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Edited by MacronNotes on Jul 10th 2023 at 10:58:13 AM
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
Wow. So if he's that strong, that means Peter can canonically beat up the Thing?
That's impressive, considering how strong Ben must be now.
Also, has Alexei/Alex/whateverthe!@#$%he'scalled still occasionally fought the Hulk? I figured that was long since done. Though I've never read any of the books where he did so, and only know about their apparently rivalry second hand.
I figure it's meant to be pretty one-sided.
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It's been a good long while since Hulk and Rhino fought, think the last time was some period in the 2000s in an arc where Rhino got a more mechanized suit. I think Rhino's Spider-Man connection just overtook the Hulk one; the Spidey books had things to use him for, Hulk didn't have anything for him that couldn't be done with someone like Abomination or Madman. And yeah, Hulk v. Rhino fights tended to be... not one-sideded, but Rhino was clearly the weaker party. Do bear in mind also, the period Rhino tended to fight Hulk in, Hulk was himself a fair bit lower in power level; he had absolutely not hit Worldbreaker levels by that point.
And yeah, Peter could probably take down Thing if he had to. But I can't imagine anyone wanting to hurt the ever-lovin' blue-eyed idol o' millions, can you?
Edited by immortaleditor on Apr 17th 2024 at 6:10:28 AM
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
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I especially don't think Peter would want to hurt him. Thing's real name is "Ben", and the Fantastic Four are basically Spidey's superhero sorta-family, with Ben probably as some sort of uncle-figure. Keeping that all in mind, fighting him would just make Peter feel even worse about doing that than he otherwise might.
Edited by TrashJack on Apr 17th 2024 at 9:15:05 AM
"Sure I could probably win a fight with Ben physically, but the emotional toll?"
Yeah...Peter is usually on good terms with the FF. They're probably some of his closest "superhero friends."
over in spider-boy christine got spliced with a pidgeon, and is subjected to madame monstrosity's training video for her staff about how genetic unsplicing is expensive so they will need to work for her for 15 years to get turned back to normal, and if you dont want to, you can still help in the recycling center like a horse guy who gets turned into glue. we see madame monstrosity's husband is an owl man and then he turns back to normal in the video to show it can be done. except we find out his mind is in the owl's and the owl is in his mind ever since that video. christine tries to talk to pidgeons to help her escape but bailey decides to work with madame monstrosity because she 1. has his mom. 2. said she could possible help his mom remember who he is
Also, just to clarify, Ollie Osnick wasn't Spider-Boy. He was Spider-Kid. Completely different.
Ah. That's right. My bad.
Pretty flower
I don't think we ever found out if the Widow symbiote is Venom's child or Toxin's.
Edited by Spirit on Apr 18th 2024 at 1:05:49 PM
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Spider-Solicitations, July 2024 edition:
- ASM:
- #53: Following the shocking events of #50, PETER PARKER is a changed man. He’s now SPIDER-GOBLIN, the most dangerous superhuman in the world. And his chaos is DEADLY! Meanwhile, who will stop Norman Osborn?!
- #54: The SINISTER SIX will try to fight. But they should have run. Who can possibly put a stop to Peter Parker’s spree of mayhem and destruction? (Hint: No one).
- Response: It just keeps getting worse...why won't it stop?
- Blood Hunt #3 (of 3): Morbius is the one man close enough to a cure for vampirism. The vampires of the world cannot allow that cure to be reached. Spider-Man has Misty Knight, Colleen Wing and the Lizard on his side. But it won’t be enough.
- Spectacular Spider-Men #5: PETER PARKER vs. MILES MORALES! No holds barred, each trying to take the other OUT! What could have pitted them against each other so viciously? Who has the skills to pull that off? What effect wiLL the collateral damage have?!
- Ultimate Spider-Man (aka the good one) #7: THE ULTIMATES RETURN! NEW ARC STARTS HERE! After their intense battle with the Kingpin, Green Goblin and Spider-Man both know they aren't as ready to reshape the world as they hoped. Harry and Peter get to work, while Ben and Jonah work on “the truth”...And problems for their resistance arise when the ULTIMATES return!
