The last of the bunch:
With Great Responsibility Comes Great Power: This story, the second affecting an ongoing ASM storyline, serves as the epilogue to "Character Assassination" and does its job. We see Peter pretty off-kilter. He's had a fight with Harry, who (in a text-book example of convoluted Osbornian logic) blames Spider-Man for the fact that Lily was Menace. He has to confront the fact that Vin's going to spend time in prison for his role in the Tracer-Killer hoax. Finally, he's forced to deal with Flash, who says the act of bravery that resulted in him losing his legs was inspired by Spider-Man. These moments all combine in making Peter wonder what he's accomplishing as Spider-Man if all the people around him wind up hurt. It's a good story and gives us some insight into Peter that we don't often seen (particularly in the happy-go-luck "Brand New Day" era). I don't know if I buy that Flash wouldn't have told Peter what to expect, but, other than that one small point, it's a pretty effective story, particularly because Peter doesn't come to any conclusions.
Nice Things: God, Norman Osborn is an asshole. (This story is the best of the lot, I think. Kelly has a clever idea here, showing Norman Osborn acting simply as a dad teaching his son how to ride a bike, but also showing how, at the end of the day, he's still Norman Osborn. You can viscerally feel Harry's shame and embarrassment both as the kid steals his bike and as Norman destroys it.)
Loose Ends: Meh. I'm still not a huge fan of the young Kraven, no matter how much they're trying to make me be.
With Great Responsibility Comes Great Power: This story, the second affecting an ongoing ASM storyline, serves as the epilogue to "Character Assassination" and does its job. We see Peter pretty off-kilter. He's had a fight with Harry, who (in a text-book example of convoluted Osbornian logic) blames Spider-Man for the fact that Lily was Menace. He has to confront the fact that Vin's going to spend time in prison for his role in the Tracer-Killer hoax. Finally, he's forced to deal with Flash, who says the act of bravery that resulted in him losing his legs was inspired by Spider-Man. These moments all combine in making Peter wonder what he's accomplishing as Spider-Man if all the people around him wind up hurt. It's a good story and gives us some insight into Peter that we don't often seen (particularly in the happy-go-luck "Brand New Day" era). I don't know if I buy that Flash wouldn't have told Peter what to expect, but, other than that one small point, it's a pretty effective story, particularly because Peter doesn't come to any conclusions.
Nice Things: God, Norman Osborn is an asshole. (This story is the best of the lot, I think. Kelly has a clever idea here, showing Norman Osborn acting simply as a dad teaching his son how to ride a bike, but also showing how, at the end of the day, he's still Norman Osborn. You can viscerally feel Harry's shame and embarrassment both as the kid steals his bike and as Norman destroys it.)
Loose Ends: Meh. I'm still not a huge fan of the young Kraven, no matter how much they're trying to make me be.
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