Man, Obama’s influence is being felt everywhere these days and seeing this artwork of Wolverine and Spider-Man do a classic fistbump is definitely something we wouldn’t have seen during the Bush years. So as they say, “previously in Spider-Man…” all hell has broken loose. Spidey managed to put fist to face on Norman Osborn. Norman has become the de facto ruler of America-yes even Obama-seemingly.
But this state of affairs is driving Spider-Man crazy because Norman isn’t satisfied with just running things, he also wants to run his son’s Harry’s life. Spidey is now on the fence about how far he should take things. Another beating or something more serious. So he has a heart to heart with Wolverine. Who recommends a permanent solution. And it actually seems like a viable option…
It’s been an interesting year over at Marvel. About 12 months ago they let writer Brubaker kill off Captain America, and the aftermath of that has been “Dark Reign.” Which immediately followed “Skrull Invasion” which came right on the heels of “Civil War.” Hahahahahah. If you don’t read Marvel comics that must all seem like a bunch of words that have ZERO meaning to you, but trust me all it means is “interesting story lines.” It’s really not that much different that TV shows these days. Marvel (and DC) picks a theme or premise and has basically all (or most of) their comics touch on the topic. And it’s only these last few years that this sort of loose format has become a solid working model. And I guess I like it, the only downfall is these sort of all encompassing themes can really mess up a comic series you like if the theme takes things in a direction you DON’T like. Then, as a reader, you’re screwed. So look for more weird artistic depictions. We may even see The Thing playing basketball…
