Written by J. Michael Straczynski
Art by Mike Deodato, Jr.; Joe Pimentel; Tom Palmer; Matt Milla; & VC’s Corty Petit
Cover Art by Kaare Andrews
SUMMARY:
Entitled “Moving Targets,” Marvel Comics released this issue for September 2005. At Avengers Tower, Mary Jane & Peter are stunned by a tabloid’s front-page headline that she is in a clandestine extramarital affair with Tony Stark. An already distracted Peter doesn’t realize that his Aunt May could be exploring a new romance.
Aside from reactions from his fellow New Avengers (including a heckling Wolverine — bad idea, Wolverine!), an infuriated Peter pursues Tony’s lead to investigate the likelihood that pharmaceutical industrialist Edgar Lascombe is deep in cahoots with HYDRA. Going undercover, along with a hostage he takes, a vastly outnumbered Spider-Man finds himself overwhelmed by HYDRA’s catastrophic new scheme.
REVIEW:
J. Michael Straczynski’s story is entertaining, as Spider-Man’s penchant for solo action infiltrating HYDRA throws some welcome surprises. Backing Straczynski is a high-caliber art team, as their visuals are consistently excellent (i.e. the cool cover image). Not only is The Amazing Spider-Man # 522 a fun read, it’s a tempting advertisement to track down this full storyline in trade paperback form.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
None.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 8 Stars
