Controversial Spider-Man Opinions

[Spider-Tiger]

The armor made sense, but I wasn't a fan of the monochromatic look or the helmet. I don't mind the static mask, but I would've had Norman grab a gobliny non-armor mask from the mask collection in his penthouse and fashion a ragged purple drape into a tunic/hood over the armor.

Doc Ock's design was pretty great though. Loved the trenchcoat look.

[SpiderClops]

I don't ever want to see Peter having kids in the main universe.

I think it'd be a hindrance for the narrative and stories.

[NC_Yankee]

I don't ever want to see Peter having kids in the main universe.

I think it'd be a hindrance for the narrative and stories.

It depends on the stories themselves. What you want to see are new ideas ( without the Dan Slott WTF run), but you also want to avoid rehashing stuff ( Peter in HS in MCU or OMD and Clone Saga with Miles). The kid succeeded in Renew Your Vows but failed in Abrams. One idea that I really like ( and have said before) is bringing Annie from Renew Your Vows to 616. It would be a very interesting dynamic to both Peter and MJ, WITHOUT altering Amazing 180 degrees.

[witchboy]

It depends on the stories themselves. What you want to see are new ideas ( without the Dan Slott WTF run), but you also want to avoid rehashing stuff ( Peter in HS in MCU or OMD and Clone Saga with Miles). The kid succeeded in Renew Your Vows but failed in Abrams. One idea that I really like ( and have said before) is bringing Annie from Renew Your Vows to 616. It would be a very interesting dynamic to both Peter and MJ, WITHOUT altering Amazing 180 degrees.

Did 616 Spidey ever meet MC2's Spider-Girl? Given her popularity I always thought she might migrate to 616 at least for a visit.

[Agent Z]

I always felt that the Green Goblin was an example of a classic villain with a terrible costume, i.e. in the comics. I mean I never got the concept that someone who's a green goblin should have more purple than green visible. And it's weird that Norman would dress himself in a green body-suit and then put a purple tunic on top of that!!! Besides the fact that it resembles the Skrulls a little bit. The only adaptation that made the costume with that color scheme work was Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon.

Green and purple are classic "villain" colors which would be why the archenemy of Spider-Man, a hero who wears primary colors, would wear them.

Also, Norman is supposed to not be all that rational to begin with and his choice of fashion isn't really the weirdest thing about him.

Not that I hate the Raimi costume.

[CosmiComic]

Did 616 Spidey ever meet MC2's Spider-Girl? Given her popularity I always thought she might migrate to 616 at least for a visit.

Wouldn't she also have to travel through time?

[Agent Z]

Every storytelling choice is a "hindrance" on stories and narratives. There is no such thing as a story idea with infinite possibilities. Peter having a child would close off some opportunities (namely shipping) and open up others. Same as any other choice.

[Mister Mets]

Did 616 Spidey ever meet MC2's Spider-Girl? Given her popularity I always thought she might migrate to 616 at least for a visit.

She was in Spider-Verse, which seemed to establish that 616 Peter was aware of the events of Spider-Girl #10-11.

Every storytelling choice is a "hindrance" on stories and narratives. There is no such thing as a story idea with infinite possibilities. Peter having a child would close off some opportunities (namely shipping) and open up others. Same as any other choice.

This doesn't mean that all storytelling choices are equally sensible.

[CosmiComic]

Every storytelling choice is a "hindrance" on stories and narratives. There is no such thing as a story idea with infinite possibilities. Peter having a child would close off some opportunities (namely shipping) and open up others. Same as any other choice.

I doubt shipping is a loss

[Mr. White]

Daddy Pete is best Pete. Obviously that requires Spider-babies to happen... and thus.... yes, that... all of that. I loved married Pete!

Yeah @ Daddy/Married Pete.
Include him on the more interesting roster.

[Mr. White]

An unfortunate consequence of being the "normal" guy.



Nah, not enough color. Though he does remind me of Elgar now.

^^ It's actually ok to be "the norml one" and there have been some real interesting directions taken with Peter.
Of course at the end of the day it always amounts to nothing due to Marvel's "need" to maintain a particular status quo.

[marhawkman]

Every storytelling choice is a "hindrance" on stories and narratives. There is no such thing as a story idea with infinite possibilities. Peter having a child would close off some opportunities (namely shipping) and open up others. Same as any other choice.

Yeah, the last episode of the old Spider-man cartoon had Stan the man say it himself. It's a different story. Not inherently better/worse... just different. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N9TIvIEnpA

[Vegeta]

Wouldn't she also have to travel through time?

I seem to remember a story back in the day where she did travel back in time and meet Peter near the start of his crime fighting career.

I wouldn't mind 616 Pete having a child, but I would prefer it to be like a real kid, no spider powers and joining in to crime fight alongside their dad. No sassy clever quips that only an adult would make, etc.

[Pav]

Now that Miles exists and has made it to other media,

I'd love to see Peter and MJ married again, along with the return of Baby May.

I was a kid of the 90s and was so stoked about Peter being a dad. He doesn't have to stay young for kids to be interested in his comics, but the advent of Miles means Marvel can have their cake and eat it too.

If it were up to me, I'd have the line look something like this:

Amazing Spider-Man (Peter)
Miles Morales, the Spectacular Spider-Man
Web of the Scarlet Spiders (Ben and Kaine)
And maybe another Peter-centric book, or a team-up book

-Pav, who is full of opinions today...

[Pav]

Controversial?
Hmm...
IMO, more often than not, Peter Parker is the least interesting of the Spider-Men.
Talking Miles, Kaine, Elliot (Otto), and by extension Brock and Thompson.
(Ben is still more interesting conceptually, just hasn't had great stories in recent times).

100% agreed. The only thing more interesting than a Spider-MAN is a Spider-CLONE.

-Pav, who knows Spider-Ben is Spider-Best...