Sure Peter dates supermodels and is whiny sometimes, but that is absolutely nothing compared to his ridiculously bad luck and the crap he has to put up with. Seriously, compared to the shit he has to deal with him being whiny comes off as rather underwhelming.
I agree it was a rather ridiculus idea but it says more about Petie that the story apparently has been selling well, just as all other stories were Spiderman is "not" Peter Parker. People just get tired of certain heroes.
I could probably like Otto a bit more if he hadn't been committing crimes for fifty years, hadn't tried to murder the human race, and hadn't stolen Peter's body.
"Oh great! Let's pile up all the useless cats and hope a tree falls on them!"
I guess Otto is a cool "hero" if you're an edgy 15 year old.
"Peter Parker" "Sue-ish"
Oh wow.
Kay, I don't find the book edgy, I find it hysterical. Watching Otto try to emulate Pete cracks me up every time.
Asger, maybe sue-ish was the wrong word. In-univers he's life is alright for what he is, out of univers is another story. The thing that bugs me is that his fans find excuse after excuse for every problem with Pete. He's like Batman, fans (at least the ones I talk to) can't see beyond their love of the characer (or thier blind-hatred of what they disslike what has been done with him).
In-univers heis alright for what he is*
God, sorry for my poor typing, just got done with a 13 hour work day.
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I don't think fans excuse Peter of anything, and he blames himself for EVERYTHING. He almost never blames others. His whole character is built on the fact that he takes, or tries to take, responsibility for his actions. That's why I like him so much. Not everyone is a badass superhero, but we could all learn take more responsibility
With great power comes great responsibility. My name is Barry Allen, and I'm the fastest man alive. I am the Flash!
I think the main problem is that for the past couple decades, few writers have had a good understanding of the character. He's either whining about how his life sucks, doing stupid things that only make the problems worse, or whining about how he's such a screw-up. I wish Greg Weisman would be brought on, he understood how to torture the character without making him stupid or whiny. Either him, or Jim Butcher.
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Subjectively Superior
Okay, let me start this by admitting that I'm not a fan of Peter Parker, I find him whiny and Sue-ish. People always claim he's the every man who is flawed and relateable, but he strikes me as an incredibly handsome super genius who regularly dates supermodels and blames all of his problems on something or someone else (a frame of mind that his fans also seem to fall into). A more realistic and relateable (at least to me) hero is Hank Pym, a man who has suffered and committed horrendous mistakes and never seems to catch a break (unlike his creepy crawly contemporary, Parker)
But I digress, this review isn't about Pym or even Parker, it's about Otto Octavius and his play at being a superhero. Like Peter, he seems to blame external forces for all his failings, but the difference is that we're not suppose to agree with him, we're suppose to call him on his fumbles like anyone would and not slavishly make excuses for them. Writer Dan Slott has stated he wanted to take Spider-Man's public menace stigma to a meta-textual level and I believe he has succeeded. Unlike Peter who only had one Jameson, Otto has to contend with countless detractors calling for his head on a daily basis. But, if you go into the series with and open mind, I think you'll find one of the most unique comics on the stand today.
Otto brings a mad scientist flavor to crime fighting in ways that other science heroes never have. He set's complex traps, keeps the the city under constant surveillance, and shows no mercy when battling super criminals. Sure his plans don't always work (something his detractors are always quick to point out, so much for characters that don't always win being enjoyable and relateable), but he's making a serious, if misguided, attempt to reform and leave the world a better place than when he got there. I for one find that more interesting than watching Peter cry about not knowing which supermodel he should hook up with for the hundredth time.
Even if you're only a bit curious, I'd say give Superior a shot, and come on, we all know it's just a matter of time before Pete comes back.