Yes, we know Peter hit his head. He seems to have recovered quickly compared to most previous incidents (including the bit during the Dara Dorset storyline, where he spent a week being woozy). The image of the Vulture carrying off Jonah Jameson is pretty funny, though. I like that.
Jameson being carried off by the Vulture, high above the streets of New York, with the unstated promise that the Vulture plans to drop Jameson to the pavement at any moment: Fun, new, and somewhat exciting.
...well, I wasn't expecting that. Touche, Stan Lee. Touche.
This is getting pretty monotonous, but that little blurb in panel two sort of promises some sort of resolution to the whole thing pretty soon. Unfortunately, tomorrow will probably have Maria Lopez boarding her helicopter, for the folks who don't get Sunday Spider-Man. Perhaps by Tuesday Peter will be off going to be Spider-Man.
Mostly recap, with a zany picture of Jonah being flung into the air. Ah, and we find out that Maria Lopez is taking a helicopter to check things out. In case you missed that, she is basically going into what is going to be ground zero for a super-fight (a lame one, but still a super-fight) where one of the combatants doesn't really care about collateral damage. Spider-Man has significantly more luck with helicopters than he does with any sort of villain, though. (See here for proof of that) I'm also a bit disappointed that the solid gold file cabinet has turned gray. Still confused about why there's a file cabinet there.
I would like to see an in-universe version of the Spider-Man comic strip. It'd no doubt be the most bizarre thing ever seen, if it was anything like that in-universe version of the Spider-Man comic book they did a while back. I could also rant about how they should continue to restrict massive crossovers like the Evolutionary War to annuals instead of inflicting them about the main books, but this is a blog about the Spider-Man comic strip. Not for rants on the comic books.
He could have also said that, since the battle would most likely be fast-paced and filled with movement, then a room with windows only on one side of it would not be the best place to take pictures of it. Since that's true. After all, I'm sure that the Vulture wouldn't be considerate enough to keep the battle in view of that window. Besides, won't Peter be getting glare in every picture since he's taking them through glass?
It's still too soon to tell how long Peter is going to spend trying to get a better shot. However, it's pretty odd that Jameson wouldn't let Peter, who is a somewhat professional freelance photographer, go do his job. The very job that Jameson brought him to the Chrysler building to do. Also, what's with the solid gold file cabinet in the second panel? In fact, what's with Jameson's pose? What an odd second panel.
I don't care who's saying something in the second panel, but none of them should be excited about the freaking Vulture. One is Spider-Man, for god's sake, and the other two regularly interact with Spider-Man and his rogues. Besides, they knew the Vulture was coming. In any case, Peter will most likely cut out to "get a better shot" pretty soon, and then he'll fight Spider-Man.
So the Chrysler Building is in Midtown? Wonderful.
Watch as Mary Jane clings to her husband, refusing to let him go for even a moment. She has the power to cling to those who cling to walls.
The only way Mary Jane would be of any help to Peter would be if he collapsed while he was taking photos. If this was the case, I'm sure Jameson (who is gruff, but has some degree of humanity left) would take care of him. The only way she could help him while he was Spider-Man would be if he just happened to fall by her (in which case he'd most likely land with a splat) or if they just eschewed the whole secret identity thing and Mary Jane stood by waiting for him to fall.
Today is basically a recap of the previous week of strips. What sort of nonsense is that? The bad sort, that's what kind!
My only knowledge of New York's neighborhoods and whatnot is based on the "Spider-Man 2" video game. I know that these different neighborhoods exist, but not where they exist (other than New York). As such, Jameson wanting Peter to meet him in Midtown at noon to take pictures of a showdown atop the Chrysler Building, also at noon, might be a doable endeavor. I have no idea if it is or not, though.
The Vulture has obviously put up several messages. I do not know why the Vulture has done this, but presumably he's putting them up all over the city. Some only tell Spider-Man to meet the Vulture at noon, while some (such as the above message) tell him where to meet. Spider-Man, and everyone else in the city. Good going, Vulture. You two won't be able to move with all the media and police around.
Ah, so the Vulture had to go to the airfield to get something that would allow him to skywrite. If there's any justice in the world, we'll get to see a picture of the Vulture in an old biplane while he writes his message.
I'd like to think that the Vulture is saying "That's it!" in regards to Maria's terrible pun.
Jameson still has a crush on Maria Lopez. That's both sweet and creepy. More creepy, though. Much more creepy. Also, note how Jameson is rocking that ascot. Not since Fred from "Scooby-Doo" or Hank Venture has an ascot been rocked so thoroughly. Good job, Jameson.
Perhaps this will degrade (upgrade?) into an epic media war between Jameson and Lopez over who gets to hate on Spider-Man.
I like the last two panels. The Vulture's pose in the center bottom panel is priceless. The final panel pretty much promises that this is the last part of the storyline, as well, which is a double-edged sword. Peter will be free of his flu, but we'll have to put up with some random no-name gangster once the Vulture is back in prison.
So I was reading some Spider-Man comics earlier, and one had the Vulture in it. The Adrian Toomes Vulture, though. The good Vulture. It was mainly a cameo, but do you know what he was doing?
Just in case you were wondering where Peter was, there he is. Still stuck in bed, with the flu. Watching television. Amazing Spider-Man: The Most Exciting Comic Strip EVER.
A man with wings can't not look stupid. That's one thing. Swim, maybe? Not sure about that one. Carry more than one measly bag of money, apparently. Well, folks, anything else a man with wings can't do?
When I saw this, I was appalled. Why, you ask? Simply because the exact same thing happened in "Amazing Spider-Man" #2:
For shame, Stan Lee! For shame!
Shoot him with a sniper rifle while he's menacing a group of elderly rich people atop a building. Seriously, not that hard.
Once again, no promise was made. Mary Jane is being pretty smart here, though, as Spider-Man would probably get killed if he tackled the Vulture in his condition. I do like the term "Human Buzzard" for him, though. You could probably get a whole other villain from that.
Nothing but a repeat of the same old song we've been hearing this whole storyline.
Once again, no promise was made and I have no idea what "lace into" means. The site of an angry Mary Jane in her signature nightgown makes me giggle, though, as does her radical shift in personality in panel three.
Spider-Man has made no promises to capture anyone tomorrow. He just said it wouldn't happen tonight. People are jumping to conclusions all over the place with this. Also, Mary Jane's line would have made more sense if she had said Vulture instead of flu, because there's really no sign that the flu is anything other than a minor annoyance for him at this point.
1) Spider-Man admits he's just going to go home and sleep after the show.
This strip is beginning to make embarrassingly bad flu-based puns, and I really hope they stop. Seriously.
