Conflict effects everyone differently. Norman Osborn battles his own personal conflict while portraying Spider-Man. Will Norman return to his Green Goblin ways, or take on the full mantle of Spider-Man?
Creative Team
Joe Kelly (Writer), John Romita Jr. (Penciler/Cover), Paco Diaz (Penciler/Inker), Todd Nauck (Penciler/Inker),
Scott Hanna (Inker/Cover), Marte Garcia (Colorist), Marcio Menyz (Colorist), Erick Arciniega (Colorist),
Joe Caramagna (Letterer)
Nick Lowe (Editor), Kaitlyn Lindvedt (Assistant Editor), Tom Groneman (Associate Editor),
Jay Bowen (Designer), C.B. Cebulski (Editor-in-Chief)
Publisher: Marvel Comics
“Night of the Goblin”
Issue twenty of The Amazing Spider-Man by Joe Kelly is a continuation of Norman Osborn and Ben Riley’s story of this arc. Within this issue the focus is on Norman. With Peter Parker off world, Norman has taken up the mantle of Spider-Man. But he is fighting an internal battle of whether he is the right man for the job.
Spider-Man is engaged in a fierce battle with an android at Oscorp. The android is giving Spider-Man a challenging bout, both physically and mentally. This causes Norman to have a flashback to when he was a child receiving a life lesson. Making him lose his focus.
Despite a previous argument between Norman and the Team of Spiders, Norman has help incoming. The Spider Team arrives to assist Norman in defeating the android. This is when Norman starts to fight an internal battle. He is held down and forced to watch as the android is beating the Spider Team down.
This makes Norman have a different perspective about family. No one harms his family! While being Spider-Man, the Spider Team is now his family. Norman rages, breaking free and telling the Team to leave. Spider-Man tears the android apart limb by limb. Everyone thinks that it’s over, till things take a turn for the worse…
Artwork
The art by John Romita Jr. is still as good as his earlier Spider-Man art. The complexity of some fight panels is so detailed and organized that they are easy on the eyes. The color tones also help with the telling of the story. An example is when Norman flashes back to his childhood. Changing to a black and white format to hit home that it’s a memory and not current day.
My Thoughts
This story does an excellent job of capturing the inner emotions of Norman Osborn. Peter Parker didn’t ask Norman to take up the role of Spider-Man, he chose to do so. Now he’s battling with his own moral dilemma of being a hero after being the villain. This continuation plays a vital part in this arc and shouldn’t be missed! Go get your copy of Amazing Spider-Man #20 today!
Grade: 9/10
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