why do writers always use spider-man as bait to get people to buy certain team books...

[Chrysalis_Changling]

and then suddenly he's not on the team after just a few issues(sometimes in the case of uncanny avengers he's already gone after the first issue!)which means all the interviews talking about spider-man's importance to the team were a bunch of garbage

but why?....why even do that?!

[Ravin' Ray]

How do we know he won't return to the team later? In which case it wouldn't be baiting. (And for me, Johnny is the draw not Peter.)

[Chrysalis_Changling]

How do we know he won't return to the team later? In which case it wouldn't be baiting. (And for me, Johnny is the draw not Peter.)

it's just in spider-man's nature i guess he's not really known for sticking around on teams and works better alone than with a random group of heroes

[Ravin' Ray]

it's just in spider-man's nature i guess he's not really known for sticking around on teams and works better alone than with a random group of heroes

He's had pretty good stints in New Avengers and Future Foundation.

[Holt]

But Uncanny Avengers is a bad example in this case. "Person X gets angry and walks away from the team only to come back when they need him" is a tried and true comic plot device.

[Chrysalis_Changling]

He's had pretty good stints in New Avengers and Future Foundation.

people keep citing those two books and yes i know it's a bad example but has it not been years since spider-man's been a fully fledged member of a team book and just a guest star or window dressing?

[Ravin' Ray]

Maybe his joint book with Deadpool will help clear the air between them and make him rejoin the Avengers (one can wish).

[Kusanagi]

Hard to see him leaving a book because of Deadpool, when he has an ongoing with Deadpool scheduled. I imagine he'll be back in some capacity.

[sifighter]

I think Spider-Man will be back, considering that it was only the first issue and it's probably serving as a set up for Deadpool to prove himself to the rest of the Unity team. Once he does I'm sure Spider-Man will be back.

[FanboyStranger]

Because he's Marvel's most popular character, and using him means that people who normally wouldn't pick up the first few issues of a book will pick it up because he's in it. Hopefully, those readers will like the book enough to stick with it once Spidey leaves.

[Bor]

people keep citing those two books and yes i know it's a bad example but has it not been years since spider-man's been a fully fledged member of a team book and just a guest star or window dressing?

He was a full member of the avengers before superior happend and then there really was not that much time after that before spider-verse started so there was not enough time for him to do much. But as others have said we have only seen the first issue and it would not make sense for him to quit the avengers because of deadpool when they are going to have a series together.

[ed2962]

They've been using Spiderman to sell other book since at least the early 70's

[Kusanagi]

people keep citing those two books and yes i know it's a bad example but has it not been years since spider-man's been a fully fledged member of a team book and just a guest star or window dressing?

He was a full fledged member of the Mighty Avengers before Secret Wars happened.

[Highland Chicken]

Because he's their most popular character despite what Breevort says?

[DrNewGod]

Spider-Man's not the only one like that. For a while, Wolverine was everywhere, regardless of whether it made the least bit of sense or not.