 When Mayor J. Jonah Jameson announces an effort to crack down on supervillains, Urich debates whether it is worthwhile to remain Hobgoblin while paying a lot of money to the Tinkerer for his Hobgoblin gear and to Kingsley for being allowed to be Hobgoblin.When The Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius' mind in Spider-Man's body) raids Shadowland, Urich is left to fend for himself while the Kingpin escapes.Urich escapes, encountering Spider-Bots which do not detect him.