History Literature / SpiderManTheDarkestHours

Spider-Man is joined by his OldFlame Comicbook/BlackCat as well as ComicBook/DoctorStrange and the Rhino (yes, really). Our hero [[spoiler: eventually defeats [[ThreeAmigos the psychotic family]] with magic rocks and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments plays basketball with a Tibetan monk]]]].

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Let's just say that Peter and MJ have a healthy sex life and leave it at that.

A ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' novel written by Creator/JimButcher in 2006 which serves as a sequel to a story arc within ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic [[note]]The start of which beings in ''Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #30'' if you're curious. [[/note]] As is Jim Butcher's style, many tropes from the Literature/DresdenFiles appear here as well.

The novel chronicles the life of Peter Parker[=/=]ComicBook/SpiderMan as he attempts to defeat a trio of psychotic life-eating monsters who want him dead because he killed their brother by [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome injecting himself with radioactive material]] and then beating him down until [[TheRenfield the monster's assistant]] empties a Glock into him. The now-dead monster (named Morlun) has two brothers named Thanis and Malos, and a sister named Mortia. All three of them want to beat Spider-Man and eat his totemic life-force ([[LaymansTerms the power he has from being associated with a spider]]).

Spider-Man is joined by his OldFlame Comicbook/BlackCat as well as ComicBook/DoctorStrange and [[spoiler: The Rhino]] (yes, really). Our hero [[spoiler: eventually defeats [[ThreeAmigos the psychotic family]] with magic rocks and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments plays basketball with a Tibetan monk]]]].

* TheAllegedCar: MJ buys a rusty, lime-green Gremlin so she can play Lady Theatre/{{Macbeth}} for a theater company in Atlantic City.drive.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: MJ's rusty Gremlin ends up being useful in the finale, which she uses to ram into Mortia when she's about to kill Mortia]].
* ClothesMakeTheLegend: The Rhino admitted to Spider-Man that he hates his suit, especially the Rhino hat. After he had gotten suit off after a period of being trapped in it, he tried to change his image, wearing a suit and tie. But the first employer he tried to get refused to believe that he was the Rhino, associating him with the costume and the rhino hat. He's been using it ever since simply because the costume is the only way he is recognized enough to get work.

* EnemyMine: Rhino and Spider-Man end up teaming up against The Ancients.

* FatalFlaw: The Rhino acknowledges his. He has a temper, and he gets stupid. Peter thinks that if Rhino could actually get it under control, he might not be able to beat him.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Let's just say that Peter and MJ have a healthy sex-life and leave it at that.

* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: When Spider-Man asks ComicBook/DoctorStrange for his assistance in dealing with the Ancients, he refuses, stating that doing so would undo the [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil cosmic balance]]. He did arrange for his manservant Wong to prepare Spider-Man a sack lunch... which contained, along with a ham sandwich, three small stones which could be used to transport someone to an uninhabited dimension. After Spider-Man defeated the Ancients, Strange asked Wong what had happened to the stones, [[IWasNeverHere pretending not to know anything about their use]].

* NoBodyLeftBehind: The Ancients bodies are turned into dust after they are destroyed.

** [[spoiler:[[EnemyMine The Rhino]] has a hidden pocket on his suit that he uses to [[BoringButPractical carry his cellphone]]. He had it made because [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough "What kind of idiot designs a suit with no pockets?"]]. Peter means to add pockets to his suit ''eventually...'']]
** [[spoiler: Rhino also mentions that he considered becoming a professional wrestler early on in his career, but stopped because he realized how "''stupid''" it would be to become a wrestling star [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments just because he'd gained super strength]]. [[ContinuityNod Peter]] joins the Rhino in laughing over what a silly idea that would be.]]
** [[spoiler: [[RuleOfThree The Rhino]] also happens to complain about his first suit, which was bonded to his skin for some time before he got it off. He asks himself, "what kind of moron gets himself stuck into a costume he cannot even remove?". [[SchmuckBait Peter]] happens to notice his wife is ''vibrating'' from holding in her laughter, most likely over his own experience with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} a hard-to-get-off costume]].]]

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: When Spider-Man demands that the Black Cat explains why she's trying to stop him from taking on the Rhino, "in five words or less," she answers, "It. Is. A. Trap...Dummy." Possible ShoutOut to a similar line from an episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''; "Out. For. A. Walk...Bitch."

