Spider-Man: Goblin Moon [Hardcover]

Kurt Busiek (Author), Nathan Archer (Author), Ed Hannigan (Illustrator), Al Milgrom (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 1999

Spider-Man versus his most implacable enemy! Norman Osborn is a respected businessman, the owner of several companies, including the New York Daily Bugle. He is also secretly the super-villain known as the Green Goblin--a foe who has turned Spider-Man's life upside down more than once, and one who knows that Spider-Man is really Peter Parker! Osborn's latest scheme is his most ambitious yet: to make himself mayor of New York. But where many see that as a laudable goal, Spider-Man knows that Osborn's goal is nothing less than absolute power. Spider-Man can defeat the Green Goblin, but Osborn refuses to act himself, preferring to remain above the fray and let the mercenaries known as the Rat Pack do his dirty work. The wall-crawler must find a way to stop Osborn's machinations before it's too late!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 309 pages
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons; Copyright 1999 edition (June 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399145125
• ISBN-13: 978-0399145124
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,052,191 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spidey & the Goblin face off for a quick entertaining read., July 15, 2000

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"hb56" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spider-Man: Goblin Moon (Paperback)

Kurt Busiek and Nathan Archer provide a fast paced enjoyable thriller pitting Spider-Man against one of his greatest foes. This time Norman Osborn presents perhaps a greater threat to Spider-Man than his alter ego, the Green Goblin. Osborn has managed to convince everyone that his prior unmasking was erroneous. Armed with the knowledge that the public will never believe he is the Goblin, Osborn proceeds to use this to his advantage against Spider-Man. This renders Spidey's knowledge of the Goblin's identity practically useless while maximizing the fact that Osborne knows Peter Paker is Spider-Man. Perhaps Busiek and Archer's greatest accomplishment is suceeding to make Osborn a bigger problem for Spidey than the Goblin. On the negative side, the plot involving mayorial politics echos that of "Wanted Dead or Alive," although this is the better book. The authors construct a prolonged action packed and satisfying climax. All in all a pleasurable read but not quite in the league with the best Spidey novels, "Venom's Wrath" and "The Gathering of the Sinister Six."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising good considering storyline restictions, July 10, 1999

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Vincent Bernatowicz ([e-mail]) (Loopyland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spider-Man: Goblin Moon (Hardcover)

There is a note at the beginning of this novel indicating that this story takes place before "The Gathering of Five" and "The Final Chapter." Knowing this, I didn't have much hope for a suspenseful or interesting story (after all, the "end" of the Spidey/Goblin conflict is detailed in those stories, so how could this novel add anything of any importance?). Well, as I read the book, I became increasingly impressed with what was attempted and accomplished here. As a born-and-bred Spidey fan, I can honestly say that this was a great story which was well told. The characterizations of both Spider-Man and the Goblin captured their comic-book essence while enhancing them with the details that become possible only in a novel format. The manipulations of Osborn are frightenly real and well thought-out. Spidey himself is in great form in a tale that manages to become a milestone in his career. I was completely satisfied with the story and its ending. I believe that the target market for this novel will consider it a "must-have" and find it highly enjoyable. P.S. I did have a problem with the name "Rat Pack." I kept thinking of Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eagerly anticipating this book, May 2, 1999

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Aaron E. Thall (Reynoldsburg, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spider-Man: Goblin Moon (Hardcover)

While the comics themselves, lately, have been disappointing, the Marvel Novels have never failed to surpass all expectations, outdoing their 32 page counterparts. I can't help but believe that Kurt Busiek, the writer of the critically acclaimed Iron Man, Avengers, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, and more, can make this story into what the comics should have been. Spinning straw into gold is what the man does. On the novel itself, it is too soon to actually say, but I look forward to seeing how it all turns out.