Inside the Beast

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Inside the Beast
DateNovember 2004 – March 2005
No. of issues5
Main characters Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl
Normie Osborn / Venom
Page count146 pages
Publisher Marvel Comics
Creative team
Writers Tom DeFalco [1]
Artists Ron Frenz [2]
Pat Olliffe
Inkers Sal Buscema
LetterersVC
Dave Sharpe
ColoristsGotham Studios
Udon Studios
Editors Andy Schmidt
Nicole Wiley
Original publication
Published in Spider-Girl
ISBN 978-0-7851-4577-6
Chronology
Preceded by When Destiny Calls!
Followed by Family Business

Inside the Beast, also known as Spider-Girl: Girl Fight!, Spider-Girl: Back in Black!, and Spider-Girl: Final Battle!, is a graphic novel written by Tom DeFalco, drawn by Ron Frenz and Pat Olliffe, and published by Marvel Comics 2 as the fourteenth volume of the American comic book series Spider-Girl , following Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl, the daughter of Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson, as she faces the redeemed Normie Osborn, engaged to be married to Raptor, as he is possessed by the Venom symbiote, Mayday also facing Allison Dillon / Aftershock, the daughter of her father's old enemy Electro, and the return of Fury the Goblin Queen. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Prologue One, Secrets Kill!, was released November 3, 2004; Prologue Two, I Scorn the Body Electric!, was released December 1, 2004; Part One, You Only Hurt, was released January 5, 2005; Part Two, Kill Phil!, was released February 2, 2005; and Part Three, I, Hero!, was released March 9, 2005. Preceded by When Destiny Calls! , it is followed by the story arc Family Business . [6]

The series received a positive critical reception. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Allison Dillon / Aftershock from the novel was adapted to the 2023–2025 animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur , voiced by Alison Brie.

Premise

The series follows Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl, sworn to follow in her father's web-tracks, as recovering from her stab wound from Fury the Goblin Queen, she faces Allison Dillon / Aftershock, daughter of her father's old enemy Electro (who she derisively nicknames "Electra"), before dealing with her crush, the redeemed Normie Osborn, having become engaged to marry Brenda Drago / Raptor, as he is possessed by the Venom symbiote, bringing the attention of the Avengers of A-Next and the Fantastic Five. [13] [14] [15]

Reception

Inside the Beast received generally good reviews. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Prints

Issues

IssueTitlePublication dateEstimated sales (first month)
#80Prologue One: "Secrets Kill!"November 3, 200421,145, ranked 107th in North America [16]
#81Prologue Two: "I Scorn the Body Electric!"December 1, 200420,420, ranked 113th in North America [17]
#82"Inside the Beast!", Part 1 of 3: "You Only Hurt"January 5, 200519,964, ranked 92nd in North America [18]
#83"Inside the Beast!", Part 2 of 3: "Kill Phil!"February 2, 200520,391, ranked 101st in North America [19]
#84"Inside the Beast!", Part 3 of 3: "I, Hero!"March 9, 2005—

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
Spider-Girl: Inside the Beast Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #80–84December 1, 2010 978-0-7851-4577-6
Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Volume 5: Keeping the Faith Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #68–84 ( The Games Villains Play , When Destiny Calls! , and Inside the Beast)November 19, 2024 [20] 978-1-3029-5982-1

in other media

Allison Dillon / Aftershock from the novel was adapted to the animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023–2025), voiced by Alison Brie. [21] This version daylights as Ms. Dillon, a school teacher, who opposes Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. While not made explicitly clear within the series, show developer Steve Loter confirmed her as Electro's daughter, [22] with Aftershock's first storyline in the series: draining the Lower East Side's energy, serving as "a statement" about gentrification. [23]

References

  1. ↑ Rich, Jesse, & Iverson (March 9, 2010). "Weekly Buyer's Guide – March 9, 2010". IGN . Retrieved June 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Grand, Alex (April 1, 2020). "Ron Frenz Interview, Marvelous Comic Artist by Alex Grand & Jim Thompson". Comic Book Historians. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ IGN Staff (July 12, 2006). "Spider-Girl Continues to Amaze". IGN . Retrieved July 12, 2006.
  4. ↑ Carole (September 13, 2025). "May "Mayday" Parker Reading Order (Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman from Earth-982)". Comic Book Treasury. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ DeArmitt, Grant (July 22, 2024). "Marvel had a comic book "that would not die" for more than a decade thanks to its loyal fanbase, according to the editor who ran it". The PopVerse. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Reed, Lee (March 7, 2023). "Spider-Girl & MC2 – Collected Editions Reviews". Omniverse Comics. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Rea, Keigen (December 4, 2024). "'Spider-Girl Modern Era Epic Collection: Keeping the Faith' is another classic Spider-comic". AIPT Comics. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Harrison, Will (November 3, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #80". Spider-Fan. Retrieved November 3, 2004.
  9. 1 2 Tate, Ray (November 5, 2004). "Spider-Girl #80 Review". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved November 5, 2004.
  10. 1 2 Harrison, Will (December 1, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #81". Spider-Fan. Retrieved December 1, 2004.
  11. 1 2 Delloiacono, Chris (January 12, 2005). "Spider-Girl #82 Review". Inside Pulse. Retrieved January 12, 2005.
  12. 1 2 Harrison, Will (January 5, 2005). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #82". Spider-Fan. Retrieved January 5, 2005.
  13. 1 2 3 Evangeli, Alex (October 6, 2004). "20 Reasons you should love Spider-Girl!". Spider-Man Crawlspace. Retrieved October 6, 2004.
  14. ↑ Zachary, Brandon (February 8, 2021). "Spider-Man: How Spider-Girl Helped Green Goblin's Grandson Move Past His Family Legacy". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  15. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Frenz, Ron; Olliffe, Pat Spider-Girl #80–84 (November 2004–March 2005). Marvel Comics.
  16. ↑ "November 2004 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  17. ↑ "December 2004 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  18. ↑ "January 2005 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  19. ↑ "February 2005 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  20. ↑ Robot Overlord (July 25, 2024). "Marvel Comics for October 2024". Major Spoilers. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  21. ↑ Jones, Tamera (September 10, 2022). "D23's 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Trailer Introduces Lunella Lafayette as Moon Girl". Collider . Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  22. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Executive Producer Steve Loter Talks Bringing to Life Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur". Beautiful Ballad. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  23. ↑ McCabe, Joseph. "'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cast and Crew Interviews". Moviefone. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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