Are you ready to see Norman Osborn as a superhero in Gold Goblin? I’m… not, I’ll admit it. But this CBR interview with the series writer Christopher Cantwell is giving me hope. CBR: Starting off, let’s get this out of the way — seeing Norman Osborn as a hero is an inherently odd concept. Christopher… Read More The upcoming Gold Goblin series & interview with Christopher Cantwell
Poor Harry. Ever since the early 90s death has pursued him relentlessly through multiple universes and usually it catches up with him in all the most tragic ways possible. What’s a fan to do? Rank the death scenes, obviously. From worst to best! 8. Amazing Spider-Man #74 (2021) Written by Nick Spencer, illustrated by Patrick… Read More The Many Deaths of Harry Osborn, Ranked
Norman is back sooner than I (or possibly anyone?) expected. Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr have him now. He features pretty prominently in the preview for Amazing Spider-Man #2 and…thanks, I hate it. Let’s take a look: You’re probably sick of my negativity by now but this makes no sense whatsoever. Yes, Norman has… Read More ASM#2 preview: The Norman conquest
I think everyone knew Norman would be back sooner rather than later in Amazing Spider-Man, the actual question was, is he gonna be good Norman or evil Norman? Well, yesterday the plot synopsis for ASM#7 and #8 (meant to come out in July) dropped and, ur, I’m not sure? Maybe Peter will be doing these… Read More Osborn-related spoilers from upcoming comics
According to my Sources (i.e…. the internet) poor Ben Reilly is the most recent member of Spider-Man’s supporting cast to have been character-assassinated and made villain of the year. I’m sorry, Ben fans! I know exactly how you feel. But that got me wondering about the times when Ben accessed his Peter-memories (well, his own… Read More Harry Osborn and Ben Reilly
This book was published in 2004 and it’s full of fascinating tidbits about the world of Spider-Man. And I’m guessing if you’re here, you want to see what the Spider-Man creators had to say about Harry! Well, he’s not discussed much (obviously, there is a LOT to cover in this book) but there’s some great… Read More Harry snippets from “Comics Creators on Spider-Man”
The official Spider-Man twitter unexpectedly dropped a new (lady) Goblin yesterday: The whole twitter announcement thread is here, but it doesn’t give many clues to her identity: (Also, it’s interesting that Harry isn’t included in that list.) So I’m wondering – who is she? My top picks: Liz Allan. Honestly, the comics have been dying… Read More Queen Goblin
The distant sounds of ASM #74 are still ringing in my ears, so how about we take a look at the first time Harry came back from the dead? Yep, the first time. This almost completely unknown story showed up at the turn of the millennium in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2000. It was a strange… Read More Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2000
With tomorrow’s ASM likely tackling the now infamous Harry-Peter-robot parents affair, let’s take a trip back to the mid-90s to explore the first time its aftermath was tackled in-depth! This is a very obscure Harry story, not least because he doesn’t technically appear in it, and also one of the very few co-written by a… Read More Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #14: Cycles and Circles (1994)
