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Marvel Legacy: Spider-Man goes back to basics (spoilers)
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excelsiorlef
Member
Lol.
Sounds utterly contrived
Sounds utterly contrived
I've actually liked Peter's new status quo.
After Superior Spider-Man ended they relaunched with Amazing Spider-Man #1.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
I didn't especially like the parker industries stuff, but why just remove it like that? How odd.
Haloid1177
Banned
So Rebirth?
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Indeed.
I know I'm in the minority on this, but I'm actually okay with this return to the status quo. I really hated Peter as a rich, jet-setting CEO of a successful technology company so I'd fully welcome a return to his more grounded roots as a New Yorker just struggling to get by.
Also this, though. I really dislike Slott as a writer and wish the book would finally get some fresh talent in.
I just want Slott off the book at this point.
Also this, though. I really dislike Slott as a writer and wish the book would finally get some fresh talent in.
EroticSushi
Member
Will never forgive him for what he did to Black Cat.I just want Slott off the book at this point
Primethius
Banned
I'm looking forward to what is very likely to be an utterly contrived and stupid in-universe reason for the status quo change.
Duane Cunningham
Member
It's a return to the scrappy underdog status that's the Peter Parker we all know and love.
Fuuuuck. Off.
Seriously, this is why I stopped reading comics for a lot of years. These aren't actual story characters, sadly, they're corporate logos. They can't develop or progress, not for long. They always HAVE to be reset every few years back to whatever early part of their story they think people are most familiar with.
Hey Marvel? If you're going to tell stories about Peter Parker the guy who works at the Bugle and struggles to make ends meet? We've already read that. Many many many times.
We have a scrappy underdog/college student/girl problems Spider-Man already, too. His name is Miles. We don't need to regress Peter (even though we knew it was inevitable).
Fuuuuck. Off.
Seriously, this is why I stopped reading comics for a lot of years. These aren't actual story characters, sadly, they're corporate logos. They can't develop or progress, not for long. They always HAVE to be reset every few years back to whatever early part of their story they think people are most familiar with.
Hey Marvel? If you're going to tell stories about Peter Parker the guy who works at the Bugle and struggles to make ends meet? We've already read that. Many many many times.
We have a scrappy underdog/college student/girl problems Spider-Man already, too. His name is Miles. We don't need to regress Peter (even though we knew it was inevitable).
SPOILER: Ock owns the Bugle
They are catering to those complaining about Parker being Stark 2.0 and Slott instead to leaving right here, he's gonna be a asshole and go back to square one.
Honestly, Slott's run is one big love letter to Doc ock.
They are catering to those complaining about Parker being Stark 2.0 and Slott instead to leaving right here, he's gonna be a asshole and go back to square one.
Honestly, Slott's run is one big love letter to Doc ock.
LordRaptor
Member
History is going to be very, very, very kind to Slotts run, even if you don't like him or are bored of him doing the writing duties.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
Slott's going to be writing Amazing from the fucking grave at this point.
Hard pass. I'll keep reading Chip's Spectacular though.
Hard pass. I'll keep reading Chip's Spectacular though.
Tizoc
Member
Peter David wrote Hulk for near 10 years too at one point.
I miss the "Webheads" model from Brand New Day - just 4-5 good writers who do round-robin arcs with different artists. You got lots of great, diverse writing styles that still all fit together for the larger narrative. Aside from the shaky beginning, it was the best Spider-Man's been in fucking decades.
yep, he did for Spidey what Nicenza did for Thunderbolts
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
They wonder why Comic Books are so niche
This is why!
Stop doing these events reboots of reboots, Jesus, every time something sticks, nah we gotta change the formula to New Coke!
This is why!
Stop doing these events reboots of reboots, Jesus, every time something sticks, nah we gotta change the formula to New Coke!
EchoChamber
Member
Just stop writing spiderman slott.
Permanently A
Junior Member
I mean what are they supposed to do? You can't keep progressing in a Marvel comic, that would require a conclusion.
FullMetaltech
Member
Same here. Felt like he was riding the Tony Stark train.
HawksWinStanley
Member
Kind of off topic but this seems like a decent enough thread to ask this where do I start with the Miles storyline?
