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This thread's for the Spider-Man comics and spin-offs, whether they're decades old or brand new.

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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

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#27251: May 28th 2023 at 5:32:26 AM

Calling it now, Felicia and Paul hook up as a pity rebound.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#27253: May 28th 2023 at 5:49:21 AM

It's the lead in to the Paul verse.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#27254: May 28th 2023 at 6:12:42 AM

[up] House of P

Paul-Vision

Everything is Paul, LFG!

Another Content Leak has surfaced, it shows Mary Jane asking Paul how the kids are and Paul has to give her the bad news

God bless whoever is still leaking the heck out of ASM #26. Their contributions are making it so we don't really need any excuses to read ASM #26 and let our wallets heal. Thank you so much, whoever you are.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on May 28th 2023 at 9:15:57 AM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#27255: May 28th 2023 at 6:32:09 AM

Another big Content Leak on BC just now, and this time it reveals exactly how Kamala dies...she shape shifts into Mary Jane and is stabbed through the chest with a scythe by Rabin. Rabin dies, presumably because he sacrificed the wrong person, Peter thinks MJ has been killed but the real one arrives with the Fantastic Four. Kamala reverts back to herself and asks Peter if she did good. Norman apparently wasn't aware Kamala was Ms. Marvel and realizes she wasn't working for him, she was spying on him

Edited by Zarius on May 28th 2023 at 6:34:41 AM

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#27256: May 28th 2023 at 6:35:00 AM

In case anyone's curious like me, the arc after this, according to solicits, involves Dr. Octopus returning, Peter's "newest ally" helping turn the tide against the doc, and a double-sized issue where Janice Lincoln and Randy Robertson are tying the knot, and gangs try to kill Tombstone that sets up "the big Spider-Event" of Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr.'s second year on the book.

The Protomen enhanced my life.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#27257: May 28th 2023 at 7:14:27 AM

Oh jeez, I wonder how MJ is going to react.

"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
#27258: May 28th 2023 at 7:44:54 AM

[up][up][up] OH FFS.

I'm gonna be extra surprised if Cebulski isn't having a meltdown because ASM #26 is the one story that just refuses to stop leaking.

Seriously, whoever is leaking this, thanks for leaking these critical pages because now we won't need any reason to spend money on what we know is a disaster of an issue.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#27259: May 28th 2023 at 7:47:26 AM

Its kinda hilarious all this because of how much it indicates the behind the scenes are a mess with the staff

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#27260: May 28th 2023 at 7:54:45 AM

The story behind Well's run is more interesting than the run itself.

All this just so they can keep Spidey single.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#27261: May 28th 2023 at 7:58:46 AM

Didn't Kamala lose her shapeshifting powers a long time ago? And even when she did have the powers, she explicitly healed all damage taken while shapeshifting. This is weird.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#27262: May 28th 2023 at 7:59:34 AM

The writers ignoring established lore just so they can have the moment they want? Perish the thought.

"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
#27263: May 28th 2023 at 8:05:02 AM

[up][up] As I recall that shapeshifting was so they could have an important "be comfortable in your own skin" moment.

Kamala transforms herself to mimic Carol's appearance, but finds the experience comfortable and it ends with her learning to accept who she is and take on her more individual superhero get-up.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#27264: May 28th 2023 at 8:48:46 AM

Looks like Fallen Friend will have an alternative, and more appropriate, cover

Edited by Zarius on May 28th 2023 at 8:49:04 AM

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#27265: May 28th 2023 at 8:53:38 AM

[up] I wonder if they were going to reveal that at some point or we bullied them into making one after we whined that the initial cover didn't have any of her supporting cast.

Great news, in any case.

(But it doesn't change the fact that this will be rendered moot in a couple of months, right?)

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on May 28th 2023 at 8:42:39 AM

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#27266: May 28th 2023 at 5:38:59 PM

They'll put anyone on these covers aside from Kamala's friends and family, huh.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#27267: May 28th 2023 at 5:52:40 PM

Really shows you how much they care about Ms. Marvel's cast and corner of the MU.

"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
#27268: May 28th 2023 at 5:58:23 PM

Well it’s not like they cared enough to give her an ongoing even when her show came out

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#27269: May 29th 2023 at 12:54:44 AM

Oh man, the Spider-Man fandom is having an absolute field day with Paul. This fanart is a riot.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paul_s_paradise_by_tylercairnsart_dfy9lux_pre.jpg

FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#27270: May 29th 2023 at 1:00:17 AM

I'm more enjoying the memes laughing at his fake kids getting the snap treatment

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#27271: May 29th 2023 at 4:57:38 AM

[up][up] Paul has a promising career as the next James Bond.

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
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#27272: May 29th 2023 at 5:15:39 AM

It occurs to me that Marvel's redheads do especially badly in terms of motherhood stories...

MJ? Well, as per the leaks, the kids aren'r real.

Wanda? The kids weren't real. It's complicated.

Madelyne? Her son was kidnapped and ended up in the future being raised by the woman Madelyne was cloned from.

Siryn? Oh. Oh dear.

Black Widow? Created in a lab as part of a plan to torment his brainwashed mother.

Wolfsbane? Her son died in a hell-on-Earth armageddon arc, can't be resurrected by Krakoa.

Edited by Mrph1 on May 29th 2023 at 1:24:41 PM

FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#27273: May 29th 2023 at 5:27:31 AM

MJ is better with mother hood everywhere but 616

See Mayday, Benjy and Annie from Renew Your Vows

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#27274: May 29th 2023 at 6:16:24 AM

[up][up]Is Wanda a redhead? She seems to have brown hair to me?

FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#27275: May 29th 2023 at 6:26:18 AM

Depends on the artist it's typically reddish brown like Elizabeth Olsen

Side note does anyone find the hate for 616 Gwen Stacy weird because she's portrayed as "saintly" but don't hold Uncle Ben never gets that same reaction.

Both are literally the Spidey's greatest failure but whenever someone brings up 616 Gwen it's met with decries of.

- She's boring

- Overrated

- Most important thing she did was die.

The saintly part really raises an eyebrow because I've lost count how many times Ben has appeared to Peter in the afterlife or his great responsibility speech was treated like the gospel.


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