Spidey #86
In "L'Ombre Acte trois," the Beyonder—ever the cosmic observer—turns his gaze inward, seeking the thrill of mortality through a machine that promises to make him human. Written by Jim Shooter and illustrated by Al Milgrom with inks by Steve Leialoha, this 1987 French edition of Spidey #86 captures the moment the cosmic entity gambles everything on a mortal existence, only to face the heroes of Earth when their arrival threatens his experiment. The cover, a striking piece by Jean-Yves Mitton, mirrors the tension of a being caught between godhood and flesh.
In "Et Dieu se fit homme !", the Beyonder—once a cosmic force beyond comprehension—grapples with the emptiness of infinite power, yearning to feel mortal. He builds a machine to experience life as a human, drawn to the fragility and intensity of existence, but his experiment is interrupted when Earth's heroes, led by Molecule Man, arrive to stop him. The story unfolds with quiet dread and cosmic scale, exploring what it means to choose vulnerability—before the machine's fate is sealed.
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↩ Reprints Secret Wars II #9 (1986), Spécial Strange #49 (1987), X-Men, Les étranges #10 (1987)
Reprinted in Photonik #2 (2014)
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