I'm currently subbed to the free month of Marvel Unlimited and wanted to check this out but, as usual, I'm kind of confused as to where to start. I found that he first appears in the Fallout series after Peter dies but it's not really an origin story and I only got half way through the series before getting bored of it.
I'm currently subbed to the free month of Marvel Unlimited and wanted to check this out but, as usual, I'm kind of confused as to where to start. I found that he first appears in the Fallout series after Peter dies but it's not really an origin story and I only got half way through the series before getting bored of it.
Duane Cunningham
Member
Sure, but the correct solution is to show how he's different than Stark. Stark is ruthless, Peter is compassionate. Use it as an opportunity to examine whether a CEO like Peter can make it, maybe? I dunno. But this "back to the basics" stuff sucks. It always happens.
The thing they did let him progress...and then assholes came and opted to do One More Day.
DC has been doing a better job at progression than Marvel.
Omegasquash
Member
BoogieWoogie
Banned
I would argue that the Thunderbolts that people best remember is Ellis'.
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Deleted member 13876
Unconfirmed Member
Will be really idiotic to read the reasons why someone who can pump out million dollar gadgets has to work at a newspaper.
"I want pictures of Spiderman... That half of New York probably snaps on their smartphone"
"I want pictures of Spiderman... That half of New York probably snaps on their smartphone"
Yeah, but I was talking about Spider-Man. How long has Slott been on now? I'm assuming probably Stan Lee wrote more, but Slott's got to be up there. JMS wrote for a long time, too, I think.
Have they?
It feels like Damian Wayne has been 10 years old forever now. Everyone feels frozen in time, expect I guess Superman.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I'm not buying a Mark Bagley book but the first issue of Spectacular was great. First time I've enjoyed a Spidey book I sampled in about a decade.
They've written themselves into a corner with all the Robins in relation to Bruce's age. They can't really age up Damian much more.
They've written themselves into a corner with all the Robins in relation to Bruce's age. They can't really age up Damian much more.
But at least Batman has a kid, has a family.
Spider Man? Dude's own marriage got retconned because it made him feel old.
People have a right to be wrong
Now that i think about it, him becoming editor would be too perfect so it won't happen. They could even give him a new Robbie Robertson
And atleast they're doing something with kid Damian in the form of Super Sons.
LordOfLore
Banned
Actually, he turned 13 as of Rebirth and right away set out to try to join Teen Titans since he's a teen now.
I actually also miss when Spider-man was written by the Spider-man Architects. Apart from the whole uh... Neo-Vulture mess some of those stories were great. The Rhino arc was awesome and still probably one of my favourite stories from that period.
Slott just misses the mark, I don't miss the period where he was really into Community and kept putting references to it into Peter's dialogue.
moan moan moan.
I might read the book via digital but I dropped the book as of Secret Empire physically. That BC rumour sounds super appealing, Nick Spencer's Superior Foes run is one of my favourite books.
Slott just misses the mark, I don't miss the period where he was really into Community and kept putting references to it into Peter's dialogue.
moan moan moan.
I might read the book via digital but I dropped the book as of Secret Empire physically. That BC rumour sounds super appealing, Nick Spencer's Superior Foes run is one of my favourite books.
It makes me happy they're going back to legacy numbering. Finally. Screw the constant #1 issues.
Also, happy to see Slott continue on. I certainly haven't liked all his decisions (hi Black Cat) but his run has overall been very good.
It seems comic fans can never be pleased. I constantly saw people complaining that a wildly successful/tech savy Peter was too much like Tony Stark. Now they bring Peter back down to earth and people complain about that too.
It sounds like there's a twist to the Daily Bugle thing so let's wait and see what it is.
Also, happy to see Slott continue on. I certainly haven't liked all his decisions (hi Black Cat) but his run has overall been very good.
It seems comic fans can never be pleased. I constantly saw people complaining that a wildly successful/tech savy Peter was too much like Tony Stark. Now they bring Peter back down to earth and people complain about that too.
It sounds like there's a twist to the Daily Bugle thing so let's wait and see what it is.
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