Spider-Man: Goblin Moon (Paperback)

by Kurt Busiek (Author), Nathan Archer (Author) "Sirens still howled on Eleventh Avenue and red light splashed over the stone and scaffolding, but the police hadn't yet set foot inside the old..." (more)
Key Phrases: Rat Pack, Mary Jane, Norman Osborn (more...)

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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! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 279 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425174034
• ISBN-13: 978-0425174036
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #821,105 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

By	"hb56" (Monroeville, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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."

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but plot drowns it, February 9, 2001

By A Customer

Something as played out as the Spider-man/Goblin wars has always been a plotline for novels, and this one is no exception. The problem is that sometimes they get stupid. How could the Green Goblin get unmasked as Norman Osborn, "come back from the dead," and all he does to get away with it is lie? Oh, come on, how stupid are the people in these books? Note: the last two sentences don't tell anything about the book, just the history before it. Now as for the book itself, it does okay with the plotline. The story begins as a group of terrorists called the Rat Pack spring a reign of terror, not even Spider-Man can stop it. Meanwhile Norman Osborn is running for mayor and his Green Goblin persona seems to have resurfaced, leaving Spider-Man on edge. But that's only the begining of this attempt at a thriller. I say this because one big problem is the plot is way too predictable. You know what's going to happen before it does. Plus, another problem is that it's not very thrilling; Spidey stays on edge the hole book and doesn't actually fight the Goblin until near the end. They also add extra little parts here and there, which have nothing to do with the overall story. Yes, despite all I said, I still give it 3 stars, but only because the writing quality is pretty good and I like Spider-Man novels. Otherwise, the plot just isn't that good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

This review is from: Spiderman: Goblin Moon (Spider-Man) (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.!