Thoughts On Organic Webbing?

[Amadeus Arkham]

What’s your thoughts on the idea of Spider-Man using organic webs as opposed to simply building his own webshooters? We know that the Raimi Spider-Man movies went with the idea of organic webshooters(an idea taken from James Cameron’s Spider-Man treatment) and the comics for awhile actually integrated the organic webbing for awhile before it was retconned out. This has always been a subject of controversy amongst old school fans of the comics who feel that this change stripped away Peter’s ingenuity therefore made him less smart. Raimi’s reasoning for this change was that it would hurt the audiences suspension of disbelief if Peter Parker wasn’t able to create such a advanced piece of machinery that no other tech company with millions of dollars of resources at their disposal would be able to make all by his lonesome, and I can sort of buy that argument.

I’m in the minority that liked the organic web-shooters and thought it made perfect sense for that version of the story but where do many of you fall?

[I'm a Fish]

Don't like it. Makes my wrists itch.

[Speed Force League Unlimited]

It's fine for the Raimi trilogy, not something I wanted more of that it makes it way to the comics. I'm glad they went back to mechanical.

Don't like it. Makes my wrists itch.

Saw your name as last reply and expected that Batman mask picture, but I guess that avatar is old news now.

[I'm a Fish]

It's fine for the Raimi trilogy, not something I wanted more of that it makes it way to the comics. I'm glad they went back to mechanical.


Saw your name as last reply and expected that Batman mask picture, but I guess that avatar is old news now.

HA! Lol, Yeah that was a wacky avatar pic that I still enjoy. Wanted to try something new though, but I'm always keeping that Batman mask picture saved on my PC juuuust incase.

[Pattern_Maker]

It's not that big of a deal to me, but I wished there was an explanation for how anyone with organic webbing is able to shoot web-balls/impact webbing from their wrists.

[CosmiComic]

I don't mind the organic webbing. I can go either way.

[Kaitou D. Kid]

I don't like it as much, for a few reasons:

1. Artificial webbing showcases Peter's intelligence better.

2. Artificial webbing gives Spider-Man more variety and makes him more of a trickster. Things like the Insomniac gadgets, or the web he designed to melt Rhino's armor and to insulate him from Electro, are harder to include and feel less believable when you're stuck with organics.

[Speed Force League Unlimited]

I don't like it as much, for a few reasons:

1. Artificial webbing showcases Peter's intelligence better.

2. Artificial webbing gives Spider-Man more variety and makes him more of a trickster. Things like the Insomniac gadgets, or the web he designed to melt Rhino's armor and to insulate him from Electro, are harder to include and feel less believable when you're stuck with organics.

I agree with your assessment, but I think both points could easily be rolled into one cause 2 kinda elaborates on 1.

[marhawkman]

I don't like it as much, for a few reasons:

1. Artificial webbing showcases Peter's intelligence better.

2. Artificial webbing gives Spider-Man more variety and makes him more of a trickster. Things like the Insomniac gadgets, or the web he designed to melt Rhino's armor and to insulate him from Electro, are harder to include and feel less believable when you're stuck with organics.

I feel that you're working with the assumption that Pete won't make gadgets to use as tools for crimefighting. Is he "stuck with" using just the organic webbing or can he use both? 'cause he kind of does use both in the times when he has organic webbing. So it's not fully a choice of A or B. Heck if enemies expect natural webbing and you use something else? well that's a good way to surprise them.

In the fictional context.... um... I often wondered why he DIDn'T have organic webbing in the first place. The explanation of him just instinctively figuring it out was... strange to say the least. It's in part some weird instinct caused by the transformation, and only partly skill. Oh yeah, also... Man-spider has organic webbing anyways! Oh! also... Venom has organic webbing. Is it just Symbiote goop? Pretty sure the answer is no.

[Revolutionary_Jack]

In the fictional context.... um... I often wondered why he DIDn'T have organic webbing in the first place.

Obviously the idea of a dude secreting webs from his wrist was seen as a touch too creepy, even for Ditko.

The explanation of him just instinctively figuring it out was... strange to say the least.

Well the explanation was simply that Peter was a science nerd and science nerd invented the webbing.

It's in part some weird instinct caused by the transformation, and only partly skill.

Writers haven't explored that in general, i.e. whether Peter was working on the webbing formula before the accident or afterwards.

Oh! also... Venom has organic webbing. Is it just Symbiote goop? Pretty sure the answer is no.

Donny Cates' run has stuff on that.

[Frontier]

Not necessary, at least for Peter.

[exile001]

I'm largely indifferent.

My knee-jerk reaction is the web-slingers, however, I despise the out of web fluid/web fluid too expensive kind of tropes that occasionally gain traction and repeat ad nauseam.

I was totally cool with the organic being introduced in continuity and then... disappearing. Wait, how did they explain that it was gone? IIRC, it was glossed over with a throwaway line?

[Castle]

I liked both organic webbing and web shooters although I lean more to organic webbing. organic webbing was a good update for Spiderman.

I have seen some naysayers who were against organic webbing with the argument of, it was like making Batman actually turn into a Bat but I have always disagreed with that comparison because Batman has no super powers and was never even beaten by a Bat.

Peter had super powers of strength, agility, spider sense, sticking to physical objects and loads more and all because he was beaten by a radio active Spider so why not also give him organic webs that comes out of his own body like a spider? it makes a lot of sense in the world of not just comic books but science fiction.

[Celgress]

OP Question -

I selected "I’m indifferent Towards The Idea." I honestly don't care one way or the other. The idea (like most others) can be interesting if implemented correctly, but it is far from essential.

[MyriVerse]

I hate it as much as I hated Stark's Extremis virus. These guys are supposed to be gadgeteer geniuses. I think Peter's better off with as few powers as possible. I'm even iffy about the wall-crawling. Wouldn't mind if that came from tech.

But I'm fine someone other than Peter having the power. I don't think organic webbing is at all creepy... unless it comes from another place than wrists.