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Molten Man. Not to be confused with Trojan Man. Definitely not to be. |
I really hope the tentacles wrapping around a minor is not going to be a pattern with these comics.
Oh, right, the actual comic.
The principal tells Peter, in a crowded hallway no less, that Flash admitted he started the fight that happened int he last comic.
What fight? Yeah, I forgot too. I'm, surprised the comic remembered.
Peter wants to talk to Liz anyway, but she doesn't want to. The obvious answer is to keep bothering her about it, right?
Don't ask me, I'm not the genius.
Well, she went through a door so there's nothing to do about that. Why not argue with Flash some more. That never gets old.
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| "I'm trying to appologize, jackass!" |
Well, that's enough school, Peter decides to go bother Smythe. Yep, he knows Smythe's address and how to get there. At least he knocks first.
Smythe invites him in. Apparently inviting reporters that aren't old enough to vote yet is normal for him. Should I be worried about what I'm reading?
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| ...and tentacles |
How does he explain why it attacked him? Easy. He was carrying around a jar of spiders wrapped in a dishtowel. Like you do.
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| Why did Smythe turn into Sinestro? |
After a convenient distraction, Peter switches his crappy costume for his original one. Good thing Smythe didn't turn it over to the police or The Avengers.
I hope Peter dried that thing off first. Imagine Smythe coming in and wondering why leaving a teenager with the Spider-suit and coming back and finding the thing soaking.
Actually, don't imagine that and pretend I never wrote it.
I'm talking about seawater, FBI.
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| Because that's how science works |
And, like a
n idiot genius, Peter decides to get involved.
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| ...and tentacles |
It didn't matter what stupidity Peter got himself into; mystery guy ends up spilling the metal alloy all over himself. I guess the moral of this story is to put lids on anything you want to steal. Also, don't be Peter Parker.
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| I don't think Poison Control knows how to handle this |
Peter escapes by hitting the off switch of the tentacle machine with webbing and rushes to Smythe to help him, forgetting that he got evidence all over the machine.
Meanwhile angry guy (named Raxton) apparently, finds he has super strength by causing property damage. He names himself Molten Man, despite being more of a Glowing Man. I guess that name was taken.
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| At least he's having fun |
Despite all the commotion, Molten Man must be caused by throwing cars around, and who wouldn't want to toss a few aside if they've ever experienced New York drivers, Spider-man heads to Raxton's house.
Well, it doesn't matter because Glowing Man got bored and left.
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| That's a disguise Clark Kent could facepalm at. Or are there a lot of Ninja Turtles in New York? |
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| At least he doesn't plan on taking over the world |
Too bad Spider-Man has been waiting hours for the guy to get home.
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| I guess destroying several cars and putting people in danger isn't that serious. |
Obviously, they fight. No one's smart enough to go 'Yeah, can you help me' or even 'you don't have any jurisdiction here. You're just some punk in pajamas.'
Spider-Man pretends he is part of some superhero racket, but Glowing Man doesn't buy it.
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| For some guy who just invests in random science experiments, Glowing Man is pretty ripped. |
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| Did you just hit a guy with your Spider-Groin? |
Also, what celebrity villains? You're not even on Issue 30.
Five pages of fighting and bad dialog later...they have ended up in the cellar and glowing man has ripped his pants into shorts and somehow lost his shoes.
Spidey decides to see if Glowing Man glows in the dark, so he breaks the only light in the cellar.
It turns out Glowing Man needs to level up before he glows in the dark.
somehow--and do not ask me to explain--Spider-Man is now stealthy enough to sneak over to Glowing Man and tie his hands and feet together without the villain knowing. Not only does he do that, but he never dos this ever again.
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| This took a VERY wrong turn |
So um... yeah. I honestly thought the tentacles would be the worst part of this comic. It can't get any worse, at least.
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| That was not a challenge, comic |
After some questionable wrestling, Spider-man realizes 'Hey, I just tied up the bad guy, why am I still fighting?' and leaves as the cops finally show up.
Do police do any police work in Marvel or do they just do the boring work superheroes can't be bothered with?
Let's spend some time with Peter graduating instead. Jameson even shows up to give a speech about YoungBlood's disease.
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| Greatness? You run a newspaper that doesn't even circulate throughout the entirety of Manhattan |
Liz, though, isn't buying this as a hallmark moment. Yeah, it sucks when you're not promised the gift of college. Anyone can be stuck in a dead-end immediately after high school. It blows. I know.
While JJJ schmoozes with Aunt May, Peter goes to see what's wrong with Liz. Besides the fact that she couldn't afford to dye her graduation gown the same color as the others.
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| You're supposed to go get your cap after you throw it, lady |
She admits she had a crush on Peter, but calls him out for having the crappy trope of Too Many Girlfriends and didn't want to be involved in a 'which one of his bitchy harem will he choose' plot. I'd bail too if I found myself in that situation. She obviously didn't have time to tell him more before having to leave with her parents.
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| So what's the point of him graduating when the main cast doesn't change? |
Th'ats it. That's all he wrote. Molten Man was just a delay to get to graduation.
Why should the reader care if he has so little impact ont he story? Why should we be satisifed after paying for all this if the villain is just something to put on pages instead of advertisments for better comics?
Lets move form bug to bat and see if things get more entertaining. I'm betting yes, but not much smarter.
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