Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #1 Preview

[Huntsman Spider]

Yep, an element of tragedy and creates a new villain to hound both Peter and Ben (And Kaine, if he ended up roped in)

Considering Spidercide killed Kaine in Maximum Clonage shortly before his own seeming death at the end of that sorry event, I could see Kaine looking for some kind of payback.

[Aura Blaize]

Ahmed really does love the Clone Saga .

But wait...what sorcery is this? Peter actually won!? Without help !?

It's not the main Spider-Book so it's okay. If Peter seems absolutely competent and well written, you're NOT reading Amazing Spider-Man.

[HypnoHustler]

The issue is… something. I think it’s a good something, but it’s very different than anything I’ve read in Spidey comics before. Like even more different than ‘Reign.’ I’m going to put spoiler tags, even though I’m not really spoiling anything beyond very mild hints of what’s in the book. spoilers:

This is not like a faux-horror book or just has horror-like elements… once you get past the halfway mark, it is straight up horror and there’s a couple panels (ahem… “dinner guest” scene) that are more graphic than anything I’ve ever seen in a Spidey comic. The most conventional part of the book is the preview pages with Spidercide (I was a bit disappointed there was no backstory on why he’s back… everything with him is in the preview). I did find it funny how Ben referred to Spidercide as “brother” in his mini from last year while Peter pointedly says he’s “not his brother.” I don’t think Ahmed intended this, but it’s a happy coincidence showing the different ways Peter and Ben view the clones. Anyway… it’s a very small part of the story so if you’re buying it only for that you might be let down. But the rest of the book is something out of ‘The Twilight Zone’ and Peter doesn’t even suit up the whole issue. It first gets a bit weird and confusing, but still not too crazy… but then things get horrific from the “have you paid your fare?” splash page and it doesn’t let up until the end. I’m still figuring out how I feel about the book, but they definitely let the writer and artist go nuts. I think it’s worth a buy, but it’s definitely not for the faint of heart (or people expecting a conventional Spidey comic).

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[CaptainUniverse]

The issue is… something. I’m going to put spoiler tags, even though I’m not really spoiling anything beyond very mild hints of what’s in the book. spoilers:

I think it’s a good something, but it’s very different than anything I’ve read in Spidey comics before. Like even more different than ‘Reign.’ It’s not like a faux-horror book or just has horror-like elements… once you get past the halfway mark, it is straight up horror and there’s a couple panels (ahem… “dinner guest” scene) that are more graphic than anything I’ve ever seen in a Spidey comic. The most conventional part of the book is the preview pages with Spidercide (I was a bit disappointed there was no backstory on why he’s back… everything with him is in the preview). I did find it funny how Ben referred to Spidercide as “brother” in his mini from last year while Peter pointedly says he’s “not his brother.” I don’t think Ahmed intended this, but it’s a happy coincidence showing the different ways Peter and Ben view the clones. Anyway… it’s a very small part of the story so if you’re buying it for only that you might be let down. But the rest of the book is something out of ‘The Twilight Zone’ and Peter doesn’t even suit up the whole issue. It first gets a bit weird and confusing, but still not too crazy… but then things get horrific from the “have you paid your fare?” splash page and it doesn’t let up until the end. I’m still figuring out how I feel about the book, but they definitely let the writer and artist go nuts. I think it’s worth a buy, but it’s definitely not for the faint of heart (or people expecting a conventional Spidey comic).

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Sounds good. I can't wait.

[Marvel Man]

The issue is… something. I think it’s a good something, but it’s very different than anything I’ve read in Spidey comics before. Like even more different than ‘Reign.’ I’m going to put spoiler tags, even though I’m not really spoiling anything beyond very mild hints of what’s in the book. spoilers:

