Comic Review: "Amazing Spider-Man #692"
"Point of Origin"
This story introduces Alpha, one of the most powerful heroes to date. The story starts with the doldrum life of Andy Maguire. Get it? Based on the names of the two recent actors to don the web. Andy's a quiet geek, but on a trip to visit Peter Parker's introduction of the new parker particles, an accident causes him to develop powers. Peter feels responsible, and the Fantastic Four task him with training the kid. Parker tries to instill in him responsibility, but during a big fight with some monster, Spidey told Alph to stay put. Instead, he beat the creature with one blow, shaming the FF and Spidey. The jackal seems to have take a special interest in the kid as well. I didn't like the introduction to Alpha, it seemed rushed how they suddenly made Spidey care for perhaps the most powerful superpowered person on earth. Everything just felt rushed, without much development.
"Spider-Man For A Night"
This was a short but sweet story. Probably picking up around the time of "Spider-Man No More," it shows a robber picking up the costume and using it to get some money. Unfortunately, he's chased out. Apparently he's doing it for a girl he loves, Olivia. After getting no money and getting beat up by those he tried to rob, he returns home. Olivia is his sick granddaughter, and he pretends to be Spidey to give her some hope. At the end, he puts the suit back, realizing that there's more to being a hero than a costume.
"Just Right"
Parker is having a bad day, mishap after mishap, until he saves a kid from bullying, takes him out on the town, and realizes how blessed he is to have his life. Deferment story, with a nice moral at the end. And fitting artwork.
This story introduces Alpha, one of the most powerful heroes to date. The story starts with the doldrum life of Andy Maguire. Get it? Based on the names of the two recent actors to don the web. Andy's a quiet geek, but on a trip to visit Peter Parker's introduction of the new parker particles, an accident causes him to develop powers. Peter feels responsible, and the Fantastic Four task him with training the kid. Parker tries to instill in him responsibility, but during a big fight with some monster, Spidey told Alph to stay put. Instead, he beat the creature with one blow, shaming the FF and Spidey. The jackal seems to have take a special interest in the kid as well. I didn't like the introduction to Alpha, it seemed rushed how they suddenly made Spidey care for perhaps the most powerful superpowered person on earth. Everything just felt rushed, without much development.
"Spider-Man For A Night"
This was a short but sweet story. Probably picking up around the time of "Spider-Man No More," it shows a robber picking up the costume and using it to get some money. Unfortunately, he's chased out. Apparently he's doing it for a girl he loves, Olivia. After getting no money and getting beat up by those he tried to rob, he returns home. Olivia is his sick granddaughter, and he pretends to be Spidey to give her some hope. At the end, he puts the suit back, realizing that there's more to being a hero than a costume.
"Just Right"
Parker is having a bad day, mishap after mishap, until he saves a kid from bullying, takes him out on the town, and realizes how blessed he is to have his life. Deferment story, with a nice moral at the end. And fitting artwork.
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