Big Spider-Man Arc for Next Year?

[cyberghostface]

Hopefully after BND!Spider-Man dies a horrible and prolonged death, we'll find out that the real Peter Parker was tied up in Norman Osborn's closet since the events of Civil War.

And then the real Peter will return to his job as a teacher, with his aunt and wife, both confidantes of his secret identity, at his side.

A man can hope, can't he?

For legality, Web of Spider-Man #50.

Comments

[sun_man]

ugh!!!! Didn't we already get this a few years ago when Spider-Man was actually a good book?

[cyberghostface]

Indeed we did. Although that Other arc was pretty sour in and out of itself and pointless in the long run to boot. Seriously, "dying" and being resurrected had zero impact for the title and what little changes in the status quo there were--Peter gaining new powers like the "stingers"--were all wiped clean come BND.

[big_daddy_d]

I rather liked The Other and the whole Spider Totem thing.

[dorksidefiker]

*clings* I am not alone!

[cyberghostface]

I didn't mind the Spider Totem storyline, but I felt it should have ended when Ezekiel died.

[fifthie]

Yup.

[destroyed]

I... really didn't. It's not that it was poorly written or the characters weren't engaging, but the fact that it tied Spider-Man's sciency origin into shamanic destiny felt really out-of-left-field. I want to say it's why the story gets the flak it does from some, and it's a fairly valid, non fanboyish argument.

The story would've held more water with me if it was aloft in mystery. The ending of him fully embracing the totem and cocooning himself and all was too literal and fairly overwrought and stupid. Mary Jane watched him eat a guy's head, for fuck's sake.

[fifthie]

I want to say it's why the story gets the flak it does from some, and it's a fairly valid, non fanboyish argument.

IT really gets tiresome when people need to ritually denounce all negative opinions while explaining that the ones they agree with are special.

[destroyed]

Good job refuting that the story's climax was Spider-Man EATING SOMEONE'S HEAD.

[destroyed]

Wait... but then you agreed with me underneath and...

I'm tired from work and confused.

[fifthie]

The story would've held more water with me if it was aloft in mystery. The ending of him fully embracing the totem and cocooning himself and all was too literal and fairly overwrought and stupid. Mary Jane watched him eat a guy's head, for fuck's sake.

Yeah, among the reasons why the Other was so terrible was at least for me personally, I liked the Spider-Totem thing as it had been left in that last story arc before Sins Past, it was a nicely understated expansion of the mythos that didn't really need to be beaten to death with ultraliteralism.

[starwolf_oakley]

Well, the Other did have Mary Jane saying "Being Spider-Man is a drawn out suicide attempt, as you feel so guilty over your uncle's death." I never fully got that.

[arilou_skiff]

The spider-totem thing was OK; but the Other was just bad.

[q99]

Also, it wasn't really about him being dead for any significant amount of time, unlike this one.

Plus, this one is a chance to do something about OMD.

[nezchan]

Hey now, OMD isn't all bad!

[q99]

That was pretty cool :)

[nezchan]

Only problem is, it's got me scouring YouTube for more awesome stuff from the 80's.

Montreal's The Box FTW!

[insectposse]

I'd have gone with "Electricity" or "Enola Gay" myself, but bravo in any case.

[fifthie]

Seriously, "dying" and being resurrected had zero impact for the title and what little changes in the status quo there were--Peter gaining new powers like the "stingers"--were all wiped clean come BND.

Are they still pretending that he still has them while not referring to them in any way whatsoever like they were at the beginning of OMBND?

[liliaeth]

Yeah, they didn't even let him stay dead for an entire issue. And aside of MJ and the Avengers no one even knew (or cared) that he was dead.

[k_red]

"Hopefully after BND!Spider-Man dies a horrible and prolonged death, we'll find out that the real Peter Parker was tied up in Norman Osborn's closet since the events of Civil War."

Amen, brother. Plus, very darkly hilarious.

[janegray]

Where is your icon from? I'm curious ^^

[k_red]

Elixir and X23, X-Force #10. I know, X-Force is ridiculous, but it had some great moments. If I ever figure out how to post to this comm I'll put some of them up.

[nezchan]

Well, didn't they kill off the Spidey worth reading about when Mephisto showed up?

Not counting the MA and Avengers versions, of course.

[sonopants]

Aunt May likes to watch!

[angelophile]

Well, I guess since he sold his soul to the devil, he's pretty f**ed, theologically speaking.

[darkblade]

Technically he only sold his marriage but you know just making any sort of faustian bargin tends to end badly for the mortal's soul.

[freezer]

"Forgot", my ass, you geriatric voyeur!

[mullon]

And I'm the Queen of England.

[big_daddy_d]

HAHAHAHA! Oh Marvel.... you can't kill what's already dead!