'''Spider-Man:''' Really, you could have just said "Yes, they're old", and it would have been enough.

* SleepsInTheNude: After the battle with the Ancients, Felicia strips out of Spider-Man's spare costume and goes to sleep naked at Doctor's Strange place, too exhausted to care about her audience.

The novel chronicles the life of Peter Parker[=/=]Comicbook/SpiderMan as he attempts to defeat a trio of psychotic life-eating monsters who want him dead because he killed their brother by [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome injecting himself with radioactive material]] and then beating him down until [[TheRenfield the monster's assistant]] empties a Glock into him. The now-dead monster (named Morlun) has two brothers named Thanis and Malos, and a sister named Mortia. All three of them want to beat Spider-Man and eat his totemic life-force ([[LaymansTerms the power he has from being associated with a spider]]).

Spider-Man is joined by his OldFlame Comicbook/BlackCat as well as Comicbook/DoctorStrange and [[spoiler: The Rhino]] (yes, really). Our hero [[spoiler: eventually defeats [[ThreeAmigos the psychotic family]] with magic rocks and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments plays basketball with a Tibetan monk]]]].

** Comicbook/BlackCat is just as acrobatic as ever.
** During Spider-Man's fight with The Ancients, Comicbook/MaryJaneWatson also proves to be one when she [[spoiler:beats the crap out of Mortia with a tire iron]].

* AnimalMotifs: This story expands on the animal totems plot introduced in ''ComicBook/JMSSpiderMan'', introducing the siblings of Morlun, the ImplacableMan and Energy Vampire who feeds on this totemic champions, and it turns out that ''every'' AnimalThemedSuperbeing has this connection even if it's not obvious. ComicBook/BlackCat is a BadassNormal; she wasn't bitten by a radioactive cat and given feline powers. Yet, if she wasn't cat enough to be delicious and nutritious to the likes of Morlun, she'd never have chosen the name. That's why Spidey, Cat, and [[EnemyMine even the Rhino]] must team up when [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Mortia, Thanis, and Malos]] come to town.

* ContinuityNod: Quite a few to Creator/JMichaelStraczynski's run on ''[[ComicBook/JMSSpiderMan Spider-Man]]'', notably Morlun and the whole "totemic hero" concept.

* TheEeyore: Dex (Morlun's old slave whom Spidey and Black Cat track down for info on the new Ancients) continues to be a melancholic mess, even after Morlun's death.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: When Spider-Man demands that the Black Cat explain why she's trying to stop him from taking on the Rhino, "in five words or less," she answers, "It. Is. A. Trap...Dummy." Possible ShoutOut to a similar line from an episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''; "Out. For. A. Walk...Bitch."

A ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' novel written by Creator/JimButcher in 2006 which serves as a sequel to a story arc within ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic (The start of which beings in ''Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #30'' if you're curious). As is Jim Butcher's style, many tropes from the Literature/DresdenFiles appear here as well.

The novel chronicles the life of Peter Parker[=/=]Comicbook/SpiderMan as he attempts to defeat a trio of psychotic life-eating monsters who want him dead because he killed their brother by [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome injecting himself with radioactive material]] and then beating him down until [[TheRenfield the monster's assistant]] empties a Glock into him. The now-dead monster (named Morlun) has two brothers named Thanis and Malos, and a sister named Mortia. All three of them want to beat Spider-Man and eat his totemic life-force ([[LaymansTerms the power he has from being associated with a spider]]). Spider-Man is joined by his OldFlame Comicbook/BlackCat as well as Comicbook/DoctorStrange and [[spoiler: The Rhino]] (yes, really). Our hero [[spoiler: eventually defeats [[ThreeAmigos the psychotic family]] with magic rocks and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments plays basketball with a Tibetan monk]]]].

* ActionGirl: Comicbook/BlackCat and Comicbook/MaryJaneWatson both fall into this category.
* TheAllegedCar: MJ's rusty Gremlin.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Also MJ's rusty Gremlin]].

* DefiantToTheEnd: Peter to Mortia.
* DynamicEntry: "Boot to the head!"
** Mary Jane [[spoiler: drives a Gremlin through a chain-link fence and beats up an ancient monster with a tire iron, all while quoting Macbeth]].
* EnemyMine: Rhino and Spider-Man become this against The Ancients.
* FatalFlaw: The Rhino acknowledges his. He has a temper, and he gets stupid.

