This issue opens with a new kind of hero: the landlord. He walks in just as the Thousand (what the spiders call themselves) are about to consume Spidey. They then turn their attention toward the unfortunate guy and wear his skin like a suit.
This issue is pretty much just an extended rooftop fight scene. The Thousand's jealous of Spider-man's life and Spider-man says he's got nothing to envy. We then get a glimpse of how the Thousand came to be. He ate the spider that bit Peter that fateful day.
So,the paralyzing venom wears off and they fight; the Thousand ends up getting electrocuted and falling off the roof.
One spider of the Thousand survives and is promptly stomped on in the street. Nice ending.
The art is a touch to static - the 2 previous issues felt much more fluid. This was a fitting ending for this story and I put the book down feeling satisfied. Guess the moral here is the grass is aways greener on the other side. Spidey's life to an outsider looks like a good time, but in truth it is filled with little but loss.
Might keep going w/ this series for a time - we'll see what I feel like doing when I get a free minute to read.
Until then, happy reading!
Credits:
Written by - Garth Ennis
Art by - John McCrea and James Hodgkins
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