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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

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#29301: Aug 1st 2023 at 10:44:49 AM

ASM Annual spoiler for ol' Hallow

Janine appears to take issue with the lack of consequences for Maddie following Dark Web

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#29302: Aug 1st 2023 at 10:51:56 AM

Sucks to suck

More specifically sucks to not cut a deal on time

Edited by Bocaj on Aug 1st 2023 at 1:52:31 PM

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Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#29303: Aug 1st 2023 at 11:54:57 AM

"Spiderman One More Day. Look it up."

OMD was 16 years ago. There are people who were born after it almost old enough to get their driver's license.

I feel old.

Edited by Spirit on Aug 1st 2023 at 2:55:17 PM

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Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#29304: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:21:08 AM

Stumbled on some scans from the ASM annual are on twitter

The advance leak a few days ago was largely accurate, save for a few bits. The murderous Orchid-drugged Aunt Anna is defeated by sleeping pills, but they weren't hers. They were M Js'. She's been taking them due to anxiety. Paul does ask if the mutants were behind this, but Peter doesn't call him out on the racism, he just answers what he thinks is a fair question. Lastly MJ and Paul don't hold hands (they share an umbrella and that's it). Throughout the early bits of the story, MJ is actively flirting with Peter while Paul notes it's the happiest he's seen her in a long while...meaning even he couldn't cheer her up.

Edited by Zarius on Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:21:45 AM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#29305: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:22:02 AM

So uhh, ARE MJ and Paul still married?

"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
#29306: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:23:20 AM

I think it’s a fair question to ask if the mutant drugs from mutant island turning people into rage monsters is a mutant caused problem. If aspirin made people vomit blood, I’d yell at big pharma. It’s called yelling at the source.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#29307: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:23:45 AM

until a certain demon decides otherwise!

[up][up]

Edited by Ultimatum on Aug 2nd 2023 at 4:24:09 PM

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#29308: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:24:00 AM

[up][up] It's just a lazy way of establishing Paul is racist against mutants in preparation for getting rid of him.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Aug 2nd 2023 at 11:24:13 PM

"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
#29309: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:25:57 AM

MJ and Paul were never married, editorial admitted the recap page claiming that was an error

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#29310: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:26:57 AM

[up][up][up] I'm still headcanoning Paul is Mephisto.

[up] Huh, well okay then.

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#29311: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:27:12 AM

This run is leaking like an especially rusty sieve, isn't it?

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#29312: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:28:36 AM

Also MJ Tells Paul to shut his mouth in the annual.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#29313: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:29:17 AM

Considering we might get Peter Parker as Green Goblin now, it has a lot more to bring.

I REALLY hope this becomes the new Clone Saga in terms of awful.

"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
#29314: Aug 2nd 2023 at 8:31:00 AM

Well if it can’t deliver quality, may as well reach memetic levels of bad

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#29315: Aug 2nd 2023 at 1:20:15 PM

Frankly, it feels like they had a plan that they're slowly backing off of.

"These aren't MJ's kids, they weren't married."

What's next?

"We never were in a relationship. We were saving ourselves for marriage."

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#29316: Aug 2nd 2023 at 1:29:26 PM

Maybe it’s quietly bowing to fan outrage, maybe it was just courting controversy hate reads to begin with

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#29317: Aug 2nd 2023 at 2:16:01 PM

The comic story itself never claimed they were married, did it? It crept into a recap or something by mistake.

Which sounds like a plausible editorial error, as that's unlikely to be from Wells. And is the sort of thing that often gets less scrutiny + is potentially farmed out to an assistant to write.

(Same issue magazines and newspapers keep having with headlines and subheading/intros, which are rarely by the same person as everything else)

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#29318: Aug 2nd 2023 at 4:47:40 PM

No, they weren't married.

Just had two kids together and in a years long relationship while co-habitating.

But they didn't tie the knot so it's meaningless and can be ignored!

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#29319: Aug 2nd 2023 at 4:50:24 PM

gasp!

they were living in sin this whole time!

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#29320: Aug 2nd 2023 at 4:53:15 PM

It seems like Quesadian Loophole Abuse.

"Listen, Spiderman being married makes him too old but not if he lived with a woman for years and had a baby!"

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#29321: Aug 2nd 2023 at 5:58:08 PM

Given what a complete dud everything involving Paul has been...it's not too much of a shock that they're phasing him out as quickly as possible now. He and his kids were created for the sole purpose of being the obstacle. There's only so long characters created with such a purpose can last. Just look at his kids...oh..we can't because they faded from existence issues ago.[lol]

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#29322: Aug 2nd 2023 at 6:05:31 PM

Didn't even bother naming them.

Wake me up at your own risk.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#29323: Aug 2nd 2023 at 6:05:37 PM

Did the kids have any character?

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knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#29324: Aug 2nd 2023 at 6:13:47 PM

Why of course they did! They argued over a toy...once ...I think. How much more depth could you possibly ask for?/s

lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
The sleepiest good boi
#29325: Aug 2nd 2023 at 6:20:13 PM

[up][up][up]No, remember, they did bother naming the kids... then forgot those names and gave them different names by accident... then awkwardly pulled "uh, those were their middle names" out of their asses.

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