So, as most people following the Amazing Spider-Man comics would know, Mary Jane has been missing in action for the past few issues. She was last seen in Amazing Spider-Man 612 in a second story with extremely retarded art.

Anyhow, as everyone can probably guess, Mary Jane has been supermodel-ing, appearing on tv shows and etc. Imaging what it must be like to see your ex all over television. So, how do I know this? Well, in the Incredible Hercules story that is currently taking place, Mary Jane is seen doing an ad for Continuum. Please note that I have stopped reviewing this series as it does not exactly feature Spider-man as an important figure.


For those who do not know, Continuum is Hera, the goddess' evil plan to destroy the Universe. Humans however do not realize this and see Continuum as a product that everyone needs. See her ad below.

Absolutely cannot wait to see her reappear in the Amazing Spider-Man comics this year.


Also read:

• Incredible Hercules 138
• Assault on New Olympus One Shot # partial review
• You just hit the Jackpot- Peter Parker

I have contemplated several times on whether or not I should review this issue. The issue primarily revolves around Hercules and involves very little of Spider-man. Quite expected actually. Nonetheless.

As we know Spider-man was quite involved in the prologue to this issue ( Assault on New Olympus # 1 Partial review). In the prologue, it is learned that Hera, wife of Zeus, who is now a little child, is planning to wipe out the iron age of humanity. Apparently, humans have been wiped out and forced to restart civilization several times already.

Athena, Hercules sister has been trying to round up some allies to take Hera down. The panel below explains everything clearly.




In issue 138, Athena explains to Amadeus Cho. That this battle will claim Hercules' life, and that he must arise as the next Prince of Power. Amadeus, not wanting to let Herc down, refuses to believe this and is determined to ensure Hercules' survival. Being the 7th smartest person in the world, Amadeus devises his plan to take down Hera. At one point he actually tries to warn Hercules and tries to give him some water he stole from the River Lithe. See right.

Hercules is however too proud to think anything would happen to him. The plan is later unveiled as Hebe, along with all brother's and sister's are called to meet with Hera. Hera explains her plan to Hebe, who already knows it, only to hear from the 'all seeing eye' that Hebe is a traitor. Hera blasts her daughter into the ground. An ambulance later comes carrying Hercules, the Avengers, and etc.

We find out that Ares, Hera's strongest son, will not be joining her in the fight as he is being seduced by Aphrodite. Good trick.

Toward the end of the issue, we see the god of death appearing stating that he will claim one of their lives in the war.

Something interesting

Apparently in Marvel Comics, the Olympian gods aren't really gods, but simply almost equal to our superhero's. Read this two panels below. Pretty interesting. it certainly makes the battle easier, else if they truly were gods, its impossible to fight them.

Overall, this story proves to be very interesting. Definitely worth buying. I am unsure however if I should continue to review this comic as it is not really related to Spider-man. What do you think? Thanks for reading. -bulletproofsponge

Quick Summary on what has been taking place in the Incredible Hercules comics, and how does it relate to Spider-man.



Of late, it was discovered that Hera, wife of Zeus and mother of many has been stirring up an evil plan to destroy the world. Amadeus has convinced Hercules to gather up an army to take her down before she can strike.



Peter Parker was introduced to Hebe ( wife of Hercules ), who has been having marital problems for a thousand years. (You just hit the JackPot- Peter Parker). This is entry follows up on what happened immediately with Spider-man after his encounter with Hebe. This is not exactly a review of the whole comic. Only the parts that involve Spider-man.





Partial review
Peter was introduced to her by Aunt May, as Hebe was helping out there as a volunteer in the homeless shelter. He is next seen flirting, in some way, with Hebe, who for your information is the goddess of youth.



At one point, Hebe mentions how Aunt May wants to see Peter married. Apparently Aunt May does not want Peter marrying any Red-Heads. The conversation goes on as Hebe explains how she is actually Hercules wife. She feels rejected by him as he seemed to grow more distant from her and eventually disappeared in person ( left Olympus).


As she pours out her feelings to Peter, he pretty much comforts her, and very quickly develops feelings for her. Hebe blames herself for not making the marriage work and struggles to figure out what she did wrong. Peter Parker, with his new BND character moves in to kiss her. As their lips lock, his Spider-sense start going haywire.



Peter opens an eye to see whats going on, only to be greeted by a furious Hercules. The entire fight scene between the two is rather comical. One of the more entertaining fight scenes. Regardless, the fight ends with Hebe coming to the rescue, and Herc explaining to her why he acted the way he did towards her before.

It all has a happy ending between the two. Thankfully, Peter does not end up with Hebe. Despite her attractive character, Peter does not belong with the goddess of youth.



The comic ends with Spider-man, Spider-woman, and wolverine ( and most probably some others ), joining forces to help take down Hera.




Also read:

• Incredible Hercules 138
• What has Mary Jane been up to?
• You just hit the Jackpot- Peter Parker

Incredible Hercules 138 will start off a new 'four-part' series called Assault on new Olympus.

So you may ask, what does this have to do with Spider-man. For those who do not know, in the previous issue of the Incredible Hercules, the last page showed a Peter Parker meeting Hercules's ex wife for the first time with a very disturbing introduction. Check it out here.
An in between issue featured Peter getting beaten up by Hercules.

Assault on New Olympus will feature not only mythical characters like Herc, Ares, Hera and the like, but will be visiting other characters from the Marvel Universe as well. Chances are extremely high that Spider-man will be playing an important role in the arc.

Apart from the last scene in Incredible Herc 137, we also have an interesting image from IGN as seen below from the cover for Assault on New Olympus One shot



The story, although not yet fully revealed, involves Hera, the goddess, who poses an incredible threat to the Marvel Universe. The story will involve Herc and a number of other characters taking her down. The image above looks as though Hercules is really mad. Could he be mad at Spidey? Maybe for making a move on his ex-wife? Read here.

The arc will carry through issue 138 to 141 and is set for release approximately 25 Nov 09.

From the Incredible Hercules comic

Again, I got this image from a forum. After, all forum's are the best place to keep up to date on the latest news. To give all credit to the guy who scanned this image, I'll just quote him directly.

"At the old hobo center writiers stick Aunt May in because they have nothing else to do with her, she is serving food with Herc's ex wife(I forgot her name, but she's a God of some form and she's pretty damn crazy). Anyway, May wants her to forget about her ex and go out with someone new. You see where I'm going with this? " -UltSpidey Fan, from Spiderman crawlspace



Personal thoughts:

I hope Peter doesn't end up falling for this goddess. That 'line' has sentimental value. It belongs to Mary Jane.

In should only be used in the context where there is something important or big. For eg. MJ's first appearance, and the end of OMD.

Also read:

• Incredible Hercules 138
• Assault on New Olympus One Shot # partial review
• What has Mary Jane been up to?