Realm of Vengeance
Terminus Rising by Mark Gruenwald and Mike Manley is another chapter of the Acts of Vengeance saga which takes place in Quasar. Spider-Man has been causing quite a stir with his new immense Cosmic power and Quasar wouldn't be a very good Protector of the Universe if he didn't investigate this oddity. He also winds up fighting Terminus and needs the assistance of the web-slinger.
First off, I should point out this one doesn't tie in to Acts of Vengeance very heavily. In fact, other than the appearance of Spider-Man with his Cosmic powers, there's nothing really to suggest it's part of the crossover. Terminus' attack isn't orchestrated by the Cabal and there's no other references to the onslaught of attacks or waning public opinion on superheroes. That doesn't mean this issue is bad, it's simply a point I feel needs to be raised.
It's good to see the Cosmic Spider-Man story extend to another book. It seemed odd that Spider-Man suddenly being near omniscient didn't have much bearing on the Marvel Universe as a whole. Here we have Quasar trying to unearth the origin of Spider-Man's new powers but Spidey is still pissed off at the world and quickly gets rid of Quasar. While it would've been nice to have Quasar investigate Spider-Man's powers more and learn more about them, it's understandable that we didn't. This is Quasar not Spider-Man.
Terminus is not one of my favorite villains. The reason being a colossal villain doesn't often make for a good fight because he instantly dwarfs all he fights. Watching a character punch a giant toe or hit it's head with a laser isn't the best stuff comic book fights are made out of. But I kinda like the ridiculous ending of Quasar and Spider-Man lifting Terminus into space and just leaving him there. While we've already seen Spider-Man punch someone into space this crossover, it isn't any less surreal the second time.
This issue is ok as a whole. There were bits I liked but nothing really stands out as amazing and the issue seemed to have Spider-Man there but not really truly address his powers on a cosmic sense. Combined with a villain I don't much care for, it ends up as the weakest of the three Quasar issues that crossover with Acts of Vengeance. But that certainly doesn't mean it's a bad issue.