Tuesday 16 January 2007

Her Name Is Belladonna


Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-man # 43
(writer Roger Stern, Art Mike Zeck)
Still re-reading my Spidey comics at the moment as I don't plan to buy any new ones until I come back from skiing which will probably mean the beginning of Feb.
The latest was PPSM 43 which not only featured the first appearance of Belladonna but also Roderick Kingsley who eventually goes on to become the Hobgoblin.
This issue was the first in Roger Stern's brief run on the title before he gets "promoted" onto Amazing. As I've said on previous posts, I liked Bill Mantlo's work, but I am a big fan of Roger Stern.
Behind a good cover from John Byrne this is a reasonable issue which certainly has a different flavour as costumed crime hits the fashion industry. Stern continues with the characters that Mantlo introduced and the relationship with Deb Whitman takes a new turn - which is nice to see.
Kingsley is an unpopular fashion designer who steals others designs. Not the typical background for a potential super-villain (and one of my faves).
Overall a slightly above average issue; rating 7/10

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