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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.

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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

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#26926: May 19th 2023 at 6:14:40 AM

I think it was the big booty and the spine shattering porn pose

I remember people drawing spines on the cover to show how it would have to be bending

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26927: May 19th 2023 at 6:15:57 AM

You gotta share the latter bro, that shit sounds funny.

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Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26929: May 19th 2023 at 6:34:55 AM

Jeez, I'm getting back pains just looking at it, thanks. [lol]

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#26930: May 19th 2023 at 6:36:50 AM

The funny bit is that Peter commonly makes poses like that too

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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#26931: May 19th 2023 at 6:39:36 AM

Spider people often bend in some unsettling ways, really.

Wake me up at your own risk.
FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#26932: May 19th 2023 at 7:27:29 AM

People only make a fuss when the Spider lady's drop these poses.

Typically gets the her poor spine sarcastic comments.

Funny enough when Frank Cho drew Spider-Gwen in the pose the creator got so mad he called out Cho on the instagram

Cho responded.....by making more sexualized poses selling them at conventions and having Spider-Gwen pop up and say "Outrage".

Really boosted Cho's popularity.

Proving once again comic fans are horny no matter how many time the industry tries to rebrand itself and move away from the old 90s hypersexualized outfit era.

Edited by FKJ10 on May 19th 2023 at 7:28:09 AM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#26933: May 19th 2023 at 7:30:42 AM

There’s definitely a horny core

Which is part of why the big two have trouble growing their audiences

Marvel does decent when it publishes material for the scholastic demographic but most of those customers aren’t jumping over to the main marvel stuff

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#26934: May 19th 2023 at 7:34:07 AM

[up][up] Huh which creator of Spider-Gwen?

[up] That is hilarious considering manga is just as if not more so hornier.

Peter's basically doing the same pose on this cover

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amazing_8.jpg

Edited by slimcoder on May 19th 2023 at 7:35:42 AM

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#26935: May 19th 2023 at 7:39:02 AM

Neck is less twisted though

Also, the mask. So he’s not making pouty lips at the audience. He should be but Peter is rude like that. Never pulling his weight

Edited by Bocaj on May 19th 2023 at 10:40:24 AM

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MP-Lily Just Some Dog on the Internet from Earth-513 (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
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#26936: May 19th 2023 at 7:48:27 AM

The amount of panels of Spidey pulling anatomically-dubious acrobatic poses is...a lot. And the amount of panels where Spidey's booty is front and center is a lot more than you've probably noticed. ( and bro's got a dumpy to rival Nightwing. )

FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#26937: May 19th 2023 at 7:51:20 AM

Robbi Rodriguez

Thing is Marvel and DC want to appeal to everybody nowadays.

Back then super hero comic were the boys only club. Hence why they were shameless in every female character looking like a cover girl.

Every girl looked like MJ pretty much. Heck MJ became Peter's love interest because Romita Sr kept drawing her hotter than Gwen. Who Stan Lee even admitted that while Gwen was the proper nice girl for Peter to settle down with MJ was the firecracker.

Manga/Anime has specific demographics. The most popular being Shonen will and always be for young boys 13-18 sometimes bleeding over into the 18-34 demographic when the series goes on long like One Piece.

....The creators aren't gonna think twice about drawing their girls as eye candy or being heavy on the fanservice. Oda even admitting that yes he draws his woman extremely unrealistic and doesn't care because he likes it.

Which I gotta respect that.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#26938: May 19th 2023 at 7:53:29 AM

[up][up] The whole acrobatic fight style of Peter means we have a very flexible character

Pretty sure Peter can put his legs behind his head

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#26939: May 19th 2023 at 7:55:36 AM

Have you seen Todd Mc Farlane drawing the guy swinging he can do that and more without breaking a sweat.

At some point you just gotta expect Spider people spines are just built different.

....easier to except the new bs totem powers and prophecies

Thank God the Spiderverse movies ignored them.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#26940: May 19th 2023 at 7:59:47 AM

Random dimensional travel machine is easier to explain than totems

And it worked for Spider Man meets Spider Man 2099 and barely worked for Spider Men and it worked really well for into the spiderverse

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#26941: May 19th 2023 at 8:11:24 AM

Still a shame we haven't gotten a Spider-Verse story of the Kravenoff's hunting spider-people tongue

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#26942: May 19th 2023 at 9:05:33 AM

Don’t they have trouble with just one of the dudes?

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#26943: May 19th 2023 at 9:07:11 AM

Its an alternate universe story so just make an uber-version of Kravenoff's.

They figure out a method or upgrade that allows them hunt down spider-people on easier terms.

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#26944: May 19th 2023 at 9:40:56 AM

Pretty sure there was a Spider-Kraven running around in the last Spider-Verse saga. Not sure if we getting a Venom-Kraven in Venomverse as well...

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#26945: May 19th 2023 at 9:41:49 AM

Spider Kraven was pretty cool

“Spiders biting me? No, I bite spiders! Oh I guess I have spider powers now”

Edited by Bocaj on May 19th 2023 at 12:42:34 PM

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#26946: May 19th 2023 at 9:46:01 AM

Going back to that Other Topic...

As someone who's not read any of this Amazing Spider-Man run aside from the Dark Web stuff (and isn't that invested in Peter and MJ as a couple), I'm tempted to binge what's now available via Marvel Unlimited.

Is that just a really bad idea?

FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#26947: May 19th 2023 at 10:16:14 AM

Honestly the only decent Spider related stories I've read recently was the ongoing Miles one, the Insomniac game comics and the new Silk issue #1 which caught my attention of "Silk in different movie genres"

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26948: May 19th 2023 at 10:28:19 AM

I did enjoy Gold Goblin.

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#26949: May 19th 2023 at 10:41:49 AM

I've been enjoying Red Goblin so far.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#26950: May 19th 2023 at 10:45:03 AM

So when can the Goblins take over as the main characters since Spidey is actively being sabotaged by the writers?

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