Marvel-Verse Green Goblin is the ideal vehicle to revisit endearing episodes of Spider-Man and offers material to analyze the evolution of his adventures
Marvel-Verse: Green Goblin; The path of the enemy
The height of the hero
It is said that the level of a superhero is measured by the height of his rivals, and in that sense there is nothing to reproach Spider-Man for, he has such an extravagant and twisted gallery of them that he is able to compare himself with the most celebrated of all, that of the legendary Bat Man.
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Among those who make it up, of course the one who has become his great nemesis over the years is Green Goblin, who as a consequence is also a reflection of what defines him as a character and the way in which he has evolved, being the trigger for key plot lines that are well worth referring to.
Starting with his colorful and playful presentation in The Green Goblin’s Grotesque Adventure (1964), which showed little evidence of the mental disorder for which he is so well known today.
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It is an adventure that, although it was too dependent on speech bubbles showing the protagonist’s thoughts to guide development, and focused mainly on combat, already pointed to one of the premises with which Marvel would revolutionize comics, the one that dictates that “superpowers are not more important than those who carry them.”
Everything goes by reserving brief moments to see what happens in parallel with the group that makes up the family and friends of our friendly neighbor, to which it will eventually be discovered that the villain also belongs, a characteristic of the arachnid concept, as well as the resource of keep the secret of the identity of the same for a while.
The arachnid breaking point
The foundations of the formula were beginning to be laid and hence its importance. However, it is until the saga of The Night that Gwen Stacy died (1973), where it is fully consolidated.
The action sequences are few but spectacular, and it is in them that the points of tension of an intense drama explode, presenting the usual situations in Spider-Man’s life, debating between saving people and giving himself time to attend to his loved ones. ; It would take an unthinkable daring for the time, kill the romantic interest of the protagonist.
In this way they would end what had become a love triangle, to give way through tragedy, to one of the most popular relationships in the world of cartoons, that of Mary Jane and Peter Parker.
The model is updated
That was one of the highest points of the formula, which they fortunately resumed in Swinging Down (2018), which becomes the third obligatory stop on the tour to understand the significance of Green Goblin.
A complex and dark saga that begins by exposing the pathology of the character, while developing his most twisted and sadistic side, uniting the traditional version of the manipulative and obsessed supervillain, with the 90s variant, extreme and with an almost non-existent morality.
Everything between disturbing and twisted references to the infamous Brooklyn Bridge, making Gwen’s death a constant, reserving full-page vignettes that return to unforgettable compositions with the arachnid breaking windows in impossible perspectives; to lead to that premise we talked about at the beginning, leaning on Peter Parker.
The person behind the superpowers claiming the spotlight. Of course, with the help of his friends, a pretext to also bring back old antagonists, maintaining the current trend of comics for a choral support of characters with extraordinary abilities, generating massive battles within a frenetic journey plot that connects with stories classics, and from which some of them will not come out alive.
More than just a collection
Undoubtedly Marvel-Verse Green Goblin, in addition to being an ideal vehicle to revisit endearing episodes starring Spider-Man and illustrated by people of the stature of the legendary Steve Ditko and the great Humberto Ramos, having one of his most interesting enemies as the axis. and charismatic, also offers a lucid selection of material to analyze the evolution of their adventures, rethinking some of their features, and endorsing others of them.
Special mention deserves the laminated cover with the insane look and sardonic smile of the criminal that gives the edition its title.
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Green Goblin Coming to the Marvel-Verse
Norman Osborn is a successful businessman and father of Harry Osborn – Peter Parker’s best friend. Hungry for power and emboldened by the voice of the Goblin’s personality, Osborn develops the technology needed to eliminate the only thing standing in his way: the amazing Spider-Man!
The Green Goblin not only successfully broke into Spider-Man’s rogues gallery, but over time, became one of the most complex and deadly characters in the Marvel universe.
SMASH and Marvel Comics Mexico bring you the Marvel-Verse; Green Goblin, a compilation with the best of the legendary nemesis that will shake the Marvel Universe.
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