#584 - Character Assassination p.1

Ok, this is it. Character Assassination. This is supposed to answer all of our questions. Who is Menace? Who is the Spider-tracer killer? What's going on with Harry and Lilly? Well, we start off with an interesting little chase scene, in which a very funny little reference to Amazing Fantasy #15 is made. (P.S. If you don't know what happened in Amazing Fantasy #15, don't ever consider yourself a Spider-man fan!) Anyway, then we leave that scene to figure out that Carlie has gotten a hold of a Spider-tracer-tracer, which doesn't sound too good for Peter. Then, we figure out that Menace is... Harry Osborn. NOT! It was just a dream! Ha Ha Ha! Got you! Anyway, that mystery will continue. By the way, congrats to Mr. Osborn. Not only is he like first son of like the most powerful man in the universe now, but he is also getting married. He proposed to Lilly Hollister on top of the statue of Liberty with fireworks in the background. Aww! Anyway, then, there is this really awkward Carlie/Peter nudity scene, when Carlie tracks down the traces. She then goes into Vin's room and finds a whole bag of tracers shoved under his bed. Uh oh! So, overall, this issue did not deliver on its promises to answer the questions. If anything it created more. So, let's hope that next week is better, because I am really mad about that fake out. Please, next week, fix this Guggenheim (or else.) Will he? Or is Dylan going to be disappointed again? Find out next week on ASMR! See ya!

P.S. My guesses:

Menace: Dexter Bennett

Spider-tracer Killer: Vin Gonzales (second pick: Randall Crowne)

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

I know that this game has been out for quite a while now, but I got it for Christmas and have just beaten it, so I figured I could safely review it now. THIS GAME IS INCREDIBLE! I had a blast playing it. The story is great. I mean: Who doesn't want to see a Wolverine symbiote? Awesome! The story starts off pretty basic. You're trying to save New York from gansters and the like. Then, the symbiote seems to go crazy. It infects everyone and everything. Some of the coolest shots are of the city just covered in symbiote. It is really Spectacular. In this game, you must decide wether to embrace the powers of the black suit or reject them. If you decide to stick to the classic suit, like me, you will be teaming up with Wolverine, Luke Cage, and Moon Knight. If you turn to the dark side, you will be teaming with Vulture, Rhino, Black Cat, and Electro (I believe. Not quite sure though). Anyway, the game is amazing. Graphics are sensational. Story is spectacular. The gameplay is challenging but not too challenging. This has been a problem with recent Spider-man games. However, this is clearly the best Spidey game since "Spider-man" for PS1. Now, we are onto 360's and PS3's, so Spidey skipped a generation of gaming I guess. Possibly, the video game of the year in my mind. I give this game an A+.

P.S. I know it's not really Spider-man or a Marvel Movie or anything else I promised to cover, but I've been watching Wolverine and the X-Men and I must say that this show is awesome. It involves a lot of my favorite mutants including Quicksilver. I highly suggest any Marvel fans to check this show out. The only problem is that Wolverine isn't quite as BA as usual. But, what can you expect? It's a kid's show. So, check it out Fridays at 8:00 on Nicktoons Network. Watch it, I'll see you in about a week.

ASM #583

So, this is the one, the historic once in a lifetime Spidey adventure. Spider-man, our humble hero, meets President Barack Obama. This is a very cute, very funny, little backup story. It really makes you laugh with almost every single panel. There is the Chameleon showing off his lack of sports knowledge, Joe Biden/Vulture jokes, and plus its Barack O(freakin')Bama. He is possibly the coolest president ever. Anyway, that's my political views, and that's not what I'm here to talk about.

So, saying all of that nice stuff about the Obama backup story, I have to say the rest of this issue sucks. It is extremely boring. Sure, we asked for Peter Parker on a date again, but not like this. You don't have to spend a whole freakin' issue on it. You'll bore your readers. We get to see JJJ Sr. again, which is nice. Honestly, the people at Marvel were very smart about when to insert that backup story, because there is no way this issue would've sold without it. So, there. I said it. Come and get me Joe Q. Peace out, I'll see you real soon.

Amazing Spider-man #582

So, this week we continue the Molten Man story from last week. You know, last week I was very disappointed by the whole story. I mean, I know it was good but it just wasn't Dan Slott good. This week is Dan Slott good. All of your questions about Harry Osborn are answered in this one. You learn that Harry went down to see Liz because he felt he owed her. So, he comes back to actually help heal Molten Man. We then figure out that that's why he did the human testing we had heard about in New Ways to Die. He was testing this drug for Max. It's really good stuff. Plus, we get some really awesome fight scenes and a hilarious ending (not really) scene. I say not really because there is a side story at the end there. In it, we figure out that the Bookie has finally figured out who the spider-tracer killer is. However, as soon as he tells us this, the killer makes him the next victim. So, Spidey's universe could get very interesting now. So, for the second time in Amazing Spider-man review history, Rest in Peace. This time to the Bookie. See you all in about a week. P.S. Did you see who's coming next week?

R.I.P. Bookie

2007- 2009