Amazing Spider-Man 648 - The Girl's All Right With Me

[goggle_kid]

Somewhat over-looked in between the talk of a new creative team, a toyetic new costume, the return of the Hobgoblin, and a misguided attempt at convincing America that someone actually likes Carlie Cooper as a romantic interest there was a really nice little 9-page Araña back-up story where Anya and Spider-Man team-up.

Incidentally Marvel's actually set-up an official Spider-Girl Twitter. Just because Nomad wasn't in this story doesn't mean there wasn't subtext.

Comments

[shanejayell]

I like the 'tweets' there. :)

[goggle_kid]

They are a cute narrative device.

[jacknoir]

I'm just going to believe she freaks about which boys to flirt with because she already knows which girl to flirt with.

[goggle_kid]

As will I.

Unless they bring back Lynn from her last book. In which case we're having a totally shipping triangle.

[dorksidefiker]

Can we have Lynn and that assassin guy? He amused me.

[schala_kid]

I just love how everyone assumes they're related, it's just like when Katie asked Spider-Woman if she was Spider-Man's sister.

And yes this was the most enjoyable part of that issue (second most enjoyable being the Avengers and Flash and Betty moments). I am still adjusting to Anya being Spider-Girl but so far I'm liking Paul Tobin's stuff.

[goggle_kid]

I've really liked what I've seen of Tobin's work on the Marvel Adventures line. I'm really looking forward to the new book.

[arilou_skiff]

I did like the "Web-hammock and big book of Science!" panel.

[eightleggedbeast]

"What are you trying to say, all us SPIDERS look the SAME to you HUH HUH HUH?"

[shadowpsykie]

dear everyone; Spider-man is NOT my dad/brother/boyfriend/evil twin

:) best lines :)

if we can't have may... i don't think this is so bad.

.... i still want may...


but i think i am loving this ;)

[blackruzsa]

Anya rocks this house xD Need to get this trade.

[pyrotwilight]

Eh, let Anya have her moment before Marvel sees she can't sell well either. Still sore about Anya stealing the Spider-girl name. :/

[goggle_kid]

Anya stole nothing. The name was unclaimed and fair game on Earth 616.

[long_silence]

From an in-story perspective, no Anya didn't steal the name. But Anya got the name and a new book a few months after Mayday's book was canceled for good.

From a real world perspective that was definitely a bit... fast.

[pyrotwilight]

Lisa: I'm keeping you! You're Snowball 5, but to save money on a new dish, we'll just call you Snowball II and pretend this whole thing never happened.

[stig]

Skinner: Isn't that cheating?

[kagome654]

Lisa: I guess it is, Principal Tamzarian.

[goggle_kid]

Fast maybe but... eh it doesn't bother me. May's book had an absurdly long life for an alt-universe title and "Spider-Girl" in the big scheme of things is a brand name that could have some marketing clout. From a pure business standpoint it makes more sense to have the name attached to an Earth 616 character. Like if they want to do another Spider-Man cartoon a few years down the line.

[octavius-rodens.livejournal.com]

Dear Everyone; Spider-Man is NOT my dad/brother/boyfriend/evil twin

So... clone then.

[fifthie]

Nah.

He just adopted her after her parents died in a horrific carnival accident.

[nezchan]

Hit by a carnival, very tragic.

[ravenous_raven]

Shot by a carnival...person. While his mother wore pearls. After seeing "Zorro."

[lieut_kettch]

What boy to flirt with, Anya? Rikki's standing right there!

Also, can she have her powers back? The Young Allies look a little unbalanced power-wise with two badass normals.

[q99]

Despite this, my money's still on 'evil twin.'

[greenmask]

That girl she rescued is wearing a Daria costume.

[shanejayell]

*tilts head*

Well... kinda. It's a stretch, IMHO.

[mullon]

This just fuels my indecision on whether or not to get a Twitter account.

[tsunamiwombat]

Can I just say i'm just glad Anya doesn't have HUGE PORNSTAR BOOBIES.

I mean, as much as I love huge pornstar boobies.

[taggerung301]

Oh wow, you're right, she doesn't

Props to the artist!

[tsunamiwombat]

I kno rite? She doesn't even have a wasp thin waist or lypobooty.

WHAT IS THIS I AM SEEING I DON'T EVEN

REASONABLE FEMALE ANATOMY IN COMICS?

[bariman]

She looks like an athletic teenage girl. You don't see that very often in comics. (Well, except for the last Spider-Girl.)

[proteus_lives]

We all do but there a time and a place.

Mod Note

[angelophile]

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Re: Mod Note

[goggle_kid]

*FACE-PALM*

Sorry about that. I fixed the cut and I'll make note not to do that in the future.

[liara_shadowsong]

This is cute. Really, really cute.

[psychopathicus_rex]

'Unless you're Thor'. Nice. Also, true.
Also, I could be wrong, but shouldn't that be 'There ARE an astounding amount of blah blah blah'?

[ravenous_raven]

You know, even without the context for these scans, that part's just funnier. As if Thor just whizzed by ("HeySpideyoffbeingawesome!") and Peter just thought, "Exhibit A."


Yes, you are right (it bothered me too), but hey, everyday English is messy and not grammatically correct.

[psychopathicus_rex]

Well, in MU New York (and presumably, most other big cities), such things probably happen all the time. If you read between the lines, there's probably all sorts of moments we don't get to see where heroes interact briefly with each other on the way to their respective cases. 'Hey, Spidey.' 'Oh, hey, Moon Knight. Where ya goin'?' 'Ah, some cheap hood down on the docks thinks he's the new Capone. You?' 'After Doc Ock again.' 'Well, good luck.' 'Same to you.' Probably happens all the time.
And, yes, true, but one of the things that MAKES it messy is that people stop to correct themselves when they flub their grammar, as they should. If that were me, I probably would have gone 'There is an... d'ahhh, whoops, 'scuse me, there ARE...'

[mistervader]

I think it's "is". There's only one amount. And it's astonishing. :P

[psychopathicus_rex]

I guess it could go either way, but I'm still pretty sure it's 'are'. That's the word I'd use, anyway.

[mistervader]

I personally hope I'm right, though. It'd be pretty embarrassing being an English teacher and getting my subject-verb agreement wrong. :P

[psychopathicus_rex]

Well, I'll admit I can't exactly whip out any particular rules of the English language to prove my point, but it doesn't SOUND right to me. As someone who writes a lot, it's not a phrase I'd use.

[proteus_lives]

"Unless you're Thor"

Spidey speaks the truth.

That also applies to Cap, Logan, Squirrel Girl, Rocket Raccoon, Galactus, etc.

But seriously it's nice to see a street-level hero acknowledge there is a difference between them and those can shatter mountains with their hands.