SPOILERS! STOP READING IF YOU DON'T WANT 'EM!
My all time favorite villain, Roderick Kingsley is dead. And the way Dan Slott did it was TERRIBLE! Since when was Phil Urich ever an evil, crazed lunatic? He was a hero! But that's not the worst part; he has Kingsley decapitated!!! Am I really supposed to believe that Roderick Kingsley, with his improved Goblin formula was taken out so easily by a two-bit punk? Really?! This was just utterly horrible. Why bring back Kingsley and his ever bad-ass self just so Dan could horribly and easily (Out of character, mind you) kill him off for no real reason? I'd have preferred that they had just left Kingsley alone in the Carribean until a capable fan of Kingsley's came along to write him. I couldn't even finish the rest of the issue properly; it was just like going through the motions and constantly flipping pages until it was finally over at long last. While many fans complained about OMD/BND (I remained silent on the matter), I was nowhere near this level of outrage. (See the picture I drew immediately after reading this issue to get a better idea of how mad I was)
I've bought every issue since "Grim Hunt" began (Bought "Something Can Stop the Juggernaut" before that), and said I'd keep reading if Roderick Kingsley was brought back as the Hobgoblin. I was so thrilled and happy when SDCC revealed Hobby was coming back and in issue #648 when Kingsley made his triumphant return. But now I am disappointed to say I am done and don't plan on buying Amazing Spider-Man for the foreseeable future, unless/until Kingsley is somehow thankfully brought back to life.
RIP, Roderick Kingsley, I miss you already, big guy. :'(
