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Post by BackinBlack on Sept 11, 2012 17:23:47 GMT -5
In December, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN reaches heights few other serialized comic books have visited with issue #700. To help the book celebrate, Marvel has brought back at least one writer closely associated with some of the best Spidey stories to date—but he felt it coming before they did. “One day I found a spider in my house, picked him up and put him outside,” J.M DeMatteis recalls. “The next day: another spider. Another trip outside. When I saw the second one, my first thought was, ‘Hmmm. I think I'm going to be doing a new Spider-Man story.’” It did not take the universe long to confirm DeMatteis’ hunch. “Within a day or so, Steve Wacker emailed me, out of the blue, to ask if I wanted to write a story for [AMAZING SPIDER-MAN] #700,” he reveals. “So the lesson is: trust the spiders!” Artistic collaborator Giuseppe Camuncoli seems to have earned some trust along with those arachnids. While DeMatteis and Camuncoli have never teamed before, the writer knows that the story will be in very competent hands. “He's new to me but, based on [what] Steve Wacker showed me, I think he'll do a knock-out job bringing my script to life,” asserts DeMatteis. Peter Parker himself also helps immensely, the writer insists. “I think it's because Peter Parker is the most psychologically real character in any super-hero universe—and I almost hesitate to use the word character,” he explains of his affinity for Spidey. “I believe in Peter. I identify with him. His trials and tribulations reflect my own and that's allowed me to pour so much of myself into Peter when I've written him. A kind of mind-meld happens and we become one person. “I think the readers react similarly; there's something about Peter that resonates with them, that feels true. He is, first and foremost, the everyman of super heroes. He's one of us. That's why I'm always happy to revisit the character: it's like getting a chance to hang out with one of my oldest and dearest friends.” While DeMatteis might be fairly forthcoming in why he thinks Spider-Man worthy of an issue #700, he remains tightlipped about the particulars of his story. “I don't want to give away any details,” he states simply. “What I will say is that I wanted to do a story that was special and unlike any Spider-Man story I'd done before. One that was a suitable for this big anniversary celebration. I think my story, "Spider Dreams," fits the bill. It's a stand-alone story that—well, if I say anything more about it, I'll spoil the surprise, so I'll shut my big mouth now.” More on Marvel.com: marvel.com/news/story/19362/amazing_spider-man_return_of_a_legend#ixzz26CcdNcqu
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Post by BackinBlack on Sept 19, 2012 11:38:47 GMT -5
Solicitations confirm this as the final issue of this volume.
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Post by BackinBlack on Dec 18, 2012 13:20:32 GMT -5
So I don't know if you guys have seen the leaked spoilers for the issue, but I'm open to a SPOILER filled discussion if you are. Otherwise, I'll just wait til next week to give my thoughts on it.
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Post by Webber3000 on Dec 18, 2012 16:08:28 GMT -5
You can just use the spoiler tags if you want to play safe, but I dunno if people will read them before the issue comes out.
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Post by BackinBlack on Dec 18, 2012 17:42:19 GMT -5
I'll just wait til next week.
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Post by Spidey 1923 on Dec 18, 2012 22:40:23 GMT -5
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Post by BackinBlack on Dec 18, 2012 23:16:03 GMT -5
Oh it's quite bad. Without giving too much away, Peter does get a raw deal in his big anniversary issue. I still think it's an interesting way to go heading into Superior Spider-Man. Having said that, I'm not as upset as I was after One More Day. With OMD, the marriage always has a slim chance for coming back, but with this, it's a guarantee it won't last long.
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Post by Spidey 1923 on Dec 20, 2012 4:34:10 GMT -5
I give it 6 months or maybe even less...
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Post by BackinBlack on Dec 20, 2012 12:25:39 GMT -5
So I take it you looked at it?
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Post by Spidey 1923 on Dec 20, 2012 17:06:53 GMT -5
Yeah, there's no chance in hell that this will last long unless Superior actually turns out to be good which I suppose is possible. Right now I think this is ridiculous and a big FU to fans and Peter Parker in general.
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Post by BackinBlack on Dec 20, 2012 20:17:09 GMT -5
I still think OMD is a bigger FU to the fans since it messed up 20 years of continuity. But this, no matter how temporary, is definitely a bigger FU to Peter given its his "final" issue.
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Post by BackinBlack on Dec 26, 2012 11:46:12 GMT -5
SPOILERS ON!
Well for those who haven't followed, since #698, Peter and Ock have switched bodies, but also share each others' memories. #700 deals with Peter and Ock having it out. Peter tries to switch their minds back but Ock took precautions to prevent that. As Peter begins to die, he and Ock's minds become one as the life of Spider-Man flashes before both their eyes (in true anniverary issue fashion), including Gwen's and Uncle Ben's deaths. Ock now grudgingly respects Peter, but feels he won't live up to being Spider-Man. Peter tells him he has to though because (and say it with me now) with great power come great responsibility and begs Ock to promise to protect MJ and everyone he loves. Ock promises as Peter dies in Ock's broken body. Ock plans to make up for his life of villainy by living both as Peter Parker and Spider-Man, but plans to be a better Spider-Man than Peter was. A superior Spider-Man.
And so, the life of Peter Parker is over (for now, I mean, he'll be back before ASM 2 in 2014). He didn't go down in a traditional heroic way, but still died just the same. I think there's two ways to look at this. One, Ock finally won. He finally killed his archnemesis in Spider-Man while also becoming him. That's just in a physical sense though. Peter may have gotten the last laugh though by showing Ock what it means to him to be Spider-Man is more than just the costume and powers, insuring his legacy won't be tarnished. None the less, Peter dying the way he did is still a lousy way to go for the big final anniverary issue and a little disrespectful to the character. The only thing keeping this from being a the worst thing to happen to Spider-Man comics is that it is so blantantly not going to be permanant. In contrast, look at One More Day. Disrespectful to Peter for making him weak enough to make a deal with Mephisto, and disrespectful to fans who read stories with Mary Jane as his wife for 20 years beforehand. That was an editorial mandate from Quesada who just didn't like the marriage, but I won't get into that rantfest as it's dried out. Things got better since then and there were good stories like Grim Hunt and Spider-Island. As far as we know, making Ock Spider-Man isn't an editorial mandate. At least things are moving foward in an interesting way though rather than drastically change 20 years of stories. Point is, fans have gotten through OMD, they'll get through Superior Spider-Man.
Overall, despite how it ended, I want to see what comes next as we head into the Superior era of Spider-Man.
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Post by Caveboy0 on Dec 27, 2012 14:34:09 GMT -5
i think its pretty interesting. take away spider-man and the concept holds up in my book. hero and villain occupying the same mind with the villain in control. the conflict of two lives but the good overriding the villains evil. its very comic booky but in a good way. ock's ego should make things funny. the last line in the recent daredevil was very funny. a cop hiring spider-man to take down daredevil and her shocked expression to his more firm and violent response.
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