I can't help but get slightly irked when reading that comment Norman makes about not liking armour, when he ended up wearing a freakin Iron Man suit throughout all of Dark Reign! LOL!

But I guess this is one of the many classic Spiderman back issues by other writers that Bendis never bothered to read or pay attention to. Though it's by no means his worst offence there. (That would be his making a big moment out of Wolverine somehow only just discovering Spidey's identity in Secret War, when they'd known each others civilian identities ever since Spiderman versus Wolverine, oh about 20 years before! A comic that was referenced in many Marvel titles over said two decades, but hey if it's not wrtten by Bendis, then why would he care about it? Grrrr!)
Sorry, But that's a bit of a pet peeve of mine, how he often disrepects other writers work. Be it through careless ignorance or just not giving the damn. (I used to think it was the former, but given how he ignored what was going on in Ms Marvel whilst writing New Avengers, I've started to suspect it's more the latter..)

But anyway getting back on topic, I've always loved this issue, so thanks for the reminder! This was definitely Norman at his most chilling!