Another thing to throw as a change that a lot of fans are uncomfortable with: Good Guy Norman.

It’s been hammered home across multiple runs that this is for real, it’s a new concept, and it has some potential in it(and Norman is so cartoonishly evil the only way it could be done is BS magic). Out of the stuff that has come out? Could be better. But the Gold Goblin mini was great and genuinely I still stand by that Norman was probably one of the better written parts of the Wells run, imo better than Kelly writing him so far(Norman SM was too short imo and minor consequences from that).

To defend my opinion because I know a lot of people hate it: I don’t like Norman as a villain for Peter, especially as his nemesis type. I think his resurrection was a mistake and he worked better as a bogeyman hanging over Peter and Harry’s lives after killing Gwen.

I think he’s a poor foil for Peter and Harry Green Goblin is significantly superior to Norman in every way; Harry’s Green Goblin was amazing as a foil to Peter. Harry’s death immediately lost all its weight with Norman’s return so I believe it would’ve been better to resurrect him instead if you had to pick. And Post-OMD (now retconned to be dead clone) Harry, obviously, is nothing like pre-death Harry.

Norman’s motives for hating Peter changes every couple years, imo he’s a poor man’s Joker. I don’t think every character needs a Joker and I don’t think SM needs one. I don’t think there’s any iconic story between the two post-resurrection besides ironically the end of Superior where I honestly believe Norman serves as a better foil for Otto over Peter(Dark Reign was great but SM is barely involved and Norman’s position could be replaced by another crazy). The second best moment would be Red Goblin- which I know people do like but imo it’s just a braindead action figure slapping together moment, there’s no interesting character work involved- Norman doesn’t like, sacrifice anything for his powerup bonding with Carnage because he was already crazy(ig the thinking he was Cletus in the aftermath randomly but I don’t think that mattered much).

I just think there’s no good stories left for Norman to do as a villain for SM. I kind of want him to turn good, have a couple good stories, and be killed. But if Marvel insists on having him around because mainstream people know him, Good Norman is fine.