The Clone Conspiracy #2 Review

The Clone Conspiracy #2

So, just when you think Peter Parker cannot handle any twist that you thrown at him at the end of The Clone Conspiracy #1, found out that his first love Gwen Stacy is very well alive and she knew that he was the Amazing Spider-Man on ‘The Night She Died’ and as this comics starts, it’s going to be quite shocking for him but not in just the way you might imagine because the creator of the “Clone Saga”, the Jackal has been on a cloning spree and he’s cloned quite a lot of familiar faces.

Not only are them the villains but it’s almost anybody that have died while Spider-Man was around. So, you can see how this could go bad. The book starts with the Scarlet Spider running or should I say, webbing his way out of a crazy mob of San Franciscans that is infected by the Carrion Virus that made them all act like a pack of ravaging Zombies and it was on an alternate universe. Kaine was desperately asking for a Portal jump as he was out of webs and then he suddenly wakes up from dream.

Hanging on The Last Thread

As he was seemed relieved at getting out in one piece from the crazy crowd, he then responds to person next room that were banging on his walls to get his attention. When Kaine responded to the call, he realized that it’s time to give that individual a certain “Fix” and tries to contact his partner for response.

Just Another Knockoff!

Last time we saw Spider-Man was investigating on a case of one of Parker Industries’ missing employee Jerry Salteres and that leads him to the New U Technologies. He eventually finds Jerry but just as too soon got overwhelmed by seeing Gwen Stacy and Doctor Octopus at the same time and got himself captured. But Spidey is still dubious about if either of Gwen or Octavious is even real but Doc Ock assures him that he is the real deal and reveals that he knows who Spider-Man is by referring to their meeting during “Spider-Verse” which gave him the clue on Spidey’s identity.

One Big, Happy Family

Then the Jackal enters the room with Rhino, Electro and two other Miles Warren's clones at his side to apologize for this inconvenience that has caused to Spidey. Miles Warren is currently wearing the mask of Anubis, the jackal-headed Egyptian god of life and death just to get the message right even if it’s a bit dramatic in appearance. He shows Peter that he has brought back the deceased wife and son of Dr. Curt Connors, also known as The Lizard. He then takes Gwen, Peter and his doppelgangers to a room for a big revelation.

Welcome to the Underworld!

The Jackal has apparently resurrected the entire roster of the Underworld that had previously died because Spidey wasn’t able to save them. He literally brought back Big Man, Enforcers, Green Goblin (Dr. Barton Hamilton), Hitman, Hobgoblin, Jack O'Lantern, Kangaroo, Massacre, Mirage, Mysterio, Prowler, Rose, Spider-Slayer and Stilt-Man. And now, under Spidey’s watch, no one will die. To convince Peter of his good intention, Miles even brings the newly resurrected George Stacy, Jean DeWolff and Dr. Ashley Kafka but he still has his doubts.

A Gift, Not Trap

Now if that’s not enough insanity with twists and turns then let’s talk about another factor in this mess, which is Gwen Stacy and when he’s actually with her, Spidey actually said that this Gwen Stacy isn’t as he thought he was. We actually learned that this Gwen is the alternate universe Spider- Gwen who was kidnapped and replaced by the Jackal’s resurrected Gwen. And we actually find out that she has been working with the Scarlet Spider, Kaine Parker. They were working together to infiltrate Jackal’s organization to prevent a partnership happening with Parker Industries.

Who's She Supposed To Be?

There’s actually reasoning for this as while travelling through the many other Earths of The Multiverse they realized that every time this partnership goes through, everybody becomes Zombiefied monsters like in Kaine’s nightmare. So, they are actually here to prevent that from happening. This one actually is a pretty cool twist that I really liked. There are ramifications if this partnership with New U Technologies actually goes through. We’re gonna see how bad everything turns out in the end.

The Man Who Destroys The World

There are still a lot to play out in this story in over all but I’m still very much interested in as it happens to be one of the best clone stories in the Spider-Man chronology. Writer written by Dan Slott (Superior Spider-Man, The Thing) and artist Jim Cheung (Avengers – The Children's Crusade, New Avengers – Illuminati) tries to keep pace with the high note that this story began with and they seem like doing a fine job. Now like the twist with Spider-Gwen and everything, they are definitely taking their time to focus on the story 'The Clone Conspiracy' as a whole while also touching up on Peter Parker and how this all is going to affect him down the road. Obviously Peter Parker is all about relationships and how he ties into the entire Marvel Universe and I believe all of that will be explored even more in the next issue.

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