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malcontent7 · 4 years

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Possible Future Suits for Insomniac’s Spider-Man.

2/4 Peter Parker Black Suit

Given the Symbiote sequel tease in the after credit scene, I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw at least one black suit appear. Although it took readers of the time some getting used to, the Black Suit, also known as the Symbiote Suite, has become one of Spidey’s most popular alternate looks, and has continued to appear in many stories and adaptations since.

1. Classic Symbiote Suit

The OG of Black suits, first acquired by Spidey during the Secret Wars event. It’s sleek design is an obvious choice.

2. Raimi Symbiote Suit

Though Spider-Man 3 was a cluster fuck to say the least, costume design was much less of an issue than the writing or casting. Resembling a black variant of the Webbed Suit design, considering the…interest…in getting that suit, this one would be a wise choice. A venom variant would also be nice, so long as it isn’t Topher Grace under it.

3. Spectacular Symbiote Suit

Easily my favourite animated adaptation, and one thing it did well was it’s Symbiote Saga. The suit applies the Black Suit colour scheme into the classic inspired Spectacular Suit, causing it to retain its webbing, and arm webs, though these seem to come and go depending on Parker’s self-control.

4. Venom (2018)

Of course, Parker isn’t the only one to wear the Venom Symbiote. Eddie Brock is easily Venom’s most famous host, and his appearance in the 2018 film is just waiting to be adapted for a game. I have to say I was rather surprised at how well the movie turned out, and a big part of that success was the successful design for Venom, substituting white veins in place of the typical spider symbol or webs.

5. Agent Venom

But there’s also Flash Thompson, or Agent Venom. One of the storylines that moved Venom into the realm of heroism, this is an admirable design that would be a welcome sight.

6. Superior Venom

But not everyone believed in Thompson’s control over the Venom Symbiote, such as Otto Octavius, back when he was in Parker’s body. He attempted to force the Symbiote out of Thompson’s body (without consent), and ended up becoming host himself after it recognized one of its favourites. Though Parker’s body has been host to the Symbiote before, the addition of Octavius’ mind created something new. The Superior Venom, which took the combined might of the avengers to fight, and it still nearly won. It was short lived, but it was epic.

7. Venom 2099

Of course, the venom Symbiote continues to live to the end of the twenty-first century, mutating along the way, until it comes into the possession of Kron Stone, half brother of Miguel O’Hara, Spider-Man of 2099. Now possessing acidic blood and saliva, it is arguably less stable than ever before.

8. Self Improvement Suit

Stepping away from the symbiote, there’s also the suit that appeared in the recent one-shot Sensational Spider-Man: Self Improvement, and the story Burn Job, which recreated Randy Scheuller’s original pitch of the Black Suit. This suit was similar to the final design with the exception that the spider symbol and the patches on the back of Peter’s hands (here triangles as opposed to squares) are red, which is a nice alternative. Whether this colour scheme was how the suit was originally pitched by Scheuller with Marvel changing it to white for the comics, or if the red was used to differentiate the suit from the Symbiote, I don’t know.

9. Spider-Punisher

A version of Peter Parker that started down a darker path right from the beginning, effectively becoming his universe’s equivalent to The Punnisher. The suit isn’t too different from other Black Suits, except for the guns attached to the web-shooters, and the big ass skull on his chest. And there’s clearly room for artistic licence.

10. Wolf Spider

Probably one of the lesser known suits on these lists, given that it was for an original character for the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, which I’m not a particular fan of, but one storyline it did that wasn’t a shit show was its take on Spider-Verse. Wolf Spider was an alternate universe version of Peter Parker who went full villain, right from the beginning, killing the heroes of his earth and everyone else who stood for heroism and responsibility. The character design was actually pretty impressive, and I’d like to see it adapted.

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hellzyeahwebwielingessays · 4 years

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Why Doc Ock WOULDN’T be a goddam rapist!

I can’t believe I have to spell that out, let alone outright explain it. But fine, let’s talk about why Otto’s actions in Superior with MJ are way out of whack for his character.

Basically, Doc Ock wouldn’t view using MJ’s feelings for Peter or her history with him as rape. I just don’t think he’s so dumb not to realise that that’s immoral and him taking advantage of her, which he wouldn’t do.

Now, Doc Ock has taken advantage of people, including women, before and even visited violence upon them. But there is a big difference in each of those situations.

Obviously with Betty Brant, Aunt May, Felicia, Mary Jane and certain other women, Otto has kidnapped them or threatened to harm them. But this has been a strictly functionary action on his part. Person A is of value to Person/People B. Otto wants something from Person/People B, therefore he will threaten Person A in order to get it from them. It’s a clinical and functionary decision. He would (and has) done this with male abductees. It’s not a signifier of his feelings towards women as a whole.

