Dark Avengers #12, p. 21

Norman Osborn was such a great villain all throughout Warren Ellis' Thunderbolts, then into Bendis' Avengers Saga! Congrats on grabbing this beauty; that middle image is so magical! I see it functioning as a panel border between it and the top image, a panel of its own, and also as a background for image 3! I understand your impulse to "root" for Norman amidst his struggles-- Deodato and Bendis made us feel that way by putting in the hard storytelling work! (PS don't worry, I won't tell Spidey)

There is something operatically grand about Deodato's work and this page.  You have Mike's signature and bold use of shadows to convey drama, combined with really expressive figurework.  So beautiful.  You can almost feel sorry for Norman Osborn...almost.

Beautiful page!

So striking and dramatic! Great find Jason!

Norman's madness in full. Great staging on this one.

A veritable grand opera moment! Congrats!

Let's go girls! Come on

I'm Goblin out tonight

I'm Norman alright

Gonna let it armor out

Wanna make some noise

Willem Dafoe voice

Yeah, he wanna scream and shout

No inhibitions

Hallucinations

Get a Deodato line

I ain't gonna be psychologically correct

I only wanna have a good time

The best thing about being a Norman

Is the prerogative to have a little fun

Deodato totally crazy

Forget I'm a Gobby

Iron shirts

Science works

Oh, oh, oh, really go wild

Yeah, Patriot style

Oh, oh, oh, get in the action

HAMMER distraction

Osborn my hair

Do what I dare

Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free

Yeah, to feel the way I feel

Man! I feel like a Norman!

Inner turmoil is right! This page, aesthetically speaking, was Deodato's chance to use his high contrast style to best effect by using it to display EMOTION, and he succeeded beautifully. As silent as this page may appear to be without word balloons or sound effects, you can clearly hear Osborn's anguished grunts and screams, sensationally accomplished with expert technique and storytelling.

High contrast indeed! How much does this page weigh? ;)

I am convinced the Hussanator's nose for topline art leads him to the most poignant page(s) in each issue.  Never disappointed.  Congratz on another prize, my friend!

The master of shadow work doin' his thang!  Works to great effect here with this solitary moment.  Norman...alone with this thoughts :)  I thought the same, too, about him in this book.  It was cool seeing him taking advantage of the situation...but slowly...and surely...it slipped away.  Killer Deodato example, man.  Congrats!

Wow! What a great Mike Deodato splash! I love the high contrast look Deodato achieves here! His use of black is both bold and breathtaking!

Love the story-telling on this page and I'm a big fan of anything done in high contrast so this one hits a real sweet spot :) It's been fun watching Deodata go from 90's excess to straight up photo-realism to a more hybrid style. One of the modern greats and a little bit under-rated.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.  The more black on a page, the better.  Especially in the hands of people who know how to so effectively manipulate it.  The bottom figure hunched over in agony is just so powerful.  Great, great, splash buddy!

Dark Reign was one of the best crossovers that Marvel has ever done, and this was the flagship title for it.  Deodato took his work to a whole new level on this series with this page a perfect example.

Beautiful Deodato work capturing Norman's emotions. I enjoyed this series alot.