And this is basically were we catch up with Arachnid in The O Men #19.
PANEL 1: The No Doubt poster on Arachnid's wall is from the album that has the song "Spiderwebs" on it. I originally had The Cure's Disintegration there, because of the song "Lullaby", but the album cover is a very complex image which would have been terribly unclear at this size. I'm showing my age with the Vauxhall Conference gag.
PANEL 2: The death of Money Spider, at the hands of Blackie, although she looks quite different drawn in my style.
PANEL 4: Arachnid doesn't regret his villainy at all. We're often told that realising our dreams is the key to happiness, but what if, like Arachnid, we get there by hurting people or otherwise breaking the rules? If this strip has a main theme, I suppose that's it.
PANEL 5: Originally, Arachnid was writing to Doctor O, but he's already been rejected by the Doctor, so it doesn't make much sense for him to be writing to him. I eventually realised that Abby, as a well-known journalist with an interest in the superhero community, would be a perfect person to send this confession to.
PANEL 6: He really does have an Arachnid Alarm!
PANELS 7-9: This is Spider coming in to kill poor Arachnid, as shown in The O Men #19. In case it's not clear, the spiders on the wall are actually from Spider's dress; I thought it would be neat if her clothes were actually made of a swarm of spiders. It's also sort of an unintentional reference to Spider-Man's nemesis Venom, and his living costume.
PANEL 8: A photo of a young Gregory with Union Jack, as seen on the first page. It's signed "To Gregory, Best Wishes, Union Jack!"

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