By extension in his pettier moments he’s attempted to harm people as a form of revenge. But it has never been strictly gendered. He bears the world malice in general.

Let’s get a bit more specific though.

With Aunt May he was ostensibly being himself (in personality and body) whilst omitting the fact that he was a super villain. However, his main use of her was as a means of escape and furthering his one true love, science. He wasn’t pretending to be someone she knew. He wasn’t putting on the face of someone who looked noticeably younger or different from himself so that could never have been a factor in May’s affections for him. And he wasn’t sleeping with her! Yeah, that’s kind of a critical difference between his relationships with Anna Maria and Aunt May. Hell, it’s highly unlikely he felt legitimate romantic feelings for her. More likely he had a soft spot for her because she reminded him of his own dearly departed mother.

And let’s remember he displayed lingering affection for May even after she ceased being useful to him. He privately praised her kindness.

He sought to connect with her at Christmas and chose to leave when he realized he’d spoil the holiday for her.

He was upset when he learned she was in a coma and had flowers sent to her.

What about Black Cat? He clearly liked her and forced her to remain in his hideout. Later he nearly beat her to death. The difference here is that Otto never forced himself upon her or tried to use deception to get her into bed. His attempts to kill her only occurred after she betrayed and stole from him, going on to team up with his enemy and actively work against him. Again, this wasn’t a gendered thing on his part. He was avenging himself on a specific person for specific slights against him.

We then come to Angelina Brancale, a.k.a. Stunner.

Along with his associate, Carolyn Trainer, Otto planned on creating a virtual reality construct that could interact with the real world. This construct would be of Otto himself and assume his place in order to avoid Otto risking his life. They needed a test subject though, someone who wasn’t going to be missed. Otto selected Angela Brancale who was enamoured with him and would’ve done anything for him. Angela went through months of sometimes painful experiments with the end result being the creation of an interactive avatar of her own.

This was Stunner, the super strong, beautiful, Amazonian companion to Doc Ock. Stunner reflected the obese Angela’s ideal self-image.

Superficially this one might seem like a clear-cut case of exploitation. To a certain extent it absolutely is, but it is more complicated than that. For starters it’s obvious that Angela wanted to become Stunner and enjoyed being her. There is also no indication that Otto strictly speaking forced or tricked her into doing anything. Yes, she was selected because of her affections to him and how she wouldn’t be missed.

But we do not know if she was briefed about the potential ordeal she would have to go through or if she had the option of bowing out at any point. Carolyn Trainer referred to her as a ‘trooper’ for putting up with all the experiments and the pain they entailed. Carolyn is a villainess but it at least implies that Angela had agency in this situation. Angela and Carolyn later teamed up and seemed civil with one another, which further implies that there was no ill-will between then. If Angela had been tricked or lacked agency that’d unlikely be the case.

Additionally there is no evidence to suggest before or during Angela’s transformation into Stunner that Otto was having sex with her or using sex to manipulate her. There isn’t even any evidence that they were having sex after she became Stunner.

As final food for thought, he genuinely loved her when she was Stunner and it seemed that he connected to her because he understood the suffering she endured due to her weight.

Oh, and of course, Otto wasn’t pretending to be someone or something he wasn’t with Stunner. If anything he was startlingly vulnerable with her.

The only other significant relationship Otto had pre-Superior was with his fiancée. However, there is 0 evidence of him manipulating her during their courtship. He wasn’t even a villain at that point so he’d have had nothing to lie to her about.

Let’s also consider the following regarding Otto’s interactions with women.

This is the man who literally tried to cure AIDs just to save his ex fiancée Mary Alice.

This is the guy who kidnapped Betty Brant and Aunt May to lure out Spider-Man and then offered them tea.

This is the guy who was pleased to see Peter and MJ happy together because it meant his enemy was back to his upbeat and normal self and would thus continue to be the adversary he Doctor Octopus deserved.

And yet @danslott-blog, Slott-stans, Superior-stans, Spider-Fans who are none of those things and just people in general are willing to accept that this guy would be a rapist?

We are happy to say he really wouldn’t even imagine that sex with MJ or Anna Maria would be morally reprehensible?

Just creatively speaking, not in terms of his character or personality, we’re happy to say THAT guy would play in that ballpark and be depicted this way? Shall we be chill if Carnage was outted as a pedophile while we are at it too?

