written by Zeb Wells
penciled by Ed McGuinness
inked by Mark Farmer
colored by Marcio Menyz
After the thrashing they endured last issue, Jonah Jameson brings Doc Ock's shattered sentient octo-arms to Norman Osborn's company, which unfortunately also leads Otto Octavius right to their doorstep. Norman and his employee Peter Parker suit up as the Gold Goblin and Spider-Man, but Otto's got some new , seriously upgraded octopus arms, and a couple of other tricks up his sleeve besides that.
As I said when reviewing the last issue, I honestly appreciate that Zeb Wells is building on the past rivalry between Otto Octavius and Norman Osborn that Dan Slott first developed back in Ock's "Superior Spider-Man" days and that Nick Spencer brought to a head two years ago when he purged Norman Osborn of his sins/evil. It's often a pet peeve of mine that past stories are ignored so I'm glad to see this express acknowledgment of the past.
That said, more than the last several issues of this run (including the ones I hated), this one feels oddly decompressed. I always welcome the chance to see Ed McGuinness' artwork on this book, which looks great in this issue, I can't help but feel like this has been dragged out just a little bit. I know four issues make for a better collected edition than three (as this arc looks like it'll wrap at issue #30), but Wells could have had a little bit more going than this showdown. Last issue, we caught a glimpse of Ashley Kafka, which is clearly setting up a future storyline, but this issue, apart from a brief walk-on by Kraven the Hunter, is focused purely on the protagonist and antagonist of this storyline. While a part of me appreciates that, well, again my problem is that it feels like filler.
Still, filler illustrated by Ed McGuinness is still worth a whole lot of main stories drawn by a whole lot of other artists.
7.5/10
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