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Edited by MacronNotes on Jul 10th 2023 at 10:58:13 AM
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More like they realized the late-2000s status quo had a whole lot of crap in it and have been backpedalling.
Peter does seem to be wearing the suit in the previews we've been given for the Ultron thing, but some people (okay, two people at CBR who can't spell) seem to think it'll take place before NOW.
edited 21st Nov '12 3:50:25 PM by HamburgerTime
The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog. Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now."
Isn't Age of Ultron an alternate universe? Like Age of X and Age of Apocalypse?
It does. Slott said that the previews for Age of Ultron and the first Avengers Arc are both before Superior. Spider-Man in the previews is Peter, and there is a tie in to Superior for like 8 A.U. which has the new one. So the beginning is probably Peter but then later in the event is Superior.
edited 21st Nov '12 6:58:43 PM by Deadpoolrocks
... I am actually perfectly okay with this.
Maybe it's because I've always liked Ock better than Spidey, or because this is cooler sounding than all the other ways they've ruined Peter before, or because I like the subversion of the typical scene with the villain explaining every detail of his master plan. Anyway, I like it. If he remains in the role long enough I might actually start reading the books again out of morbid curiosity if nothing else.
gregyo
I liked it as well. I almost thought I missed something when reading. This is a very nice plot twist.
edited 22nd Nov '12 3:56:28 AM by JerryC
Discussion on the reveal:
Has Ock ever been portrayed as Swave before? Prior to this his famous love interest was Aunt May and he always looked mildly deformed. Contrast this with Osborn who, at least once, stole Harry's fiance.
edited 22nd Nov '12 11:19:38 PM by Distortion00
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" The Doc may have had the haircut of Moe from the Three Stooges, the physique of a little boy statue holding up a hamburger outside a fast-food restaurant, and the personality of the most pretentious chef ever to hold a job in Paris, but he'd also demonstrated a baffling personal magnetism that had prompted at least two women to become murderous super-villains just as a way of staying close to him."
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Where is this quote from?
(it kinda sounds like Cracked.com)
edited 23rd Nov '12 8:12:03 AM by Heatth
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Its from Secret of the Sinister Six.
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Well one of the variant covers for Superior spoiled who it is.
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
aaaaaaaaand?
Spider-Man 2099 aka Miguel O'Hara. Now which one I dont know. It could be Original, Exiles, or Timestorm. Its probably Original though Exiles would make a lot of sense.
Isn't the Exile's Miguel the original one as well?
Btw, can you provide link to said cover?
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People really so seem to be turning against Slott. Comic book fandom really is unpleasable. I'll admit Superior Spider-Man does sound kind of easy to do badly, but we're not even there yet. And he's also said that Superior #1 will be a major And The Fandom Rejoiced moment.
One of the aforementioned covers appears to show a half-Peter-half-Miguel. Maybe my body-swap theory isn't that far off...
edited 23rd Nov '12 12:24:13 PM by HamburgerTime
The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog. Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now."
Well from everything I hear it sounds pretty bad.
From everything I've heard, Slott made it sound really bad on purpose. It is clear he has some ace on his sleeve. Sure, it could backfire, but I don't think Slott is suck a terrible writer to make such big mistake.
http://www.dynamicforces.com/htmlfiles/p-C120171.html
Cover. And Exiles Miguel's World is actually a different Universe from normal Miguel due to the Exiles interference. Plus his own Exile adventures. So yeah they are different versions.
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Slott is my second-favorite comic writer (just behind Morrison), and he's very good at the Obi-Wan Kenobi truth.
I get the feeling that ten years from now, we'll be hearing "Man, I don't know why this arc was so hated. It was actually really well written."
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What else did Slott write, other than Spider-Man?
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I'm not sure, but I know he did Mighty Avengers, which was awesome.
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His best-known run before this was She-Hulk, which was amazing and turned me into a huge fan of his. He also did the Great Lakes Avengers miniseries, which was an absolutely hilarious black comedy that he's said Superior will be similar in tone to.
The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog. Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now."
Well then again, it's likely that Peter will come back in that rise of Ultron thingy everyone has been buzzing about.
Have status quo changing events become the status quo?
edited 21st Nov '12 3:39:08 PM by eternalNoob
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