Of course the counter arguments to the above would be that his attempts to sleep with MJ at least were attempts to prove his superiority over Spider-Man. Or to avenger himself upon him in some way.

First of all the entire concept of Superior is broken. It postulates that Otto is seeking to prove himself better than Spider-Man by becoming an improved version of him. But the problem is that the logic doesn’t line up there.

If the only way he can prove himself better than Spider-Man is by literally becoming him and in turn turning him into Doctor Octopus, that’s tantamount to admitting Spider-Man was always better than himself. The only way he could have won is by becoming the guy he always claimed was inferior to himself.

Second of all in regards to his attempted ‘conquest’ of MJ, sleeping with her wouldn’t even prove his superiority. It’s made clear by issue #2 that he’s merely interested in MJ for sex and no other reason. He accesses Peter’s memories of being intimate with MJ and experiences the sensation of her body that way, being implied to masturbate during this internal screaming. Afterwards, he states he’s got her off his mind and the story clearly conveys that he’s going to turn his attention to other romantic/sexual pursuits.

So he only wanted to sleep with MJ and nothing else. Not even that, he just wanted to know the sensation of sleeping with MJ and was content to access Peter’s memories and wank off to that end internal screaming intensifies.

By this logic then he’s proven himself if anything inferior to Peter. And no, I’m not making some kind of judgement about masturbation. My point is if Mary Jane consented to sleep with Peter, but has not done that with Otto, then by definition Peter would have accomplished something Otto would not have. If you remove sex from the equation and just said Otto was trying to ‘win’ a mere kiss from Mary Jane and she didn’t do that, but she had done so for Peter, then by definition Otto would’ve failed where Peter has succeeded.

The fact that he was content to move on from her by simply browsing Peter’s memories (from his POV Peter’s ‘accomplishments’ if you will) means that he was never trying to sleep with MJ to prove his superiority in the first place. He was just a horny creep. Nothing more.

Not to mention, he is aware Peter had slept with Mary Jane and done so on multiple occasions. How would even regularly sleeping with her prove himself superior? It’s just sex. He’d know that. He’s both an adult and an incredible clinical person who clearly knows how to romance a woman. One of his biggest regrets in life was giving up his fiancée.

So Otto would be aware that sex would be no proof of his superiority and it wouldn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. What would really prove himself superior would be having and maintaining a relationship with MJ that was either longer lasting or over all better than the one she held with Peter.

But he’s not interested in that because he moves on after wanking off. And he is trading off of trickery to even get his foot in the door in the first place. This isn’t a case of him being a younger or more attractive man and using his own charms and traits to court her.

He is only got as far as he did because he looks like someone she knows, because she believes he is that person, because he’s using Peter’s memories to pander to what she likes (like her favourite movie) and circumvent what he knows will turn her off. Hell in ASM #698 he jumps immediately into a relationship with her but it’s obvious to both him and MJ that the emotional groundwork for that had been laid in preceding months.

So even if Otto was enough of a slimeball to not consider this rape, a man that intelligent and egotistical would still recognize that sex wouldn’t be a badge of superiority on his part.

If anything his own romantic life would be something more worthy of pride.

Let’s say we accept for the moment that Otto conforms to stereotypical standards of attractiveness. Well then what would be more impressive from your POV?

a) Wooing a stunning actress/supermodel when she believes you are someone else she knows, someone much in their 20s or early 30s, very in shape and at least fairly handsome

b) Being a rotund, arguably ugly (but at least typically unattractive) middle aged man and wooing a relatively attractive woman your age, a younger more attractive woman who was immediately smitten by you and a younger woman smitten by you that your own genius transformed into a veritable vision of stunning beauty?*

Yeah, obviously the latter right?

Also, the idea that sex with MJ would constitute a form of revenge is highly out of character for Otto.

That is more of a Norman Osborn tactic. Otto actively despises Norman’s ideology, as elaborated upon in Superior Team-Up #11-12. In those issues Otto and Norman endeavour to work together in spite of a philosophical disagreement. Otto feels that Spider-Man should be defeated through science whereas Norman feels they should attack his soul.

To prove the point Norman infects Otto’s old fiancee Mary Alice with a deadly virus (read: AIDs, this was the 1990s) so Otto will understand the torment they could inflict upon Spider-Man.

Initially Otto seeks bloody revenge upon Norman. However, he defies Norman by instead reaffirming his original belief. He sought to defeat Spider-Man through science and thus prove his philosophy superior to Norman’s.

Okay. That wasn’t published at the time of Superior #2 so let’s say we ignore it.

Even doing that, Otto had been defined for decades as someone who wouldn’t go in for such spiteful attacks on his enemies.

