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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.
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  • 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

Aleistar Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#25276: Nov 28th 2022 at 11:46:06 AM

[up]x2 For extra context, it's a photo of a Vulture costume.

Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#25277: Nov 28th 2022 at 4:33:06 PM

Yeah after seeing what they did to ben I'm glad Kaine got more or less forgotten after spider geddon

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#25278: Nov 28th 2022 at 5:06:34 PM

Kaine still has a fairly big dangling plot thread pertaining to his sidekick from a few years back, right? Wonder if anyone will ever bother picking that up again.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25279: Nov 28th 2022 at 5:08:15 PM

The whole Aracelly/Hummingbird storyline still hasn't be resolved yeah

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#25280: Nov 28th 2022 at 6:03:20 PM

Just came across this short on Youtube:

Anyone know this issue? I'm curious as to who he's fighting.

One Strip! One Strip!
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#25281: Nov 28th 2022 at 9:32:02 PM

When was Hummingbird last seen?

Edited by windleopard on Nov 28th 2022 at 7:23:50 PM

Tiamatty X-Men X-Pert from Now on Twitter Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Brony
#25282: Nov 28th 2022 at 9:47:53 PM

[up][up] According to the description on You Tube, it was his first encounter with Morlun.

[up] I wanna say it was in Champions, the Zub run? I don't remember if she showed up in Outlawed, so it might have been there.

Edited by Tiamatty on Nov 28th 2022 at 12:48:51 PM

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25283: Nov 29th 2022 at 1:45:50 AM

Today's SpiderVerse Unlimited starts a MC2 story about May. Looking forward to this.

Assuming she doesn't get eaten by a demonic wasp on page two, of course.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#25284: Nov 29th 2022 at 4:04:20 AM

[up][up][up][up] It's issue 34 of the 2000 relaunch, but issue 30 is where the arc starts.

Edited by Saiga on Nov 29th 2022 at 4:04:55 AM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25285: Nov 29th 2022 at 5:10:34 AM

[up][up] The Mayday story off to a great start. Stephanie Williams is our writer for it.

Mayday going by Spider-Girl once more, and teams with the Lady Hawks, Peter and MJ leave her to babysit Benjy while they go out on a date (Peter still using the cane, so being resurrected by The Other didn't heal his leg), Benjy is looking older and now talking, he's also playing with a Spider-Mobile toy. He wants to go to a kids arcade

Edited by Zarius on Nov 29th 2022 at 5:10:54 AM

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#25286: Nov 29th 2022 at 8:07:27 AM

Huh. I was just thinking about Mayday (and Annie too).

I don't know if we've discussed it before, but since May's powers manifested in her teens and Annie was seemingly born with hers, don't both of them count as mutants?

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TrashJack Confirmed Doomer from beyond the Despair Event Horizon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Confirmed Doomer
#25287: Nov 29th 2022 at 8:34:51 AM

[up] IIRC, during MJ's pregnancy with May in 616 (the one during the notorious Clone Saga; which infamously ended with MJ being slipped a drug that induced labor ahead of schedule, the two being falsely told that the child was stillborn, and one of Norman Osborn's agents taking the infant and disposing of her offscreen on his orders; Gargan-Venom later confirmed that Osborn had the newborn 616-Mayday killed; the main difference in these events between 616 and the MC2 universe was that in the latter, Kaine was able to save baby Mayday from Osborn and bring her back home), a Sentinel once scanned her and determined that while the fetus wasn't baseline-human, the mutation was from an external source (read: radioactive spider-blood) rather than a natural mutation of the X-gene. So by Marvel's standards, that would make May and Annie mutates rather than mutants.

Edited by TrashJack on Nov 29th 2022 at 11:42:38 AM

"Cynic, n. — A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." - The Devil's Dictionary
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#25288: Nov 29th 2022 at 11:09:25 AM

[up]

Huh. That seems like a pretty arbitrary difference, but ok. Sentinels know what they are doing....most of the time.

Another thing about Mayday: We she first lost her powers, she lamented that losing the Spider-Sense meant not only no longer being able to detect danger, but also losing an ability to tell where he enemies were the least dangerous....basically, sussing out their weak points that she could then target during a fight.