- Spider-Man: Reign II #1 (of 5): BACK TO THE (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’S) FUTURE! Award-winning writer/artist Kaare Andrews returns to the world of SPIDER-MAN’S dystopian future in this sequel to the landmark, genre-defying SPIDER-MAN: REIGN! And who is the new BLACK CAT?! What tragedies and triumphs await this older, grizzled Peter Parker? Peter isn’t the only one who aged… wait until you see what happened to MILES MORALES!
- Spider-Boy #9: SPIDER-BOY VS. SPIDER-VERSE! Bailey Briggs, the one and only Spider-Boy, is trapped in the Web of Life and Destiny! Tumbling through the Multiverse! Featuring at least one Spider you’ve seen before but NEVER on these mighty Marvel pages. Maybe someone out there will find a way to get his life back.
- Miles Morales #22: BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN: IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ‘EM – BITE ‘EM! Miles Morales’ life is UTTERLY TRANSFORMED! Vampirically speaking. And he’s not the only one – vampires are swarming NYC. And Miles’ biggest ally just became his worst nightmare.
- Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #3: GWEN VS. GWEN! Gwen has had a hard time figuring out who she can trust in her new life in 616 or convincing anyone to trust her. All of which is about to get a whole lot worse as a classic Spider-foe sets about making everyone see her as a villain! PLUS: PART 4 OF DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE: WEAPON X-TRACTION!
Overall: USM, SSM, and MM:SM are grabs, ASM and SB are passes, and everything else is...eh.
Speaking of USM, three issues in and it's a trip! I did good not looking up any of the issues before hand, because who would've expected Matt Murdock to be a padre or Kingpin to be running the Daily Bugle? And Uncle Ben and JJJ the best of old-timer bros?! I can't believe how much I dig it!
Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Apr 18th 2024 at 10:12:09 AM
re: Spider-Man: Reign II
Edited by TrashJack on Apr 18th 2024 at 10:21:48 AM
The Merry Monarch of Darkness
A sequel to Reign? Wasn't that Spidey clubbed to death with MJ's tombstone by Morlun's galoot brother?
Edited by HamburgerTime on Apr 18th 2024 at 9:23:01 AM
The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog. Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now."
The last Spider-Verse event undid literally everything that happened in the original Spider-Verse, rendering it even more pointless than it was. So everyone who died in Spider-Verse is alive again.
The Merry Monarch of Darkness
Oh, huh, which Spider-Verse was that? They're hard to keep track of. This is the... third? Fourth?
The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog. Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now."
it should have just restored those killed by morlun
third main event. the first one ended with the family on a nuclear wasteland world, the 2nd ended with the dad dead, and the rest of them except morlun turned into babies and raised by spider-ma'am, and the last one was about sathra turning all the spiders into wasps
Edited by Deadpoolrocks on Apr 18th 2024 at 7:28:39 AM
The Head of the Hydra
Huh so Venom War is a separate event series not an arc in the main run. Wonder if this will be the finale of Ewing's run, it doesn't outright says it ending yet.
Also damn Iban Coello, that guy's a fantastic artist.
Edited by slimcoder on Apr 18th 2024 at 7:28:53 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
It was taken by one of the Gwens.
I would presume Venom War is indeed the finale of Ewing's Venom. Simply because it's kinda nearing the obvious climax it's been building to since it started.
...Is it me, or did I spot Spider-Man TAS on the cover of July's Spider-Boy?
I guess we're approaching the end of Venom Ball Z?
Edited by chino514 on Apr 19th 2024 at 7:29:37 AM
Team Rocket Boss.
Wait for Venom GT to piss off the fanbase.
I'll teach you a lesson about just how cruel the world can be. That's my job, as an adult.
I know in Spider Man TAS...Black Suit Spider-Man absolutely humiliated Rhino. My guess is his strength level is below Thing and Collossus.
Edited by knightstorm on Apr 17th 2024 at 5:49:18 AM