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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

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#28101: Jun 26th 2023 at 12:33:22 PM

Like I said. You don’t have to be having MJ constantly bringing in plot threads.

Spouse MJ has other things she does.

The Adam Troy Castro Sinister Six books are one of the best portrayals of the spider marriage and Mj was a great sounding board for Peter there. Helped him untangle stuff when he overthought it. Then she beat eight kinds of shit out of Chameleon again.

High literature.

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
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#28102: Jun 26th 2023 at 12:35:38 PM

Spider-Boy gets his own ongoing series by Slott and Medina

This feels as if editorial like the character more than the readership currently does?

Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 26th 2023 at 8:35:48 PM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#28103: Jun 26th 2023 at 12:39:26 PM

I haven’t heard of anyone hating the character. There’s not a lot to hate so far. There’s not a lot so far.

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
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#28104: Jun 26th 2023 at 12:40:44 PM

[up] Yeah, it's that last bit that's key to this. It's very early days to give him an ongoing, which they must have started planning before knowing how he'd been received by the readership.

Dracoblade Since: May, 2009
#28105: Jun 26th 2023 at 12:44:34 PM

Going by Slott's twitter, the issues featuring Spider-Boy have sold out several times now, so apparently somebody likes them.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#28107: Jun 26th 2023 at 12:52:47 PM

[up][up] Ah just like the Tynion run of Batman where every issue that introduces a new character would sell really high

Those are very popular in the speculators market

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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
#28108: Jun 26th 2023 at 12:58:58 PM

Is that still a thing?

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#28109: Jun 26th 2023 at 1:01:10 PM

Well every issue that Punchline appeared in then, even ones where she was pretty much a cameo sold out cause of hern ew character hype.

And Slott's statement here reminds me of that.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#28110: Jun 26th 2023 at 3:12:42 PM

I think the actress job works well for MJ on a thematic level, and everything else comes secondary.

I like the ps4 game, but the MJ stuff in that game is clearly coming from a game play perspective first. I don't see why we need MJ to be a reporter in the comics if there's no fun mini games to be had there.

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#28111: Jun 26th 2023 at 3:19:03 PM

She got cast in a movie and it turned out that it was being directed by Mysterio, staffed entirely with ex villains, and aggroed active villains.

To bad that friendship is somewhat ruined now because of the the retcon from the Kindered storyline.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#28112: Jun 26th 2023 at 3:20:19 PM

So reading Spider-Boy's announcement, we also got a name for a new villain he'll be facing

Here comes the spectacular SPIDER-BOY! After the events of THE END OF THE SPIDER-VERSE story arc, Spider-Boys secret history as Spider-Man's sidekick was nearly forgotten forever. But now those mysteries will be revealed while they embark on exciting new adventure's TOGETHER! The freaktacular first issue will feature two pulse-pounding tales as Bailey team up with Squirrel Girl and then confronts the mad scientist who made him into a monster, MADAME MONSTROSITY!

Edited by slimcoder on Jun 26th 2023 at 3:30:00 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
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#28113: Jun 26th 2023 at 3:26:27 PM

I gotta admit

That’s a comic book ass name and I kinda love it

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#28114: Jun 26th 2023 at 3:27:15 PM

how is that not already taken

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#28115: Jun 26th 2023 at 3:42:59 PM

It'd be Madam Monstress back in the day

Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#28116: Jun 26th 2023 at 3:57:08 PM

Sounds similar to the mother of horrors that's being introduced in Hulk. Namewise anyway.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#28117: Jun 26th 2023 at 4:01:29 PM

Moondragon once went by Madame MacEvil

I don’t know why she changed

Edited by Bocaj on Jun 26th 2023 at 7:01:51 AM

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#28118: Jun 26th 2023 at 4:02:05 PM

Maybe the Mc was too on the nose.

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#28119: Jun 26th 2023 at 4:30:55 PM

Now I'm hoping she's French. Or possibly Belgian or Québécois.

You don't have to speak French to be a villainous Madame, but it sure helps.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#28120: Jun 26th 2023 at 5:31:20 PM

My out there theory on Spider-Boy is he's also doc ock. The reason he remembers so many events is because he has Otto's/Peter's memories.

Nofix from Over there Since: Jan, 2015
#28121: Jun 26th 2023 at 8:02:32 PM

I like this one theory I read on reddit that Bailey is a physical incarnation of Peter's Spidersense.

Probably too high concept for the main Spiderbooks.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#28122: Jun 27th 2023 at 8:40:08 AM

Saw a letters page excerpt from ASM making the rounds on twitter where Lowe reveals that MJ and Paul aren't 'married' as a prior recap page had led us to believe, but he did add a "....yet?" at the end of the answer

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#28123: Jun 27th 2023 at 8:48:26 AM

Buckle up boys and girls. Paul memes ride again

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#28124: Jun 27th 2023 at 11:28:13 AM

[up][up] Lowe, that is not nearly the win you think it is.

Also. Teeny-tiny thing to point out: THOSE KIDS WERE FAKES! THEY HAVE LITERALLY NO REASON TO BE TOGETHER UNLESS IT'S TO DROP THEIR PANTS AND LITERALLY CRAP ON PETER!

GAAAAHHHH!

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#28125: Jun 27th 2023 at 11:30:49 AM

[up] They have, what, several years together raising those kids? It's not as if the memories vanished too. And any shared grief for losing them is going to be genuine.


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