I talk a lot about DC Comics' New 52, however they aren't the only big name company to forge a new path for themselves. Marvel NOW! focuses on revitalizing old titles by putting the characters in wild, off the wall scenarios. Case in point: Superior Spider-Man.
In issue 700 of The Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Octavius has somehow switched minds with Peter Park right before the Doctor's death. This means he was free to enjoy Parker's body while Peter was free to... die along with The aging Doc Ock's fragile body. This brings me to today's point: Superior Spider-Man is an amazing title.
I've read through issue 7 and so far Octavius has irrevocably ruined any chance of a future with Mary-Jane Watson (shame on you if you don't recognize the name), began to hook up with a... little person, got kicked out of the Avengers, and brutally "taken care of" a plethora of Spider-Man villains. This man means business.
The most appealing aspect of this title is that it can't exist for too long. Not with Peter Parker dead, not with Doctor Otto Octavius, Dr. Octopus, inhabiting Peter Parker's body. Eventually, it will become known that Doc Ock has switched minds with his greatest foe and there will be real and immediate consequences.
What interests me the most is what will eventually be left for Peter Parker. Whereas he's as dead as a door nail right now, we know that in comic books dead rarely means dead. My guess is Peter Parker will be coming back, and he'll have to pick up the pieces left behind by the Doctor's madness.
Speaking of Spider-man... only one more issue Ultimate Cataclysm draws to a close and the Ultimate Universe restarts once again! This time the list of ongoing titles will be Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Ultimate FF, and Young Ultimates. As a person who generally prefers DC to Marvel, I have to say: Marvel sure has become rather exciting.
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