date Issues
- Most current first)
May 7, 2008
Spider-Man appears in
Secret Invasion #2.
Spider-Man appears in
Avengers/ Invaders #1.
Spider-Man appears in
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #39.
Norman Osborn and Mac Gargan/ Venom are both featured in
Thunderbolts: Reason In Madness #1.
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Amazing Spider-Man #558 $2.99 |
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Title:
"Freak The Third" |
Character Watch |
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Story
After four three-issue story arcs to begin "Brand New Day", it's a good time for
a nice little one issue story that combines a few elements from each of the
first three arcs. Two arcs ago, the new villain by the name of the Freak was
last seen cocooned in a chrysalis, transforming into a more powerful being.
Spider-Man opens this issue up by visiting Doctor Curt Connors at his lab. The
two talk about where they may find the Freak's chrysalis, which they intend on
keeping in stasis with the help of some maximum ph quicklime. Spider-Man leaves
Connor's lab, and heads on over to the Feast Center, where Bill Hollister is
giving a political speech to aid in his run for mayor. Peter has to cover the
speech for the DB (old Daily Bugle), and is not there long before his spider
sense begins to go wild. Out of nowhere, the new goblin in town by the name of
Menace comes gliding out of the sky, and onto the stage. Menace delivers a
message to Hollister, and that message is to "withdraw from the race by
tomorrow, or face the consequences!" Peter changes into Spider-Man, and quickly
goes after Menace. After the police announce that snipers are in position,
Menace flees the scene, but Spider-Man decides not to go chasing after him.
Instead, Spider-Man swing over to the Brooklyn Salvage Yard, where he expects to
find the Freak's chrysalis. The Freak breaks free from the chrysalis
conveniently after Spider-Man arrives on the scene. Now a much more powerful
foe, the Freak attacks Spider-Man. Now with bullet-proof skin, and looking much
like an armadillo, the Freak appears to have the upper hand in his fight with
Spider-Man. Spider-Man cannot do any harm to the Freak, until Doctor Connors
arrives. See the spoilers for how the issue ends, and where the Freak ends up.
Very good issue, with plenty of bang-for-your-buck. Cameo or small appearances
by characters that have been featured throughout "Brand New Day" thus far.
Nothing ground-breaking or revealing, but just a bit better than your average
token appearances. The character of the Freak also progresses, and it's only a
matter of time until we see the next version of this always transforming
villain.
Art
Excellent.
Best Page: The splash page where Peter is having a nightmare of him fighting the
Freak.
Continuity
Police
No tickets given.
Spoilers
Peter informs his Aunt May that he may be moving out of
her house soon.
Mayoral candidate Randall Crowne denies that Menace is working for him.
Spider-Man fools the drug-addict Freak into thinking that Connors has drugs in
the trunk of his car.
The Freak consumes a massive amount of the maximum ph quicklime, thinking that
it is powder, and ends up in a chrysalis state again.
The Freak's chrysalis is taken away in a hazmat unit that is really a vehicle
owned by Oscorp Enterprises.
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