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Edited by MacronNotes on Jul 10th 2023 at 10:58:13 AM
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They are doing more with the Spider who gobbles premise since this one actually gets to use Spider-themed Goblin armor, and fight the Sinister Six.
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Tbf the design is awful looking. Like yikes. Everything looks garish
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They might as well go all garish considering they already are dragging Spider-Man’s name through the mud. Let’s go crazy, they know no matter how bad things get, the comics will sell.
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I got sad. When I saw both the current and last issue of this spider man run was in the top ten comics of the week. At least ultimate spider man was above both.
Like we even knocked off Batman. Thought at least the new transformers comic was in the top ten. That stuff slaps
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
This whole run has been filled with godawful new costumes. The only ones that have been any good are Patrick Gleason's Spidey and Ock designs, and even then, the former only really looked good in art styles similar to his.
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Is this a sins thing again?
Even though it started strong, I can never give Spencer's run my love because of the stupid way the Kindred plot wrapped up and the stupid, stupid sins stuff.
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It's funny, because I don't think this run's Spidey suit is even in the new Spider-Man game.
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I think it might be more the wrinkler this time the device goblin queen used to brainwash Kingsley and ned
I've seen fans praying that this whole run has been a manifestation inside Peter's head while being brainwashed by the winkler.
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Wait, the Winkler from that time in the Romita Lee era when the Kingpin called himself the Brainwasher for some reason?
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A lot of stories like to point out that Electro is like, one motivation away from being a major threat. Like "Avengers baddie" level. I wonder if he'll ever hit that potential, or if his appeal will remain at "could be a big deal but doesn't want to".
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It's more that he's too stupid to use his powers to be an Avengers level threat and when he gets close to that, Spider-Man stops him.
I do like his schtick of just wanting to rob banks with all his power instead of just using his power legitimately or aiming bigger. There's just something charming about how stupid Electro is.
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series changed a lot of Electro's background (he's related to both the Red Skull and the Chameleon) but it does show us an Electro who's every bit the heavy hitter he could and should be if he was a bit more intelligent and ambitious.
I also believe Peter himself is very aware of just what Electro could do if he applied himself, so it's very good Spidey's managed to put the kibosh on that.
Wasn't there an arc of that Multiversal Web-Warriors comic (with Spider-Gwen and Spider-Girl,etc) post original Spiderverse (comic, not movie) where one version of Electro realized he wasn't as big a deal as should have been, but he figured out how to use his powers to travel to a universe where he met a more successful version of himself who he wanted to help do just that: be a big deal?
I think Smart Max just ended up taking advantage of him, but still.
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There was indeed a whole arc of Web Warriors dedicated to a bunch of Electros teaming up. It was a pretty good one too.
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So what do you think Spidey's 1000th issue will be about. This will be the first 1000th issue of any comic marvel has.
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Not even the Fantastic Four? o.o
In a just world it would just be fifty pages of "NOTHING AFTER ONE MORE DAY IS CANON" and than starting a new series from there. In practice, it's probably just gonna be an anthology of stories like the 60th birthday issue was.
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They had multiple years not in the comics thanks to stuff like fox.
Ngl I would love to see one more day actuall reversed. And Peter kicking Mephisto's ass. But alas with current editorial that seems unlikely. Like I;d settle for Peter beating Mephisto and him and Mj not getting back together if he will at least grow up and not be this absolute loser.
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I'd settle for Paul dead and gone from all comics henceforth and forevermore.
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Onslaught and Fox have a lot to answer for, screwing over the first family of Marvel like that
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Honestly there's some post-OMD content that I feel would be a pretty big loss, especially some interesting new villains like Mr. Negative, the Superior Foes, and Janice Lincoln.
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I also dont want it retconned. I want them to adress it.
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I do think it's pretty telling that the only Post-OMD stuff people like and want kept around if/when it's reversed are all stuff that totally could've happened without OMD.
I'm torn because while I would prefer them to actually confront it rather than taking the cowards' way out, part of me is like "it's gone too far and gotten too convoluted for that, just pull the fucking trigger".
Edited by immortaleditor on May 11th 2024 at 1:34:28 AM
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For Spider-Man's milestone issue, I'm just going to buy more Ultimate Spider-Man comics.
Maybe re-read Renew Your Vows or whatever. That story has all the parts I like about Spider-Man plus Civil War not being a thing.
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Think your guess is what I've heard as well, they probably wanted to do more with the idea, but Gang War got in the way of that. Now that Gang War is over, they can go back and do what they originally intended to do before Gang War got in the way.