In Spec #221 (part of the ‘Web of Death’ storyline) Peter himself states he doesn’t believe Otto will target his loved ones, even though he just learned his secret identity.

Hold them hostage to lure him out? Okay.

Maim or kill them for revenge? He’s just not that sort of guy.

Or at least he wasn’t until this creepy ass scene from ASM #700. Among other things, he specifically refers to the prospect of sex with MJ as ‘another victory for the Master Planner’.

Let’s try coming at this from a different angle then.

If Otto believes himself to be Peter Parker because he inhabits his body, perhaps he doesn’t regard sleeping with MJ as unethical at all. She is giving her consent to Peter Parker and he is Peter Parker now.

That’s a rather huge stretch to make about the character considering he actively tried to hide the fact that he was secretly Otto Octavius from so many people in Superior.

Moreover, during ‘Dying Wish’ it was clear (due to mischaracterization) that Otto was doing what he was doing for revenge, that was even partially why he wanted to sleep with MJ (see above). He wanted to ‘have something Peter hadn’t had in a while’ (...ugh...). Furthermore in ASM #700 he was bombarded with Peter’s morality (or some shit like that, I don’t know...) and this convinced him to be a good guy.

But that was seemingly thrown out the window when Superior started as he seemed to just be a bad guy who battled crime to again be superior to Spider-Man. He wasn’t honouring his fallen comrade and didn’t have his moral compass as seemed to be implied in ASM #700 because if he did why was he still trying to rape Mary Jane?

Shit in fact in Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 he’s LAUGHING at Peter’s demise and the fact that he’s gotten away with this. He refers to Spider-Man in the third person as he does this. This event also happened literally the day after ASM #700, so it was less than 24 hours since he had been blasted with Peter Parker’s memories and resolved to be a ‘hero’.

Not to mention in various issues he clearly refers to himself and Peter as separate entities. In Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 his thoughts drifted to MJ and he called Peter a fool.

He does the same in Superior #2 where he refers to Peter in the third person.

His dialogue utilizes quotation marks when using Peter’s full name; “Peter Parker”. This demarks how he is making a distinction between himself and the real Peter Parker. He is acknowledging himself as a pretender.

In Superior #4 internally reprimanded ‘Parker’ for never finishing Grad School. At the same time he negatively compared Peter’s efforts to when he received his own doctorate, referring to himself as ‘I’.

In Superior #10 he referred to Peter as a separate person, referencing how he expunged him from his mind in the prior issue.

He also chastises Peter as a ‘reactionary fool’ who allowed ‘his’ enemies to make the first move. Where ‘Parker’ dealt with symptoms he plans on dealing with the disease. He even refers to himself by name as Otto Octavius.

When he runs into MJ he wonders what ‘Parker’ would say and gripes that fooling her was easier before he purged ‘his’ (meaning Peter’s) memories.

In Superior #21 he refers to his “…life as ‘Peter Parker’…”. He’s clearly making a distinction between the real Peter Parker and himself as a pretender.

In the same issue, when Stunner blames him as Spidey for murdering Doc Ock, it takes Otto a moment to register what she is talking about. He then attempts to reveal the truth to her. He starts by saying “I’m actually…”

These moments when taken with all his other unethical actions in Superior also undermine another defence of Otto’s raptastic efforts in Superior.

This is the idea that ‘he’s changed’ in the interim leading into Superior. Now his attitude towards women and morality is different so it’s believable for him to act this way.

Let’s ignore how again, Superior Team-Up disproves this. Otto’s actions clearly showcase that he in fact has not changed as a person. He’s not grown or evolved. He just happens to be crime fighting now as a form of ego boosting and to prove himself better than Peter.

More importantly if Otto was going to so noticeably change in his attitudes to women then we should have seen that happen!

You can’t just jump forward and tell readers to just accept a character has had a change of heart and is now open to the idea of fucking rape!

How, when and WHY did he change to be this drastically different predatory creature? This wasn’t like how Aunt May or Norman were different when the former was resurrected and the latter was written by JMS. Those were extrapolations of aspects of those characters that were already there. This was essentially something wholesale new and starkly against how he was previously defined. Its akin to what Slott did to Ben Reilly in ‘Clone Conspiracy’ or to Ashley Kafka when he had her declare someone irredeemable (even though she believed Carnage was redeemable).

Finally, lets pretend to ignore all of the above.

Let’s say Otto being a rapist would be entirely believable.

That doesn’t mean you should actually DO it!

