Un Cómic Más / Dave DSG's Profile

Plot
On a gloomy, rainy night, Granny the witch receives a mysterious traveler accompanied by a talking wolf and rabbit. To answer his question about someone's whereabouts, she tells the story of the Skinless Man.

This mysterious leader of scavenging pirates is called El Kubra, but because he has no skin, he is nicknamed The Skinless Man. After a battle between two kingdoms left ma ny ships destroyed, El Kubra and his men managed to plunder them and recover great riches. But the most enigmatic thing they find is a baby with golden eyes.

This baby has the most perfect and fluffy skin El Kubra has ever seen, so he becomes obsessed with the idea of ​​wearing the baby's skin and becoming normal again.

But this feat requires a group of sorcerers, six in total, who irresponsibly offer him the possibility of achieving this, but they ask him to obtain a giant to create an enchantment/ritual to increase the volume of the baby's skin. The Kubra goes to find the giant in a distant kingdom.

In the Kubra's absence, the sorcerers invoke forbidden and unknown powers that unleash something akin to several plagues, driving the entire army mad and causing them to attack each other.

Upon the Kubra's return with the giant, they both confront a monster that has been devouring the remaining survivors in the village. The baby has disappeared, as have the sorcerers, and thus begins the search for the Skinless Man, whose condition remains a mystery.

A shocking and chilling beginning to this story, which delves into this new universe where the tales captivate you with these fantastic characters. It possesses the narrative of folkloric horror that makes it so familiar.

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It boasts rich textures, meticulously crafted with intricate details, successfully recreating this new world where magic is an uncontrollable and chilling power.

Summary
The gripping story of the Skinless Man enriches the Lands Unknown universe with fresh folkloric horror, mysteries, and enigmatic characters.more

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Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Olak arrive at the location where the Council of Wizards has the time machine ready. A battle ensues, they activate it, and escape. Thundarr, Ariel, and Olak pursue them.

This machine transports them to 1994, the year of the cataclysm that ends civilization. The Wizards plan to use the energy of this planet colliding with the moon, but intend to d ivert it to cause the total annihilation of humanity.

In parallel, the story of how Ariel, Olak, and Thundarr met is narrated.

This comic continues to blend science fiction with fantasy in a dystopian setting, taking seriously the original premise that Hanna-Barbera established in the original animated series in the 1980s.

Art
Kewer perfectly captures this blend of barbarism and science fiction in each panel, creating an atmosphere of mystery.

Summary
Thundarr, Ariel, and Olak face off against the Council of Wizards and their profound knowledge of history using a time machinemore

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Captain Marvel speaks with the entire Avengers team—Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, Storm, Sam Wilson, Vision, and Iron Man—to end her leadership and create a new Avengers lineup with a new leader. Carol needs a break from this responsibility after everything she had to deal with during the search for the Lost Moment, Blood Hunt, and One World Under Doom, where they managed to save the mos t people, though the losses were high.

But first, they all gather to say goodbye to Impossible City, which is actually called Camelot. Camelot has regained all its memories and is now reunited with the Twilight Court, who will fulfill the mission for which Kang created them: to be intergalactic Avengers.

Iron Man accepts Captain Marvel's resignation and sends it to all the Avengers' Identicards, where they request a new vote to choose the new leader and a new lineup. The result is in, but it is not revealed.

On the other hand, Kang is trapped in the intergalactic prison Kyln-2, where he is humiliated by the other inmates, who beat him relentlessly. But his will and hatred allow him to defeat them. Kang is still alive and ready for his revenge.

A brilliant conclusion to this saga, where this Avengers lineup surprised everyone and worked in an interesting synergy, because each one embodies an archetype whose abilities were key to solving all these problems: Captain Marvel - The Star, Captain America - The Icon, Scarlet Witch - The Witch, Vision - The Construct, Storm - The Goddess, Iron Man - The Engineer, and Black Panther - The King.

Art
With many textures that highlight the impressive details of this illustrator, where the facial expressions are almost lifelike. The color palette works to emphasize all those textures. It's mesmerizing and magnificent.

