Comments on: Amazing Spider-Man #570 – Review

By: Mory Buckman

Mory Buckman — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:36:34 +0000

Wait, I forgot about the last piece of evidence: how both Bennett and Menace talk about "the list". I guess he probably is Dexter Bennett, then. Blah, I wanted to see Spider-Man punch Sally Floyd.

By: Mory Buckman

Mory Buckman — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:35:06 +0000

Before this issue, I was almost certain Menace was DB. If I’m not mistaken, he was the one who made up the name “Menace” for a headline, and then the villain adopts the name himself. Plus, the political motivations fit someone who’s trying to sell the news. But in this issue, Menace says he/she’s trying to help Hollister, and The DB is ferociously anti-Hollister. That’s what makes me think it’d be someone from a rival, pro-Hollister paper, and Sally Floyd fits the bill. (Plus, we all know she’s crazy!) Also, look at that page where we see her. She says “Sure, I’ll get ‘him’” with quotation marks, like she’s hiding something.

By: lotrking

lotrking — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:16:55 +0000

Personally, I’m beginning to think Menace is … (and don’t laugh) … Dexter Bennett! Observe the following line: “And Bill? My Li’l Billy Boy? My Billy, that guy ain’t gonna be you!” That line sounded very similar to nicknames and phrases that Bennett has used before. Likewise, Bennett is extremely anti-Hollister. Lastly, focus on Menace’s face when he says that line. Ignore the hair and horns, and look only at the face, doesn’t it even look kind of like a Bennett facial expression?

Maybe I’m just grasping at straws here, but these things really jumped out at me as I read this the first time.

-M. Staples

By: Deamentia

Deamentia — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:38:33 +0000

Interesting point. I didn’t see it that way though.

By: Mory Buckman

Mory Buckman — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:32:49 +0000

“I’ll admit, it’s borderline ridiculous when Menace is ultimately chased off by two lowly police officers – one of them being Vin Gonzales – but only Dan Slott could get away with such silliness.”

Apparently you read that scene much differently than I did. I took the line “This is all for your benefit.” as a major twist and revelation, with which it makes perfect sense for Menace to be “scared off” so easily. Personally, I’m hoping Menace will turn out to be Sally Floyd. That would be so perfect that I’m sure it won’t happen.