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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.

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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
#25951: Feb 27th 2023 at 5:41:39 AM

Ehhh if the movie sucks, it sucks.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#25952: Feb 27th 2023 at 6:01:30 AM

I'll say it again, the upside down kiss under the rain is FAR, FAR more iconic that "Peter is single".

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
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#25953: Feb 28th 2023 at 1:19:47 AM

Today's Spider-Verse Unlimited tale is a one-shot Spider-Ma'am story, written by Stephanie Williams.

That made me smile. Then I remembered her current End of Spider-Verse status...

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25954: Feb 28th 2023 at 1:34:13 AM

How are the Renew your vows Spidey and MJ doing?

"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
#25955: Feb 28th 2023 at 2:13:23 AM

[up] At the moment, Annie has been turned into one of Shathra's minions and is helping her corrupt and take over the great web, her father is MIA but presumably also turned into a wasp along with other multiverse Spiders, her mother isn't really a totem, she uses tech to share her husband's powers, so she can't be turned and is currently a prisoner with other spiders who can't be turned for one reason or another.

Edited by Zarius on Feb 28th 2023 at 2:14:32 AM

Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#25956: Feb 28th 2023 at 1:11:59 PM

How did gwen get infected then? She doesn't actually have powers anymore she just is bonded to a symbiote that replicates them

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#25958: Feb 28th 2023 at 5:39:12 PM

I'm hoping that Carnage's Godhood trip will have Carnage be a spanner in the works and trips up Meredith's plans somehow

Seems like the logical way to tie in his story with whats going on in Venom, as while Meredith is shaping Eddie and Dylan to his own machinations, Carnage is out there becoming a contender and doing a damn good job of it

That'd actually be a pretty clever way to rope Carnage back into Venom's goings on. Extreme Carnage already saw Carnage try and create his own hivemind in retaliation to Venom's. Carnage taking his murdering cosmic, and creating his own All-Black replica, just to be another way to stick it to daddy would be a surprisingly in-character twist.

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Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#25959: Feb 28th 2023 at 6:50:50 PM

I'm kinda wondering excuse there's like 3 cletus explicitly the cletus personality out there. Well 2 now, one was absorbed by carnage, one is on earth doing whatever, and another just hurst out from inside deadpool.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25960: Feb 28th 2023 at 10:04:32 PM

Ahaha finally caught up to Carnage, nice.

Funny thing, since the Hel arc started around issue 5 Carnage has been drawn with an armored horn look on the covers and its only now on issue 10 that Carnage finally adopts that look in the interiors with the new sword God upgrade

Also the new necrosword Carnage made is called All-Blood

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#25961: Feb 28th 2023 at 10:12:30 PM

Ow, the edge

Edited by Bocaj on Feb 28th 2023 at 1:12:44 PM

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25962: Feb 28th 2023 at 10:16:02 PM

It's so Carnage though.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
RedM Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
#25963: Feb 28th 2023 at 11:04:26 PM

Man, I remember when Civil War was coming out and Spidey revealing his identity in the second issue felt like a seismic shift. In my mind, things would never be the same. It felt like everything before Civil War was the secret identity era and everything from then on would be a whole new ballgame. Part of me wonders what Spider-Man comics would be like now if his identity had never been magicked back into secrecy.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25964: Feb 28th 2023 at 11:07:48 PM

[up] Right? I was super young and I thought Civil War was the status quo going forward for Spidey.

Then OMD and BND happened.

Hahahahaha.......

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25965: Feb 28th 2023 at 11:10:00 PM

Should also note Carnage stars the Carnage symbiote separated from Cletus, so its doing all this stuff on its own without a host while Cletus is kicking back at the orphanage he came from

Venom and Carnage recently have been able to function at full power without a host recently

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25966: Feb 28th 2023 at 11:10:49 PM

How the hell did that happen?

Why even use a host then?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
RedM Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
#25967: Feb 28th 2023 at 11:26:23 PM

[up]They get lonely?

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#25968: Feb 28th 2023 at 11:27:36 PM

I assume it's the upgradges and improvements they've gotten over the years.

They aren't really normal symbiotes anymore. Especially in Carnage's case after all the cult stuff he's been in even before Knull came into the scene have been magically boosting him.

Though Carnage notes he still wants a host with issue 10 ending with him deciding to use poor Jon Shayde as his unwilling host

Edited by slimcoder on Feb 28th 2023 at 11:28:35 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#25969: Mar 1st 2023 at 12:01:27 AM

I'm surprised Spider-Man has still kept his secret identity when so many Marvel heroes don't have one and Marvel never treated secret identities as sacrosanct like DC.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25970: Mar 1st 2023 at 12:04:16 AM

Spider-Man isn't as full time a hero as the others though.

"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
#25971: Mar 1st 2023 at 1:00:07 AM

Spider-Man#6

Looks like there's going to be a big cosmic reset. Morlun is stabbed by that weird dagger accidentally by Silk and it releases the essence of every Spider he ever 'killed' in the original Spider-Verse story, the liberated totems begin "reweaving" the web of life and destiny, or so Anya believes, but Shathra knows better and says the action has doomed them all

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
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#25972: Mar 1st 2023 at 2:35:55 AM

Spider-Gwen: Shadow Clones is off to a decent start. Issue #1:

During a battle in Gwen's world against a bunch of Earth-616 villains (is this new, or a flashback? It doesn't say...), one of the Vulture's bombs kills a civilian scientist after the battle's moved on. A few months later the first of several clones - a Gwen Octopus - attacks Gwen. The implication is that the scientist's vengeful partner has created them. One interesting thing is Reed Richards insisting that clones are real people and Gwen Ock being confused and reasonable once she shakes off the brainwashing, not just a villain.

Hmm. Let's see where it goes.

Edited by Mrph1 on Mar 1st 2023 at 10:38:10 AM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25973: Mar 1st 2023 at 5:28:28 AM

Are these really clones or alternate reality variants?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#25974: Mar 1st 2023 at 5:30:17 AM

[up] Really clones, unless there's a further twist coming.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#25975: Mar 1st 2023 at 5:30:39 AM

Oh what is it with Gwen Stacy and Clones? [lol]

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