Summary
This comic concludes three years of amazing adventures where this lineup worked as one of the best Avengers teams to date, where every strategy was brilliant. The new lineup will be revealed soonmore

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This miniseries takes us to a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future, where the human race has no resources, no water or food, so it turns towards barbarism.

A boy tries to survive in this world, even when he does not speak and tries to save himself from so many threats. But our world is visited by an alien with superior technology who tries to understand the state of humanity at this time, having with him the solution to save us but needs to know if there is hope, this child and his tenacity catches his attention.

The fight sequences include explicit violence and are brilliantly fast-paced.

This comic plays very well with images, and with very few dialogues it is based on the fact that an image is worth more than a thousand words, the narrative is brilliant and addictive, mixing science fiction with dystopias, in terrifying circumstances, this is an instant cult work , is a mix of Conan the Child of the future with Mad max in a futuristic environment that is totally current.

Art
It has many textures, consolidated with details, where it successfully recreates this world in decay, highlighting the tension and achieving science fiction sequences. The colors offer a pastel tone that gives it a texture that you can feel.


Summary
A boy tries to survive in a ruined and incredibly dangerous world and he's going to need all the help from this world and the next world. Conan the Boy in the Future meets Mad Maxmore

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This issue continues introducing the residents of Hyde Street, as they have been doing since issue #6 (it's a good idea to reread HYDE STREET VOL. 1). This time, it's Sister Hood's turn, the clairvoyant who uses her supposed powers of sleight of hand to deceive wicked people who fall into Hyde Street. Her deceptive tactics are detailed in the Sister Hood miniseries.

Currently, Mr. X-ray, Pranky, Matinee Monster,Mrs Goodbody and Doctor Ego have already been introduced. The Demon Within, Raquel Vane, and Green Blood, who trap souls for the even more mysterious and perverse Scorekeeper, are still to be revealed.

Sister Hood's Tarot cards begin to reveal mysterious figures, and one card disappears. She then heads to the castle where Matinee Monster lives, who is holding the mysterious Butcher of Hyde Street. Clarissa wants to speak with him because he knows too much about this cursed place called Hyde Street.

The comic then flashes back to 1920, when Clarissa (Sister Hood) and her sister Lucinda were swindling people by making them believe they were communicating with their deceased loved ones from beyond the grave. Lucinda regrets what they're doing, but Clarissa doesn't care; she only wants the money.

Everything changes when they are caught by the Scorekeeper, who offers them both a deal: one will be transformed into a dove as collateral, a constant reminder of what happens as long as the other sister continues collecting souls. Once she reaches ten million, she will be freed, and the one who became a dove will be forever a part of Hyde Street.

Clarissa has collected almost all the souls at an impressive speed, but her efficiency has slowed as she tries to figure out how to escape that place and save her sister from that eternal curse. She doesn't yet know how, but the Butcher of Hyde Street seems to, and he's blackmailing her. That's why he possesses the missing Tarot card with Pranky's image; the two are mysteriously linked.

This saga improves with each installment, each one revealing more mysteries that piece together this puzzle of cosmic mystery and horror.

Art
The art style offers intricate details thanks to its lighting, showcasing the cruelty of these abhorrent and vicious beings of Hyde Street. Mesmerizing and stunning.

Summary
The story of Sister Hood and her fear of completing the Scorekeeper mission is revealed, and new mysteries and clues emerge.more

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A clandestine, no-holds-barred martial arts competition is held annually at a secret location, organized by a group of billionaires.

This year, Kai Daniels, a former professional mixed martial arts fighter, attends for the first time. He needs the money to help his ailing son.

Kai runs into an old friend named Shae and meets a fighter named Abigail Brown. This compe tition allows participants with cybernetically enhanced parts, but the event is being observed by a Yautja.

On the first day of fighting, an enhanced fighter pulls a sword from his back and attempts to kill Kai when a Predator intervenes and easily eliminates him. Shae confronts the enhanced fighter and is killed, while Abigail prepares to attack.

An excellent start to this miniseries that blends two popular genres of the 1980s and 1990s: martial arts competitions and alien horror.

Art
With well-executed fight sequences that incorporate body language, facial expressions, and fighting stances, supported by numerous unfinished brushstrokes that lend a sense of dynamism.

