So, raise your hand if you thought Marvel were NEVER going to bring up the whole “Norman sold Harry’s soul to Mephisto” again. My hand is raised too… But they did! The whole premise of of the short, snappy Bring on the Bad Guys: Green Goblin story is Mephisto demanding a favor from Norman and… Read More Harry Osborn in Bring on the Bad Guys: Green Goblin
J.M. DeMatteis’s excellent Shadow of the Green Goblin has finished now. Oh, you were hoping things might end well for Harry? Nope! He goes through the wringer here as always. (To be fair so does everyone else, including the poor, poor Proto-Goblin.) The real heart of this series is Peter Parker and Aunt May, and… Read More Harry in “Shadow of the Green Goblin #4”
Sadly, Shadow of the Green Goblin is nearly over! But here we get the full story (well, sort of) of Emily’s faked death. Peter Parker relates it to us, but he admits upfront that he wasn’t there for the conversation, so couldn’t possibly know all the details. It doesn’t change much from what we already… Read More The Osborn family past in “Shadow of the Green Goblin #3”
Ultimate Spider-Man #5 is out now and it takes a break from the Spider-Man action to delve into Harry’s past. We open with an appearance from Norman, the first one in this particular universe. Before Norman can finish that sentence, he and Emily are blown up in the “Stark” attack and all Harry can do… Read More Ultimate Spider-Man #5 is all about Harry
Following on from last issue! Now, Harry doesn’t have a lot to do in this issue and that’s totally fine, because we get some Peter-May and Peter-Flint Marko scenes that are absolutely wonderful. We also catch up with Gwen and her dying mother (I’m not sure if we’ve ever even seen Helen Stacy in the… Read More Harry Osborn in “Shadow of the Green Goblin #2”
(spoilers ahead) It’s here! Harry fans the world over have been VERY eagerly anticipating this comic, which sees J.M. DeMatteis return to writing our favourite character. This prequel is full of callbacks and thematic parallels, plus it finally does something with a certain character I know all Harry fans wanted to see more of since… Read More Five takeaways from “Shadow of the Green Goblin #1”
Marvel’s Spider-Man games assigned a real-life genetic illness to Harry Osborn and his deceased mother Emily. Or they sort of did. It’s complicated, okay? I’ve gone down an absolute rabbit hole trying to find out exactly what happened here. Jump back in time with me to 2018’s Spider-Man. During the “Step Into My Parlor” mission,… Read More What is Oshtoran Syndrome, the condition Harry Osborn suffers from in Spider-Man 2? Well…
—This post contains spoilers, albeit very early-on ones, for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2!— I got the game today and unfortunately I forgot how terrible I was at video games. Harry and Peter’s touching bike ride was ruined by my crashing into poles every few seconds. I’m sorry! I tried! And I will try again tomorrow. I… Read More Some initial thoughts on Spider-Man 2’s Harry Osborn
I gather Dark Web is already very unpopular due to Ben Reilly’s newfound villainy and hey, it’s unpopular with me too! Yes, it’s the first issue in forever to feature Harry’s friends actually mourning him, but… Well, you’ll see. It’s nice to see the Coffee Bean and it’s nice to see Peter, Liz and Flash… Read More Dark Web #1: Cloning and Moaning
A few weeks ago on my Raimi Spider-Man fan tumblr I created this gifset, and upon completing it I thought what I often think on completing Spider-Man Trilogy gifsets: “Man, Sam Raimi is a damn good director, isn’t he?” He’s not considered to be a very subtle filmmaker but I think the way he compared… Read More A look at Norman and Harry Osborn in the Raimi Trilogy
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