Written by: Zeb Wells
Art by: Ed McGuinness, Mark Farmer
Colors by: Marcio Menyz, Erick Arciniega
Letters by: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Cover art by: Ed McGuinness, Marcio Menyz
Cover price: $9.99
Release date: May 22, 2024
Amazing Spider-Man #50 does the inevitable by bringing the Green Goblin back to the fore. Much to Peter Parker’s dismay, the Goblin isn’t making the return trip alone.
Is Amazing Spider-Man #50 Good?
Holy lack of setup, Batman! Zeb Wells continues the downward spiral of big swing developments without proper foreshadowing or momentum by unleashing the Green Goblin on the world once again. Fans of Marvel’s Joker analog will be pleased to have the villain back, but the Goblin’s return is mired by lazy contrivances to make the return possible.
When last we left Spider-Man, he was hip-deep in vampires for the still-occurring Blood Hunt event. How we transition from there to the current issue isn’t explained, so just pretend Blood Hunt isn’t happening.
In Amazing Spider-Man #50, Peter Parker is called to Oscorp to assist Dr. Curtis Connors in deciphering why the Living Brain, held in a special lab with no communication, managed to send a message to the outside world “Peter Parker Is Not Spider-Man.” Afterward, the Living Brain managed to send out a transmission containing three keywords neither Connors nor Parker could decipher.
Later, Peter visits Norman Osborn to relay what happened. Learning nothing from The Evil Dead, Hellraiser, or any umpteen number of horror films for guidance, Peter foolishly utters the three keywords out loud. The utterance automatically unlocks a hidden panel in Norman’s office, revealing the Gold Goblin suit first, and then, the Green Goblin suit, prompting the Goblin persona to fully emerge from Norman.