Doc Ock is a classic goofy mad scientist archetypical villain, even if he was (allegedly) on a redemption tour in this story. Adding something so creepy, disturbing and vile from the real world to his character taints his character. It took him to a bad place where he was peers with the likes of Purple Man and Doctor Light. It makes him practically irredeemable. Maybe a skilled writer on a MAX book could pull off a redemption arc for a rapist or attempted rapist. But not only is Slott not that skilled, but he’s played it for comedy!

Frankly, unless you have seriously done your research on this topic you shouldn’t even be touching it.

To touch it so casually for humour is seriously FUCKED UP!

I don’t even want this topic really raised in mainline Spider-Man titles period personally but to do it like this?

*gagging noises*

Not to mention it was entirely unnecessary.

Otto had attempted to mass murder half the planet in an arc just the year before Superior. Surely that is enough fuel for a redemption story, you don’t need to make him a rapist/attempted rapist on top of that.

But no. Gotta milk that crass shock value for all it is worth!

Shit, the topic with MJ was handwaved within one issue!

Fuck Slott.

Fuck Superior.

Fuck everyone who defended this disgusting garbage!

*This also dismantles the myopic idea that an older man who looked like Otto would be jumping at the chance to have sex. That’s another defence I’ve heard. The fact is multiple women found Otto attractive as he was.

#Superior Spider-Man #The Superior Spider-Man #otto octavius #Doc Ock #Doctor Octopus #Spider-Man #Peter Parker #Dan Slott #mjwatsonedit #mary jane watson #Mary Jane Watson Parker #MJ Watson #Carolyn Trainer #Lady Octopus #Lady Ock

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why-i-love-comics · 5 years

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Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement #1 - “With no Power!” (2019)

written by Tom DeFalco & Ron Frenz art by Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, & Sal Buscema

#spiderman #peter parker #marvel #wednesday spoilers #wednesday spoiler #spoilers #comic spoilers #comic books spoilers #comics #comic books

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seritaka · 4 years

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recommend spider-man comics. i’ve already read

- Spider-Man Noir

- Spider-Man/Deadpool

- Spider-Man/Human Torch

- Spider-Man & the Human Torch in ¡Bahía de los Muertos!

- Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man

- The Sensational Spider-Man: Self Improvement

- Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man (2019)

go wild

(also all the above comics are worth a read if you’re looking for recs)

#spiderman #peter parker #spiderman comics #marvel #marvel comics #kat chats #comic recs #spidey

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wadewilson-parker · 5 years

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Sensational Spider-Man - Self-Improvement #1

#peter parker #johnny storm #spideytorch #reed richards #spider-man #wednesday spoilers

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hellzyeahthewebwieldingavenger · 5 years

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Spider-Man comes face to face with a kid who shares his name, and to a degree his tragedy. And much like his own uncle once did, he has to teach a bitter lesson about the power of responsibility. The young Pete wants to avenge his uncle by killing Gino, rather than leaving him to the cops; it's Spider-Man's task to talk him out of it. There is a brilliant panel where Pete believes that Spider-Man is a big superhero with a "secret headquarters" and "fancy gear" who is far removed from the times and trouble of common people like him.

Intended or not, considering the heights through which Dan Slott (and other writers) brought Spider-Man in terms of gear, gadgets, and budget from 2011-2018, I all but read this as a sort of editorial critique of that era. The irony is that for a while, Pete was right. Spider-Man was someone who was the CEO of an international corporation (or the cherish senior employee of one) who had a nearly unlimited budget to upgrade his Spider-Mobile and come up with more hi tech variants of his costume than Kenner's entire line of Batman toys. Heck, just 3 years ago, Mark Waid had Peter assume Tony Stark's usual role of funding the Avengers and building their headquarters. All of that are trappings which tend to have little to nothing to do with Spider-Man as a character, and have more to do with merchandise or misguided notions about what the character should be about.

DeFalco and Frenz don't make such mistakes. I'd give the old line that they've "forgotten more about Spider-Man than most people will ever know," but I doubt they've forgotten much. DeFalco and Frenz united for runs on Spider-Man during the 80's and 90's, and co-created Spider-Girl together (before collaborating on her adventures for 12 years). They've handled Spider-Man in his prime and as a parent, watching his daughter come to her prime with wary, yet excited eyes. To say they know the character inside and out from any age is an understatement. That is why they only need one page and six panels for Spidey to talk Pete down and showcase that it isn't his powers or even his brain which makes him a superhero, but his heart and will...

