Cover for #696
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Endgame: Prolouge was the storyline that appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #696. It was part one of three of the prolouge for Endgame.
Plot[]
Peter Parker returns from work, only to find his house destroyed, his loved ones injured or dead. Filled with rage, he collapses. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn collects Spider-Man's greatest foes, telling them that it is time to break Spider-Man's mind. Meanwhile, guilt-striken, Peter is attacked by Venom's symbiote (which had been looking for a host since Venom's death in #687), and it bonds with him using his anger and hate to make the bond nearly permanent. He morphs into a gun-toting machine.
Reception[]
The issue has recieved mixed reception from most critics, many claiming it didn't do the previous plotline justice. However, it sold remarkably.
Trivia[]
For the Endgame Prolouge and Endgame itself, Stan Lee returned to writing the book, while Todd McFarlane joined on to illistrate it.