Norman Osborn is known as Spider-Man's greatest enemy, thanks to his history as the Green Goblin. But recently, Osborn has also become one of the most tragic figures in Peter Parker's life thanks to his honest attempts to reform from villainy and become a hero as the Gold Goblin.
Now, August 23's Amazing Spider-Man #32 from writer Zeb Wells, artist Patrick Gleason, colorist Marcio Menyz, and letterer Joe Caramagna flips the tragedy of Norman Osborn on its head by bringing none other than Kraven the Hunter into the mix, who has his own lamentable history with Spider-Man.
And the consequences for both Osborn and Spider-Man could turn out disastrous.
A few years ago, Norman Osborn had his metaphysical 'sins' wiped away by the villainous Sin-Eater, which purged Osborn of his dark side, the Green Goblin. But the psychic weight of all Osborn's misdeeds didn't simply dissipate, it infected psychiatrist Ashley Kafka, turning her into Queen Goblin (along with a dose of Osborn's very own Goblin Serum).
Now, after several battles between Queen Goblin and Spider-Man, the villainess has partnered with Kraven the Hunter (in this case the son of the original, who has grown into his father's former role), both romantically and in their revenge plans, to hunt not Peter Parker, but Norman Osborn. However, it's not simply Osborn that Kraven wants to hunt - it's the Green Goblin.
To turn Osborn back into the Goblin (which Doctor Octopus also recently tried and failed to do), Kraven and Queen Goblin conduct a magical ritual which transfers the evil of Osborn's sins into a spear, which will transfer the essence of Osborn's dark side back into him when he's stabbed with it.
Back at OsCorp, where Peter Parker works alongside the reformed
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