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Appearing in "Negative Space (Part Two)"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) #59

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Synopsis for "Negative Space (Part Two)"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) #59
As "Martin Li" recounts his criminal origins in human trafficking, killing the real Martin Li to take his name, a now cleansed man finds his sins pursuing him as they have 'defined' who he was and is. May cares to a small extent while focusing on escaping with recently discovered crawl spaces- which she now realizes he used for smuggling. As Spider-Man fights the Inner Demons, he angrily wonders if he'll even have answers to his questions of why and how Harry became the Kindred tormenting everyone he loves. He finds himself overworked, emotionally taxed and lost in self-pity, only to snap out of it with an Inner Demon finds and holds May hostage until "Martin" trades himself for her freedom, thanking her for helping him and wishes to do a good deed of his own not wanting to be defined by his sins while he can.
Mister Negative (Earth-616) from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 59 001

Mister Negative is back!

With Mister Negative restored, the crime lord feels generous in his high spirits and orders his men to leave. But as Spider-Man swears on his inevitable capture of Mister Negative, Fisk arrives with the NYPD to legally arrest Mister Negative and low-key threatens May's FEAST shelter with red tape should his movements be hindered. An exiting Fisk thanks Spider-Man for aiding in the arrest, but quietly demands of Mister Negative to have what he seeks before taking him away. Returning as Peter to check up on her, May tells him that repairs will take a few more weeks of work and expresses a sense of self-blaming responsibility for all the villain attacks- echoing Peter's own inner feelings. Reminding her that she is not responsible and doing the most good, he then pleads she call the police next time a criminal like Mister Negative should arrive. However, she reminds Peter that she has to be trusting in people's want to change; because if they were to stop believing in that, she questions what hope would be left for them.

Concurrently, Norman talks to Liz expressing his regret for his hurting her and Normie, but offers her a chance to visit Kinred at Ravencroft. Escorting them into the facility with armed guards, Liz breaks down in tears pleading for answers from Kindred but is met with silence. After retuning home, Norman keeps a distance while trying to talk with an insociable Normie, who is angry at the adults for always lying to him. As they sit on a ledge overlooking the scenery, Normie is handed a photo of Norman with Harry when the latter was no older than Normie's age. As Norman acknowledges Normie's ability to recognize his family's faults, he also reminds him that they do what they can for his sake. Norman promises to take him to Coney Island someday to show him the fun his dad had as a boy, and talks his grandson into returning to his mother; Norman also spots a vigilante Spider-Man on an overlooking Gargoyle.

At the office of the Mayor, Mister Negative elaborates to Fisk that while the Tablet of Life and Destiny grants the possessor power and knowledge, the ability of it is limited without the sister item: The Tablet of Death and Entropy. An item Mister Negative has due to the "duality" theme of said items, informing Fisk that only together can both tablets utilize their desired function of a single use perfect resurrection. In agreement, Fisk pays Mister Negative with control over his old territories of Chinatown & the Lower East Side, but seeing an opportunity to gain more and due to his limits in the Mayor's office, Fisk hires Mister Negative. Mainly due to his adjusted timetable, Fisk needs Mister Negative to steal the Tablet of Life and Destiny from Spider-Man and Boomerang. However, Fisk didn't just hire Mister Negative but also the other super-criminal crime lords of New York City in competition for Fisk's favor for the same mission.

Appearing in "No Exit"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) #60

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Synopsis for "No Exit"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) #60
Peter wakes up from a nightmare with Kindred to a peaceful morning with Mary Jane getting him breakfast. But before he can do his usual "moody narration" with fears from a villain, Mary Jane shuts him up and takes him to the small theater where she got her first big break but has fallen into disuse in the intervening years. As she brought Peter to the stage to "practice lines," she emphasizes that they are his lines to verbalize what he wants to say. Although Peter is skeptical, Mary Jane continues explaining that she went to a therapist after Gwen's death, who suggested she find a private stage to speak out her final words to her lost friend; which helped mend much of her grief.

Now, Mary Jane has brought Peter to her stage to have him say what he needs to say to 'Harry' to get the words out of his system, as a way to help him find some modicum closure. As Mary Jane sits as an audience of one, she asks for his trust and tells Peter to close his eyes to visualize and feel the weight of Kindred's influence on his psyche. Opening his eyes, Kindred sits in the front row as Peter opens up his feelings of frustration and his constant anger. Expressing powerlessness not knowing what made him into Kindred, despite how the Osborns always blamed Peter for their own faults and failings, he can't help but sense that he is in fact responsible for Kindred. Reflecting on indirectly causing Uncle ben's death, Peter admits that his allowing his loved ones to hurt for his secrecy is no different than that moment of regret.

Peter Parker (Earth-616) and Mary Jane Watson (Earth-616) from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 60 001

Mary Jane, here for Peter

Running from guilt and feeling trapped in a cycle of punishment, while 'Harry' wanted to show him Hell, Peter believes he is living it. Alone and just barely supporting himself, even if he was on the Avengers or owned a company, Peter always returned to square one and his enemies kept coming back stronger. On his repeated resurrections, the moments that hurt him worst were the memories of their time as friends together BEFORE everything went bad. Willing to confess to anything to Kindred just so he can end the cycle of torment and failure, Peter begs to know what to do and breaks down crying into Mary Jane's arms.

Afterward, Peter does feel a sense of a lifted weight on him, as Mary Jane reminds him that he has just been through many traumas in a recent time, and this exercise will help bring back some light in him. As Peter thanks her and says he'll miss her, she surprises him that the filming of the movie is done with all post-production and reshoots set in New York City for her availability. Mary Jane affirms that she made the decision so as to be with Peter to help him face his struggle and to support him. Thanking her and rushing off late to class, Peter web swings as Spider-Man reminding himself that no matter how heavy or dark things will get, his having Mary Jane by his side to catch him as he falls is something that everyone needs.

Back in the theater, Mary Jane finds Mysterio hiding in the shadows having caught the tail end of her talk with Peter, as he comments on the film premiere being set for Los Angeles not Manhattan. Beck is miffed at Mary Jane making the promises she made unilaterally despite her and Beck's creative partnership, also pointing out her reluctance to reveal her partnership with Beck. As she is wanting to find the right time, Mary Jane focuses back to him and asking about and his knowledge of how Harry became Kindred. Beck, however, understands her need to know but feels it is would be better if the truth was unknown to her, citing the road to hell with good intentions.

Elsewhere, Doctor Strange portals over to Hotel Inferno in Las Vegas to confront Mephisto, who hasn't left the hotel as he "loves" the people. The frustrated Strange demands answers about Kindred, due to the demon's targeting of his good friend Peter, and asks the smirking devil what is wrong with Peter Parker's soul.

Solicit Synopsis

‘Negative Space’ reaches its epic conclusion!

Can Spidey save Aunt May and Martin Li from Mister Negative’s Inner Demons?!

Plus, Peter Parker faces his own inner demons as he makes his confession. But what crime is Peter guilty of?!

By Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley and Marcelo Ferreira.

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