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This thread's for the Spider-Man comics and spin-offs, whether they're decades old or brand new.

  • Apart from the main Marvel Universe titles, Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man "What If?" stories, crossovers, guest appearances in other books, Alternate Universe tales and things like Marvel's manga adaptations are all on-topic here.
  • Spider-Man 'family' books are on-topic (as are their own crossovers, guest appearances etc.) - e.g. Spider-Man 2099, Miles Morales, Spider-Woman, Silk, Spider-Gwen, Venom, Carnage, Black Cat, Red Goblin and Spider-Verse.
  • Characters and comics that originated in Spider-Man but are no longer directly connected to the spider-franchise (e.g. Punisher, Silver Sable) are not on-topic, unless you're discussing historical connections and crossovers. If in doubt, check before you write a long post. If this isn't the right place, there's a more general Marvel Comics thread which covers them.

Technically, Marvel's Infinity Comics (and their predecessors, Infinite Comics) are webcomics, not comic books, but it's fine to talk about their Spider-Man stories here.

Discussions that are only about Spider-Man adaptations in other media (films, video games etc.) are off-topic, but discussing the differences between the adaptations and the original comics is fine - as long as spoilers for the adaptations are tagged.

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Since everyone likes talking about him. I know little about him(Ironically,I got nearly all I know about him from a Batman thread),but he's apparently important so I made this thread. Enjoy.

Edited by MacronNotes on Jul 10th 2023 at 10:58:13 AM

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#25076: Oct 15th 2022 at 8:05:19 AM

I was really hoping that the whole "giving Doc Ock's fiance aids" thing would have been quietly ignored. It might have been the worst twist of all time, honestly.

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#25077: Oct 17th 2022 at 9:20:39 AM

Season 1 of ‘SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN’ is coming to Disney+ next week.

I know its a pipe dream, but if this ends up doing really well then maybe...

RedM Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
#25078: Oct 17th 2022 at 1:02:47 PM

Spectacular Spider-Man: my favorite harem anime.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25079: Oct 18th 2022 at 6:15:43 PM

MJ, Gwen, Liz, Sally, Black Cat, the ladies love Spidey.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Aleistar Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#25080: Oct 18th 2022 at 8:08:24 PM

[up]x3 Frankly I don't think it'll happen, and at this point I think pretty much everyone involved has moved on in their careers at this point.

Edited by Aleistar on Oct 18th 2022 at 11:08:39 AM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25081: Oct 19th 2022 at 5:42:18 AM

[up] There's a fan made continuation of it currently in the works, they're starting big with an animated movie called "Geography 101" and then will spin out into a series, I'm part of their discord (which is a great community that does talk about comics, movies, life in general etc, which always helps when there's no news of the project for months)

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25082: Oct 19th 2022 at 12:11:17 PM

Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man is out, and it's an interesting start.

Peter in California, slipping into dreams and visions. And the Demon Bear, of New Mutants fame, starting to make its presence felt.

I don't think I know the writers from anything else, and I have no idea how many of the supporting characters are old Spider-Man cast, but not a bad beginning.

Edit: So, one of the writers is Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas. Unexpected. At least for me, as I didn't catch the pre-release publicity.

Edited by Mrph1 on Oct 19th 2022 at 10:29:49 AM

RedM Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
#25083: Oct 20th 2022 at 1:53:05 PM

[up]Reminds me of when Marvel Comics #1000 (I think) listed one story's writer as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and I thought, "Surely not that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar," but sure enough, it was him, the NBA's all-time scoring leader.

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lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
The sleepiest good boi
#25084: Oct 20th 2022 at 2:32:52 PM

[up]That was pretty much my exact response to noticing the name "Joss Whedon" in the credits of Toy Story 1 for the first time. I was so sure it had to be some other guy with that name.

Nope, it was that Joss Whedon, to my surprise.

Edited by lbssb on Oct 20th 2022 at 5:35:38 AM

Disney100 Marathon | DreamWorks Marathon
Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25085: Oct 20th 2022 at 2:39:22 PM

[up] A variant on that was the realisation that, yes, the Neil Tennant who edited Marvel UK (Captain Britain, Spider-Man international reprints etc.) many years ago was this guy.

