Post by String on Feb 18, 2017 21:46:01 GMT -5
Clone Conspiracy #5 - by Slott and Jim Cheung
Ben Reilly aka the Jackal was about to set off a zombie apocalypse through all his reborn clones, an event that Kaine and Spider-Gwen wanted to avert, having witnessed the same on other parallel Earths. Anna Marie, scientist co-worker of Peter's and love interest of Doc Ock, has discovered the cure but needs help to enact it globally. Can Peter save the world, even if means sacrificing all those Ben resurrected in Peter's name?
This is just a straight-up action resolution. No more moral doubts, no more conflicting emotions, there's a clear goal and that goal must be achieved. The ultimate question is, the cure stabilizes all clones. In the end, who all survived and who didn't? There's little question about some, others are in doubt. The art by Cheung is great, from the action of an army of Spider-foes fighting to survive to the emotional moments between Peter and Gwen and to even Jonah Jameson's loss.
There seems to be an upcoming Omega coda one-shot for this event which should set the tone for the Spider-stable of books for the foreseeable future. All in all, a good ending.
7.5/10
Overall event - 8/10
One of the better self-contained events that Marvel has done in recent years, with a situation that strikes to the core of a character, with plenty of action, emotion, and humor.
Ben Reilly aka the Jackal was about to set off a zombie apocalypse through all his reborn clones, an event that Kaine and Spider-Gwen wanted to avert, having witnessed the same on other parallel Earths. Anna Marie, scientist co-worker of Peter's and love interest of Doc Ock, has discovered the cure but needs help to enact it globally. Can Peter save the world, even if means sacrificing all those Ben resurrected in Peter's name?
This is just a straight-up action resolution. No more moral doubts, no more conflicting emotions, there's a clear goal and that goal must be achieved. The ultimate question is, the cure stabilizes all clones. In the end, who all survived and who didn't? There's little question about some, others are in doubt. The art by Cheung is great, from the action of an army of Spider-foes fighting to survive to the emotional moments between Peter and Gwen and to even Jonah Jameson's loss.
There seems to be an upcoming Omega coda one-shot for this event which should set the tone for the Spider-stable of books for the foreseeable future. All in all, a good ending.
7.5/10
Overall event - 8/10
One of the better self-contained events that Marvel has done in recent years, with a situation that strikes to the core of a character, with plenty of action, emotion, and humor.
