Spider-Man House of M #3

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  1. Switchblade

    Switchblade Well-Known Member

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    Damn, how's that for a kick in the head?

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    I'd been assuming since day one that the Green Goblin wouldn't be Norman Osborn, far too predictable. I'd actually been thinking it might be Gwen up until I saw the advance cover for issue #4. From that point on I had a pretty good guess who the Goblin really was. Still, the unmasking was a great scene. Kudos to Mr. Larocca. Now I'm curious to see how the hell they're going to explain this. Why is Peter doing this to himself? I hope they come up with a really good explanation, not something lame like mind control.

    Gotta wonder how this will tie in with the main House of M series, though. After HoM #5 it looks like there's no way the two will be able to tie together. I'm hoping Marvel's editorial staff is smarter than that. What's the point in having high profile spin-offs of the main House of M series if they're not going to contradict each other?

    And lastly, was it just me or was it a hoot watching Jameson go nuts reading Peter's diary on live television? :lol 
     
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    BillsToys83 <b>Botcon 2006 Dealer</b>

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    I would say that is not the real Goblin, and someone mind whammy Peter to wear the costume and act like the Goblin
     
  3. Wreckgar

    Wreckgar Anthony Stark Veteran

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    Didn't read yet, didn't look! ARGH!

    Ultimate Spiderman Annual took precidence. And it was worth it
     
  4. Dark Magnus

    Dark Magnus Your opinion is wrong!

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    Yeah that was a big WTF right there. Could it be a clone of Spiderman?
     
  5. Weremole

    Weremole Whack-a-mole Avenger

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    I wouldn't mind Ben Reillys return at all. Even IF it turned him psycho spider-goblin or something.

    I mean; maybe. MAYBE HOM can fix up the mess that is the clone saga and put it back into continuity again without the creators feeling ashamed of it.
     
  6. McBradders

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    Ben Reilly coming back would rooooooooock my socks.
     
  7. Gears

    Gears buh-buh-body ya Veteran

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    I was under the impression that Spider-man knows that this HOM reality is false so he is doing this to himself to try to correct it?
     
  8. Switchblade

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    The main series and the Spider-Man spin-off aren't really connecting so far. It looks like the two are actually existing in total defiance of each other, really. So event hough Spidey met Layla in HoM #5, he hasn't in the spin-off. It's going to get horribly confusing if they don't do something to address it. :( 

    And as much as I love Ben Reilly, I hope this isn't him. There's far more potential story in Spidey doing this to himself than in the clone doing it.
     
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    I don't think it's him. Few reasons.
    1- How could Peter get from street level to finding the Rhino AND changing to Goblin in the amoun tof time he did?
    2- We didn't actually SEE the Goblin in the sewers, only a shadow with eyes
    3- Mark Waid is better than that
     
  10. thefrozenred

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    Shit, at this point I don't care WHO the Goblin ends up being, as long as this continues to be one of the coolest "Elseworlds"-style books that I've read in a LONG time!!!

    And I'll actually be kind of stoked if it is Ben Reilly, and this is Marvel fixing up that mess.