Summary
An underground mixed martial arts competition is visited by a Predator eager to test himself against the best fighters on the planetmore

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This comic picks up after the events of PUNISHER: RED BAND, where Frank regains his free will after removing the mind-control chip that had been controlling Kingpin. This sparked a war that landed Tombstone in jail and Kingpin was presumed dead.

Frank is physically unwell, still suffering from the head injury where the chip was removed. His body has been pushed to its physical limits, yet he remains a killing machine, following police radios to eliminate as many criminals as he can. Micro is still imprisoned by Punisher, but the two men make peace. Frank needs them to see what he's going through.

Jigsaw has returned and is determined to become the new Kingpin. Taking advantage of Fiske's disappearance, he forces Tombstone to hand over all his assets, but to achieve his new life goal, he must eliminate Punisher.

A reporter named Madeline, a correspondent for WNEX, knows that Punisher has returned and is on the loose, so she sets out to find out what's going on.

An excellent start to a new saga where Punisher is more focused than ever on cleaning up street crime, and Jigsaw's return with his ambitions will destroy everything.

Art
Detailed and organic, it offers a bleak tone of the criminal world and its perversion, a mirror of Frank's troubled psyche.

Summary
Punisher returns, but his health is failing, and the emergence of a new Kingpin in Jigsaw's hands promises a new, brutal crime war.
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Hulk enters the black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way, where he is absorbed like light and gravity, exerting immeasurable pressure on Hulk and all his molecules. But his rage is stronger, and Hulk reintegrates and begins to pound the black hole for billions of years. His strength increases with his anger, and he overcomes the black hole's gravitational pull.

Hulk escapes in a burst of Gamma energy, absorbing the energy of this black hole as well, and encounters Galactus. The two possess similar size and powers, so much so that when Galactus tries to absorb Hulk, he transforms into another Hulk.

But this battle, so dangerous for the cosmos, is stopped by Franklin Richards from the future, who senses that Hulk is out of time and sends him to the origin of these temporal changes. This giant, cosmic version of Hulk arrives at Doctor Doom's castle in Latveria in the time machine Leader is using.

This series continues to explore the scope and scale of Hulk's power, adapting it to unexpected levels, all explained with a solid scientific foundation. This comic breaks all the rules and impresses with smashing success.

Art
It's very detailed, with facial expressions and body language being key, achieving poses through daring angles and skillful use of shadows. It elevates the script's fast-paced narrative.

Summary
Hulk defends himself against unimaginable cosmic powers and faces off against Galactus. A magnificent installment that surpasses all previous epic Hulk stories.
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Tony reveals that he has had an intimate relationship with Madame Masque, fueled by their rivalry and Masque's constant challenges to Iron Man. Tony tells her that his greatest fear is that someone with his intellect and resilience will emerge and become a villain.

Tony asks Captain America for information on A.I.M.'s whereabouts, but only receives a reprimand from Steve Roger s.

Meanwhile, Norbert Ebersol/The Fixer is leading A.I.M.'s mission to use a group of brilliant young people, carefully selected by Tony Stark himself to receive the first Tony Stark Award. A.I.M. takes each of them to simulators equipped with technology developed by Mojo, Arcada, and Mysterio to create traumas and force the formation of a new Tony Stark controlled by A.I.M.

Iron Man investigates everyone who was an ally of A.I.M., leading him to Madripoor and M.O.D.O.K., whom A.I.M. is determined to eliminate.

A spectacular and exciting Iron Man saga that blends political intrigue, conspiracies, and a touch of romance.

Art
Carmen demonstrates her ability to create brilliant dynamism, crafting mesmerizing sequences with her lines. She captures the essence of these classic characters and updates them, highlighting their sexier traits and balancing them with their heroic moments.

Summary
Iron Man tracks A.I.M. and discovers that his affair with Madame Masque may have been the origin of A.I.M.'s latest experiment.more

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Luke Cage faces off against a team of Roxxon superhumans, including several X-Men and Avengers.

There's a rather interesting, non-speaking version of Deadpool.

The end is slowly approaching with the possible fall of The Maker, however, it seems like they're dragging this out a lot.

