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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

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#33101: Jan 29th 2024 at 9:31:05 AM

There was a new Vulture who Jameson was implicated in being responsible for creating, and Peter knew Jonah was innocent, so he faked a photo of Jonah being attacked by Vulture to clear his name.

Jameson took the high road on this, publicly admitted that Peter doctored the photo, and fired him.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#33102: Jan 29th 2024 at 9:32:35 AM

Not the first time Peter has faked a photo

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DeltaCube91 from Elm Street Since: Jan, 2024
#33103: Jan 29th 2024 at 1:21:27 PM

I think he once threw sand in the air and punched ot to make ot look like he was fighting sandman.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#33104: Jan 29th 2024 at 1:23:07 PM

[up][up] If he wants forgiveness, find religion.

"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
#33105: Jan 29th 2024 at 1:24:20 PM

[up][up] Yeah, the very incident I was thinking about

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knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#33106: Jan 29th 2024 at 4:17:02 PM

Let's face it...Post OMD Peter is just Al Bundy with superpowers. He's doomed to fail no matter what he does. In reality...Post OMD Peter would hang himself on his own webline.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
Tiamatty X-Men X-Pert from Now on Twitter Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Brony
#33108: Jan 30th 2024 at 2:53:40 AM

[up][up] I mean . . . Al had a wife and kids. Peter is almost more like Bud Bundy.

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knightstorm Since: Feb, 2022
#33109: Jan 30th 2024 at 9:51:20 AM

[up][up] My bad. OMD Peter is a guy Al would look at...and feel better about his life.[lol]

[up]I stand corrected![lol]

Edited by knightstorm on Jan 30th 2024 at 9:53:28 AM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#33110: Jan 30th 2024 at 10:11:08 AM

To Al’s credit at least he has a parasitic wife and kids weighing him down.

What’s Peter’s excuse?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#33111: Jan 30th 2024 at 10:12:36 AM

A jackass boss, Satan, a zombie aunt and who knows what else is around him.

Wake me up at your own risk.
RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#33112: Jan 30th 2024 at 11:24:31 AM

I'd say the better comparison is Charlie Brown, right down to the red headed girl things never seem to work out with.

theCrimson64 Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Sinking with my ship
#33113: Jan 30th 2024 at 12:26:29 PM

Rewatching Spectacular Spider-Man. Still a fantastic show.

While many talk about the show's future due to the cliffhanger ending, an arguably bigger mystery is how Randy somehow still stays in a relationship with Sally.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#33114: Jan 30th 2024 at 12:45:37 PM

Who is Al Bundy?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Antiyonder (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#33115: Jan 30th 2024 at 12:53:45 PM

I mean . . . Al had a wife and kids. Peter is almost more like Bud Bundy.

Bud is actually funny, cause he was made to be that kind of character.

It's mainly that writers think that someone like Peter being flawed means he has to be a loser.

Whereas even in Lee and Ditkos run, like in ASM #2 he has had clear and unironic successes.

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#33116: Jan 30th 2024 at 2:41:07 PM

[up][up] The main character of a sitcom called Married... With Children. The definition of peaking in high school, basically.

Wake me up at your own risk.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#33117: Jan 30th 2024 at 3:00:41 PM

Ooof. That’s a scary thought.

"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
#33118: Jan 31st 2024 at 7:50:49 AM

Spider-Boy has some pleasantly dumb moments this week, such as Bailey battling a shape-shifting tiny action figure called Toy Soldier, who possesses a tiny toy version of Mjolnir that has all the same inscriptions as the original, so Bailey can't lift it due to being unworthy

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#33119: Jan 31st 2024 at 7:54:56 AM

Does the regular comics Mjolnir have the shrinking ability from myth? That seems like a broken combo. [lol]

immortaleditor Since: Aug, 2023
#33120: Jan 31st 2024 at 8:11:10 AM

Dan Slott seems to be having fun coming up with really goofy and bizarre supervillains for Bailey to fight, which is fitting given the whole theme of the comic. Bailey is starting out with the kind of silly z-list losers that Peter mops up in a page or two as a Batman Cold Open, presumably so he can move on to proper dangerous villains as he gets older.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#33121: Jan 31st 2024 at 8:47:28 AM

[up] Would they be tempted to age him up I wonder? Maybe into very early teens perhaps to retain the "boy" moniker.

immortaleditor Since: Aug, 2023
#33122: Jan 31st 2024 at 8:54:38 AM

Knowing what Spider-Editorial is like, they'll probably pull some bullshit and put Bailey into the weird slow time dimension MJ went to to age him into a teenager without making Peter older.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#33123: Jan 31st 2024 at 8:54:43 AM

Given infinite time every comic book child will get aged up or dead

Even eternal lisping doe-eyed Franklin Richards is a surly teen now.

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#33124: Jan 31st 2024 at 8:59:55 AM

At least with Bailey they can always claim he's aging slowly due to his powers. The lack of a family around him makes it easier for that to slip by for a while.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#33125: Jan 31st 2024 at 9:14:11 AM

It's gonna be funny if Bailey ages normally and eventually catches up to forever 28-year old Peter.


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