Spider-Man : Enter Sandman
by Francois Linde
Part 1 - The Assignment
The rush of cool air was whipping by as he raced through the early morning sky of New York. Behind his mask, Spider-Man was smiling. What a rush it was to swing among the highest buildings in the entire world. This was his home, that was for sure. In a blur of red and blue, Spider-Man somersaulted as he released his webline, and stuck to the side of the Daily Bugle. Quickly, he scrambled up the side of the building.
J. Jonah Jameson, editor in chief of that newspaper, the Daily Bugle was already in his office, dictating a memo to his secretary over his speakerphone.
" ...and make sure Parker gets assigned to the science expo on Friday. He's good at taking pictures everyone else finds boring! "
Spider-Man, on the other side of the glass of Jameson's office window, paused and tapped gently on the glass. Jameson, surprised, turned in his leather swivel chair to look what was making the sound at his 45-th story office window. When he saw Spider-Man, he nearly fell over his chair and desk.
Spider-Man waved at the editor in chief, and continued climbing up the side of the building. Jameson slammed on his speakerphone again.
" Brant! Get me security! Spider-Man is climbing to the roof. "
" Mr. Jameson? Spider-Man? " Betty asked confused.
" He's coming for me, Brant! I know it! " Jameson screamed, now in a panic.
Of course Spider-Man was coming for him. Why else would that masked terrorist be climbing up the side of HIS building? Those editorials in the Bugle were probably getting him cheesed off.
Peter Parker smiled as he pulled off his mask. He looked into the reflective lenses and muttered to himself, " Not today, Jonah. " Peter knew that his boss was terrified of Spider-Man, mainly because Jonah always figured Spider-Man was one of those costumed super villians which had been popping up all over.
No amount of persuasion could convince Jameson otherwise, he figured if Spider-Man was a good guy, he wouldn't need to wear a mask.
Peter was already down six flights of stairs, before the security personell could get to the roof, to investigate Jonah's Spider-Man sighting. As he came in through the doorway from the stairwell, he could tell the Daily Bugle was already in full swing. Reporters were scurrying everywhere, eager to get fresh stories for the morning paper.
" Hey Peter, " Robbie Robertson greeted him, stepping out of his office just as Peter walked by. " I thought you'd like to know that Jonah has assigned the Science Expo coverage to you. " Peter smiled.
" That's generous of him. Did Jonah get up on the right side of the bed for a change? "
" He must have, " Robbie laughed. " Maybe he's just getting soft in his old age. "
" So who am I working with at the Expo? "
Robbie pointed at Jameson's office. " I dunno, Pete. Why don't you ask the boss yourself? "
Peter knocked at Jonah's door.
" Come on in, Parker. "
" Robbie tells me I'm working on the science expo today, "
" Yeah, you and Brock. "
Peter bit his lower lip. " Eddie Brock? "
" The one and only, " Jonah stared Peter in the eye, as if waiting for a challenge from the young photographer.
" Mr. Jameson, Eddie and I have some... differences. Can't I rather go with... "
Jonah got up from his swivel chair, banging his fist on the desk.
" This is your job, Parker, not a popularity contest. You and Brock will cover the science expo together. "
Peter finally agreed to be the reporter Eddie Brock's photographer at the event. He had heard that Eddie had quite a reputation of getting into trouble, and he knew from personal experience Eddie wasn't the easiest person to get along with.
by Francois Linde
Part 1 - The Assignment
The rush of cool air was whipping by as he raced through the early morning sky of New York. Behind his mask, Spider-Man was smiling. What a rush it was to swing among the highest buildings in the entire world. This was his home, that was for sure. In a blur of red and blue, Spider-Man somersaulted as he released his webline, and stuck to the side of the Daily Bugle. Quickly, he scrambled up the side of the building.
J. Jonah Jameson, editor in chief of that newspaper, the Daily Bugle was already in his office, dictating a memo to his secretary over his speakerphone.
" ...and make sure Parker gets assigned to the science expo on Friday. He's good at taking pictures everyone else finds boring! "
Spider-Man, on the other side of the glass of Jameson's office window, paused and tapped gently on the glass. Jameson, surprised, turned in his leather swivel chair to look what was making the sound at his 45-th story office window. When he saw Spider-Man, he nearly fell over his chair and desk.
Spider-Man waved at the editor in chief, and continued climbing up the side of the building. Jameson slammed on his speakerphone again.
" Brant! Get me security! Spider-Man is climbing to the roof. "
" Mr. Jameson? Spider-Man? " Betty asked confused.
" He's coming for me, Brant! I know it! " Jameson screamed, now in a panic.
Of course Spider-Man was coming for him. Why else would that masked terrorist be climbing up the side of HIS building? Those editorials in the Bugle were probably getting him cheesed off.
Peter Parker smiled as he pulled off his mask. He looked into the reflective lenses and muttered to himself, " Not today, Jonah. " Peter knew that his boss was terrified of Spider-Man, mainly because Jonah always figured Spider-Man was one of those costumed super villians which had been popping up all over.
No amount of persuasion could convince Jameson otherwise, he figured if Spider-Man was a good guy, he wouldn't need to wear a mask.
Peter was already down six flights of stairs, before the security personell could get to the roof, to investigate Jonah's Spider-Man sighting. As he came in through the doorway from the stairwell, he could tell the Daily Bugle was already in full swing. Reporters were scurrying everywhere, eager to get fresh stories for the morning paper.
" Hey Peter, " Robbie Robertson greeted him, stepping out of his office just as Peter walked by. " I thought you'd like to know that Jonah has assigned the Science Expo coverage to you. " Peter smiled.
" That's generous of him. Did Jonah get up on the right side of the bed for a change? "
" He must have, " Robbie laughed. " Maybe he's just getting soft in his old age. "
" So who am I working with at the Expo? "
Robbie pointed at Jameson's office. " I dunno, Pete. Why don't you ask the boss yourself? "
Peter knocked at Jonah's door.
" Come on in, Parker. "
" Robbie tells me I'm working on the science expo today, "
" Yeah, you and Brock. "
Peter bit his lower lip. " Eddie Brock? "
" The one and only, " Jonah stared Peter in the eye, as if waiting for a challenge from the young photographer.
" Mr. Jameson, Eddie and I have some... differences. Can't I rather go with... "
Jonah got up from his swivel chair, banging his fist on the desk.
" This is your job, Parker, not a popularity contest. You and Brock will cover the science expo together. "
Peter finally agreed to be the reporter Eddie Brock's photographer at the event. He had heard that Eddie had quite a reputation of getting into trouble, and he knew from personal experience Eddie wasn't the easiest person to get along with.