Amazing Spider-Man #40 (Preview)

[your_name_here]

I suspect that after the Kindred reveal, the book changes and takes on a different, slightly heavier, tone. Like I said earlier, I don't think we've even gotten to the meat of this run yet. Kindred is going to have a major impact.

It’s definitely what I hope, too. What Spencer has so far is good, but it needs this Kindred reveal and darker tones in order to really leave his mark. I have faith in him.

Just...as snoop said, it’s nearly been 50 issues now and it’s all very slow.

[Snoop Dogg]

ME, YESTERDAY: spencer's run is cheeks

ME, TODAY: hot damn this chance arc was fire, look at all these plotlines finally intertwining!

[tib2d2]

Can someone help me understand why Chance was UPSET that he ended up with Spidey's shooter? Didn't that mean that he's off the hook for all the payouts that day at his "casino" and Foreigner is paying instead?

[WebSlingWonder]

Can someone help me understand why Chance was UPSET that he ended up with Spidey's shooter? Didn't that mean that he's off the hook for all the payouts that day at his "casino" and Foreigner is paying instead?

It was blackmail, seeking to expose Chance for rigging the bets. If they found out that he was playing them, they wouldn't be too happy. So Foreigner goaded him into his game to put Chance under his thumb.

[Digifiend]

The podcast is real.
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comi...ameson-podcast

[Frontier]

The podcast is real.
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comi...ameson-podcast

The voices for Jonah and Spidey aren't half bad...

[Rzerox21xx]

I guess it make sense that Spencer is using Norah who's more of a flawed character than Joy Mercado or Katherine Farrell the other reporters that Peter worked with in the Bugle if he's using her like this.

[jetengine]

Does Norah know Peter is Spiderman or is she just an idiot ?

[PCN24454]

Does Norah know Peter is Spiderman or is she just an idiot ?

That’s a False Dichotomy.

[jetengine]

That’s a False Dichotomy.

I dunno, she literally walks in. Finds the mask. Then goes on and on about how Peter is "Spidermans number one guy" and this is a character we've been frequently shown is devious and outside the box so for her conclusion to be "Oh Mj and Pete do hero roleplay" seems dumb.

[Prof. Warren]

I dunno, she literally walks in. Finds the mask. Then goes on and on about how Peter is "Spidermans number one guy" and this is a character we've been frequently shown is devious and outside the box so for her conclusion to be "Oh Mj and Pete do hero roleplay" seems dumb.

Eh, it's dumb that most supporting cast members don't quickly deduce the hero's identity. It's one of the familiar tropes of the genre that everyone continually fails to see what's staring them right in the face. I think Spencer is just having fun with that.

[Jman27]

I dunno, she literally walks in. Finds the mask. Then goes on and on about how Peter is "Spidermans number one guy" and this is a character we've been frequently shown is devious and outside the box so for her conclusion to be "Oh Mj and Pete do hero roleplay" seems dumb.

i dont man people cosplay everything today hell even Do-S from One Punch Man and considering they actually live in that world and Peter is still appears as a loser she is probably thinking him putting on that mask will boost his confidence

[Inversed]

To be fair, at least after the Parkers Industries stuff, you can understand why most people would more easily buy Peter and Spider-Man as just "close friends"/"business partners" rather than the same guy. The gene splicing incident earlier this run also helps things. It's not perfect, like people have mentioned it's the same thing with alot of other superheroes, but its at least something semi-plausible.

The real question is you would think there would be more villains who would try to use "Peter" to get at "Spider-Man", since that's the one connection everyone is certain about. Though to give them credit, that does seem to be exactly what Chameleon is doing now anyway.

[Prof. Warren]

To be fair, at least after the Parkers Industries stuff, you can understand why most people would more easily buy Peter and Spider-Man as just "close friends"/"business partners" rather than the same guy. The gene splicing incident earlier this run also helps things.

That is true. It's actually fairly plausible that it wouldn't occur to anyone that Peter and Spidey could be the same person.

But that leads me to wonder what the speculation is actually like in the MU as to Spidey's true identity. People in the MU must have all kinds of theories as to who he could be. It would be interesting for Spencer or another Spider-writer to name the most popular potential suspects.

[Jman27]

To be fair, at least after the Parkers Industries stuff, you can understand why most people would more easily buy Peter and Spider-Man as just "close friends"/"business partners" rather than the same guy. The gene splicing incident earlier this run also helps things. It's not perfect, like people have mentioned it's the same thing with alot of other superheroes, but its at least something semi-plausible.

The real question is you would think there would be more villains who would try to use "Peter" to get at "Spider-Man", since that's the one connection everyone is certain about. Though to give them credit, that does seem to be exactly what Chameleon is doing now anyway.

maybe its cause they see other villians try the same thing and see hows it doesnt have a huge success rate for them?