Art
Detailed with excellent attention to detail, influenced by comics from the 2000s, but with its own unique style.

Summary
Luke Cage launches his attack against Maker's resistance.more

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Infernal Hulk is carrying out attacks all over the planet. The U.S. government doesn't know how to stop him, but this comic explains where Hulk is. He's a global threat that seems to have no one to stop him.

There's a place in Hulk's mind called The Hulkscape, where Hulk has imprisoned Bruce Banner several times. However, this place is taken over by The Eldest, and all the bei ngs that this creature has consumed are there, including all the versions of Hulk (Mr. Fixit, Savage, Gladiator, etc.). Therefore, this place is a war zone filled with pitched battles. However, the biggest revelation is that THE MOTHER OF HORRORS, whom The Eldest consumed, also lives in this place and is the most powerful monster.

This comic never ceases to amaze with each issue, offering shocking revelations and a brilliant blend of cosmic horror and superheroes.

Art
It boasts a rich texture and is sometimes unsettling due to its scatological and almost gory details of the monsters. It is undoubtedly an impressive work of art, representing a striking creative explosion in every panel.

Summary
We finally see where Hulk has been all this time, but this familiar place is actually a nightmare.more

It recounts a 2010 sighting in China that forced several commercial flights to make emergency landings—a series of unexplained lights witnessed by many. In China, there is no censorship regarding such sightings as long as they are not mixed with politics or spiritual topics.

A reporter managed to obtain numerous Russian documents about sightings after the fall of the Berlin Wall; howeve r, shifting government narratives undermined his efforts.

This installment presents several investigations in Russia and China that garnered attention in the US but were often dismissed due to experimental spacecraft projects.

This installment uses the colors red and blue to situate the reader in the country where the narrative unfolds.

This volume concludes with doubts about the veracity of these phenomena and the lack of explanations.more

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The hero who performs countless selfless acts of kindness every day returns, a hero brimming with tenderness and compassion.

Huck's mother, Anna, is haunted by nightmares about how she gained the superpower to make anyone do her bidding with a single touch.

When Anna wakes up, she finds Dr. Jack Harper on her porch. He explains that she and Huck aren't the only ones with powers in the world; there are many others who perform anonymous acts, like Sophia, who rescued him from drowning thirty years ago. He needs Huck to use his powerful search abilities to locate this woman.

Anna, Huck, and Dr. Harper embark on a search for Sophia and encounter many beings with similar powers. These individuals begin to explain that they obtained their abilities in the same way as Anna, in a dream involving a witch. They reveal that they are being hunted by a mysterious agency that wants to eliminate them. This takes place five years before the events of BIG GAME, where the Brotherhood of Assassins founded the Lucas Trust, an organization led by Mrs. Winter and the mysterious Mr. Malik. Their goal is to hunt down all the people with superpowers who received them from the mysterious witch and call themselves Witch Finders.

A spectacular sequel where Huck's world is shaken once again, and he is about to discover the origin of his powers with a brilliant explanation that blends paranormal events with witchcraft and the collective consciousness. Mark Millar, with his addictive narrative, amplifies the message about the importance of empathy and the healing power of doing at least one good deed a day. This comic is the definition of hopeful reading.

Art
Rafael Albuquerque returns to this saga with his textured lines that convey Huck's strength and tenderness. His compositions and poses are spectacular; it's undoubtedly his best work to date. Dave McCaig's color palette offers a cinematic feel, using sepia tones for flashbacks and a blue palette to denote sadness.more

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Jackie and Jenny are taken by Sonatine to a temple several floors underground beneath the United Nations, where a group of acolytes called THE BROTHERHOOD worship Jackie, who is the new conduit for THE DARKNESS. This sect is made up of the most powerful people on the planet.

The Darkness is a source of life force and chaos, where Jackie Estacado creates beings that are manifes tations of his unconscious desires, so he must control his emotions. Jackie uses his power to eliminate the Russian mafia that almost killed his Uncle Frankie.

Jackie arrives at Jenny's parents' house to discover that they have been murdered by the Angels.

Jackie begins to enjoy this legendary power.

