Shadow of the Green Goblin #1

[IamnotJudasTraveller]

This started off way stronger than Lost Hunt, and DeMatteis might just manage to make something out of a lost plot thread introduced years ago that has just been lingering around for like... 6 years now and counting I think.

[Jman27]

Nice starting off point interesting inclusion of the ending character considering how new she is. Also like how small Peter appear cause he is a teenager so he is still growing

[Malachi]

Reading JMD these days makes me sad because I am reminded of the vast difference in quality between what we had and what we have. JMD’s Peter could never work inside of Wells&Lowe’s run. There is a sense of willpower, integrity and just humanity that I never found in Wells run. The way that Peter say he will never forgive Osborn. Either it was an intended jab at ASM or it was unintended, it stung either way.

Gwen. She never was the most interesting character in my eyes but I want to see more of her and Harry being friends without Peter. There is interesting ground to cover there.

The proto-goblin is ok. I am a bit tired of Goblins. Still Norman here is interesting, always straggling the edge. One word from exploding. Almost bi-polar the way he overcompensates for his perceived weaknesses.

[Crazyspideyfan]

I like how the story is being told by current day Peter and he says he’s tried his best to piece his memories together so it may not be completely accurate, really smart way to avoid continuity errors, also the way current continuity is weaved back into giving new context to this old era of 616 Peter is really cool, things such as spoilers:

Harry’s mom actually still being alive

end of spoilers and stuff like that. It also hit me hard that Harry is gone again for real this time which Peter reflects on, even referencing the current run talking about how he’s let go of his hate for Norman but he can never forgive him, it’s all interwoven perfectly which gives it much more meaning rather than just being another “forgotten tale” type story

[CaptainUniverse]

I like how the story is being told by current day Peter and he says he’s tried his best to piece his memories together so it may not be completely accurate, really smart way to avoid continuity errors, also the way current continuity is weaved back into giving new context to this old era of 616 Peter is really cool, things such as spoilers:

Harry’s mom actually still being alive

end of spoilers and stuff like that. It also hit me hard that Harry is gone again for real this time which Peter reflects on, even referencing the current run talking about how he’s let go of his hate for Norman but he can never forgive him, it’s all interwoven perfectly which gives it much more meaning rather than just being another “forgotten tale” type story

It's actually not current day Peter, but an older Peter looking back on his life, as confirmed by JMD in a recent interview.

[rward777]

It's actually not current day Peter, but an older Peter looking back on his life, as confirmed by JMD in a recent interview.

If it's after asm 50, then Peter will not start to hate Norman again

[CaptainUniverse]

If it's after asm 50, then Peter will not start to hate Norman again

JMD doesn't read modern Spider-Man stories. I can't remember the reason why, I am sure there is an interview about it somewhere. Regardless, this is an older Peter narrating the story. Now...whether it is a "Post-Wells" Peter or a "Post-Post-OMD" Peter is the real question.

[Pav]

Pretty enjoyable issue, and for someone who read the -1 issue that introduced Proto-Goblin, it's fun to see DeMatteis once again utilizing forgotten characters and bringing them back -- and expertly, as well! The main surprise for me was seeing Protogoblin essentially still in his right mind; I assumed he'd be a hulking, mindless monster living in the sewers or something based on how the -1 issue ended. But obviously it was also a surprise to see who the real mastermind of this mini is -- has the death of this person been debunked in past stories, or is this the first time we've seen SPOILERS alive and well?

Can't wait for next issue!

-Pav, who hopes JMD keeps getting to put out these Spidey miniseries...

[Malachi]

JMD doesn't read modern Spider-Man stories. I can't remember the reason why, I am sure there is an interview about it somewhere. Regardless, this is an older Peter narrating the story. Now...whether it is a "Post-Wells" Peter or a "Post-Post-OMD" Peter is the real question.

A noble sentiment from him. I think we all should strive to do the same.

[Huntsman Spider]

Pretty enjoyable issue, and for someone who read the -1 issue that introduced Proto-Goblin, it's fun to see DeMatteis once again utilizing forgotten characters and bringing them back -- and expertly, as well! The main surprise for me was seeing Protogoblin essentially still in his right mind; I assumed he'd be a hulking, mindless monster living in the sewers or something based on how the -1 issue ended. But obviously it was also a surprise to see who the real mastermind of this mini is -- has the death of this person been debunked in past stories, or is this the first time we've seen SPOILERS alive and well?

Can't wait for next issue!

-Pav, who hopes JMD keeps getting to put out these Spidey miniseries...

No, not the first time. Read the finale of Dan Slott's Amazing Spider-Man run, "Go Down Swinging," particularly issue 800, to see that particular character make their "I'm not as dead as you all thought" debut.

[Crazyspideyfan]

It's actually not current day Peter, but an older Peter looking back on his life, as confirmed by JMD in a recent interview.

That’s interesting I assumed it was current day since he referenced letting go of his hate for Norman and Harry being dead again along with his mom still being alive which were all fairly recent developments l, do you have the article where he said this I’d like to read more about his creative process

[CaptainUniverse]

That’s interesting I assumed it was current day since he referenced letting go of his hate for Norman and Harry being dead again along with his mom still being alive which were all fairly recent developments l, do you have the article where he said this I’d like to read more about his creative process

I can do you one even better. A video!

[SturdyMike89]

What does it say about me I wonder that not only do I remember Proto-Goblin from 1997, but that I am probably the only person who not only enjoyed Flashback month, but would be fine if they did it again? This issue is solid, and I greatly enjoyed it no matter what.

[Captain Craig]

hmmm.....titles having a mystery #-2 issue.
Back before the carousel of title stop/re-start and renumber the #-1 issue made some linear sense.
The random 9th volume of ASM with a #-2 just doesn't seem to flow as smoothly.

[SturdyMike89]

hmmm.....titles having a mystery #-2 issue.
Back before the carousel of title stop/re-start and renumber the #-1 issue made some linear sense.
The random 9th volume of ASM with a #-2 just doesn't seem to flow as smoothly.

Yeah, you're right. I can't imagine that Marvel would ever stop publishing their line-up for a whole month and do something different. Plus, if they did, it would never have the talent working on it that the original Flashback had. Marvel would just have guest artist/writers working on the books. It would not be as good.