I'm not really a fan of the Lizard, and I'm not exactly excited by the prospect that the character is being called upon to carry this arc, but I will concede that Paul Jenkins looks to be off to a promising start, as the Lizard does look to have actually murdered someone. Now to my mind Curt Conners is the person who placed the Lizard in a location where the creature would likely lash out, so Curt's claims of innocence sound a bit hallow on that final page. I mean to me it's the same as placing a loaded gun in a room with a child, and while the Lizard has been revealed to have a mind of its own, Curt had to realize that by changing into the Lizard in the same room as a man that he held such a deep-seated hatred for chances are the creature's first impulse would be to lash out. The issue also does a wonderful job of developing a reason why Curt Conners would be in such a sorry state, as his life is falling apart, and one does get the sense that the Lizard's emergence is actually welcome Read Full Review

Wow, new artist and he even worse... Humberto at least had his style... Yeah, this guy has style too, but it's not that recognizable.

What about the story? It not that bad, I even like it, but it's still not a masterpiece at all. Actually, I was bored by the beginning, but the second part of this issue was better.