* ObliviousMockery: [[spoiler:[[EnemyMine The Rhino]] has a hidden pocket on his suit that he uses to [[BoringButPractical carry his cellphone]]. He had it made because [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough "what kind of idiot designs a suit with no pockets?"]]. Peter means to add pockets to his suit ''eventually...'']]

* ObfuscatingStupidity: It is suggested that Rhino is a lot smarter than he lets on.

* ContinuityNod: Quite a few to Creator/JMichaelStraczynski's run on ''SpiderMan'', notably Morlun and the whole "totemic hero" concept.

The novel chronicles the life of Peter Parker[=/=]Spider-Man as he attempts to defeat a trio of psychotic life-eating monsters who want him dead because he killed their brother by [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome injecting himself with radioactive material]] and then beating him down until [[TheRenfield the monster's assistant]] empties a Glock into him. The now-dead monster (named Morlun) has two brothers named Thanis and Malos, and a sister named Mortia. All three of them want to beat Spider-Man and eat his totemic life-force ([[LaymansTerms the power he has from being associated with a spider]]). Spider-Man is joined by his old flame [[DatingCatwoman The Black Cat]] as well as Doctor Strange and [[spoiler: The Rhino]] (yes, really). Our hero [[spoiler: eventually defeats [[ThreeAmigos the psychotic family]] with magic rocks and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments plays basketball with a Tibetan monk]]]].

* ActionGirl: The Black Cat and Mary Jane both fall into this category.

The novel chronicles the life of Peter Parker[=/=]Spider-Man as he attempts to defeat a trio of psychotic life-eating monsters who want him dead because he killed their brother by [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome injecting himself with radioactive material]] and then beating him down until [[TheRenfield the monster's assistant]] empties a Glock into him. The now-dead monster (named Morlun) has two brothers named Thanis and Malos, and a sister named Mortia. All three of them want to beat Spider-Man and eat his totemic life-force ([[LaymansTerms the power he has from being associated with a spider]]). Spider-Man is joined by his old flame [[DatingCatwoman The Black Cat]] as well as Doctor Strange and [[spoiler: The Rhino]] (yes, really). Our hero [[spoiler: eventually defeats [[ThreeAmigos the psychotic family]] with magic rocks and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny plays basketball with a Tibetan monk]]]].

** [[spoiler: Rhino also mentions that he considered becoming a professional wrestler early on in his career, but stopped because he realized how "''stupid''" it would be to become a wrestling star [[CrowningMomentOfFunny just because he'd gained super strength]]. [[ContinuityNod Peter]] joins the Rhino in laughing over what a silly idea that would be.]]

* ContinuityNod: Quite a few to JMichaelStraczynski's run on ''SpiderMan'', notably Morlun and the whole "totemic hero" concept.

A ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' novel written by Creator/JimButcher in 2006 which serves as a sequel to a story arc within ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic (The start of which beings in ''Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #30'' if your curious). As is Jim Butcher's style, many tropes from the Literature/DresdenFiles appear here as well.

* ShoutOut: Dr. Strange's monologue on the nature of magic could have come straight from TheDresdenFiles.

* ObliviousMockery: [[spoiler:[[EnemyMine The Rhino]] has a hidden pocket on his suit that he uses to [[BoringButPractical carry his cellphone]]. He had it made because [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough "what kind of idiot designs suit with no pockets?"]]. Peter means to add pockets to his suit ''eventually...'']]

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A ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' novel written by Creator/JimButcher in 2006 which serves as a sequel to a story arc within ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic (The start of which beings in ''Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #30'' if your curious). As is Jim Butcher's style, many tropes from the DresdenFiles appear here as well.

** [[spoiler: [[RuleOfThree The Rhino]] also happens to complain about his first suit, which was bonded to his skin for some time before he got it off. He asks himself, "what kind of moron gets himself stuck into a costume he cannot even remove?". [[SchmuckBait Peter]] happens to notice his wife is ''vibrating'' from holding in her laughter.]]

A ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' novel written by JimButcher in 2006 which serves as a sequel to a story arc within ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic (The start of which beings in ''Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #30'' if your curious). As is Jim Butcher's style, many tropes from the DresdenFiles appear here as well.

A Franchise/SpiderMan novel written by JimButcher in 2006 which serves as a sequel to a story arc within ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic (The start of which beings in ''Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #30'' if your curious). As is Jim Butcher's style, many tropes from the DresdenFiles appear here as well.