MJ promptly ribbed Peter over their daughter making good use of an ability that he never even realized he had (since their powers are, unlike most other spider family members, 100% identical, at least until she learns to make other people stick to things without webbing somehow).

Now, I don't believe this ability has ever been referenced in canon, but is it possible that Peter does have it in the main universe and just doesn't know it? The Spider-Sense is pretty instinctive. Pete's known for sometimes closing his eyes and letting it guide him completely in some fights, so the idea that he might be unconsciously letting it guide him to punch a dude in the jaw because it's made of glass, or aim for the back of their knee because it's weak isn't so out of the question to me.

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Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25289: Nov 30th 2022 at 3:42:24 AM

Some new information on one of March's titles, a five issue Hallow's Eve book has had it's creative team announced: Erica Schulz with art by Michael Dowling

Edited by Zarius on Nov 30th 2022 at 3:42:41 AM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25290: Nov 30th 2022 at 3:52:00 AM

Oh thats cool.

Good seeing a series starring a brand new character.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25291: Dec 1st 2022 at 11:15:35 AM

Stephanie Williams talks to Marvel.com about her Spider-Girl story and why Peter, MJ and Mayday appeal to her

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25292: Dec 1st 2022 at 11:38:27 AM

[up] The first part of Family Snikt is fun, too.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25293: Dec 2nd 2022 at 5:14:53 AM

Dark Web#1 preview

It appears Wells has remembered Emily Osborn, Carlie knows about Paul and the Kids and that it's a 'long story', and out of respect for Harry's memory, MJ decides to talk to Peter and accept his offer of coffee (one interesting point about accepting the gesture though is that she already HAS a cup of coffee)

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25294: Dec 3rd 2022 at 12:14:04 AM

Spider-Man#3 Preview

Miles is corrupted by the sting, but because he belongs to both 616 and the Ultimate Universe, his conversion is taking longer to assert itself and he finds himself more in control!

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25295: Dec 3rd 2022 at 12:21:22 AM

So what is Doc Ock doing lately?

Still a supervillain?

No follow up on his supporting cast from Superior volume 2? They grew on me.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25296: Dec 3rd 2022 at 4:16:14 AM

[up]Doc did try to help out Peter as a favour to Aunt May during the Beyond storyline, and came close to reconnecting with her, but he tried using the situation to serve his own ends and May washed her hands of him. Then he fought Ben.

After that, there was a weird mini-series where he teamed up with variants of himself from across the multiverse, basically a "New Fantastic Four" take, with Hulk, Ghost Rider, etc

He was in ASM 900 as part of the captive Sinister Six, but he was just fixated on defeating Spidey again. Anna Maria did show up in 900 as well, pining a little for him.

He's now appearing in Deadpool.

Edited by Zarius on Dec 3rd 2022 at 4:18:14 AM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25297: Dec 6th 2022 at 4:25:31 AM

Spider-Verse Infinity#27

Mayday takes Benjy to the kids arcade. Benjy uses his powers while playing and causes mischief. He still has organic webshooters. Mayday's new interest Jason works at the arcade. Mayday tries to persuade Benjy not to use his powers but ends up using her webbing to prevent someone from being hit by a stray ball. Someone is monitoring all of this and believes they now have the perfect guests.

Mayday's team up with the Lady Hawks from earlier in the day is covered on the news. Spider-Girl is said to still be a 'new' crime fighter, even though judging from Benjy's age it's been a number of short years since she became active

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25298: Dec 7th 2022 at 3:39:25 AM

Spider-Man#3

Nooooo, the Disney Princess Spider got turned...and she still finds an excuse to burst into song!

Oh and Peter got stabbed by the unsubtle knife and cut off from the web of life and destiny, ceasing to exist, so I guess this is Slott's way of removing his chosen one status so he can be saved by a new one

Anyone find it a little too coincidental that Marvel and DC's flagship heroes both snuff it in the same week?

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25299: Dec 7th 2022 at 3:46:36 AM

I have heard that Scott Snyder got advice on the ending of Endgame from Dan Slott. [lol]

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Pet Owner
#25300: Dec 7th 2022 at 9:53:13 AM

So if Gwen turns evil run for your life.

Just Makima.

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