Art: Paul Azaceta, Matthew Southworth
Origin of the Species is the final arc on this Brand New Day era of Spider-Man, and the team of Mark Waid and Paul Azaceta are going all out with this one.
Basically, Doc Ock hired Spider-Man's most dangerous villains to kidnap Norman Osborn and Lily Hollister's baby. With the combined goblin blood of Norman and Lily, Doc Ock believes that the baby could cure his current illness. But of course, our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man won't let that happen.
However, Spider-Man's not feeling particularly friendly in this issue. Spider-Man goes all Punisher on the villains, taking them down one by one with ease. Waid shows the real strength of Spider-Man, particularly in one scene where Spidey took a whole warehouse down all by himself, which is something we don't see everyday.
On the other hand, there are some inconsistencies with Carlie Cooper. She said she hates Lily Hollister because of what happened to her, but now she's concerned for her, even rushing to where they are hiding (I don't know how Carlie knew that, though). And I still don't get how MJ easily accepted Carlie to be a good enough replacement for her.
As for the art, when the first issue for this arc came out back in Amazing Spider-Man #642, I really hated Azaceta's art. I mean, for a grand finale Brand New Day arc, shouldn't Marvel be going for a better artist? I'm not dissing on Azaceta's art, I kinda liked it back in his Electro arc. Anyway, this time I think the art grew on me 'cos it's starting to feel more "natural" in this book compared to ASM#642. And I like the little detail on the panel with Electro, with the lightning expressing Electro's pain as he is tied up.
Overall, this issue is good read showing how dangerous Spider-Man can be when angered to his limits. With a good pace on the plot and a great finale story, I can't wait to see the big showdown of Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus.
Rating: 3.5/5
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