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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.

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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

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#33226: Feb 12th 2024 at 10:32:20 PM

It makes sense that Peter wouldn't be motivated to train his strength more since he's more of a science guy and that's where his gadgets come in.

Granted, it gets weird when he's supposed to be poor and can spam anti-gravity drones.

"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
#33227: Feb 12th 2024 at 10:39:20 PM

He goes dumpster diving behind the Baxter Building.

The Thing comes out with a broom and chases him away like a raccoon

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#33228: Feb 12th 2024 at 10:42:21 PM

Has Gwen even graduated high school?

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#33229: Feb 12th 2024 at 10:43:28 PM

Which Gwen we talking about?

"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
#33230: Feb 12th 2024 at 10:47:50 PM

Well, Gwen Stacy was in college so I assume so.

But on the other hand, Gwen Stacy was in college so I assume so.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#33231: Feb 13th 2024 at 12:28:24 AM

I mean Spider-Gwen.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#33232: Feb 13th 2024 at 12:38:07 AM

She's in college, so I assume so.

Antiyonder (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#33233: Feb 13th 2024 at 2:57:32 AM

Peter also has a rather low tolerance for alcohol, at least compared to other Marvel heroes. He even had to fight Hobgoblin while drunk in Web of Spider-Man vol. 1 #38 due to someone spiking the punch at a party he was at.

Also in the back up stories forming Spider-Man The Lost Years #0, Ben (mind you he didn't have his new name at the time) laments being the clone of a person who doesn't drink.

AbsoluteRainbow Since: Jul, 2023
#33234: Feb 13th 2024 at 2:58:23 AM

With great risk comes great responsibility.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#33235: Feb 13th 2024 at 3:06:06 AM

one of the Spiderverse stories had a Peter that honed his Spider Sense to clairvoyance levels iirc

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#33236: Feb 13th 2024 at 4:09:00 AM

It's from the what-if Spider-man vs Wolverine, a fair bit before Spider-verse. In this continuity Peter continues to hang with Wolverine and trains to be an assassin, augmenting his spider-sense where someone can't even *think* of attacking him without him knowing, and he just seems capable of predicting the future in general - knowing when Black Widow is going to come visit him, knowing how one of Wolverine's fights will go down to the dialogue and exact injuries, and knowing exactly when cavalry will arrive in a big battle.

Antiyonder (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#33237: Feb 13th 2024 at 5:18:50 AM

augmenting his spider-sense where someone can't even *think* of attacking him without him knowing, and he just seems capable of predicting the future in general

Yes. Writers who provided info for Life of Reilly even mentioned Kaine's visions being his Spider Sense, and his Mark of Kaine being an upgrade to being able to well, stick to surfaces and such.

DeltaCube91 from Elm Street Since: Jan, 2024
#33238: Feb 13th 2024 at 7:48:44 AM

[up][up] which is why he unceremoniously dies in Spiderverse, I guess

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#33239: Feb 13th 2024 at 2:43:17 PM

It was a Spider-Doombot he had prepped 3 years prior.

But jokes aside I imagine most multiverse crisis events must fuck with clairvoyants even harder than regular comic plots too.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#33240: Feb 13th 2024 at 11:53:26 PM

not as hard as being written by slott fucks with you

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#33241: Feb 14th 2024 at 5:59:09 AM

A new variant cover for the Web of Spider-Man one-shot is making the rounds.

You can see that both Chasm and the Scarlet Spider are on the cover. Could Kaine end up adopting the Scarlet Spider name while Ben stays as Chasm?

…it's like they want us to Hulk out on them.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Feb 14th 2024 at 3:21:56 PM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#33242: Feb 14th 2024 at 7:47:42 AM

Superior Spider-Man#4

Yay, Peter evades a repeat of Superior vol.1#9 with the aid of Uncle Ben and his alternative life self "Doctor Parker" in the mindscape, they all beat up Otto

LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
The Wandering Geek
#33243: Feb 14th 2024 at 7:58:22 AM

Is it? Then I'm sold!

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#33244: Feb 14th 2024 at 7:59:22 AM

Here's some scenes from it:

https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/10480548.html#cutid1

Thank you, Scans Daily.

I actually hope that Peter being able to fight off Ock hijacking his body will become a new thing for him. Like, the next time someone tries to do that in another comic book, he just does what he did here and no sells it.

I recall that issue of Marvel Team-up where him and Kamala swapped bodies revealed he'd put a chip in his head to defend from that due to the whole Superior experience, so they kept swapping back and forth instead of staying in one body for a bit.

Edited by HandsomeRob on Feb 14th 2024 at 9:21:59 AM

One Strip! One Strip!
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#33245: Feb 14th 2024 at 8:00:03 AM

Somewhere, Norman is laughing.

"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
#33246: Feb 14th 2024 at 8:53:17 AM

[up][up]That was such a great issue. Peter having proofed himself against any repeats of the Superior Spider-Man nonsense is hilarious and cool in equal measure.

I'll confess, I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying this new Superior run. It almost feels like it's a story arc from some parallel universe where Peter never suffered from all the OMD bullshit. And there's none of the rage baiting garbage from the main book. It's just a cool story about Peter and Bailey dealing with Ock's latest bullshit, and it's pretty fun.

I've mentioned before that the Backstory Invader element was the only thing I didn't like about Bailey, and I'm realizing now that part of the reason it annoys me is that it makes me wish Bailey actually HAD been around as Peter's sidekick for years, since his dynamic with Pete is so good and he's such an unexpectedly great character.

Edited by immortaleditor on Feb 14th 2024 at 8:54:53 AM

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#33247: Feb 15th 2024 at 1:14:18 AM

Peter having proofed himself against any repeats of the Superior Spider-Man nonsense is hilarious and cool in equal measure.

I think it immediately loses any coolness when we only learn this right before Otto reveals he already bypassed them with zero difficulty and without Peter even noticing. Weren't very effective measures at all.

Really this issue wasn't very good to me. Coupled with the last issue, Peter gets easily taken down by Otto, and then even with all his boasting nearly gets beaten within his own mind by Otto only to be saved by the thoughts of his "other" life. Also, this feels way too reminiscent of Life Story's showdown between Peter and Otto.

I will find it funny if this ends with Otto never actually becoming Spider-man again, though. But I'll also wonder what the fucking point was.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#33248: Feb 15th 2024 at 2:55:30 AM

I think Slott is just too fond of Otto to ever really let him get beaten since the issue ends with Peter still trusting Otto to help him save Anna.

"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
#33249: Feb 15th 2024 at 8:28:23 AM

Interesting Spider-Man easter eggs in the X-Men '97 trailer

There's a copy of the Daily Bugle in it which has two headlines at the top, "Is Spider Man a mutant?" (no hyphen), and "Hellfire Gala: Text by Eddie Brock, photos by Peter Parker

immortaleditor Since: Aug, 2023
#33250: Feb 15th 2024 at 8:42:02 AM

[up]That's such a cool little detail!


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