Oh Spidey, You Tease You!
SPOILERS AHEAD!
After three issues of build up, Spidey's epic confrontation with the Kingpin has finally arrived! And what a confrontation it is! JMS writes a great sequence and Ron Garney draws it beautifully, but I can't help but feel a little bit cheated by the outcome. I mean, I knew Spidey wasn't actually going to kill the Kingpin, but the logic he uses in letting him live just didn't seem right to me. I mean, hasn't the Kingpin been beat up countless times before by Daredevil in front of other criminals? If Fisk could bounce back from that, I'm pretty sure his reputation could survive a beat down by Spidey, who is a much more powerful opponent anyway. Also, by the end of the issue Peter still says he's going to kill the Kingpin; the problem I have with this is that Marvel is not going to let Spider-Man kill anybody, so it makes Peter's threats seem hollow. All in all though, this was a solid issue, even if there weren't any surprises.
