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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

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#26501: Apr 18th 2023 at 3:57:09 AM

then introduces him to her family.

Please tell me there's enough room to suggest that Paul coaxed MJ to copulate with him to get her mind off Peter.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#26502: Apr 18th 2023 at 4:02:01 AM

[up]I fail to see how that would be any better.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#26503: Apr 18th 2023 at 4:05:40 AM

[up] I mean, it'd at least suggest Paul isn't nearly the noble soul Wells wants us to think he is.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26504: Apr 18th 2023 at 4:45:57 AM

[up] We know that though don't we? He said he was a former apprentice of Wayeb

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#26505: Apr 18th 2023 at 10:03:20 AM

So it’s looking like the kids ARE biologically MJ’s due to timey wimey stuff?

I hope they don’t just kill them once this storyline’s over due like happened to Ghost Rider’s twins.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26506: Apr 18th 2023 at 10:05:31 AM

[up] Rumours are it's just bait and there's a reveal in ASM#25 that MJ actually stayed faithful to Peter and the kids are sacrificial marks she and Paul have to look after, if you notice in the run MJ's never been romantic with Paul in any scene they've been in, unless you count the banter they had at the spa.

The whole plot with MJ's family is likely going to go away after this arc is finished and we'll be moving on to Peter dealing with a supporting cast member dying, then Randy's wedding, and then another sequel to Kraven's Last Hunt

Edited by Zarius on Apr 18th 2023 at 10:08:28 AM

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#26507: Apr 18th 2023 at 10:18:53 AM

He said he was a former apprentice of Wayeb

I interpreted that as Paul being forced on it against his will.

[up] Man, you know this run is bad when I'm actually praying for that to be the case.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26508: Apr 18th 2023 at 10:38:44 AM

[up] He specifically says Weyeb marked down a message on something, but he got cut off before he could tell MJ what it was. I'm betting it was the kids.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26509: Apr 18th 2023 at 11:03:26 AM

Miles battles Hobgoblin in July

Zeb Wells interview

Says he's got a story planned 'till about issue 50, and then it's a game of "wait and see", also says he's been advised not to attend conventions after ASM#26

Edited by Zarius on Apr 18th 2023 at 11:19:34 AM

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#26510: Apr 18th 2023 at 12:54:10 PM

I just found an issue of The Incredible Hercules (#130) where Uncle Ben is in Elysium, the Greek afterlife's Isle of the Blessed. He spends his afterlife fishing and guided Amadeus Cho and Trey Rollins, saying he knows just about everyone in Paradise (cause the world being what it is, it's kind of a small place).

The Protomen enhanced my life.
knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#26511: Apr 18th 2023 at 1:19:48 PM

This whole run is just trolling isn't it?

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#26512: Apr 18th 2023 at 1:21:25 PM

[up] Or maybe it's the story Wells genuinely wanted to tell.

Comic fans assume the writers are intentionally pissing them off way too much IMO. I mean Slott is a known gadfly but still.

knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#26513: Apr 18th 2023 at 1:28:52 PM

Hasn't Wells admitted that he was just making stuff up as he went along? I don't think there's much of a story to tell. It's just seeing how terrible all the characters can look.

Edited by knightstorm on Apr 18th 2023 at 1:49:04 AM

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
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#26514: Apr 18th 2023 at 4:56:10 PM

Please refrain from engaging excessive negativity and creator/work bashing. It's not productive.

Macron's notes
Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#26515: Apr 18th 2023 at 6:17:20 PM

You know what would be really funny? If it turns out that Zeb Wells is undoing OMD and bringing the marriage back, but somehow Marvel thinks that is gonna make fans violent and that's why they are advising to stay away from cons evil grin

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#26516: Apr 18th 2023 at 6:19:47 PM

[up] I...might actually take back everything I've said if that's the case.

knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#26517: Apr 18th 2023 at 7:34:27 PM

[up][up]Now that would be hilarious 😂!

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26518: Apr 18th 2023 at 10:19:02 PM

[up][up][up] Cebulksi did say a writer 'like Wells' could offer a definite answer on the marriage question at a recent conference (the same one where he said keeping the marriage away was a 'preference' not a mandate)

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26519: Apr 19th 2023 at 7:56:57 AM

Felicia will be getting a bonus story in the next issue of ASM, written by Rainbow Rowell

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#26520: Apr 20th 2023 at 7:00:06 AM

It just hit me.

If what we think is happening is happening and the kids aren't really MJ's and they're sacrificial marks, and because Rabin marked Peter for vengeance, could MJ's pushing Peter away be because Rabin basically turned Peter into a spiritual tracking device of sorts, so the closer Peter is to MJ, the easier it is for Rabin to find and kill them?

[up] I'm probably in worst case scenario mode again, but why do I get the distinct feeling that the Black Cat bonus story is to distract us from the impending badness that's coming? Like, when you're advised to not attend conventions after a certain issue has been published, we all might be in hot water.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Apr 20th 2023 at 10:05:44 AM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26521: Apr 21st 2023 at 4:01:22 AM

So, three issues of Amazing Spider-Man dropping in July. The conclusion of the Doc Ock story and the double-sized wedding issue for Janice and Randy. Lots of bonus content too which will set up the next big event.

The solicitation for one of the ASM issues with Doc Ock says Peter is aided by a mysterious 'new ally', now I know some are already thinking this'll be Mary Jane as Jackpot, but it could also very well be those older tentacles of Ottos' that fell in love with Peter over in Amazing#900. Peter's even wearing them on the cover of an issue.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#26522: Apr 21st 2023 at 4:54:11 AM

Tentacles did what now

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#26523: Apr 21st 2023 at 5:29:27 AM

Damn it Peter seducing weird things is Namor's job

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26524: Apr 21st 2023 at 7:18:51 AM

...I hate that I know the exact story where the tentacles fell in love with Peter. [lol]

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#26525: Apr 21st 2023 at 7:39:07 AM

Was it more or less weird than when Tony’s armor did the same to Tony?

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