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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?).

     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

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26576: Apr 23rd 2023 at 7:31:56 PM

It helps that Venom came at the right time.

"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
#26577: Apr 23rd 2023 at 7:33:57 PM

The nine- the late eighties?

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26578: Apr 23rd 2023 at 7:35:00 PM

Yeah, he got a comic series when 90s anti-heroes were popular.

"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
#26579: Apr 23rd 2023 at 7:38:47 PM

Bless Venom, a cool enough design to survive the transition to anti-hero-dom. tongue

"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
#26580: Apr 23rd 2023 at 7:41:33 PM

He'll protect you....lethally!

One Strip! One Strip!
Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#26581: Apr 23rd 2023 at 9:31:18 PM

Would be nice if they kept picked a path for Venom and stuck with it though.

Seems like every year they contrive a reason for him to throw hands with Spiderman again.

#IceBearForPresident
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26582: Apr 23rd 2023 at 9:31:41 PM

He's been a good guy who a LONG time now though.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#26583: Apr 23rd 2023 at 9:45:16 PM

Yeah. But Dark Web a month or so ago still found a way to get Eddie and Peter to go at it.

#IceBearForPresident
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26584: Apr 23rd 2023 at 9:47:07 PM

TBF, comic book crossover rules means that two heroes have to fight at LEAST once.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Tiamatty X-Men X-Pert from Now on Twitter Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Brony
#26585: Apr 23rd 2023 at 11:06:26 PM

Going back a page, I would disagree that Slott wrote Silk as "incompetent." As I recall, Slott actually made her kinda over-competent, and it was her solo run that toned that down and made her kind of a screw-up.

X-Men X-Pert, my blog where I talk about X-Men comics.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#26586: Apr 23rd 2023 at 11:13:59 PM

I am unsure if Spider-Boy really has any longevity even if he were theoretically written by a non-Slott writer.

Like we have Miles for a younger spider-person so that niche has already been filled for a long while now. At most Spider-Boy contributes to the continuing cast bloat of the spider-characters.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26587: Apr 23rd 2023 at 11:16:17 PM

Spider-Boy is just a publicity stunt character and half troll move.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#26588: Apr 24th 2023 at 6:32:07 AM

TIL wizards cause economic problems. Good to know!

Sure, blame the wizards!

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#26589: Apr 24th 2023 at 7:34:12 AM

Outside of Sentry, have these "always been around the whole time" characters ever stuck around? Like, Spider-Boy seems like a limited character be definition.

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#26590: Apr 24th 2023 at 7:49:50 AM

[up] Sentry, Jessica Jones... Silk, maybe?

Although apart from Jessica's Avengers interactions, she has very little impact on the past. Silk, as I understand it, fits in without any real need for retcons.

Adam Brashear's in the same category, as his career was decades before the current crop of heroes and doesn't necessitate rewrites.

Unless a particular creator champions them until they get a following (e.g. Jones) or they're so powerful and cool that nobody can bear to ignore them (e.g. Sentry), they'll just vanish.

(The Union retrospectively introduced Britannia as a famous and beloved British champion alongside Captain Britain - and I don't expect anyone to mention her again for years, if not decades)

The one exception is the X-Men's Xabi, Forget-Me-Not, who was part of the team all along - but his mutant power means nobody ever remembers him. That take on it's actually funny (and a thinly veiled Take That!) when not being bleakly Played for Drama.

Edited by Mrph1 on Apr 24th 2023 at 3:50:27 PM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26591: Apr 24th 2023 at 8:39:31 AM

J.M De Matties was announced as the writer of the Magneto mini-series, and he has no other Spidey projected slated for this year, but he said on his blog that there will be more Spidey books from him in 2024.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26592: Apr 24th 2023 at 11:15:01 AM

Free Comic Book Day spoilers for Venom

Reintroducing Flexo the rubber man from 1940s Timely Comics

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#26593: Apr 24th 2023 at 11:21:14 AM

I love deep cuts like that and evidently, so does Al Ewing!

knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#26594: Apr 24th 2023 at 12:36:23 PM

[up][up][up]Glad to hear JM.D has more coming next year. We need this.

Edited by knightstorm on Apr 24th 2023 at 12:36:52 PM

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#26595: Apr 24th 2023 at 8:15:47 PM

Random question, but has there ever been a What If? where Spider-Man used the actual costume-repairing machine in Secret Wars instead of getting a symbiote?

The Protomen enhanced my life.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#26596: Apr 24th 2023 at 9:30:06 PM

That's such a funny idea but I can't help but feel it'd be rather uneventfultongue

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#26597: Apr 26th 2023 at 5:16:04 AM

Mary Jane/Black Cat concludes today.

Felicia does call out MJ's distance from Peter, pointing to their history and that they were only gone six months, but MJ is quick to correct her and say it's been longer than that, then when reunited with the kids, she says she doesn't want to be separated from them again which points very much to something of the sort happening by ASM#26.

Also worth noting is MJ seems to care more about the kids than she does Paul

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26598: Apr 26th 2023 at 5:22:46 AM

So is MJ older than Peter at this point?

"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
#26599: Apr 26th 2023 at 6:02:17 AM

[up] Doesn't look a day older, but if the kids thing is legit, then yes.

I still think it's a fake-out though, or the kids were conceived through other means. Given what she says here, I have my own theories about Amazing Spider-Man#26, in that The big death probably isn't MJ, likely Aunt May or something, but Peter's actions will separate MJ from her children

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#26600: Apr 26th 2023 at 7:56:07 AM

I don't know, They've killed Aunt May before, would they really do it again?


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