User blog comment:The Many-Angled One/Dead No More/@comment-24812000-20160401011644/@comment-4548390-20160402230048

I fon't believe Norman Osborn is the man in the red suit (he actually returned in #3). There's no reason why he would appear in #2 with the red suit and no bandages, then in #3 and #4 with bandages, and then change back to the red suit and no bandages again to visit the Lizard. Also, the Story Thus Far Variant cover for #9 treats them as two separate beings.

It was said that this event will be controversial, so besides Norman and his children's probable involvement, there's the Jackal too. The prospect of him resurrecting people through cloning is controversial. You know, there will be discussions like "are they really who they are?" Or "are they different persons?" And even "do clones have a soul?" Also, his involvement would explain why Kaine is involved, as well as Madame Web, since this kind of resurrection would without a doubt mess with the Web of Life and Destiny.

The Jackal may not be the mastermind, maybe it's Osborn but I'm liking what I'm seeing thus far. If it's really the Jackal, then it's a well-deserved upgrade, he waa kinda lame in that green costume of his. And if he is the mastermind, then it will be even greater!