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by **Ribbons** on Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:26 am

I really don't like these annual publisher-wide "events." It just complicates things.

by **Colin** on Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:03 am

buster00 wrote:Has anyone here ever HAD wheatcakes? Who the fuck do you even ASK? That's something to do today: Consider the wheatcake.

It's a pancake made from whole wheat flower. Tastes like choke.

by **buster00** on Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:23 pm

Colin wrote:
buster00 wrote:Has anyone here ever HAD wheatcakes? Who the fuck do you even ASK? That's something to do today: Consider the wheatcake.

It's a pancake made from whole wheat flower. Tastes like choke.

I like pancakes. What's the diff? Why didn't Stan just say "pancakes?" That's what's always struck me funny about "wheatcakes," as a Spidey fan. I know I'm not alone on this.

I'm just glad it wasn't meatcakes.

by **Carolian** on Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:34 pm

I would give a shiny nickel to see Aunt May fix Peter up a heapin' helpin' of meatcakes.

by **ONeillSG1** on Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:03 pm

The Garbage Man wrote:I believe after the main villain of the arc ripped out Spider-Man's eye, Parker ate his head. Pete then proceeded to "die" by placing himself in a cocoon before emerging and shedding his skin, finding himself completely healed of all past and present injuries.

WTF? He's SPIDER-man!! Not CATERPILLAR-man!!!

For Joe Q:

Karloff?

Karloff?

F*** YOU!!!!

God Stern was really humming along this week.

by **DennisMM** on Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:56 am

This is so utterly stupid I can hardly find words for it. What's next, reintroducing the Spider-Mobile for "My Killer, The Car II - This Time It's StarkTechnical"? And I see he's shooting webs out of the backs of his hands again. Jesus Christ!

by **DennisMM** on Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:13 am

buster00 wrote:
DennisMM wrote: I remember Iron Man's helmet with a nose! The shoulder-pad years! The silver and red suit! Built-in roller skates! When he relinquished his Tony identity and built a new suit from parts he bought on the electronics market!

Maybe you'll remember, Dennis...Web of Spider-Man #100, right? The "Spider-Armor" that lasted all of ONE ISSUE...before...I think Doc Ock smashed it apart...

Where did Peter get that ugly piece o' shit from? I can't remember. Like it matters, but it's one of those things that'll bug me...

I saw the book in passing but wasn't reading Spider-titles at the time. Here's a nice link to a review of the piece of shit.

by **wharto** on Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:44 am

Am I the only one who feels that the spiderman movies are shite?

by **Colin** on Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:38 am

No you're not. But you're in the minority.

by **buster00** on Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:21 am

DennisMM wrote:Here's a nice link to a review of the piece of shit.

Thanks! You're a god, brotha. You didn't have to go to this trouble; I thought you (or someone on the thread) might just remember it off the top of yer head. Comic fans remember the strangest details about other people's (fictional) lives, right?

I was thinking Reed Richards built it for him, but that was something else. Peter built the (HA!) Spider-Armor himself. Jeez, no WONDER I forgot...that really WAS a bad issue...

by **Coheed_and_Cambria** on Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:15 pm

the first thing i thought when i saw it on Marvels homepage was "yes, the spider-man cartoon set in the alternate world is coming back"
...

...

and then i read the article.
eh, im indifferent, it wont make the book any LESS intresting, but i think he will be back to his old costume by the fall...

by **DennisMM** on Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:50 pm

buster00 wrote:Thanks! You're a god, brotha. You didn't have to go to this trouble; I thought you (or someone on the thread) might just remember it off the top of yer head. Comic fans remember the strangest details about other people's (fictional) lives, right?

I was thinking Reed Richards built it for him, but that was something else. Peter built the (HA!) Spider-Armor himself. Jeez, no WONDER I forgot...that really WAS a bad issue...

It only took about twenty minutes, and most of that was me reeling at the damned thing and reading the review. Somebody was offering a CGC 10.0 copy for over three grand.

Interesting, isn't it, that a tinkerer like Peter Parker could build that armor?

by **buster00** on Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:37 pm

DennisMM wrote:Interesting, isn't it, that a tinkerer like Peter Parker could build that armor?

