Amazing Spider-Man #23

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Comments

[cainofdreaming]

I could make a pun about shock(er) value, but I'm just all I can't even. I know I'm seeing only bits of this, but it does seem to be as bad as I expected.

[cyberghostface]

Yeah "old character killed off to build up new character" has always been an annoying trope imo. Bendis was a big fan of it.

[scorntx]

... I see he's taking it well.

It's not a great commentary the way writers (and editors) have written Peter that having a nervous breakdown legit counts as "taking it well" for him.

(having not been paying all the attention to the current run, took a moment to realise that must've been Ben doing the petulant door-slamming while Peter was off in space.
Because, at this point, petulantly sulking off at a revelation like this also seems like something the writers (and editors) would have Peter do anyway.)

[blues32]

Noooo...not Herman! Shocker was such a good villain. Wasn't crazy, wasn't revenge driven...just a guy who wants respect and wealth. Shocker is dead for such an obvious edge lord loser of a newcomer.

Didn't Eddie send Peter a note telling him that he was Carnage? Well, that and Carnage knew who he was now.

[iamrman]

Welp, looks like I'm giving up on this crossover. Wake me up when it's done.

[thanekos]

I can't believe the Shocker was technically Mary Jane's least awful relative.

[numeronone]

I've seen people call the contrast between VenoMJ in part one saying "Peter probably thinks we chose this" and VenoMJ in here saying "Peter, we chose this" as bad writing/miscommunication between Soule, Ewing and Kelly.

However: I kinda like it? It feels like MJ deliberately lying to Peter because she's well aware of his kaiju-sized martyr complex and doesn't want him trying to "save" her from a situation she's got a handle on.