Story: Mark WaidArt: Paul Azaceta, Matthew Southworth
This issue wraps up the final arc on the Brand New Day era of Amazing Spider-Man, "Origin of the Species." Dr. Octopus has hired several of Spider-Man's deadliest villains to kidnap Osborn and Lily Hollister's baby.
Lizard has captured the baby from Chameleon, and has taken the baby to his underground lair, although it is unclear why he wants the baby aside from the fact Lizard hates Osborn.
Waid makes good use of the Lizard's recent development in "Shed," where being in close proximity with the Lizard would bring out the reptilian characteristics in a human brain. As Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus search for the Lizard, Spidey has sensed Dr. Octopus talking "reptilian."
I feel bad for Dr. Octopus, though. He's one of the top Spider-Man villains and seeing him like this is pretty sad. Anyway, he comes back and fights off with both Spider-Man and the Lizard.
Another thing that Waid makes good use of is Spider-Man's intellect. Spider-Man beat Dr. Octopus pretty easily and discovered a big plot twist regarding the baby by analyzing the baby's DNA.
Paul Azaceta's art in this issue looks good, surprisingly. Unlike the early issues, Azaceta's faces have more expression in them. The action scenes also look very dynamic. I don't know what Matthew Southworth contributed to the art, but the art in this issue looks okay.
This issue wraps up the stories of most of the cast in Amazing Spider-Man. It would probably take a long time before we see Lily Hollister again, the same goes for Spider-Man's villains as we see them get their butt kicked big time. Furthermore, Waid maximized Spider-Man's intelligence, and also used the recent developments of the villains.
Rating: 3.5/5
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