Osborn: Evil Incarcerated Paperback
by Kelly DeConnick (Author), Warren Ellis (Author), Emma Rios (Illustrator), Ben Oliver (Illustrator)

Collects Osborn #1-5.

The world's most dangerous felon is in the world's top supermax-security prison--an institution so secret that even the vice president doesn't know it exists. But can any cell contain Norman Osborn? After the events of SIEGE, the former Green Goblin, Iron Patriot and power-mad director of worldwide security isn't allowed to have a toothbrush...and he's surrounded by the deadliest criminals in the world. Lucky for Osborn, they're fans.

Paperback: 120 pages
Publisher: Marvel

Norman Osborn is in prison following his rise as head of world security, boss of H.A.M.M.E.R., the Thunderbolts and his dark Avengers team, then his fall at the end of his coup d'etat and siege of Asgard. The former Green Goblin and Iron Patriot is being held without charge. A senate committee on human rights debates on how best to proceed with his trial but a ballsy senator transfers him from the Raft, the usual place of incarceration for super criminals, to a secret location. Meanwhile, a secret "Goblin Cult" of followers would see Osborn free from his shackles.

Norah Winters of the Daily Bugle is using her investigative journalism talents to good use as she follows a story on "where is he now?" She ends up caught in the middle of a prison riot and Osborn's escape attempts.

I bought this trade paperback as I was intrigued with Osborn after he appeared in Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis proclaiming to the world's media and the President of the USA about his lack of due process and his illegal imprisonment. Until that point I had only read Siege which details his dark Avengers attack on Asgard and his subsequent downfall.

Now that I've caught up a bit more on Osborn's rise to power during the Dark Reign era, including the Dark Avengers books, I've re-read this story and found it a much better read and I have a better understanding of why he would have his own cult.

Dr June Covington is an interesting character, and we even get a bonus back-story about her in this book by Warren Ellis, which is actually quite interesting. I gather that she does make an appearance or two, along with Ai Apaec, later on in a couple of Spiderman and Dark Avengers storylines.  Kelly Sue DeConnick is a good writer, and does nail Osborn's character brilliantly. His coldness, his intellect, and his insanity, all come out to play here.

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