Peter Parker Spider-Man #48-49/146-147 (2002): Big Question/Big Answer
You know what is less satisfying than an origin story for a superhero we never get to see again? When it also contains an origin for a super-villain we never see again.
This story concerns a woman with powers resulting inadvertently from a mass killing of Bangladeshi people by an evil corporation, and her revenge on the head of that company. It weaves in some Eastern culture and, sadly, some insensitivity towards the yogic poses used as part of a spiritual path.
Really? In addition to creating an unsatisfying story, someone thought it would be a good idea to mix self-fellatio humor with cultural insensitivity?
IRON MAN #56-58/401-403 (2002): Sympathy for the Devil
In the last arc, Tony Stark gave away his secret identity. Rather than do anything interesting with that, we are given a story where Iron Man has to fight virtual…
TALES OF SUSPENSE #84-86 (1966-1967): Iron Man
Tony Stark is about ready to pull a big “I am Iron Man “ reveal when he has a heart attack. To help him, people rip open his shirt and…
UNCANNY X-MEN #410-412 (2002): Hope
A new creative team comes aboard with a three-parter that pales in comparison to the intriguing run that came before it. We do get a nice Blackbird crash, though, and…
Daredevil #38-40 (2002-2003): Trial of the Century; White Tiger dies
Matt has been “outed,” so he sues the rag that published the story. But that’s not the trial we see in this story. Instead, this story concerns Hector “White Tiger”…