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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

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#35126: Jun 10th 2024 at 8:24:26 PM

"Points gun." What are you talking about, Miles never had an outfit sponsored by Adidas.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#35127: Jun 10th 2024 at 8:26:22 PM

Miles should probably fight Electro more.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#35128: Jun 10th 2024 at 8:28:44 PM

How many times had Miles fought Peter's regular rogues gallery anyway?

I know they get some shared custody but I'm pretty sure Miles has his own villains as well.

None of them have electric powers?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#35129: Jun 10th 2024 at 8:53:04 PM

Also if your curious how exactly Electro looked in the 2017 cartoon, here's Frye's scenes there.

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Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#35130: Jun 10th 2024 at 9:01:16 PM

the funny thing is miles is liked more by some of peters rogues like scorpion and rhino. probably not vulture though but I dont think they have interacted yet.

GateStarX The Formatter from The Great White North Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
The Formatter
#35131: Jun 10th 2024 at 9:07:56 PM

They need to do a Gauntlet V2. Miles vs Peter’s rogues gallery.

It's gonna be fun on the bun!
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#35132: Jun 10th 2024 at 9:27:18 PM

I mean, that's common with a hip, young legacy character when the original is still around.

So many people told Clint Hawkeye to his face that Kate Hawkeye was the cool Hawkeye. I think they were trying to be deliberately hurtful.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#35133: Jun 10th 2024 at 9:51:33 PM

I feel like Miles' quips are far less hurtful than Peter.

Someone like Shocker could appreciate that.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#35134: Jun 10th 2024 at 10:43:54 PM

It makes sense when you think about the fact that these guys have been fighting Peter for years. So they all developed a personal hatred for him, they fucking hate Peter for constantly sending them to the ER and prison.

Miles though is a stranger. They don't know him long enough so of course they lack the animosity with him that they have with Peter. They've known Peter for well over a decade at this point.

[up][up] It's weird how Clint gets shit on but Kate is cool despite not really doing anything different. She's still a normal human and she's still an archer, there's nothing really separating the 2.

Edited by slimcoder on Jun 10th 2024 at 10:50:42 AM

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Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#35135: Jun 10th 2024 at 11:06:36 PM

the only one who might hate miles more is vulture honestly. and even then it was peter who turned starling against him for good.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#35136: Jun 10th 2024 at 11:39:36 PM

Vulture and Peter don't have that much personal animosity despite him killing Aunt May's fiance in the 90s. Anyone remember that storyline?

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#35137: Jun 11th 2024 at 1:46:51 AM

I remember Nathan. Right?

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TigerClaw Since: Oct, 2023
#35139: Jun 11th 2024 at 1:54:54 AM

"Unironically, I sometimes wonder if Miles will have the ability to go into a pseudo Super Saiyan state with how anime his electric powers can get. "

That's already happened in Cody Ziglar's run. The red parts of his costume turn yellow and its called his Miles Maxed form.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#35140: Jun 11th 2024 at 1:55:22 AM

I bet Paul is still with MJ.

Marvel is still committed to him. But wait, has Charlie Cooper shown up recently?

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#35141: Jun 11th 2024 at 3:02:49 AM

And in the current Spider-Man Unlimited arc, Peter ends up on an actual date. With a woman who's secretly a brand new spider-inspired superhero.

They're clearly doomed, but at least he's making the effort. The same arc mentions a secure StarkDate app for superheroes - amusingly, Peter skips Hellcat's profile, but only swipes left on Jessica Drew after some indecision because it would "make the next Spider-Geddon too awkward".

(And despite using a normal dating app, she's still a superhero... are we back to Loki/whoever playing with causality and narrative again?)

Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 11th 2024 at 11:03:18 AM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#35142: Jun 11th 2024 at 3:49:15 AM

Wait, don’t most of the marvel heroes know each other? Why not just ask em out directly?

…….Unless Stark made that app available to the general public.[lol]

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Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#35143: Jun 11th 2024 at 5:11:15 AM

Peter isn't making an effort. The date happens to look like MJ, so he's not over her at all.

[up][up][up] Carlie's appeared a little, but not as much as she was in Spencer's run, where she admitted her own faults in her and Peter's relationship and basically served as MJ's lackey

Edited by Zarius on Jun 11th 2024 at 5:12:36 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
#35144: Jun 11th 2024 at 5:39:09 AM

Marvel really just slaps Stark onto any generic product, huh?

But the Slott run had the company’s big project be an MMO so maybe dating app was the next logical step

Edited by Bocaj on Jun 11th 2024 at 5:40:39 AM

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#35145: Jun 11th 2024 at 5:58:01 AM

Peter doesn't refer to Krakoa, so it's not clear how the app fits into the timeline.

But given that Feilong and Orchis usurping Tony's tech was a big part of that arc, he's lucky the Stark app didn't try to match him with someone like Selene, Moira or Omega Sentinel.

Edit: Especially as his old friend Judas Traveller was running some of the Orchis media and PR operations at that point, and would probably find this hilarious.

...although, frankly, I would read a story about any of those dates. I'm trying to remember whether he crossed paths with Selene before — I know Peter was in the Kulan Gath / Selene arc where New York got reality warped into a version of Conan's Hyboria, but I think he got killed before the reset button so wouldn't remember it?

Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 11th 2024 at 1:59:49 PM

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#35146: Jun 11th 2024 at 5:59:29 AM

Tony has to essentially rebuild his business every few months, no wonder he branches out.

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
#35147: Jun 11th 2024 at 6:04:15 AM

Squirrel Girl got paired with a sentinel on a dating site

The giant purple robot kind

They couldn’t make it work though as prejudice is a dealbreaker for her

Edited by Bocaj on Jun 11th 2024 at 6:04:36 AM

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#35148: Jun 11th 2024 at 7:43:33 AM

Wait, Stark made an MMO?

"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
#35149: Jun 11th 2024 at 8:21:51 AM

The eScape was a massively multiplayer online game at least before Tony turned it into an armor

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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#35150: Jun 11th 2024 at 8:33:34 AM

What next? He will add Guilty Gear to his next armor?

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