11-08-2004, 02:34 AM
I realize I am very behind here, but I just now read Amazing Spider-man #512, the issue in which it is revealed that [spoiler]Norman is the father of Gwen's twins[/spoiler]
I too have my reservations about how the illicit encounter happened, but I can't say it is impossible. I wasn't reading Spider-man way back when Gwen was still alive, so I don't really know how desperately out of character this seems. Although it does seem implausable, at least on the surface.
I'm sure there have been one or two issues since #512, and that the storyline has been concluded by now. I have high hopes for the resolution of this story. Because even though the story details are a bit suspect, JMS has handled the emotion of the situation perfectly thus far. And I must agree with Spiderbob in that Deodato Jr. is doing a first rate job of rendering this mostly out of costume story. Its a real trick to make superhero comics compelling when there are no superheroes to be found.
I too have my reservations about how the illicit encounter happened, but I can't say it is impossible. I wasn't reading Spider-man way back when Gwen was still alive, so I don't really know how desperately out of character this seems. Although it does seem implausable, at least on the surface.
I'm sure there have been one or two issues since #512, and that the storyline has been concluded by now. I have high hopes for the resolution of this story. Because even though the story details are a bit suspect, JMS has handled the emotion of the situation perfectly thus far. And I must agree with Spiderbob in that Deodato Jr. is doing a first rate job of rendering this mostly out of costume story. Its a real trick to make superhero comics compelling when there are no superheroes to be found.