Following on from issue #3! Not a lot happens this issue in terms of supervillains, fights etc, but we get a long and interesting conversation between Harry, Peter, MJ and the newly introduced Gwen Stacy! Let’s take a look: Harry and Gwen are happily married, with no kids Gwen has kept her last name, as… Read More The Harry-related takeaways from Ultimate Spider-Man #4
Harry gets political in this little arc from late 1972. Now interestingly, this story is an adapted version of the one which appears in Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1 which came out in 1968. Plenty of things were edited to make it fit in with the 1972 Spider-Man continuity, such as taking out George Stacy (him… Read More Amazing Spider-Man #116 – #118: The Raleigh arc
(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”
Happy Wednesday everyone! Issue #3 of Ultimate Spider-Man dropped today and I’m enjoying it, and I gather everyone else is as well. So let’s take a look at how Harry’s character is developing in the new universe. We met him in issue #1, speaking at a memorial service for his parents and the many other… Read More Harry Osborn in Ultimate Spider-Man #2 and #3
Following on from ASM #114 we have Marvel Team-Up #4-5 as the next part of Harry’s long, loooong journey in universe 616. These two comics are written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Gil Kane. Harry doesn’t make much of an impact at all on these particular stories, to be honest. But this blog is… Read More Marvel Team-Up #4-5 (1972)
Gerry Conway is writing Amazing Spider-Man now! Under his pen we’ll see the deaths of both Gwen Stacy and Norman Osborn… but not just yet. Let’s take a look at what Harry gets up to in these issues. Not a whole lot, his character is on the backburner after his drug addiction and rehab, but… Read More Amazing Spider-Man #112-114 (1972)
We have a new Ultimate Spider-Man, this one created by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto! Here’s a quick run-down of everything you need to know about this new universe, number 6160: Oh, and one more thing (BIG spoilers from this point on) Uncle Ben is alive in this universe! Mourning the death of May, but… Read More Harry Osborn in Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1
Now that we’ve all had a chance to play/watch Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, I’m here to show you all the Harry Osborn details and easter eggs from the game. Ready for a bit of a deep dive into the Osborn-based comics? Coney Island Harry has the time of his life at Coney Island in Spider-Man 2.… Read More Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: All Harry Osborn Comic References
Graham Phillips did an interview with Behind the Voice a couple of days ago and it’s very interesting indeed. He goes into a lot of detail about Harry’s personality and arc in the game (“He just wants to be free”) as well as the auditioning and filming process. (Apparently, there were three different fates filmed… Read More A new interview with Graham Phillips, Harry Osborn’s actor in Spider-Man 2
As of 2am last night I finished Spider-Man 2! It’s an incredible game and an incredible achievement, and I think I’m going to be writing a LOT about it in the weeks/months to come. I do have a few quibbles though. (Not least that my game erased the EMF missions after I got 6/9 of… Read More Spider-Man 2’s Portrayal of Harry Osborn
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