... I'll take this opportunity to remark on another common misconception about Spider-Man, which some fans and even those within the industry get confused about. Grief is a theme in this story, and there will always be a part of Spider-Man which feels guilt over what happened to his uncle, and his role in that. But guilt alone is not Spider-Man's primary motivation, nor it is even responsibility. It is great responsibility, which according to the well known but misquoted credo, "MUST" come with great power. It was selfish irresponsibility and arrogance which led Parker to allow a common thief to run past him in a hallway, which ultimately led to a far different destiny than being a loudmouth TV entertainer. And great responsibility can mean many things, from the grander cause of using super-powers for good, to wanting to make sure Mary Jane or Aunt May or Robbie Robertson or even some random kid survive the night, or can live in a better world. Guilt is a part of it, as is the part of Parker that genuinely does find it thrilling. But great responsibility is always at the core, and like all of us, Spider-Man's motivation can bring out different emotions and reactions.

-Alex Widen on Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement #1

#Spider-Man #Peter Parker #Tom DeFalco #Ron Frenz #Dan Slott #Mark Waid #Batman

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biggoonie · 4 years

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LEGENDS OF MARVEL: SPIDER-MAN TPB

Written by PETER DAVID, RANDY SCHUELLER, TOM DEFALCO, RON FRENZ, ERIK LARSEN, GERRY CONWAY & LOUISE SIMONSON Penciled by RICK LEONARDI, RON FRENZ, ERIK LARSEN, MARK BAGLEY, JUNE BRIGMAN & GURIHIRU Cover by MARK BAGLEY In honor of Marvel’s 80th anniversary, legendary creators return to the webbed world of the Amazing Spider-Man! Decades ago, before the symbiote suit, fan Randy Schueller submitted an idea about Spider-Man donning a black costume. The story was never printed — but now, at long last, Spider-Man legends Peter David and Rick Leonardi have brought it into the light! Then iconic comic book creator Erik Larsen returns to the book he revolutionized in the 1990s — with a blockbuster story that will remind you why! And Spider-Man giants Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Gerry Conway and Mark Bagley spin killer stories that will keep you guessing! Plus: Power Pack drops by, with an all-new story by original creators Louise Simonson and June Brigman! But can the young heroes handle the Brood? Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN: SELF-IMPROVEMENT, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: GOING BIG and POWER PACK: GROW UP. 112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-91954-2

#Spiderman

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jonahsdesk · 4 years

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Moments like this are what make Spider-man so great

Sensational Spider-man: Self Improvement

#spider-man #spiderman #peter parker #goat #sensational spider-man #marvel #spoiler #comic spoiler #spider-man spoiler

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agdistis-sanctified · 5 years

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Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement (2019)

#Peter Parker #Spider-Man #Comics #Marvel #Wednesday Spoilers #Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement #Mine #SS-M:S-I

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comicwaren · 5 years

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From Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement #001, “With No Power!”

Art by Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema and Chris Sotomayor

Written by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz

#sensational spider-man: self-improvement #spider-man #peter parker #marvel #comics #marvel comics

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marvelheroperil · 5 years

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On this week’s Marvel Characters in Peril!

1st and 2nd pic - Venom is trying his best to fight the horde of Knull-controlled symbiotes but he’s overwhelmed. = Absolute Carnage #1

3rd pic - Spider-Man is choked by Carnage-Knull = Absolute Carnage #1

4th pic - The Agents of Atlas are fighting a monster and half of the team are trapped in the monsters’ fists. = Agents of Atlas v3 #1

5th pic - Wolverine is choked by a Liefeld villain = Major X #0

6th pic - Poor Julie Power is sent to space prison by Space Pirate Yondu = Future Foundation #1

7th pic - Moira MacTaggert is captured by Mystique’s Brotherhood of Mutants = House of X #2

8th pic - Poor Silver Surfer is strapped to the contraption by the Universal Church of Truth in the flashback. = Old Man Quill #8

9th pic - Spider-Man is burning up from the flames of Firebrand = Sensational Spider-Man: Self Improvement #1

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spxder-man · 5 years

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Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement #1 (2019)

#spider-man #spider-man comics #fantastic four #fantastic four comics #johnny storm #peter parker #marvel #marvel comics #stan lee #human torch

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samathoscampfire · 4 years

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Varthyr

Skyrim

Full Name: Varthyr Maryon Pronunciation: as written Nickname/Alias: Bloody Pheonix, Fire of Morrowind Meaning: Va is the romanian pronoun for yourself, thyr means break/sever/burst in welsh. Varthyr then stands for self destruction Origin: Varthyr comes from a name generator and Maryon from his wife Title: Archmage of the Winterhold College, Lord of Volkihar Keep Pet Name: Master, Love by Berlyna Signature: clear but very fast handwriting Gender: male Gender Role: He resents any female attributes and even some male ones given his god like self image Orientation: sapiosexual Real Age: 145 Age Appearance: 53 Birthday: 27th of Rain’s Fall 4E55 Deathday: never Birthplace: A village in Morrowind Birthsign: The mage