Art
It is organic but with a hyperrealistic quality, where the amount of detail is mesmerizing, offering a tone similar to Silvestri's original saga but refreshed with a different style.

Summary
Jackie discovers the origin of his power and its full extent.more

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Tori Obarnes, a mutant with the power to track other mutants, contacts Wolverine after she was the one who tracked him down and sent him to become Weapon X. Wolverine forgave her, but now fears for the life of a mutant named Tyler, who possesses the same regenerative powers as Wolverine and was kidnapped by a private organization called PRIME WARRIOR, which seeks to create a super soldie r.

Prime Warrior is run by the fearsome Mr. Pruet, a billionaire with many connections, who is worried because Tyler escaped from the facility and also a "box" important to the scientist in charge, Professor Ash, disappeared.

Teri and Wolverine arrive at Prime Warrior's hidden facility, and Wolverine uses his senses to track Tyler, who has claws similar to Wolverine's. This search is stirring up terrible memories for Logan.

Mr. Pruet knows Wolverine is involved in the search and needs to eliminate him. To do so, he hires Nuke, the deranged super-soldier who has had painful and deadly encounters with Logan for decades.

Logan and Tori are ambushed by a soldier wielding a shield similar to Captain America's, who orders them to leave Tyler alone, as he is free in the woods.

An exciting start to a saga that will shake up Wolverine's past and present, as the defunct Weapon X experiment takes a turn and receives larger-scale financial backing.

Art
It's stunning and full of detail, with heroic poses and fresh camera angles that showcase great dynamism and Wolverine's signature body language.

Summary
Wolverine faces off against a private organization that has just resumed Department H's unfinished research on the super-soldier with Weapon X. Political intrigue and suspense with plenty of claws.more

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Doctor Doom's dungeons in Latveria have been breached by four distinct groups, each with their own ambitions and all mutual enemies. Each group entered through a different path, as the entrance had been sealed. This installment narrates, in four separate chapters, what each of these groups is discovering:

CHAPTER I: US soldiers commanded by General Ross/Red Hulk discover the r emains of a corpse with some kind of energy source in its chest. This source dissipates into a vapor and is inhaled by one of the soldiers, who then experiences a fit of rage and begins possessing other bodies, speaking in rune language. Red Hulk is far away and cannot witness what is happening.

CHAPTER II: The Wakandan spy known as Umbra searches for something Doctor Doom stole from Wakanda long ago: the skull-shaped herb that allows the dead to be summoned from the Ancient Plane. Umbra recklessly consumes it.

CHAPTER III: The surviving H.Y.D.R.A. soldiers discover the power of the SVIKSEMI, the Hammer of Treachery, whose power is immense, but it creates deadly discord among them.

CHAPTER IV: The mercenaries LATVERIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS follow the trail of the ghost of Aleksander's sister, Katyrema. It leads them to a statue of Khonshu (Moon Knight) who holds in his hand a sphere called the Eye of Khonshu, with which he can see everyone's secrets. At that moment, they discover that Aleksander murdered Borys, one of their own.

A brilliant story that blends supernatural horror with the war genre in the best style of pulp horror comics from the 1950s and 60s, with a dynamic and mesmerizing narrative that stands out from any other Marvel comic at the time.

Art
This entire team of illustrators perfectly captures the gloomy and eerie atmosphere of these dungeons and the cursed experiments and artifacts that Doom collected and analyzed to create his weapons.

Summary
Four groups of soldiers with different objectives but the same ambition to obtain powerful weapons face otherworldly terrors that surpass them in knowledge and preparation.
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Captain America, Trevor Tambling, Charles, Joe, and Red Widow attempt to evade Red Hulk's disproportionate attack. He warns them that their mission is not in the best interests of the United States. However, Nick Fury Jr., representing S.H.I.E.L.D., intervenes and threatens Ross, who chooses to let them pass, as his current role is merely that of an observer.

Upon arriving in Doomstadt, Captain America, Trevor Tambling, Charles, Joe, and Red Widow witness the three political parties clashing. Alina, leader of the Homeland Party, is holding a rally when the True Latveria and Latveria Liberators factions begin firing on each other, injuring civilians. Cap and his S.H.I.E.L.D. team manage to de-escalate the situation. The leader of True Latveria, who calls himself Salvation, is actually Marius Wolf, a resistance leader whom Captain America met and aided in the past (see Captain America #3).

