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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.

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?).

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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

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25726: Feb 8th 2023 at 1:09:04 AM

Def something Mephisto wrote.

"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
#25727: Feb 8th 2023 at 2:18:43 AM

From what I read, Kelly is at least having Felicia acknowledge Peter is obsessed more with MJ than her and is trying to understand why so they can move forward with their relationship.

Edited by Zarius on Feb 8th 2023 at 2:18:59 AM

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#25728: Feb 8th 2023 at 2:58:59 AM

I don't know if this would be the most appropriate place, but I was wondering a thing about Miles Morales. Has it ever been explained why does he have electricity and invisibility powers beyond the standard spider powers?

Some spiders can fly using the planet's electric field and the Drapetisca socialis (invisible spider) gets its name from how well it can hide in its environment and can spin an "invisible web".

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25729: Feb 8th 2023 at 3:10:23 AM

[up][up] Yep. Mephisto wrote this run.

And having read that one story where he went on a date with Magma, I'm throwing out a joke here that he's actually Paul.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
MetaSkipper the Prodigal from right behind you... Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
the Prodigal
#25730: Feb 8th 2023 at 5:05:22 AM

Hold up. Don't you gotta tell us something in the story first before you can recap it?

Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.
Nofix from Over there Since: Jan, 2015
#25731: Feb 8th 2023 at 5:56:38 AM

This is Spider-Man, the basic rules of storytelling don't matter when you're guaranteed to make sales no matter what you write.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25732: Feb 8th 2023 at 7:05:43 AM

[up]And according to them angry readers make them more money

knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#25733: Feb 8th 2023 at 7:13:49 AM

So I'm just going to head Canon that Paul is actually Mephisto...and that "MJ" is just one of his minions in disguise. Probably Carly Cooper.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#25734: Feb 8th 2023 at 7:56:21 AM

[up][up] Has anyone actually SAID that? I recall Tom Brevoort being criticized for saying that he feels a negative reaction to a story is better than no reaction at all, but that's not really the same thing, is it?

TBH I agree with RedM - I think people lean in way too hard on bad things happening to Spider-Man being a personal attack on the fans. I remember right after OMD there was a whole wave of armchair Freudians picking over the alleged psychosexual implications of the story, its creators, and their opinions of the fans, some of whom took it way too far. I remember constantly hearing accusations, with no evidence beyond the story itself, of Joe Quesada having incestuous designs on either his mother (since the story entails the trade of a partner figure for a mother figure) or his daughter (since Peter's first post-MJ girlfriend was allegedly named after her), and, I'm sorry, that's just creepy yo. And then there was that guy I mentioned last page, who needs no further elaboration. [lol]

Sometimes a crappy comic is just a crappy comic.

Edited by HamburgerTime on Feb 8th 2023 at 9:58:17 AM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25735: Feb 8th 2023 at 8:03:06 AM

[up] Brevoort was the source of that, yes, the post he put up on his Facebook didn't really mince words with that. He said fan favourite stuff gets soft sales and there's a big spike when they do things to enrage readers

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25737: Feb 8th 2023 at 8:27:10 AM

[up] I just said it was a facebook post he made years ago.

good-morning Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles from Brazil Since: Nov, 2021
Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles
#25738: Feb 8th 2023 at 10:17:09 AM

[up]x10 Thanks! That makes sense, I hadn't known the invisible spider and its webs. One can argue turning it into straight-up invisibility is really extrapolated though, but it's not like the sense of spiders in real life is like the "spider sense" either. In fact, I'd like to see the spider sense in a more mundane way more often, only predicting things like sudden movements nearby, but also making spidey pretty much untouchable to any foe not faster than him.

Edited by good-morning on Feb 8th 2023 at 6:43:58 AM

oh hey how are you doing?
lycropath Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#25739: Feb 8th 2023 at 11:46:46 AM

Miles's "invisiblity" is supposed to be more like a camouflage ability if I remember right.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#25740: Feb 8th 2023 at 9:07:49 PM

I didn't see anyone talking about it, but over in the Red Goblin miniseries, Phil Urich is back as a zombie, this guys downfall is insane.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25741: Feb 8th 2023 at 9:08:51 PM

So uuhh context please?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25742: Feb 9th 2023 at 2:00:06 AM

So I finally found time to read Golden Goblin.

My god, I'm actually rooting for Norman now. Damn it all.

Still haven't gotten to the 4th issue but I just can't beat the gut feeling that Norman is eventually going to go the way of the other "reformed" villains trying to be heroes like Otto and Doom.

"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
#25743: Feb 9th 2023 at 2:39:18 AM

Seems Gold Goblin#4 sets something up for Peter going forward

Norman gives him permission to develop anything he wants at Oscorp

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25744: Feb 9th 2023 at 4:52:31 AM

Just a heads up -


Following some discussion about content leaks and spoilers over on the moderation policy thread, MacronNotes unearthed the forum spoiler rules (in a 2012 post). Not something I'd ever read before.

These are pretty much what you'd expect - don't post unmarked spoilers for very recent releases, don't post unmarked spoilers for off-topic stuff (people may not expect film spoilers on a Marvel Comics thread etc.) and identify the source of your tagged spoilers.

(I think we're all following them anyway?)

A comic-specific summary of these rules has just been posted in a new Comics "Spoiler Policy" thread here.


I'm crossposting this to the most active Comics threads, so apologies if you see it more than once!

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25745: Feb 9th 2023 at 9:57:23 AM

Not directly comics news, but Amazon and Sony are making a live-action Spider-Man Noir series.

I wonder it that increases or decreases the chance of more Noir comics?

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#25746: Feb 9th 2023 at 10:12:50 AM

[up] Might mean whoever they cast as Noir ends up becoming the comic version eventually, replacing the original?

Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#25747: Feb 9th 2023 at 10:18:25 AM

... why would they replace the original?

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25748: Feb 9th 2023 at 10:20:27 AM

Look at Nick Fury.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#25749: Feb 9th 2023 at 10:23:40 AM

Ok, hadn't read the link, but for context, the series will not star the Peter Parker version of Noir.

So yeah, I guess there's a possibility that he might replace Noir in the comics.

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#25750: Feb 9th 2023 at 10:24:48 AM

Who was the original Noir?

EDIT: Oh, the original was (a) Peter Parker, so this new one may be different.

Edited by lalalei2001 on Feb 9th 2023 at 1:26:07 PM

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