Immediate Family: mother and father, sister and grandmother Distant Family: they’re all distand since he burnt them to ashes Parenting: loving and caring, supporting of his curiosity Upbringing: strife for bigger things, never stop learning Infancy: cared for very much, read to every evening Childhood: schooled at home, got gifted first books about magic Adolescence: started learning magic spells, showed great talent Adulthood: learned greater spells, surpassing every teacher in his area Evolution: Came to Skyrim to study at the College, then became a vampire so that his time on Nirn doesn’t limit his studies

Species: Dunmer Preferred Hand: right hand Facial Type: slim Eye Color: left eye is red, right eye white Hair Color: light gray Hairstyle: shaved bald, goatee Skin Tone: blue-gray Complexion: wrinkly skin Makeup: none Body Type: ectomorph Build: slim Height: 5′9 Weight: 130lbs Birthmarks/scars: a scar cluster on his right cheek from when he infused magica directly into his veins, this also lead to the white eye Distinguishing Features: strong cheek bones, slim jaw

Health: he keeps his body healthy enough to not limit it’s efficiency Energy: restricted energy, like a big water dam Memory: he never forgets Senses: enhanced vampiric elf senses Phobias: Atelophobia Addictions: only an addiction to power Mental Disorders: god complex, narcissism

Style: psychotic scientist, traveling wizard Mode of Dress: form follows function, easy to move in, warmth mostly comes from magic rather than the clothes Grooming: he tries to keep every piece of dirt of off him Posture: good posture but slightly slouched Gait: light steps but with bigger thoughts behind them Coordination: vampiric senses gave him great reflexes Habits and Mannerisms: he tends to ignore people he doesn’t deem worthy of conversation Scent: fire, old books, ash

Mood: ignorant/annoyed, condescending Attitude: ignorant mostly, annoyed if pressed but highly curios if something peaks his interest Stability: in a stable place of psychosis? Expressiveness: he almost never shows his emotions When Happy: tries out spells, climbs on a mountain and watches the world When Depressed: locks himself into his study When Angry: burns down various things Current Residence: Volkihar Keep, Winterhold College Community: if the community doesn’t benefit him he won’t care Family: he secretly misses having a family Friends: he doesn’t have friends Enemies: himself Bosses: not even the gods Followers: the vampires of Volkihar Keep Heroes: Talos, Queen Potema Rivals: there is noone who can rival him Relates to: Brelyna Maryon, Queen Potema Pets/Familiars: does the human cattle in the Keep’s dungeon count? Wardrobe: robes Equipment: various enchanted jewelry to help his magic abilities Accessories: a red flame tattoo on his right cheek Trinkets: interesting texts and scriptures, amulets and other historic items Funds: he rarely needs to spend money anymore but he has his ways of getting money Home: filled and stuffed with various scrolls, burnt paper of failed spells, books and other research items Neighborhood: his neighbourhood consists of ice, snow and horkers Transportation: he mostly walks, he doesn’t trust horses Collections: books and other interesting things Most valuable possession: an elder scroll Prized Possession: Brelyna Maryon

Lovers: Brelyna. At first Varthyr just was impressed with her potential but then the studying relationship grew Marital Status: married to Brelyna Sex Life: the occasional sex with Brelyna Type: manic eros Turn-Ons: interesting mind, obedience Turn Offs: speaking back, too much talking Position: dom Plays: sensation play, bondage, orgasm play Fetishes: nothing specific Virginity: long gone Element: fire Occupation: researcher, bounty hunter Work Ethnic: it has to be perfect when completed Income: money from his followers, bounties Wealth Status: very wealthy Experience: decades of magic training, research and travels Organizations/Affiliations: The College of Winterhold, the vampires of Volkihar Keep IQ: 137 Education: home schooled, autodidactic masters grade of magic schools School: home schooled, some magic scholars Grade: almost always perfect Social Stereotype: nerd Intelligence: logical Religion: praying to gods is for people who won’t rise to their level Morals: he is above morals Crime Record: arson, murder Motivation: getting more and more power and becoming more capable so he doesn’t fail again. The last time he failed, he burned down his house and family Priorities: improvement and progress Philosophy: Failure is only your own fault Political Party: politics don’t bother him Etiquette: clear and frank words streamlined for more efficiency Influences: Queen Potema Main Goal: getting so much power that he can never fail again Minor Goals/Ambitions: overcoming his mortality Desires: knowledge, seeing Brelyna grow Wishlist: nothing specific Accomplishments: mastering the magic schools, becoming archmage and getting closer to immortality Greatest Achievement: beating Lord Harkon Biggest Failure: not having enough power to control a destruction spell resulting in the death of his family Secrets: Brelyna has become a weakness for him Regrets: not learning fast enough to control that spell Worries: that Brelyna gets used against him Best Dream: gaining enough power to bring back his family from the realm of the dead Worst Nightmare: failing again and Brelyna dying because of it Best Memories: the first deep conversation with Brelyna where, despite her clumsyness, she showed her potential, mastering main destruction spell Worst Memories: his family dying, rejection of the village, journey to Skyrim

