Gold Goblin #5
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| Writer | Christopher Cantwell |
| Artist | Lan Medina |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Norman's big play as a super hero is here. Can he STAY a hero? Is his return to the Green Goblin inevitable?
Rated T+
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Mar 15, 2023Perhaps the best thing that can be said of it is: No harm, no foul. Read Full Review
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9.5
That's one hell of a way to end a mini
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9.5
Sad this wasn't ongoing. I hope that Cantwell can write more Spidey Stories
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9.0
While I wish we would have had some epilogue at the end that was great finale. Cantwell sold me on Norman as a struggling good guy, sadly as it seems from this point on it's only Wells writing for Norman. I can already predict that he will relapse somewhere by the the end of ASM current run so Peter could get his regular suit and job back. It's a shame because Gold Goblin was a great character study potentially setting up the most interesting redemption arc.
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8.5
It is good. I wish there was an epilogue for this to explore the fallout. But I'm glad the new status quo is continuing.
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8.5
I really enjoyed this Good Guy Norman story. I feel like this status quo will eventually be replaced with a much less interesting one, so we gotta get what we can while we can. I wonder if the ending here will be picked up in ASM or if it will be forgotten, but I have some faith that Marvel wouldn't let the book end on such a sudden snap of an ending, without plans to explore its aftermath.
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8.5
Good LORD what a final two pages. Those two pages bump those up from an 8.0 to an 8.5 for me. I do wish that the aftermath of what Norman did was explored more, but I'm hoping we'll see that in either ASM or some sort of follow-up to this miniseries. Overall, this was a surprisingly good miniseries that I kind of wish went a little longer.
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8.0
Okay overall, this story is great. I liked every issue and they were some of the only parts of the Dark Web event that were even worth reading. As Afre mentioned, I do wish that there was some sort of epilogue as it really just ENDS. Very abruptly. It's not bad, it just felt like the issue was over quite quickly and we won't get to know what happens for a while in Norman's life since this mini series is now over. Cantwell did a fantastic job giving us a serious psychological dive into what Norman is dealing with. While being somewhat generic with therapy and trauma it's an important message to spread and how while Norman's sins are his own, they have impacted countless people. This issue just stumbled on the finish a little bit. The fight w more
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7.5
It was kind of the same old same old until the end. That was quite the way to continue Norman's story. I hope this gets more fleshed out moving forward in ASM.
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7.5
This finale really puts the hammer to Norman and pays off all the themes that have run throughout the series. It's a grim, powerful resolution. The storytelling had me on a rollercoaster, though. For every pithy, insightful line of inner monologue, there's a cheesy bit of scenery-chewing dialogue. For every stunning splash of Queen Goblin, there's an action panel where I can barely tell what's going on. It's a good comic, but I feel sure it could be a better one.
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5.0
Yawn... Did they really get to 5 issues of this boredom? It's the same story retold 5 times.
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