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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.
  • Spider-Man 'family' books are on-topic (as are their own crossovers, guest appearances etc.) - e.g. Spider-Man 2099, Miles Morales, Spider-Woman, Silk, Spider-Gwen, Venom, Carnage, Black Cat, Red Goblin and Spider-Verse.
  • Characters and comics that originated in Spider-Man but are no longer directly connected to the spider-franchise (e.g. Punisher, Silver Sable) are not on-topic, unless you're discussing historical connections and crossovers. If in doubt, check before you write a long post. If this isn't the right place, there's a more general Marvel Comics thread which covers them.

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.

Discussions that are only about Spider-Man adaptations in other media (films, video games etc.) are off-topic, but discussing the differences between the adaptations and the original comics is fine - as long as spoilers for the adaptations are tagged.

Please follow the spoiler policy rules - tag spoilers for the latest issues, for any previews or content leaks, and for off-topic comics. When including spoiler tags, try to write so that tropers can make an informed decision before viewing them (e.g. which series and issue will they spoil?).

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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

immortaleditor Since: Aug, 2023
#31526: Oct 30th 2023 at 4:06:29 PM

Since we’re mentioning the Cold War and Spidey, it’d be real cool if we ever got an elseworld based around Spy Fiction for Spider-Man. Pete as a James Bond-esque superspy. Spider-Assassin was kind of like that, but not quite.

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#31527: Oct 30th 2023 at 5:19:52 PM

Spider-themed spy stuff is either Jess or Natasha's thing.

Wake me up at your own risk.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#31528: Oct 30th 2023 at 5:30:40 PM

So since Ultimate Spidey 2 will have a dad Peter with kids, I had a funny thought that Miles hypothetical inclusion can have him date one of Peter's kids.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#31529: Oct 30th 2023 at 6:01:50 PM

Now that’s a Spider Family

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
immortaleditor Since: Aug, 2023
#31530: Oct 30th 2023 at 6:04:49 PM

I’m picturing this scene but with Peter, Miles, Hobie, and Mayday.

Edited by immortaleditor on Oct 30th 2023 at 6:05:29 AM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#31531: Oct 30th 2023 at 6:26:50 PM

I think Noir did Spider-Spy stuff because Noir as a genre often dips into spy stuff.

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immortaleditor Since: Aug, 2023
#31532: Oct 30th 2023 at 6:42:20 PM

[up]It was the focus of his second mini, which was set in WWII and had him fighting Axis sympathizers, but beyond that he was more gritty detective. Plus his breed of Spy Fiction was more gritty Stale Beer pulp. I was thinking more Bond-esque funky Martini Flavored.

Edited by immortaleditor on Oct 30th 2023 at 6:42:34 AM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#31533: Oct 30th 2023 at 6:44:23 PM

That is a distinction. Fair enough!

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#31534: Oct 31st 2023 at 3:31:14 AM

Insert obvious joke about how Peter has enough love interests to rival James Bond.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#31535: Oct 31st 2023 at 3:54:23 AM

Insert even more obvious joke about Peter not needing to avoid paying for child support by sacrificing himself.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#31536: Oct 31st 2023 at 6:29:26 AM

thats a nice family you got there Peter, it would be a shame if something happened to them..

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#31537: Oct 31st 2023 at 6:55:32 AM

Peter got to see Mayday grow up.

Can James Bond say the same with his daughter?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
immortaleditor Since: Aug, 2023
#31538: Oct 31st 2023 at 7:31:33 AM

While the James Bond comparisons are coming, the whole thing with Tracy’s murder is chillingly reminiscent of that time Spider-Editorial tried to kill MJ by putting her on a plane and blowing it up, complete with Peter seeming to forget about it and go right back to flirting and partying after a ten minute period of mourning.

Picturing it now, a James Bond-influenced Spider-Man mini where MJ gets gunned down on the church steps immediately after she and Peter get married and the next issue begins with Peter throwing Guy Who Is Legally Distinct From Doctor Octopus down a reactor to his death before immediately cracking jokes as he has sex with Carlie Cooper.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#31539: Oct 31st 2023 at 7:38:54 AM

Cursed.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#31541: Oct 31st 2023 at 12:40:26 PM

If Peter is Bond, does that make Aunt May his M?

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#31542: Oct 31st 2023 at 12:40:59 PM

They have the same mortality rate.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
immortaleditor Since: Aug, 2023
#31543: Oct 31st 2023 at 12:46:10 PM

Ultimate Aunt May already looked like a taller, skinnier Judi Dench, so why not?

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#31544: Oct 31st 2023 at 11:44:57 PM

Aunt May: It's time to save Peter some serious money super seven!

(don't know if they even run that commercial outside of the UK, but it'd be so cool if F.E.A.S.T could evolve into that)

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#31545: Oct 31st 2023 at 11:58:01 PM

Ultimate Universe is out. Spider-spoilers:

There goes another Aunt May. Killed offscreen before we ever met her, due to a Kill Sat attack on New York. Norman Osborn was apparently another victim. It's Never Found the Body stuff, but feels like Hickman's taking them offstage before the new series starts so that it can't just fall back into the same patterns.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#31546: Nov 1st 2023 at 12:02:34 AM

Man, Aunt May dying is getting really popular lately. But we know the 616 Spidey editorial will NEVER let it happen.

"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
#31547: Nov 1st 2023 at 12:06:45 AM

That's weird.

She died a long time ago and Peter just pretends an actress is her resurrected.

:)

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
TrashJack Confirmed Doomer from beyond the Despair Event Horizon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Confirmed Doomer
#31548: Nov 1st 2023 at 12:19:27 AM

[up] I always figured that Peter had been stuck in the Marvel equivalent of Silent Hill 2's "Maria" ending, and that the "Aunt May" we see today has actually just been a magical construct made by Mephisto while the real one has been worm chow for quite a while (either since One More Day or ASM #400; if the latter, then the "actress hired by Norman Osborn" thing was a load of bull in-universe).

"Cynic, n. — A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." - The Devil's Dictionary
Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#31549: Nov 1st 2023 at 12:27:34 AM

And Spider-Boy #1 is out, with two stories and a bunch of new villains.

Gutter Ball, the bowling equivalent of 8-Ball! Hellifino, Madame Monstrosity's merger of a boy, a rhino and an elephant! And a team-up with Squirrel Girl against Emilio Helio, the balloon man (who has Magneto-level control over gasses and an army of animated balloon animals). Apparently Helio also has to breathe helium, and gets very angry when people laugh at his squeaky voice.

I think I was expecting something slightly more serious, although it does have its mood whiplash moments. But then I've not read many of Bailey's previous appearances.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#31550: Nov 1st 2023 at 12:37:31 AM

[up][up] That would explain why Aunt May keeps dating.

She even fucked Jameson's dad.

Mephisto is a petty jackass.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"

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