[cypherfdp]

HOLY CRAP SPIDER-MAN IS DYING

YOU KNOW

LIKE EVERY GODDAMN COMIC BOOK CHARACTER TO EVER EXIST

Bahhhh me no like death as a publicity stunt.

[thatnickguy]

Spidey died after he made a deal with the devil. Now, he's in hell.

And so are we all.

[q99]

I heard a fun speculation on another forum- maybe Aunt May will make a deal with the devil to bring him back?

[nezchan]

Okay, that would be just the sort of irony Mephisto would love.

[filkertom]

... I perceive the desperation of a bad stand-up comedian. Or maybe a bad stage magician, one who keeps doing his lame tricks lamely, and jabbering, "HA! 'Ja see that, kid? Magic! Hah? Hah? Cah-mon, gimme a break here! Wait, this one! Looka THIS one! Cah-MON, you ungrateful punk! What's wrong with you? This is KILLER material!"

Even the Jesus facepalm isn't worthy of this:

[halialkers]

Re: Even the Jesus facepalm isn't worthy of this:

[darkblade]

Thats alota facepalm.

Re: Even the Jesus facepalm isn't worthy of this:

[nezchan]

Needs more facepalm. Got something with, say, Galactus in it?

Re: Even the Jesus facepalm isn't worthy of this:

[sir_razorback]

Have a Prime Facepalm to go with it. =p

Re: Even the Jesus facepalm isn't worthy of this:

[bariman]

Wow, I only recognize three characters in that. The Earth King from Avatar, Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchmist, and May from Pokemon, and I stopped watching that last show long before she showed up.

Re: Even the Jesus facepalm isn't worthy of this:

[karthzon]

There's also Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach, Nyamo-sensei and Yomi from Azumanga Daioh, Kyon from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (twice), Nagato Yuki from the same, Suiseiseki and the protagonist boy from Rozen Maiden, L from Death Note (also twice), Zelgadis from Slayers (thrice!), Negi from Mahou Sensei Negima, some dude from Naruto, Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop and I'm pretty sure the pink-haired girl in the second row is from an eroanime.

[punishermax]

cross post

Spider-Man
Chapter 5

okay guise i just wanna say that my fic is gettn reviews like crazay lolz ~huggles Ryoko plushy~ now i wanan say that im happy that i got good reviews from carliefan89 and spiderfan444444 thanx you two ~hands fans muffins~mm muffins! MUFFINS OF DOOOOOOOOOM LOLZ GIR BUT BOXFANMAN NEEDS TO STOP WITh his being mean reviews of im gonna tell the peope who run fanfictionet that iur being rude let's start chappieeee

so peter was fuighting a bad guy and he got thrown off a building which is bad! then when he hit the ground he started beeding real abd but he couldn't stop cause he had to save carlie who was being attacked by the Vulture who started throwing uo acid ~oh no yuckies huggles ryoko and tenchi plushies~
(Wake me up) Wake me up inside.
Wake me up inside. (Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark.
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run.
Before I come undone.
(Save me) Save me from the nothing I've become.

then the music played and peter beat vulture up and bood was everythere because his hand was cut off and carlie was scared because peter was bleediung and she ytelled at him

"P-peter kun pleas don't die because if you die my heart will be broken~she cries~ peter kun i...i love u....~ "Carlie chan I'm sorry but...the blood leaves my body but my love does not....aas shinji ikari said in gundam i mustn't run away but i am dying so please never die carliecaaaahnnn...~ ~peter dies so sad....cries~ so carlie decided tyo become spider-man but she is a woman w so spdier girl not that lame series thet ended but a real spider girl

sssooo sad i'm sorry about the cliffhander but everything is in the works so this chappie is eeedning.

[darkblade]

It really does help to imagine Quesada as a twelve year old fan fic author,

[jcbaggee]

My theory? Quesada wants the classic story THE OTHER to be in continuity again. This won't be a new story; just reprints of THE OTHER, with MJ digitally replaced by Carlie Cooper.

[an-idol-mind.livejournal.com]

My first reaction is, "It's about damned time." More than any superhero ever, Spider-Man could really use a death and rebirth storyline to help redefine the character and reboot things for new readers.

My second reaction is that this is probably Marvel's best chance at retconning One More Day. Spider-Man dies, goes to Hell for having made a deal with the Devil, and thus is in direct contact with Mephisto. Being in direct contact with Mephisto causes the deal to be null and void thanks to the clause that Mary Jane added about Mephisto never bothering Peter again, and BAM...we go back to pre-One More Day continuity.

Okay, I know that won't happen as long as Quesada is in charge, but this is a potential out for a comic book whose sales have tanked since the stupid decision to have Spidey make that deal.