He's Sensational, he's Spectacular, he's the Amazing Spider-Man!

Furu

He's doing some of the best work of his career on Big Time.

GoodCitizen

So I quit reading spider-man a little after brand new day when anti-venom was running around and shit was getting (even more) stupid. Apparently it doesn't suck anymore? What would be a good issue to start reading from?

Langly

fucking neon piping on every god damn character these days.

Kyougu

GoodCitizen wrote: »

So I quit reading spider-man a little after brand new day when anti-venom was running around and shit was getting (even more) stupid. Apparently it doesn't suck anymore? What would be a good issue to start reading from?

Can we get the title changed to "Just start reading Big Time"?

Brand New Day wasn't bad (Shed was a fantastic arc), but Big Time is the first time in years that I'm actually following Spider-man monthly. And I was able to jump in with no problem.

admanb

GoodCitizen wrote: »

So I quit reading spider-man a little after brand new day when anti-venom was running around and shit was getting (even more) stupid. Apparently it doesn't suck anymore? What would be a good issue to start reading from?

Big Time started at 648. So you should start reading at goddamn 648.

Blankzilla

Langly wrote: »

fucking neon piping on every god damn character these days.

The Worthy

Thor

Spideys one-off costume

that's it

Wildcat

Blankzilla wrote: »

Langly wrote: »

fucking neon piping on every god damn character these days.

The Worthy

Thor

Spideys one-off costume

that's it

I can understand Peter's logic. Wear glowy piping = meet Olivia Wilde. It's worth testing in a scientific environment!

Hensler

I don't usually like IGN's comic coverage much, but they've got a preview of Venom #1 up: http://comics.ign.com/articles/115/1153407p1.html

This book has tiger's blood.

TexiKen

I'm digging that preview. Flash Thompson and John Walker need to become drinking buddies.

Looks like I'll be buying my first 616 Spider-family book since 2007.

cardboard delusions

Can't wait for this!!!!

Antimatter

that looks extremely rad

TexiKen

Spidey Super Stories has nothing on Spidey Super Theater Stories

Wildcat

That's some good stuff right there. And some pretty faithful artwork, too.

Munch

So, Spider-Man's pretty much just Newspaper Spider-Man now, right? Because it seems like this is the third or fourth time I've seen him felled by poor masonry, and I don't even read the book.

Spoiler:

Furu

His Spider Sense is gone.

TexiKen

That is funny though, as good as when Peter punched himself in the face when he fought the Spot.

Munch

Furu

IT'S NOT EVEN A TRUCK MUNCH GOD

Munch

We can't see the back of that police car. It could easily be a lowrider police truck.

Man, Lowrider Police Truck is an A&E TV show waiting to happen.

Furu

Steven Seagal: Lowrider Police Truck

Wildcat

Much, my offer of marriage is still open.

admanb

They are obviously just setting up a scenario where he realizes he will have to defeat his problems with SCIENCE!

That is still hilarious.

Blankzilla

But

That is exactly what has happened in the last two story arcs.

Plus the first issue of Big Time

Munch

Wildcat wrote: »

Much, my offer of marriage is still open.

Did you get the surgery yet?

Wildcat

Munch wrote: »

Wildcat wrote: »

Much, my offer of marriage is still open.

Did you get the surgery yet?

I am pleased to say I did. This third arm makes it difficult to get suits that fit, but we'll work something out.

Zeromus

Guys, I've just picked up Grim Hunt because I love Kraven's Last Hunt so much and have heard good things about this, of course, and I've gotta say, as someone who doesn't know much about the Spider-Man mythos I'm pretty lost: who are all of these Spider-Women? Who is Kaine? And Ezekiel? Like, there's some periphery information and not knowing the specifics isn't making the story suck or anything, but I'd like to know more!

Zeromus

Well dang if that's not the most bizarre Spider-Man comic I've ever read

...Next to The Other, I guess.

Golden Yak

Kaine is Spidey's mutant psycho clone, who's on again/off again evil. I think he might be evil right now. Or dead. He could be dead. Sometimes he's dead.

Ezekiel, if I remember correctly, is a member of a cult who worships animal spirits, specifically the spider totem, hence all the cult members have spider powers. And they think Spidey is the messiah, or something. That was all post-Clone saga stuff, I only really skimmed it.

Vermis

Dunno if it needs spoilers at this point, but better safe than sorry.

Spoiler:

Back when JMS retconned Spidey's powers as magic: Ezekiel hunted down the spider-temple and went through a bunch of rituals to become the spider-totem and gain spider-powers. Spidey became a spider-totem by accident, bitten by ye olde radioactive spider...e. (in JMS' retelling, the radioactivity seemed to be beside the point, and Petey was 'chosen' by the spider or whatever forces that directed it) Problem was, the world wasn't big enough for two spider-totems. Kind of a 'there can be only one' deal.

IIRC.

Witch_Hunter_84

Man this whole "No one dies" idea Spidey is clinging to isn't going to end well for him.

cardboard delusions

I think that's going to be the point of his Fear Itself arc.

Gank

Witch_Hunter_84 wrote: »

Man this whole "No one dies" idea Spidey is clinging to isn't going to end well for him.

Well why would you say that? It's ended so well every other time he's taken this kind of stance...

Witch_Hunter_84

I just don't wanna go through another arc down the line where Spidey has to come to terms with the fact that people are going to die and there's nothing he can do about it. He gets all mopey and annoying, only this time he'll have money.

And it'll probably be Carlie who's gonna get iced.

Gank

They've done so many "Spidey comes to term with blank" stories, usually loss and death, like his House of M story. It got old a long time ago, it's why so many people are loving Big Time.

And given how people reacted to OMD do you think Marvel would be so tactless as to kill of his new beloved this soon?

Blankzilla

Peter is being crazy delusional this time around.

I mean he his on two teams with Wolverine. People are going to die.

Golden Yak

I'm more interested in following Jameson on this story angle, honestly. Spidey's made tragically unrealistic vows before, but I haven't read JJJ being this hard line before.

SatanIsMyMotor

I'm not sure I like this no spider sense thing. I really like Spider-Man as a dude that pulls off impossible feats. He was like an amateur super hero in this last issue.

Robos A Go Go

SatanIsMyMotor wrote: »

I'm not sure I like this no spider sense thing. I really like Spider-Man as a dude that pulls off impossible feats. He was like an amateur super hero in this last issue.

It's not like he's going to get shot every issue. The only reason he looked bad was to give him motivation to use his tech skills. Now that he's making crazy webbing and suits of armor, he probably isn't going to be whiffing it against generic gunmen anymore.

That said, I still think it would've been better to take away his super-strength instead.

Gank

So i kinda stole my friends FCBD issue of Spider-Man... Hot damn they are really pushing Kingsley to be an inverted Peter Parker. Now with annoying, blonde MJ wanna-be! (Actually I love Norah, but Jesus!)



Really? Pumpkin?

Caveman Paws

Why do all the hot comic girls hook up with ugly dudes?

Pyschology nerds help a fella out!