Writer: Christos Gage(Blood Ties/Chasing Ghosts)
Artist: Javier Rodriguez/Philippe Briones(Blood Ties/Chasing Ghosts)
Colorist: Alvaro Lopez/Philippe Briones(Blood Ties), Veronica Gandini (Chasing Ghosts)
BLOOD TIES/CHASING GHOSTS
The clock is slowly counting down as the Goblin Army prepares to make their final moves against Spider-man and the rest of the city.
The Ups: The best thing about both the stories in this annual is the perspective of narration and story telling that writer Christos Gage chooses to take in each one. Both points of view are very far from the gaze of Spider-man, for the most part, which offers a very refreshing way to enjoy the story. The new art style for the annual done by Javier Rodriguez and Philippe Briones was also nice to look at with smooth and rough textures in the right place that made the colors pop in all the right ways.
The Downs: The was very minimal action, but all in all the issue was spot on!
Overall: These few issues have felt like the calm before the storm as Octavius feels he has everything under control with the Goblins but we all know no matter what kind of Spider-man it may be, the Green Goblin will ALWAYS be his archenemy and that is the ultimate beauty in this story.
Grade 5 of 5
ComicsRefueled 