This is a done-in-one tale about Spider-Man's encounter with the sexy but deranged villain Moonstone. On pure power levels alone Moonstone is a bit beyond Spidey's strength class (I hesitate to say this, knowing that Parker has successfully taken on the Juggernaut). Moonstone's previous battles are with Captain America and the Hulk. She has super strength, flight, invulnerability, phasing ability like the Vision's, and she is able to project full-spectrum light rays including concussive force. That is a very strong package, but in this issue she is in a mission to make herself even stronger so that she can get work because, and I quote : "But I must work for someone! I've always worked for someone!". This made me laugh. Not because it sounded ridiculous (it did), but because it's true. If you've been an employee all your life this is the kind of mindset you have. Moonstone has enough raw power not to have any bosses but the mindset is what's holding her back. Or rather, it's what defines her as a character and explains a lot of where we find her prior to this storyline and in future storylines - she was recently a member of Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers.
Once again, and I suspect, because Bill Mantlo is on board, we get a big dose of what's going on in Peter Parker's life. Beyond this, the Hannigan art gets really good in places. Check out the first page splash with Spider-Man looking down on some tenement buildings on that plucky little kid and the action panel where he swings down on Moonstone to relieve here of Doctor Connor's Enervator pack.
Good read.
Posted by Pete Albano - May 7, 2011
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