Hobbies/Interests: reading, research, trying out new spells Skills/Talents: destruction, illusion, enchanting Likes: snow, fire, books, burning stuff Dislikes: bright lights, boredom, stagnation Sense of Humor: dark, dry, sarcastic Pet Peeves: stupidity Superstitions/Beliefs: none Dreams/Nightmares: blazing firestorms, Brelyna Quirks: not paying attention to a conversation because his thoughts trailed of Savvy: being able to identify what is burning by the smell Can’t understand: court etiquette, social traditions/habits Closet Hobby: supporting Brelyna Guilty Pleasure: burning people

Strengths: honesty, knowledge Flaws: narcicism, lack of social intelligence or care Perception: tries to learn more but unknowingly hates the possibility of never being able to bring back his family Conflicts: wanting to gain knowledge without having a specifc goal Instincts: starts burning/attacking people without making sure if they actually have malicious intend Lures: the unkown Soft Spot: talented mages Cruel Streak: someone endangering Brelyna Favorite Colors: red and black Favorite Animals: bears Favorite Mythological Creatures: atronachs Favorite Places: the snowy mountains and caves of the north Favorite Landmarks: dwemer ruins Favorite Flavors: spicy Favorite Foods: soups Favorite Drinks: blood Favorite Genre: magic and research books Favorite Books: The Aetherium Wars Favorite Music: finely played lude Favorite Sports: Varthyr doesn’t bother with sports besides the occasional excercise to keep his body in shape Favorite Stores: General Goods Stores, they might have a new book Favorite Subjects: Magic schools Favorite Numbers: 3 Favorite Words: Yes master Favorite Quotations: “Ahhh it burns!” Least Favorite Colors: green Least Favorite Animals: trolls and frost spiders Least Favorite Mythological Creatures: Spriggans Least Favorite Places: the icey sea north of windhelm Least Favorite Landmarks: the frozen valleys in the north Least Favorite Flavors: bitter and overly sweet Least Favorite Foods: greens Least Favorite Drinks: alcohol, milk Least Favorite Genre: plays and any other non educational book Least Favorite Books: any book that doesn’t bring anything new to him Least Favorite Music: drums Least Favorite Sports: most of them Least Favorite Stores: Smithing shops, melee weapons are so unsophisticated Least Favorite Subjects: literature Least Favorite Numbers: 5 Least Favorite Words: good enough Least Favorite Quotations: “The thought counts” Languages: Dunmeris, Cyrodilic, Ayleidoon, Falmer Accent: high class morrowind accent Voice: deep and raspy, rolls his r Speech Impediments: none Greetings and Farewells: He gets greeted. The only person he really greets is Brelyna State of Mind: burning Compliment: You casted that spell very good Insult: weak mortal Expletive: more a gruntled anger rather than a proper expletive Laughter: rough, composed, softish Signature Quote: "You won’t bother me anymore” Reputation: Dangerous man, don’t meddle with him First Impressions: dunmer schoolar with an odd aura Stranger Impressions: they hear the horror storries of him Friendly Impressions: his only friend is Brelyna Enemy Impressions: hot impressions of them burning Familiar Impressions: Brelyna loves to see him but Varthyr has troubles showing his affection for her Compliments: strong mage, intelligent man Insults: violent, arsoninst, psychopath Self-Impression: Way above mortals but still not close enough to the level of knowledge he wants to have MBTI Personality Type: INTP Temperament: Choleric Enneagram: The Achiever Ego/Superego/Id: Id Persona/Mask: Brutal man with a tiny soft spot Role: Leader Fulfillment: Very good, Alignment: Evil neutral Symbol: Burning book Song: Skybreaker - The Browning Vice: Wrath Virtue: Magnificence Tropes: Hard shell - soft inside, bored vampire lord Originality: a godlike violent dunmer with a tragic backstory that actually has a wife

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