Kaneda from Akira showing up pretty much made this my second favorite edge of book. Loved the anime/ Neon Genesis inspiration.
Anyone catch the Kamala Khan cameo on the train?
All of these Edge of Spider-Verse stories tie into the main books right? I mean the Patton issue added nothing to the story. Although I have a theory about it.
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Considering the themes of this issue and other things, it's pretty much safe to say that this was inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion. Though I'm pretty sure Evangelion in turn was inspired by a bunch of other stuff too.
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Just saw Idie from the X-Men and Kamala Khan show up on the same page.
Has no one noticed that Way himself is in the comic? he's the guy on the train in the blue suit (its the same suit from his album cover)
I thought the classmates was another evangelion reference. (they look like Shinji, Rei, Asuka and Kaworu)
Also Major Kusanagi and Batou from Ghost in the Shell are in the same scene with Kaneda (in the panel when SP//dr and DD jump down)
Just read Edge of Spider-Verse #5. All around pretty good. Wyatt's art style I think has a home here much moreso than his brief tenure with Ms. Marvel. Writing and setup is pretty good and unique. Hoping Peni won't suffer a terrible fate when Spider-Verse rolls around, especially since we know that she has no on-going announced.
I certainly wouldn't mind at least a limited miniseries with her so as to expand her world.
The Ramiel slash Sahaquiel Mysterio made this issue for me. What a fun issue.
I'm not sure how I felt about this one. It was "cool" and the art was really great. The forced anime references on near every page was maybe a bit much. When I read the first few pages about how the suit bonds to you, I thought "Wow this feels like evangelion". But then you turn the page, the four main eva pliots are in her class and the cool subtlety of the comics inspirations are suddenly rammed into your face.
Way's writing is always a mixed bag for me as well. While it does set a style its overly pretentious nature can be damn hard to follow.