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Spider-Man: Homecoming review thread [92% RT]
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broncobuster
Banned
Batman has the benefit of going through several 'cycles' already. From Adam West, to Burton, to Schumacher, to Nolan, to the current. Same with Bond. Obviously everyone has their preferences but with time they come to terms with there not being one true take on the character--which has always been strange considering the history of these characters.
Yeah. He's responsible for the longest absence I had from comics Spidey. And I stuck it out through the symbiote and clone nonsense of the '90s. Granted, age and time had something to do with it.
Yeah it's getting ridiculous.
I haven't really seen DC fans do this despite the Nolan films being pretty good. Props to them.
Vampfox
Banned
You mean a writer who's an asshole to fans who disagree with him.
CaviarMeths
Member
Probably because the Nolan trilogy was succeeded by a shitty movie. If this was BvS being reviewed on par with BB/TDK, you can bet that they're be plenty of posters coming out of the woodwork to proclaim that they always thought Nolan's movies sucked.
I've read some of his rants about the marriage and to me it seems like he's just frustrated that he gets the lion's share of shit for it when the decision was made above him
I'm assuming you're reading Renew Your Vows though so that's something and I believe Slott was behind the scenes banging the gong really loud for that to happen
people shit on Slott for whatever reason but he's still a huge Spider Man fan, he knows what's up
Dan Slott was not even working on Spider-Man when Alex Alonso decided to take the marriage away.
Maybe you should just not scream at him
He was always nice to me when I was nice to him, he even explained me once in detail how he works.
Maybe you should just not scream at him
Better than John Bryne who is an asshole to everyone
Vampfox
Banned
I've never screamed at a comic book writer because at the end of the day comics are just a hobby.
But I've seen Slott being mean to people on the CBR forums. He's called people trolls before, and accused people of creating fake accounts just to mess with him without any proof.
And he has a nasty habit of attacking the Spider-Man fansite "Spider-Man Crawlspace".
And than when he's really bad he'll just have the mods delete his posts.
Just very unprofessional.
WhateverItTakes
Banned
At this point aren't all superhero stories fanfic? Granted that guy's ideas were particularly shite.
He got fucking death threats!
Vampfox
Banned
And that makes it ok to be an asshole?
You're not missing anything.
Though You should read Renew Your Vows, and Spider-Girl.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
That's definitely when I stopped reading Spidey regularly for the first time in over a decade. I've never picked it back up again for regular reading but have popped into different Slott arcs here and there. He's had some pretty great stories and I think he gets a lot more hate than he deserves. I think people just aren't used to Marvel keeping a writer on a single book for this long and want a big change.
Vampfox
Banned
So writing characters out of character is his way of knowing what's up.
I think its very human to get more emotional once people threat your life.
You said on the last page that you dont read Spider-Man since OMD. People who dont even read the stuff are always the best to say if something is good or bad.
Yeah, I don't know what was up with people taking it seriously. I like Moviebob, but I always take his ideas with a grain of salt given some of his out-of-step opinions, like
-treating Mario like some epic franchise that deserves another shot at a live-action film
-thinking that the Batman NES game is the best Batman game and that Spider Man 2 is the best superhero game
-his insistence that only 3 of the X-Men films (First Class, Deadpool, and Logan) are actually good movies and that the rest are mediocre-to-bad
Still, he puts out some really good content, so I just roll my eyes and wait for the next RTG/editorial piece.
Yeah. The other day i was reading some reviews about Superior Spider Man and they were pretty good. Maybe i'll check that out.
Vampfox
Banned
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Going to the movie tomorrow night. Looking forward to it.
Wow, you are reading reviews. Its totally the same.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Slott's Spidey ain't bad but I think the series really needs some new blood.
if you want to go down the Slott rabbit hole I'd suggest starting at the beginning
ASM 698-700 and Superior Spider Man are better stories if you read everything else before it
I agree with this. I've been one of this site's biggest Slott defenders because it always seemed like he had more stories to tell but recently I'm starting to want a change up. this most recent arc was pretty cool and could lead to some interesting things though.
wait, you're being serious right now? you're reading reviews of things you aren't reading and are trying to pretend like you know what you're talking about in regards to the things you're not reading?
I've read a bit of the Renew Your Vows and Spider-Girl stuff and haven't found it to be anything special. I'm glad that it exists for the people who want that kind of status quo to still be around, but I do feel like more often than not, many of its ardent defenders are there because they feel some obligation to the Spider-Man marriage than actual Spider-Man.
also, while Slott trolling fans (who are also trolling him, lol) might skirt the edge of unprofessionalism, calling him a mean asshole seems like a bit much. Especially when there are plenty of actual assholes in the industry, like John Byrne, Chuck Austen, Frank Miller, and seemingly Nick Spencer now. I think Todd MacFarlane was also a huge asshole back in the day but seems like he's relaxed a bit since?
also, while Slott trolling fans (who are also trolling him, lol) might skirt the edge of unprofessionalism, calling him a mean asshole seems like a bit much. Especially when there are plenty of actual assholes in the industry, like John Byrne, Chuck Austen, Frank Miller, and seemingly Nick Spencer now. I think Todd MacFarlane was also a huge asshole back in the day but seems like he's relaxed a bit since?
New to the internet?
Vampfox
Banned
Superior Spider-Man is pretty bad. The plot only works because everyone is written like idiots.
Plus characters who know Peter like Mary Jane can't tell that Peter is not acting like himself.
I've just never seen someone so blatantly admit that before, they usually try and hide it and front like they've kept up
so......did you actually read Superior Spider Man or what?
How do you know, you havent even read it.
Vampfox
Banned
I read a review. I got all that I needed to know.
😂😂😂😂
I love how I dont even have to formulate arguments against you since you are working so good against yourself.
Primethius
Banned
Superior Spiderman is so good. Only run I actually liked post OMD. Not a fan of most Spidey stuff since OMD, but I'm not gonna harp on it since it just saves me money in the end.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Big Time / Spider Island were great IMO
Totally agree on Big Time. I think with Spider-Island started the downfall. Still, it got some nice moments.
Zeyphersan
Banned
I really really like Big Time. Its actually the first Spider-Man collection I bought, at Comic-Con 2012. I had read some other comics in bits and pieces before but had never bought like a run
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
You mean GAF doesn't want the one thing they've complained about as to why they don't read western comics?
It also had some of the best artists since Slott joined
Zeyphersan
Banned
Very true, visually gorgeous
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Alpha.
50th anniversary issue was his first appearance and, boy, was that disappointing.