He gave up the day job when the side-project turned out quite well.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#25086: Oct 21st 2022 at 1:32:11 AM

Taboo's writing another comic?

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25087: Oct 22nd 2022 at 2:27:01 AM

Hmm, we were led to assume The Lost Hunt took place in a pre-OMD 616, but this blog comment from JMD indicates they may have walked back on it, he's not taking any post-Clone Saga or Post-OMD developments into consideration as he writes the series, someone asked him if it was a prequel of sorts to Spider-Girl, and De Matties conceded it might as well be.

Edited by Zarius on Oct 22nd 2022 at 3:06:11 AM

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#25088: Oct 23rd 2022 at 1:13:56 AM

I was reading a discussion about Daredevil's involvement in capturing the Sin-Eater and I was wondering if Matt Murdock and Eddie Brock have ever interacted. They're both Catholics and have opposite relationships with Spider-Man, initially at least.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#25089: Oct 23rd 2022 at 1:17:33 AM

also one sorta fights with sound and the other sorta hates it tongue

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#25090: Oct 23rd 2022 at 1:18:29 AM

Though, both can be overwhelmed by intense sound.

Wait, does Eddie still have that weakness?

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25091: Oct 23rd 2022 at 1:29:01 AM

As I recall, there was a story where Venom put Spidey on trial and Daredevil was the defending lawyer.

And in the story, Matt Murdock was actually the defending attorney for Eddie Brock despite Peter's protests. Something about a mistrial.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Oct 23rd 2022 at 4:29:49 AM

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#25092: Oct 23rd 2022 at 11:25:45 AM

[up]

That's pretty crazy.

One Strip! One Strip!
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25093: Oct 23rd 2022 at 12:39:15 PM

Yeah the story was called Trial of Venom and I had it as a kid.

So good thing @windleopard asked and I remembered.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#25094: Oct 26th 2022 at 7:08:29 AM

Newest asm the hobgoblin this time is Kingsley and ned. But both of them seem various kinds of brainwashed. Kingsley didn't remember meeting with Norman

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#25095: Oct 26th 2022 at 7:26:21 AM

Can I make a trope page for the Sin-Eater Released arc of Spectacular Spider-Man #134-136?

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25096: Oct 26th 2022 at 10:01:38 AM

[up] Works' Pages Are a Free Launch, so in theory you can - as long as there are enough tropes to justify it - but that's a pretty short arc for a single works page.

There are certainly examples of pages for shorter stories and single issues, but I'd wonder whether it really needs its own page rather than tropes on an existing Spider-Man page?

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#25097: Oct 27th 2022 at 11:33:28 AM

Okay. You really have to wonder.

How is it that whoever is running the editorial side of Spider-Man evidently doesn't have a panic attack after reading stuff like this?

I think its unbelievably hilarious that every time a new Spider-Man issue drops, it becomes “ADVERTISE THE CURRENT FLASH RUN” day

If I was in their shoes, I would go catatonic, slam into a Thousand-Yard Stare, and find some way to course-correct after reading stuff like that tweet. I mean, seriously, do the editorial team just shut off social media altogether? Because there's no way they don't know that we're hating everything in this run of ASM.

TheEvilDrBolty Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
#25098: Oct 27th 2022 at 11:35:57 AM

[up] The only feedback that really matters is the sales numbers, and as long as they're in a certain range, I imagine that shutting off Twitter is pretty doable.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#25099: Oct 27th 2022 at 11:36:12 AM

What are the sales like?

Because they won’t give a shit what people are saying if the book sells well. And there might still be that courting controversy thing from when Slott was the Spider-Writer

[up] [nja]

Edited by Bocaj on Oct 27th 2022 at 2:36:27 PM

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
RedM Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
#25100: Oct 27th 2022 at 11:49:52 AM

[up][up][up]Who's "we"? I've been enjoying everything since Spencer left. I thought Beyond was cool and I'm liking the Wells run. I thought the initial arc with Tombstone was decent. I'm intrigued to see where the whole thing goes, because there's definitely more to be revealed regarding MJ and whatever big explosion Peter caused.

The very best, like no one ever was. Check out my Spider-Man fanfic here! [1]

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