HOBGOBLIN PART 6 Nick Fury orders S.H.I.E.L.D. to take down the out-of-control Hobgoblin any way they can. Plus, Nick and Spidey have it out and Fury reveals his future plans for an unsuspecting Peter Parker.
It becomes a little easy to take Mark Bagley's art for granted as he's a rock steady presence on this title, but issues like this one should keep readers delighted that Bagley calls this book home. This issue is an action intensive affair, and Mark Bagley is a very good artist when it comes to the delivery of high intensity action. There's a great bit in this issue where Spider-Man works to halt his upward flight as he slides up the side of a building. The desperation of Peter when Harry is taken out by the S.H.I.E.L.D. unit also made for a solid bit of action, and the art also did an amazing job of the scene where Peter lashes out at Nick Fury. However, the strongest sequence in the issue would have to be the final two pages where the art conveys the impact of the Peter/MJ break-up. MJ's face perfectly sells the roller-coaster of emotions on this ever important scene. I also rather enjoyed the cover image, as Spider-Man's plight is well presented in this single image. Read Full Review