Marius explains to Steve that he uses a Doom-like mask to broadcast fear as something familiar, thus paving the way for a democracy. He claims his actions are just and that the U.S. shouldn't interfere. Charles tells Cap to eliminate Marius because he believes he's the same as Doom. Captain America disagrees and threatens him, warning that this S.H.I.E.L.D. team, trained by Captain America, is volatile and doesn't hesitate to kill.

Nick Fury sends Steve on a secret reconnaissance mission without a S.H.I.E.L.D. team. Cap interviews a resident who explains the political situation in detail. She assures him that Alina will become a martyr so that a new movement can emerge, since the other two factions offer nothing different. Suddenly, someone lurks outside the house. Captain America confronts her, and it's Alina, whose last name is...VON DOOM... Now, once again, all three factions offer the same thing.

This comic brilliantly delves into complex political and ideological conflicts from the perspective of Captain America, who values ​​freedom above all else and detests demagoguery.

Art
Is rich in detail, elevated to another level of quality with diverse textures, offering stunning and breathtaking designs of Captain America and his new universe of characters.

Summary
Steve Rogers tries to understand the political climate of Latveria, but shocking revelations lead him to question the true intentions of the three political factions vying for power.more

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This installment takes us to an alternate reality incredibly similar to our own, where Sue Storm begins to learn the true extent of her powers. Reed analyzes and helps her modify them. Sue can manipulate light and all its interactions, as well as electricity, radio waves, electromagnetic waves, microwaves, and more.

Sue has a vivid nightmare where she fights hundreds of villai ns. She decides to use her power to affect the electrochemistry of their bodies, and upon defeating them, she awakens. Her attack was global in scale, killing all living beings on the planet; only her brother Johnny survived.

The anguish over the pain she inflicted on billions led her to analyze the part of her brain that handles guilt and makes her skin and bones invisible. She performs a kind of lobotomy, but the side effect is that she loses all remorse and now calls herself the Invincible Woman. She attacks Galactus to lure any life form that poses a challenge to her.

A revealing and terrifying installment with powerful twists that demonstrate Sue Storm may be the most powerful being in the Marvel Universe.

Art
Humberto Ramos showcases his artistic skills, elevating the action sequences with his distinctive style and recreating each era in a completely different way. The color palette is vibrant and highlights all of Ramos's wonderful brushstrokes.

Summary
The terrifying origin of the INVINCIBLE WOMAN is revealed, and she is a rival the Fantastic Four are unprepared to face, surpassing them in power.
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Plot
Peter continues trying to confront Kingpin, but he can't move his body because Mr. Negative has him under his control. However, Spider-Man is clever and manages to defeat Mr. Negative, engaging Kingpin in hand-to-hand combat.

Richard and Felicia try to reach the node to use the erasure device, but they are attacked by a substance that adapts to their environment. Richard's nan otechnology suit, which behaves like Venom, manages to stop it for just long enough.

Ben and JJJ expose Kingpin's facade, causing him to lose his empire as well. Mr. Negative seizes the opportunity to make his final move, destroying them both.

Harry forms an alliance with Captain Britain, one of the leaders of The Maker, where Mysterio impersonates Kingpin. Harry manages to speak with Gwen, who tells him that the Parkers will be safe if they don't mess with The Maker, before disappearing again in this fusion of consciousness with the other Mysterios. We'll have to see what happens in Ultimate Endgame, because this ending is completely open-ended.

This is the final issue of this series, which brought us one of the best evolved versions of Peter Parker and his universe.

Art
It's packed with brilliant details that explode in your face, supported by subtle and well-placed textures, giving a raw and powerful tone to this story that shakes things up and gives Spider-Man a realistic twist.

It's organic and dynamic, mesmerizing you in every panel.

Checchetto and Messina bring this magnificent saga, which they visually crafted, to a spectacular close.

Summary
Spider-Man vs. Kingpin in an epic finale that leaves us with one of the best alternate sagas of Peter Parker.more