Marvel Comics has released The Amazing Spider-Man #1000, and one of the biggest surprises in it is a sharply reworked Mysterio in “Still Standing,” from Noah Hawley, Patrick Gleason, Marcio Menyz, Erick Arciniega, and Joe Caramagna.
In “Still Standing” from The Amazing Spider-Man #1000, Quentin Beck shows up in a form that’s nothing like the usual fishbowl helmet, smoke, and green-cape showmanship. Here, he’s a frail old man haunting an elderly Peter Parker in a nursing home, and the only real clue to who he is comes from his amulet, which Peter’s grandson recognizes. Beck uses illusions to convince Peter that Gwen Stacy is still alive, and he leans hard on Peter’s age, grief, and uncertainty. The whole thing lands closer to psychological horror than superhero action. Quentin says he wants to “return the favor” for Spider-Man ruining his life, but that edge starts to slip when he sees how much pain Peter is in. He admits he’s dying, then gives Peter one small, fleeting piece of closure with a Gwen memory pulled from Peter’s own mind. It makes this take far quieter, and a lot creepier, than Jake Gyllenhaal’s Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Mysterio, even if that movie incarnation’s fate still isn’t clear. It also reads less like the start of some permanent relaunch and more like a standout one-off in a big anniversary issue.
If you follow Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man #1000 is worth picking up for one of the most memorable Mysterio stories Marvel has done in years.
You can get The Amazing Spider-Man #1000 now at comic shops and digital storefronts.
Author: Emmanuel Pina
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