Man, people remain mad about this. Part of me wishes I could join them in their righteous anger, but I... just don't mind what's happening here. For one, on a very emotional, how-do-I-feel level, I'm still enjoying these issues. I like the characters. Kindred's last words (for now) were just so sad and carried so much baggage. We get pay off to what happened in Last Remains, we really do. Kindred will be back and it's so fucking obvious that OMD is at play here. I think some of the frustration is that Marvel has cockteased this sort of thing before, so a lot of abused readers and fans just need someone to say it. Hints aren't enough. An entire issue dedicated to recreating it isn't enough. Kindred needs to be clear. Peter made a deal with the devil. But for me, I don't have that problem. I'm fine with the storyline, that is obviously going to keep going, to not give all the answers exactly right this second. This is where the filler comes home to roost.
Then there's the felicific calculus. Nick Spencer's run was never going to end with Last Remains. Do you realize how bad it would be if this arc ended with OMD being explained to Peter, and then we had 30 issues of Peter fighting Kingpin over the lifeline tablet, or stopping whatever Chameleon is up to? The people who called every issue that wasn't about Kindred filler would unironically have brain aneurysms. Plus, this means Nick Spencer isn't wrapping his run up for a while, which means I get more issues of a run I'm a huge fan of.
I get slightly frustrated with my scores for this series. I hate that I'm giving out 10s like they're nothing, because it looks like I'm completely blind to any and all problems this run may have. That's not true. I just really fucking enjoy this run. So fuck it, I guess. more
By: Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley
Released: Jan 6, 2021
"LAST REMAINS" TAKES ITS TOLL!
• You will never look at Norman or Harry Osborn the same again.
• We know SPIDER-MAN won't.
Rated T+
I have. I think the vagueness is telling.
OK, I guess u always imagined batman (Asian) and joker in high school together.