Yeah, just some spare scrap metal he had laying around the apartment... and some shit from that one drawer in the kitchen. It was finished between classes. Easy.

by **Chairman Kaga** on Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:48 pm

I actually sort of like the design but the story sounds less than stellar and as a general guideline in life I don't like "revamps"......Though Spidey is probably the only character I can think of with sooo many different outift changes over the years and one the (black) that the fans generally seem to like aside from the original design.

by **ONeillSG1** on Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:48 pm

buster00 wrote:
DennisMM wrote:Interesting, isn't it, that a tinkerer like Peter Parker could build that armor?

Yeah, just some spare scrap metal he had laying around the apartment... and some shit from that one drawer in the kitchen. It was finished between classes. Easy.

I bet he used carbon composites like the BSG's Blackbird.

by **Shane** on Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:31 pm

So is he like growing spider legs out of his back or something? The Quesada pic makes it look like that.

by **burlivesleftnut** on Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:42 pm

Shane wrote:So is he like growing spider legs out of his back or something? The Quesada pic makes it look like that.

They are mechanical. He's Iron Octo-Spidey.

by **Shane** on Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:44 pm

so it really is like a robot spidey suit?

by **burlivesleftnut** on Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:49 pm

Shane wrote:so it really is like a robot spidey suit?

You'd have to ask Tony Stark.

by **bluebottle** on Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:55 pm

in the newest issue, Spidey has these stingers that shoot out of his wrists. they look like long spider legs.

maybe that's what those things are.

by **burlivesleftnut** on Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:02 pm

Bluebottle wrote:in the newest issue, Spidey has these stingers that shoot out of his wrists. they look like long spider legs.

maybe that's what those things are.

No, if you read up of JQ's comments, those arms are mechanical. They actually call them 'technical arms' or something like that. Those 'stingers' are actually organic... and uh, gross.

by **Adam Balm** on Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:09 pm

Ooh 'techno-organic'. Edgy.

by **bluebottle** on Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:11 pm

so spidey is going to have mechanical arms, plus stingers that shoot out of his actual arms.

he's going to be eight legged...

this is so stupid.

i'm just reading "Mary Jane loves Spiderman" from now on and THAT'S IT.

by **Shane** on Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:53 am

So what is the Other all about? what is going on and what has changed?

by **Iconoclastica** on Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:57 am

Well, the last issue I read was the second most recent (Amazing Spider-Man 527, The Other part 9 of 12), and apparently Peter just awoke from the dead, having shed his old skin "as a spider does once in its lifetime." He looks just the same, but we're left to debate if what remains is, in actuality, "the man who dreamed of being a spider" or "the spider who dreamed of being a man" . . . sort of a fight of that duality within him that I don't think even he knows who the victor was.

by **Shane** on Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:58 am

interesting.

by **Iconoclastica** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:03 am

This is a pic of the cover art for Amazing Spider-Man 529 . . . so yes, it's official . . . oh, the agony

by **Adam Balm** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:04 am

*thwip* *thwip* *throw-up*

by **burlivesleftnut** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:16 am

Well atleast we have an idea of one of his new powers: bendable shins.

by **bluebottle** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:17 am

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!

it's true, that right leg is fuckered.

by **DennisMM** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:20 am

Doesn't look any worse than some of the McFarlane poses.

Do you suppose his new suit will be ... ADVANTAGEOUS?

by **burlivesleftnut** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:25 am

What's weird is that this shows him preparing to shoot webbing from his wrists again.

by **DennisMM** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:27 am

Yeah! I noticed that too. The other sketch showed back-of-the-hand web shooters.

by **bluebottle** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:28 am

he does shoot from his wrists... he's got organic shooters now.

by **burlivesleftnut** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:28 am

DennisMM wrote:Yeah! I noticed that too. The other sketch showed back-of-the-hand web shooters.

Right. Maybe it will vary depending on who is drawing this angel-killing crime against nature.

by **The Ginger Man** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:30 am

How much you want to bet Spider-Man has a much ballyhooed return to the original red and blue right about the time SM3 gears up for release?

by **burlivesleftnut** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:31 am

The Ginger Man wrote:How much you want to bet Spider-Man has a much ballyhooed return to the original red and blue right about the time SM3 gears up for release?

My guess would be a return to the black.

by **DennisMM** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:34 am

I say ditch the mechanical arms and give him back the four arms he grew in th '70s.

by **bluebottle** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:35 am

at least those only lasted 3 issues.

by **Iconoclastica** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:35 am

burlivesleftnut wrote:
DennisMM wrote:Yeah! I noticed that too. The other sketch showed back-of-the-hand web shooters.

