Spiderman dead! How could they do this!?

Post by **Rum** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:55 am

I have just discovered that Spiderman was 'killed off' in June by Marvel comics!

I haven't read the comics for a long time, but I was around (and owned!) Number 1s of Spiderman, The Fantastic Four, Avengers and several other Marvel comics back in my early teens and grew up with them. I was a huge fan. (If only I had kept those #1 issues!!).

So anyway they decided to kill him off!

..without even asking me if it was OK! How could they! A part of my life has gone...

Here's a link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/ju ... ath-marvel

Post by **Callan** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:58 am

He'll be back.
I believe three days is usual?

Post by **Pappa** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:58 am

He's being replaced by a Black-Hispanic kid.

They reboot comic book stories all the time. It's no big deal.

Post by **Rum** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:00 am

Pappa wrote:He's being replaced by a Black-Hispanic kid.

They reboot comic book stories all the time. It's no big deal.

NO BIG DEAL!!!???

Post by **Animavore** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:15 am

Ultimate Spiderman was a re-imaging of Spiderman started in 2000 were it was decided, after 40 years of back story, to start again from the beginning, from scratch (kinda like the new movie is doing). I'm sure they have something else lined up.

Post by **Pappa** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:18 am

Rum wrote:
Pappa wrote:He's being replaced by a Black-Hispanic kid.

They reboot comic book stories all the time. It's no big deal.
NO BIG DEAL!!!???

No. If they want to reboot one of the versions of Peter Parker in a few years time, they will (and I've no doubt they will).

Post by **Rum** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:20 am

Animavore wrote:Ultimate Spiderman was a re-imaging of Spiderman started in 2000 were it was decided, after 40 years of back story, to start again from the beginning, from scratch (kinda like the new movie is doing). I'm sure they have something else lined up.

They do - a mixed race kid who looks suspiciously like Obama to me!

Actually Peter Parker and his whole Zeitgeist was pretty worn out in my view. He was always a copy of Clark Kent if you think about it - mild mannered and physically a bit weak to counterbalance the super-powers. Mind you that is on the basis of not having read the comics for the last five or more years.

Post by **Animavore** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:24 am

This was an awesome comic when I was an ephyra.

Post by **leo-rcc** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:16 am

Remember Miguel O'Hara?

It's not the first time Marvel did this, won't be the last time either.

Post by Kr » Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:38 pm

DC Comics are rebooting their entire universe. 52 titles will all start back at issue #1. Spiderman has it easy!

Post by **Feck** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:52 pm

Organochlorides ?

Post by **Schneibster** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:01 pm

PCB, for example.

Post by **Feck** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:02 pm

Schneibster wrote:PCB, for example.

Lindane works on spiders ...

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:04 pm

Post by **Schneibster** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:13 pm

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