This story had an interesting ending to me.

At the end of this book, Norman Osborn discovers Peter Parker’s secret.  It is bad enough that he discovers that Peter Parker is Spider-man, but what is interesting to me is how he discovers it.

For years, I have asked the question; “How does Peter Parker take those pictures of himself as Spider-man?”

I usually just brushed it off as literary license that was explained enough by the fact that he places his camera in a hidden location to take the pictures.  But, no Peter built inside his costume a tracking device that aims the camera at himself as he moves.  The cross-hairs of the lens are always on the spider drawn on his chest.  Why didn’t I think of that?  That was a fun revelation to me.

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This cliff hanging book has Spider-man’s powers in its sights. As Black battle white, we see Venom also fight for his life.

my favorite quote in the book is from none other thatn Spider-man who says:

“OH, Man! That is on of Life’s little treasures when one of the bad guys says “no fair”.

It seems to me that many of the world’s voice for “fairness’ comes from those who are doing wrong in the first place.

I do believe that the world should treat people fairly.  But if I crimnal does wrong he or she should be punished–fairly, of course, in agreement with the laws of this country and the justice system that is in place.  I will even encourage some sense of grace–I’m a softy.

But, there always need to be fairness. Too often, however, the cries for fairness comes from the “bad guys”.

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As the storyline of “New Ways to Die” continues in Amazing Spider-man 569, the very last page introduces “Anti-Venom”.

The fact that Marvel has named a character “Anti-Venom” strikes me as funny, simply because one of the unclassified safety briefs upon entering Iraq included the words “there is no Anti-Venom”–next time I go through that I can say…”Yes, Virginia,  there is an Anti-Venom.”

I am impressed with Penciler John Romita, Jr. for his inclusion of  a “Colbert ‘08″ bumper sticker on the back of a laptop.  These little “Easter Eggs” are fun to find–especially months after the Colbert run for the White House.