Amazing Spider-Man #33 feels like a preview of the action in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is geared to swing onto PS5 in October, with a story that kicks off with Peter Parker using the corrupting power of the Venom Symbiote to take on the murderous villain Kraven the Hunter. And September 6's Amazing Spider-Man #33 feels like a perfect appetizer for the video game, with a brutally badass story of a savage Spider-Man turning Kraven the Hunter into Kraven the Hunted.
The issue, by writer Zeb Wells, artist Patrick Gleason, colorist Marcio Menyz, and letterer Joe Caramagna is a spiritual sequel to the classic Spider-Man story 'Kraven's Last Hunt,' with the added twist that, this time, it's Spider-Man doing the hunting and Kraven on the run as his prey.
The story picks up where Amazing Spider-Man #32 left off, with Peter Parker having been cursed with the sins of Norman Osborn by Kraven, who was attempting to bring out Osborn's currently dormant Green Goblin side through a magical ritual. However, Kraven accidentally brought out Spider-Man's dark side instead, sending Peter spiraling into anger and violence.
Donning his notorious black costume (which Spidey usually only wears when he's seriously pissed off), Peter hunts down Kraven, injecting him with a serum that turns his sweat into a pheromone that attracts the Vermin, a group of mutated rat people living in the New York City sewers.
In a beat that reflects 'Kraven's Last Hunt,' Peter allows the Vermin to shred Kraven within an inch of his life, tying him up at the last second and throwing him in a coffin - again, just like Kraven did to Peter in the landmark story.
In a particularly cold moment, Peter throws Kraven's hunting rifle into the casket just before he closes it, telling Kraven (in this case the son of the original, who was the
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