This is not like a faux-horror book or just has horror-like elements… once you get past the halfway mark, it is straight up horror and there’s a couple panels (ahem… “dinner guest” scene) that are more graphic than anything I’ve ever seen in a Spidey comic. The most conventional part of the book is the preview pages with Spidercide (I was a bit disappointed there was no backstory on why he’s back… everything with him is in the preview). I did find it funny how Ben referred to Spidercide as “brother” in his mini from last year while Peter pointedly says he’s “not his brother.” I don’t think Ahmed intended this, but it’s a happy coincidence showing the different ways Peter and Ben view the clones. Anyway… it’s a very small part of the story so if you’re buying it only for that you might be let down. But the rest of the book is something out of ‘The Twilight Zone’ and Peter doesn’t even suit up the whole issue. It first gets a bit weird and confusing, but still not too crazy… but then things get horrific from the “have you paid your fare?” splash page and it doesn’t let up until the end. I’m still figuring out how I feel about the book, but they definitely let the writer and artist go nuts. I think it’s worth a buy, but it’s definitely not for the faint of heart (or people expecting a conventional Spidey comic).

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spoilers:

It's me or does this comic ignores the character development of Spidercide? It's just there, but it could be any other character. Not only that, but ruin the ending of his previous appearance without any explanation.

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[Huntsman Spider]

spoilers:

It's me or does this comic ignores the character development of Spidercide? It's just there, but it could be any other character. Not only that, but ruin the ending of his previous appearance without any explanation.

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Yeah, when you bring that up, it is a bit disappointing or disconcerting.

[Captain Craig]

OK, I'm calling the bait and switch.
Sure the horror part of the book made for a good read. This is partly what I signed on for. However, the preview pages also lead me(us) to believe it was going to ALSO be about Spidercide to some degree.
This story arc isn't going to deal with him at all.

[Huntsman Spider]

OK, I'm calling the bait and switch.
Sure the horror part of the book made for a good read. This is partly what I signed on for. However, the preview pages also lead me(us) to believe it was going to ALSO be about Spidercide to some degree.
This story arc isn't going to deal with him at all.

Would be a shame if Spidercide doesn't appear again and he does turn out to just be a "bait and switch," as you put it.

[Hypestyle]

Spider-Man should have been having a Halloween special for decades by now.

I remember the Wendigo short story by Charles Vess. That was a nice way to approach things.

[Huntsman Spider]

Spider-Man should have been having a Halloween special for decades by now.

I remember the Wendigo short story by Charles Vess. That was a nice way to approach things.

True enough, especially since Spider-Man's beginnings lend themselves very well to a more horror-influenced take and could have well been a horror story if not for Peter's famous realization at the end.

[Spidey_Legend]

True enough, especially since Spider-Man's beginnings lend themselves very well to a more horror-influenced take and could have well been a horror story if not for Peter's famous realization at the end.

Now you mention horror comics in Spider-Man I remember the issue where the author made Peter not believing in Vampires forgotting everything about his team ups with Blade and having Morbius as enemy.

lol

[Huntsman Spider]

Now you mention horror comics in Spider-Man I remember the issue where the author made Peter not believing in Vampires forgotting everything about his team ups with Blade and having Morbius as enemy.

lol

Ha, what an oversight.

[NC_Yankee]

Now you mention horror comics in Spider-Man I remember the issue where the author made Peter not believing in Vampires forgotting everything about his team ups with Blade and having Morbius as enemy.

lol

Spider-Man dealing with Santeria was even more creepy then Morbius or the Blade team up: .

[Huntsman Spider]

Spider-Man dealing with Santeria was even more creepy then Morbius or the Blade team up: .

Was that the Amazing Grace side story at the beginning of the "Worldwide" status quo post-Secret Wars?

[Vworp Vworp]

Spider-Cide was my retcon solution to the Ben Reilly being ruined by Slott/Wells since Clones Conspiracy.

Yep. The way Humanity Agenda ended was a perfect (and possibly intentional) easy out for everything that has happened to "Ben" since his return in Clone Conspiracy. Cos Marvel could just say that he never did, and it's been Spidercide the whole time. Yeah, that would mean Ben is still dead - but given how Spidey editorial have treated him since he came back, actually not coming back now feels like the much better option.

Assuming this book is set in the main continuity (I'm well out of the loop, so I don't know), Spidercide's brief appearance here effectively ruins that possibility, however monumentally slim the chances were that editorial would have ever used it anyway. And apparently for absolutely no reason too, given Spidercide's seeming absence for the rest of the story.

Unless his cameo here was at editorial's request, of course. For the specific reason of shutting that potential door.