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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
#29351: Aug 3rd 2023 at 8:44:19 AM

Nah Bucky's origin changes from orphaned Army brat Cap takes under his wing to train as his partner after Bucky accidentally stumbled upon his uniform.

To Army brat put in rigorous British SAS training by his adoptive father a, MAJ, when he was 16. Then put as Steve's partner to do his dirty work in covert assassinations.

The MCU split the difference by just making Bucky Steve's childhood friend that enlisted and made the rank of SGT by the time Steve became Captain America.

Edited by FKJ10 on Aug 3rd 2023 at 8:50:48 AM

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#29352: Aug 3rd 2023 at 11:25:12 AM

Plus the entire X Men is child endagermemt......and low key grooming with the creepy stuff going on between Professor X and Jean Grey.

It should be noted this was one panel in the Silver Age and Professor Xavier's reaction was, "That is a grossly inappropriate thought and I am shutting it down hard."

He was also meant to be 25 to her 18. So an appropriate reaction from Xavier to shut it down hard but not quite the Xavier with a kid their age as well.

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Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#29353: Aug 3rd 2023 at 11:46:28 AM

Amazing Spider-Man#31 preview

Story One is Randy's wedding. Betty and her son are at the wedding and she seems a bit cheerful, even though her husband's in jail and still brainwashed. Peter brought his Aunt to the wedding but didn't bring Felicia as a date it appears.

Story Two is Peter talking to Kamala about her sacrifice, Kamala makes mention of her shape shifting and how she thought she couldn't use that power. Peter tells Kamala she saved the world.

Story three is MJ and Paul seeing a therapist, still feeling the loss of her 'chains' the kids. MJ mentions her late daughter Stephanie/Romy never could decide which name she liked best, a reference to the mix up of names Zeb gave them during his storylines. Paul tries to put his hand around MJ's shoulder but she's just out of it. Her inner thoughts tell us her life is an out of sync orchestra and nothing stands out. I suspect this story takes place before the events of this week's annual because Paul made mention in the annual that being around Peter made MJ the happiest she'd been in a while. Also MJ makes mention that she can't remember coming over from their apartment to the therapist's office, when in the annual MJ revealed she and Paul moved in with Aunt Anna to escape the memories of their children

Edited by Zarius on Aug 3rd 2023 at 11:47:11 AM

knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#29354: Aug 3rd 2023 at 12:25:14 PM

Maybe they'll just go all out and have Paul fade from existence...and then let MJ and everyone else forget he and the brats? All of MJ's out of character behavior can be explained by magical brainwashing.

Edited by knightstorm on Aug 3rd 2023 at 12:28:23 PM

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#29355: Aug 3rd 2023 at 1:48:20 PM

Honestly, Paul being Mysterio would make sense. He and Mary Jane bonded.

As long as they clarify nothing happened!

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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
#29356: Aug 3rd 2023 at 1:52:38 PM

What if Paul is Paul and MJ is Mysterio?

The clue is in the name. M for Mysterio, J for just. Reverse it and you can see that all along it was Just Mysterio

Kamala was Chameleon, somehow. The real Kamala is trapped at the DMV

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#29357: Aug 3rd 2023 at 1:54:54 PM

What if Mysterio is actually MEPHISTO!?

The hint was that their names rhymed.

"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
#29358: Aug 3rd 2023 at 1:59:26 PM

I think you’ve cracked this thing wide open

But what if Mephisto’s favorite Jedi was Kit Fisto?

Edited by Bocaj on Aug 3rd 2023 at 4:59:50 AM

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lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#29359: Aug 3rd 2023 at 2:01:41 PM

Let's go even further: the whiny little bitch presenting himself as Peter Parker in this run isn't even him; it's Irving Forbush. The real Peter and MJ are off somewhere else being relatively happy while their imposters are getting into all this bullshit.

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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
#29360: Aug 3rd 2023 at 2:04:00 PM

He tried to kill Nextwave and now he’s trying to kill the spider man’s fandom

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TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#29361: Aug 3rd 2023 at 2:05:15 PM

Ah, but you see, Paul who is Mysterio who is Mephisto is actually Xord pretending to be Hank Pym after fusing with Ultron's body, who is actually a Skrull who got mind wiped by Zatanna into forgetting his purpose after accidentally finding Rorscarch's journal and drinking that bottle of breast milk.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#29362: Aug 3rd 2023 at 2:21:41 PM

Okay, but what if Peter has been in a coma since the start of ASM, and the entire comic is his dying dream.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#29363: Aug 3rd 2023 at 5:43:53 PM

[up] Coma, I'll take. But dying dream would be a stretch.

FKJ10 Since: Mar, 2012
#29364: Aug 3rd 2023 at 6:22:34 PM

Peter's been in a coma since the beyond since the beyond arc and when he wakes up Ben Reiley is still a hero.

Ben: Paul, Rabin, fake kids and Ms. Marvel dead? Pete I think you hit your head harder than we thought man.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#29365: Aug 3rd 2023 at 7:17:28 PM

Peter is going to wake up and find Ben unevil and in the shower

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Nofix from Over there Since: Jan, 2015
#29366: Aug 3rd 2023 at 7:45:22 PM

Nah, he walks up an a universe where everything is the same but everyone has very slightly different names. Like Marie Jane Watson, Harry Osbourne, Ben O'Reilly, Stephen Rodgers, J. Jones Jameson, etc.

Antiyonder (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#29367: Aug 3rd 2023 at 8:48:10 PM

Well at the very least, the Secret Wars mini this year is something to look forward to Spider-Man related.

And again if anyone is avoiding purchasing the main series and trades, a couple of recommendations again are the Ben Reilly Spider-Man and Spider-Man The Lost Hunt trades.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#29368: Aug 3rd 2023 at 9:04:00 PM

I think we all know that Paul is the new Spider-Man and it will stick for at least the next five or six years.

:)

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#29369: Aug 4th 2023 at 3:20:20 AM

Paul was the friends we made along the way.

Hey, you guys took all the good ones.

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#29370: Aug 4th 2023 at 3:26:24 AM

Paul was clearly the real Hobgoblin all along.


In other news, today's Marvel Meow has Mysterio impersonating Captain Marvel to get the drop on Spider-Man.

Instead, Peter just hands 'Carol' a webbed up Chewie, who he's been catsitting. Peter and Carol know that Chewie is not a cat.

Is it a spoiler to say that Mysterio gets a steep learning curve on that? grin

Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 4th 2023 at 11:29:32 AM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#29371: Aug 4th 2023 at 3:26:47 AM

And Norman Osborn is the real Spider-Man all along.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#29372: Aug 4th 2023 at 3:44:19 AM

I choose to believe that Peter and Carl have been continuing their relationship on the D-Low.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Nofix from Over there Since: Jan, 2015
#29373: Aug 4th 2023 at 3:49:09 AM

Unironically though, Carol is probably the most interesting of the non-MJ, non-Felicia options.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#29374: Aug 4th 2023 at 5:42:27 AM

[up][up] Who the fuck is Carl?

Spider-Man swings the other way now? [lol]

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#29375: Aug 4th 2023 at 5:52:31 AM

[up] There has never been any doubt that Spider-Man swings...


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