The Enigma Force Thwarts All!
In the Biblical context, Nimrod was a Mesopotamian ruler and mighty hunter. Therefore Project Nimrod should strike fear into the mutant population because "mighty hunters will track them down and capture them". However in a modern context, the name takes on a completely different meaning. I wonder which names were rejected before deciding on this one. I guess "Project Doofus" or "Project Knucklehead" was considered too silly by the government.
Oddly enough the negative meaning of the word may originate from Bugs BunnyTM. In one cartoon - I should know which one but alas - he refers to Elmer FuddTM as a "poor little nimrod", pointing out how totally inept Elmer is at hunting. Ok, that's enough etymology for one day.
This issue was great. Everything wrapped up neatly without the feeling that the story was rushed. "The story" in this case is this issue. The "cosmic Spider-Man" storyline is 10 parts long.
The one nagging question I have is why would the Enigma Force - a strong cosmic entity as it is billed here - be affected by Lubisch's machine? It seems to me that if the Enigma Force were to choose you, you get the power, machine or no machine. Marvel science works in mysterious ways.
On a different note, Felicia Hardy is back and she still wants her "spider". Trouble is brewing.
You've got a story involving Spider-Man being tapped by a cosmic power to save New York. That alone isn't enough to rate a high score, because it could go either way.
As a resolution to this saga about greater power and responsibility, it combines a very serious threat (rogue sentinels and a nuclear plant), a great fight sequence, and a very inspirational scene that hits at the very core of the character.
As the cosmic energy builds inside Spider-Man for the final energy blast that disintegrates the Tri-Sentinel, Micheline describes in a very eloquent way the absolute pain that our hero is experiencing. Quite literally every atom is his body is on fire. When the sentinel overrides the failsafe, Shaw's statement "Gentlemen, we are about to die" is quickly followed by captions that read "No. You're not. Thanks to the iron will of the Amazing Spider-Man."
Ultimate power channeled through someone that will not give up no matter what.
That is the definition of "awesome" in my book.
