TVTropes Now available in the app store!
Open

Follow TV Tropes

Following

Spider-Man General Discussion

Go To

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.

Please follow the spoiler policy rules - tag spoilers for the latest issues, for any previews or content leaks, and for off-topic comics. When including spoiler tags, try to write so that tropers can make an informed decision before viewing them (e.g. which series and issue will they spoil?).

     Original Thread OP 
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

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#25526: Jan 20th 2023 at 3:12:41 PM

Then again Venom mimicked Spidey's powers and doesn't seem to get the spider sense

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25527: Jan 20th 2023 at 3:16:13 PM

Samurai Venom looks pretty cool

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/extrvenom2023001_cov.jpg

"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
#25528: Jan 20th 2023 at 3:28:29 PM

[up][up]

Huh. I never considered that Venom doesn't have the Spider-Sense.

But then again, the symbiote probably compensates in some way.

[up]He is....but why a Samurai Venom?

One Strip! One Strip!
lycropath Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#25529: Jan 20th 2023 at 3:28:44 PM

[up][up] Although in the case of MJ, she does have it as Spinneret.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#25530: Jan 20th 2023 at 3:30:01 PM

Huh. That's some suit.

Like, the Spider-Sense feels like the one thing that wouldn't be easy to copy, but there you go.

One Strip! One Strip!
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#25531: Jan 20th 2023 at 3:31:54 PM

Oh! But it has to be able to copy Peter's spider-sense, because Regent's whole plan was to copy it to fight Doom.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25532: Jan 20th 2023 at 3:36:09 PM

[up][up][up][up] Its a verse anthology

The issue will also be introducing an Eddie Brock Spider-Man

"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
#25533: Jan 20th 2023 at 3:36:32 PM

That's a good plan.

Like, the Spider-Sense might be one of the most useful powers in all of Marvel.

Combine it right with other abilities and you'd be nigh invincible. Like I'd often said that any character who can steal powers would really need two abilities to be borderline impossible to stop: Quicksilver (or any faster Speedster's) speed and Peter's Spider-Sense.

One Strip! One Strip!
lycropath Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#25534: Jan 20th 2023 at 4:02:50 PM

Man, I do miss Renew Your Vows. [lol]

Snailfish Silver Shamrock's Halloween three from Santa Mira, California Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Silver Shamrock's Halloween three
#25535: Jan 22nd 2023 at 1:57:27 PM

I've been looking up Spectacular Spiderman on Tumblr and I honestly love how every villain is a "Tumblr Sexyman". Yes, even the Tinkerer.

All witches, all skeletons, all jack O Lanterns, gather round your TV set, put on your masks, and watch...watch the magic pumpkin, Watch...
Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25536: Jan 23rd 2023 at 6:44:40 AM

Ben Reilly update and a leak today reveals yet another unwelcome turn for him...

He takes Maddie's staff and becomes a Kaiju Power Rangers reject, he decrees himself as 'King Chasm'

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#25537: Jan 23rd 2023 at 6:56:19 AM

[up] ...Oh, come the hell on. sad

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Jan 23rd 2023 at 12:05:38 PM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25538: Jan 23rd 2023 at 7:20:08 AM

This is like a trainewreck you can’t look away from.

And shit, I don’t even care much for Ben Reilly.

"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
#25539: Jan 23rd 2023 at 7:28:30 AM

At this point, Maddie has heel face turned, and she's been under the thrall of demons....twice.

And she was the one who brought him in on this too.

So how do we think this will end? Will the Psychics use their powers to restore Ben's memories to stop him (just like how Jean gave maddie the memories of Nathan's childhood) or are they just gonna kill him off?

Edited by HandsomeRob on Jan 23rd 2023 at 7:28:55 AM

One Strip! One Strip!
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25540: Jan 23rd 2023 at 7:47:42 AM

Not even killing him off will save Ben.

Remember he died for good at the end of both Clone Sagas.

"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
#25541: Jan 23rd 2023 at 7:50:39 AM

....that's good.

It means maybe he can be saved by a psychic upload.

Because how long can Marvel run with this....right?

<Goes out and punches a few trees>

I had to do it. Just knocking on wood wouldn't be enough to avoid jinxing it.

One Strip! One Strip!
Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25542: Jan 23rd 2023 at 7:54:39 AM

Venom's a superhero these days, and has been for a long time. The Krakoan-era X-Books are full of mutants who've done horrible (and now-forgotten) things. Even Nebula's going through a Heel–Face Turn to join the Guardians of the Galaxy.

So there is hope.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25544: Jan 23rd 2023 at 8:53:10 AM

[up] Could have sent him across the world to become the mysterious new Spider-Man of Poland. Or to Earth-818 to replace a Spider-Man eaten by the Inheritors. Or to the year 2141. Or space.

Anywhere interesting that could be revisited for another story someday.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jan 23rd 2023 at 4:53:24 PM

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#25545: Jan 23rd 2023 at 9:43:35 AM

I'd really like to see a sword and sorcery or planetary adventure story with a Spider-Person. So IN SPACE would be cool. And for the sword and sorcery one, I was thinking the Savage Land. But also, since Conan the Barbarian is actually a Marvel character, you could just as easily send someone "back in time" with him.

So yeah, there's a lot of options for Ben.

I also had the idea of pairing Ben with Elliot Tolliver!Superior Spider-Man. Also a case where it sucks how Marvel undid positive character development. But even then, Marvel could still introduce an alternate version of Elliot who didn't take Mephisto's deal.

TrashJack Confirmed Doomer from beyond the Despair Event Horizon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Confirmed Doomer
#25546: Jan 23rd 2023 at 9:54:34 AM

[up] Well, they'd have to do some Writing Around Trademarks to put a Spider-Person in the Hyborian Age, seeing as Marvel recently lost the Conan comic rights again (hence why he left the Savage Avengers at only five issues into the second volume, leaving that series with an Artifact Title as a result). Maybe Selene showing up could be what establishes it as being the Age of Conan, when Marvel can't use Conan himself or Red Sonja anymore?

Edited by TrashJack on Jan 23rd 2023 at 12:55:06 PM

"Cynic, n. — A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." - The Devil's Dictionary
lycropath Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#25547: Jan 23rd 2023 at 10:26:28 AM

We did have Agent Venom there with Conan in Savage Avengers for those five issues at least. [lol]

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#25548: Jan 23rd 2023 at 11:01:42 AM

Nick Lowe stated that Ben becoming a villain was because they couldn't think of anything else to do with him and making him a hero would be redundant.

He said, apparently tuning out that Ben was already a villain when he posed as The Jackal. Man, that just sounds like a "digging himself deeper" scenario. He had to have known that people would give him the stink eye for saying that, right?

Could have sent him across the world to become the mysterious new Spider-Man of Poland. Or to Earth-818 to replace a Spider-Man eaten by the Inheritors. Or to the year 2141. Or space.

Anywhere interesting that could be revisited for another story someday.

How about making Ben a used car dealership guy? It's something.

Nofix from Over there Since: Jan, 2015
#25549: Jan 23rd 2023 at 1:46:33 PM

[up] Nah, none of the Spidermen can hold down steady employment. It comes with the territory.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25550: Jan 23rd 2023 at 1:49:29 PM

It's prolly a good thing Kaine doesn't appear anymore

Shouldn't have to deal with this shit like his brother

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Total posts: 38,961
Top