Miles Morales: Spider-Man #20

[cyberghostface]

 





I'm really hoping there's some sort of reveal because this guy isn't acting like Norman Osborn... at all. The guy appeared in half of Bendis's run and he's basically 616 Norman in characterization except he can turn into a physical goblin so what's the deal here? You could make him the Rhino and it wouldn't make a difference.

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[scorntx]

About the only possible explanation that makes sense is that this actually isn't Norman, but some rando gangster Anti-Miles found and turned into a cheap knockoff.
Somehow.
For some reason.

Because that's the only explanation for his suddenly talking like a '20s gangster cliche.
("Broad"? Seriously? Not saying I want him in talking in Immitation Bendisspeak - please, in the name of sanity, no - but... c'mon. At least try to get the character's voice right.)


... also, doesn't it kind of undermine Miles as the hero when he gets rescued by his uncle and his dad?
(Again.)

[silverhammerman]

The writing of Norman Osborn in Ahmed's run on this title has been so weird. Certainly, I was already sick of Ultimate Osborn log before this and would have been happy to see him gone for good, but bringing him back only to drop his entire characterization and use him primarily as visual shorthand for the Ultimate Universe is just kind of annoying.