Interested in what this is all about. Me from 25 years ago would have been pissed and angry that Pete would die and be replaced by Ben. This time around I'm curious and excited. Hopefully get to see Ben redeem himself. And that new Spider-Man design looks great!
"I am a man of peace."
"A man of peace...who fights like ten tigers."
Yeah.
I like Ben but the entire point of Spencer's run was to clean up the past and pave the way for a new future.Doing this now makes no sense.If they actually kill of Peter then I'm done.
Also Ben and Peter haven't interacted in a long while.Also Ben better be the clone or we riot.
Alright boys, theory time.
Since we are dealing with multiversal shenanigans I think Pete will get lost in different time or dimension or something.They will have Ben Reilly take over by the looks of it.
Then maybe after some time they may bring him back.The classic Batman omega beam strat.
Also makes sense since it is vaguely similar to NWH.
I am disappointed we won't get just Spider-man Spider-manning since that seems like the best direction to go but I'll give it a chance.
Let's hope whatever the hell this is does our boy Pete justice.
Yesterday, my Pistons get the #1 pick.
Today, news that Ben Reilly may be back in a big way.
Such wonderful gifts from the universe!
-Pav, who will enjoy the moment...
EDIT: BEN SPIDEY IS BEST SPIDEY. NO DEBATE NEEDED. REAL ONES KNOW
Last edited by Pav; 06-23-2021 at 08:05 PM.
You were Spider-Man then. You and Peter had agreed on it. But he came back right when you started feeling comfortable.
You know what it means when he comes back.
"You're not the better one, Peter. You're just older."
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Nah fam.
As someone who read through the entire clone saga and as someone who is happy that Ben is back if it is at the cost of Peter it's not worth it.
Also while some may be okay with this the sales at large will drop if Ben is the main in ASM.
I don't mind giving him a solo but ASM is for Peter.
They’re not going to kill Peter. However, I can see Peter getting hurt and Ben steps in..
Not really.
He has had a much easier life than teen Pete(has an entire family, financially stable, doesn't need a part time job, friends who know who he is and can talk to in both school and superhero community, generally supported by media and other heroes unlike peter who was under much more fire with media, etc. )and his villains for the most part have been much more tame.
He could not deal with adult Pete's villains.He and most others would straight up crack.
Seriously he was tortured once and is still in tears about it.Peter has been crucified and tortured for a day before breaking himself out, has been killed in the most gruesome ways and sent to hell and then brought back 8 times.Morlun fights.
The worst is the mental trauma.People like Goblin have tortured him psycologically in ways Miles just couldn't take.
Also being burried alive,House of M,etc.
Miles ain't nearly ready for that yet.
Ben Reilly didn't sink the Clone Saga. Editorial being gimps to the marketing department caused that. The writers knew where the story was going, but it had to keep on being extended with endless twists, fake outs and plot threads that went nowhere.
Ben may have lasted longer if they had kept Peter and MJ around. As you said, his brotherly relationship with Peter was one of the draw points. But the book had more problems contributing to its loss of sales - 1. Older villains were phased out for new ones that didn't cut the mustard, 2. A new supporting cast that didn't match up to Peter's.