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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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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

FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#27926: Jun 19th 2023 at 9:10:43 AM

As I already stated Jason Aaron's Punisher reads more of a hit piece against the character not to tell a good story but because the Punisher became the alt-rights hero.

So Frank's character needs to be completely ran through the mud before being erased for the foreseeable future.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#27927: Jun 19th 2023 at 9:14:25 AM

Talk about the Punisher in the appropriate thread.

This is the Spider-Man thread.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#27928: Jun 19th 2023 at 10:41:25 AM

Tried shifting the convo to Spider-boy but it went right back to Frank.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#27929: Jun 19th 2023 at 10:43:19 AM

So how do people feel about Spider-Boy so far?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#27930: Jun 19th 2023 at 10:49:22 AM

I'm interested to see how far Slott will turn this joke into drama.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#27931: Jun 19th 2023 at 11:41:17 AM

Spider-Boy.

Spider-Boy.

Is he just a marketing ploy?

Time will tell, so lets see,

If we ever, like Bailey!

So lets! Watch for the Spider-Boy!

One Strip! One Strip!
Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#27932: Jun 19th 2023 at 11:44:06 AM

Anyway, any bets on how long it'll be until a Spider-Verse event introduces Spider-Paul?

It's inevitable, right?

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#27933: Jun 19th 2023 at 11:45:02 AM

Only if we jinx it.

So I'm going to pretend you never wrote that post, and hope my sheer apathy shapes the universe in the direction I want.

No offence.

One Strip! One Strip!
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#27934: Jun 19th 2023 at 11:49:14 AM

I repeat, Spider Boy is fine as long as he doesn’t overstay his welcome like the Sentry

Which he probably won’t. The Sentry’s problem is that he got flanderized into either “oh shit someone worfed the Sentry, we’re fucked” or “oh shit, the Sentry is evil again again, we’re fucked!”

The spider side of things is downright glutted with spiders right now. If he lasts beyond whatever story Slott is telling with him, I don’t know that he’ll catch on with other writers when Miles is already around as a younger spider character

Edited by Bocaj on Jun 19th 2023 at 2:49:31 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
#27935: Jun 19th 2023 at 11:52:05 AM

[up] The Sentry's big problem was the "so powerful! So cool!" factor combined with the lack of a Superman-shaped gap in the MU. And the fact that he really is his own worst enemy.

Bailey doesn't have that. And yes, we are oversaturated with Spiders in 616 and beyond, but the kid hero who no longer has a life or a place in the world isn't a bad plot hook. If only he wasn't a Spider...

[up][up] ...fair. Let's pretend that post was thumped before the universe realised it existed.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 19th 2023 at 7:53:07 PM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#27936: Jun 19th 2023 at 11:52:49 AM

Indeed no

I’m not very interested but theres nothing objectionable as far as I can tell

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#27937: Jun 19th 2023 at 12:06:02 PM

"Suddenly, always there" characters tend to have a hard time, especially if they try to convince the audience that their inclusion isn't awkward or stuff like that. Let's see how this kid does...

Wake me up at your own risk.
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#27938: Jun 19th 2023 at 12:41:25 PM

TIL that Spider-Man had two separate rock opera record albums in the 70's, Rock Reflections of a Superhero and Spider-Man: From Beyond the Grave.

Between those and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark he's had quite a few musical productions!

Edited by lalalei2001 on Jun 19th 2023 at 3:41:54 PM

The Protomen enhanced my life.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#27939: Jun 19th 2023 at 2:00:23 PM

The Sentry is a great character except they made him so Grimdark it ruined him.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Edward45 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#27940: Jun 20th 2023 at 4:22:58 AM

A reminder that the last Spider character(Silk) created by Slott was terrible and had to be redeemed by other writers.

Edited by Edward45 on Jun 20th 2023 at 4:24:39 AM

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#27941: Jun 20th 2023 at 4:28:42 AM

[up] I've really enjoyed Silk's solo stuff (especially the last couple of limited series), and eventually went back to read the original appearances and... yep. A bit painful. And surprising, given how she's developed.

The current Emily Kim stuff is promising.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#27942: Jun 20th 2023 at 5:28:53 AM

Dan Slott def wasn't the writer Silk needed.

Spider-Boy def is something more in his wheelhouse.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Jun 20th 2023 at 8:29:07 PM

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#27943: Jun 20th 2023 at 6:14:27 AM

HAH. Raws for the Doc Ock isekai are out. Octavius styles the girl like himself, bowlcut and all. [lol]

FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#27944: Jun 20th 2023 at 7:06:35 AM

Honestly my main problem with Silk is that during Spiderverse fan favorite Spider-Men like Assasin Spider-Man straight up died because of her incompetence.

Other than that didn't mind her and found the "pheromone" stuff more funny at how blatantly horny Slott was being.

Edited by FKJ10 on Jun 20th 2023 at 7:06:58 AM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#27945: Jun 20th 2023 at 7:15:17 AM

Speaking of Assassin Spidey, I legit missed the fact that he died and forgot about him the entire story.

Granted, I really don't like the comics Spider-verse. It has a lot of that Dan Slott fingerprints and lame Morluns.

"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
#27946: Jun 20th 2023 at 7:20:12 AM

To Silk's discredit her role in the first Spider-Verse is not the best admitably

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#27947: Jun 20th 2023 at 7:20:40 AM

[up][up][up] Wait, is the girl a clone or something?

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#27948: Jun 20th 2023 at 7:34:52 AM

I hated Spider-Verse the moment they killed Hostess Spider-Man and Amazing Spider Friends.

The writers clearly not understanding that when we think back on these, we think back on them with AFFECTION.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#27949: Jun 20th 2023 at 7:37:19 AM

Dan Slott even made it a point to say Spidey Unlimited is ALSO the 90s Spider-Man even though both shows are unrelated.

Like that in addition to killing Hostess Spidey and Amazing Friends Spidey is pretty mean-spirited. Slott didn't even bother doing research and assumed the latter's show was one of those Never Say "Die" type of shows when it wasn't.

I hated Spider-Verse because of how lame and stupidly OP the Morluns are. I'm here to see the Spider-People not see Dan Slott's pet characters hog all the glory and the Morluns kill Spider-People we actually like.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Jun 20th 2023 at 10:37:47 PM

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#27950: Jun 20th 2023 at 7:43:21 AM

Funniest thing about Spiderverse Capcom ignored Mv C Spidey dying for Infinite.

Alive and well with no mention of that one time this "secret boss character came in and one shotted him"

Ryu: Didn't you die to that vampire.

Spider-Man: Yeah but got better.


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