• A spotlight on Norman Osborn II!
• How did 10-year-old Normie achieve the smarts and cunning of his grandfather?
• Will he inherit the Goblin family legacy...and will he take it to terrifying new heights?
Rated T
Emotional and crafted with an deft hand by both Stegman and Stockman, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #10 delivers a meaty Spider-Man story steeped in history, but not to the detriment of those unfamiliar with the events it recalls. Read Full Review
Ryan Stegman is the regular artist and co-writer of this book, and this is his first issue that he's written alone. Unfortunately, it's a bit of a mixed bag. Read Full Review
The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #10 misses a few beats with Normie Osborn's characterization, but is a fun filler issue when focusing on Peter and Annie's father/daughter dynamic. Read Full Review
Despite some great art and cool fight sequences, it feels like Normie's going down the same goblin path of despair we've seen a million times before. Read Full Review
Nice emotional moments but a detracting drop in art quality from great to just okay. It's refreshing to see Normie presented more layered evil than expected. Still annoying to consider his underage in spite of the 'fun' birthday here.
Ryan Stegman steps up as a full on writer for a few issues, and he actually does a pretty decent job. There wasn't anything too dumb, but the problem is that the whole premise to me is just too silly. I am not too keen on the whole Normie Osborn being some sort of a child prodigy thing, though his emotions towards his father are really well written. Not exactly looking forward to the next few issues, but I am hoping that my thoughts will change to better.
Normie Osborn's birthday brings Lizard fights and an unfortunate encounter with Spider-Man and Spiderling. Exposure to a healthy parent-child relationship doesn't help Normie's state of mind. This issue is paced decently and full of action, but there's a simplicity to the plot and characterization that compares poorly to the depth of Gerry Conway's scripts. Some clumsy artifice is used to shuffle MJ off-stage for this issue. Nathan Stockman's art works well for an all-ages comic. It'd be nice if he explored more complex line-weight options, though; this book looks like it was drawn entirely with a single technical pen.
I was a little disappointed by Normie going on the same road than is Father & Grand Father.
I prefer the part about Lezard, even if I find Normie Badass with the Bomb's belt.