Right. Maybe it will vary depending on who is drawing this angel-killing crime against nature.

This one was drawn by Bryan Hitch, who I'm not all that familiar with . . . regardless, it's crap. I'm not renewing my subscription if this is permanent. He looks like some kid took an old action figure, melted random pieces of it with a lighter, and then dipped it in a vat of molten jello. Utter C R A P

by **The Ginger Man** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:38 am

MasterWhedon wrote:
Bluebottle wrote:I actually liked Ben Reilly's costume.

Couldn't agree more. I LOVE this costume.

I am so glad I'm not alone on this. That costume really was one the best reinterpretations of a classic costume ever pulled off. It kept the original spirit of the costume while giving it a slight updating in style. In fact, it was so good, I think we should post another picture of it to counter act the craptacular Iron Spider.

Yeah. That makes me feel better.

by **bluebottle** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:39 am

Iconoclastica wrote:
burlivesleftnut wrote:
DennisMM wrote:Yeah! I noticed that too. The other sketch showed back-of-the-hand web shooters.

Right. Maybe it will vary depending on who is drawing this angel-killing crime against nature.

This one was drawn by Bryan Hitch, who I'm not all that familiar with . . . regardless, it's crap. I'm not renewing my subscription if this is permanent. He looks like some kid took an old action figure, melted random pieces of it with a lighter, and then dipped it in a vat of molten jello. Utter C R A P

it won't last, tho... i've been enjoying spidey lately, it's a lot better than it was... i dropped out around the ben reilly fiasco (i liked the costume, just not the whole clone... thing), then came back and they had killed of mj and it was shit, and now that i've been reading for about a year, i gotta say it's better than it's been...

except for that... awful... gwen stacey/norman osborne.... thing... THEY SULLIED HER MEMORY!!!

this costume won't last more than a year.

by **Iconoclastica** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:41 am

The Ginger Man wrote:
MasterWhedon wrote:
Bluebottle wrote:I actually liked Ben Reilly's costume.

Couldn't agree more. I LOVE this costume.

I am so glad I'm not alone on this. That costume really was one the best reinterpretations of a classic costume ever pulled off. It kept the original spirit of the costume while giving it a slight updating in style. In fact, it was so good, I think we should post another picture of it to counter act the craptacular Iron Spider.

Yeah. That makes me feel better.

Fuck yes! Thank you, the burning in my eyes is finally starting to subside

by **DennisMM** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:45 am

The Ginger Man wrote:
MasterWhedon wrote:
Bluebottle wrote:I actually liked Ben Reilly's costume.

Couldn't agree more. I LOVE this costume.

I am so glad I'm not alone on this. That costume really was one the best reinterpretations of a classic costume ever pulled off. It kept the original spirit of the costume while giving it a slight updating in style. In fact, it was so good, I think we should post another picture of it to counter act the craptacular Iron Spider.

Yeah. That makes me feel better.

That costume was great. About the only good thing to come out of the Clone Saga. Of course they ditched it.

Bryan Hitch is a very solid artist. The wandering ankle confuses me, as his anatomy is usually strong. He's probably trying to ape the super-distorted figures seen in Spider-books these last 15 or so years.

by **DennisMM** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:53 am

Adam Balm wrote:Ooh 'techno-organic'. Edgy.

But Warren Ellis isn't writing it!

by **Adam Balm** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:37 pm

It's still uber-XXXTreme edgy! I say get Warren Ellis on board now. This design is perfect for him. They just need to put spidey in a trenchcoat with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, and stubble somehow poking through the mask!

That'll get the kids on board! And Warren Ellis, a 40 year old balding man, knows what the kids want!

by **Chairman Kaga** on Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:41 pm

Man that anatomy is bad. Not Lefield bad but bad none the less.

by **Adam Balm** on Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:03 pm

But people are talking about it! By JQ's logic, that means that people must be eager to buy it now!

by **The Ginger Man** on Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:38 pm

So Spider-Man now has stingers that come out of his wrist/arms? I haven't seen any pics of this, but it sounds to me like Marvel finally found a way to literally put Wolverine in everything...apparently even Spidey.

by **bluebottle** on Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:48 pm

in the latest issue of amazing, he discovers some new powers when looking for a lost girl under a collapsed building.

<SPOILERS>

- he can see in the dark
- he can feel vibrations through his webbing
- he puts the girl on his back, and she sticks to him like a spider carrying it's young.

</SPOILERS>

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