Electro Appreciation Thread

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

Show your appreciation for one of the classic Spider Man Rogues the one the only Electro.

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[TheAltarOfMyEgo]

I always hated Electro's mask because he just looked stupid to me, though I've begun to appreciate him more since the Gauntlet story.

[Adset]

I can't get around the mask. It's hilariously stupid, but he's not Electro without it and it's iconic enough that I'd probably pitch a fit if they got rid of it for good. Kind of like Mysterio's fishbowl.

So, yeah. The character is okay, I guess. But the mask. It's all about the mask.

[remoteman]

http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManE/Large/AmazingSpider-Man423.jpg

I remember this being a really badass Electro appearance.

[Alan2099]

Electro has one of the best villian costumes out there. The mask is what makes it.

[whiteshark]

Since i started reading Spidey stories,Electro have been one of my favorite villains.
From the costume,to the powers is just a great villain to Spider-Man.


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[CMBMOOL]

A personal favorite Electro story of mine....

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[lou-bert vs. q-bert]

Where's the love for blue Electro?:eek:

[whiteshark]

Blue Electro?
Must have as much fans as the blue Super-Man i`d say.:biggrin:

[CMBMOOL]

I think he meant the time the Rose was able to super charged Electro and temporary turned himself into a living Dynmo. :biggrin:

Either that or when he wore the Blue suit when his powers was reduced and it was during the Amazing Spider-man reboot.

[matthewaos]

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[Alan2099]

Either that or when he wore the Blue suit when his powers was reduced and it was during the Amazing Spider-man reboot.
The Byrne reboot? Yeah, that was a horrible look for the guy. He wasn't even recognizable as Electro. Vulture's costume being turned into a green Tux wasn't any good either.

Maybe we should start a Worst Redesigned Villians topic.

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

He's been done huge justice in Spectacular Spider Man because he's a confident guy that know's how to use his powers. Love to see that with the main 616 Electro.

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

The dumbest decision involved with him was to make him the son of the Red Skull for the 90s Spider Man tas. TO quote NFL analysts from ESPN "Come on man."

[Alan2099]

That was still tons better than the MTV take on the guy.

[JessieMidnight]

He's been done huge justice in Spectacular Spider Man because he's a confident guy that know's how to use his powers. Love to see that with the main 616 Electro.

They did a great job with him in that show. Great design too! I also really like his new design from the story Waid did. More writers should take Electro as a serious threat, not a easily beaten villain. He was always one of my favorite Spidey villains.

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

They did a great job with him in that show. Great design too! I also really like his new design from the story Waid did. More writers should take Electro as a serious threat, not a easily beaten villain. He was always one of my favorite Spidey villains.

Well Electro has the same problem as DC Comics Mad Hatter. There is one great writer that respects the character, and writes him as a deadly threat. Most other writers don't respect him writing him as a chump. Spider Man's victories against Electro would be more excellent against Electro as a deadly threat instead of beating up on a guy with low self esteem issues, and hasn't mastered his powers.

What's the name of that Story?

[JessieMidnight]

Well Electro has the same problem as DC Comics Mad Hatter. There is one great writer that respects the character, and writes him as a deadly threat. Most other writers don't respect him writing him as a chump. Spider Man's victories against Electro would be more excellent against Electro as a deadly threat instead of beating up on a guy with low self esteem issues, and hasn't mastered his powers.

What's the name of that Story?

I agree with you about the only one or two writers know what to do with Electro, and Mad Hatter too. It should be the job of the writers to make the villans formidable for the hero.

You mean the story I mentioned? That would be one of the recent Gauntlet stories that Spider-Man went through, which Mark Waid wrote. That arc was #612-614. If you like Electro you should check it out.

[GamerSlyRatchet]

He's been done huge justice in Spectacular Spider Man because he's a confident guy that know's how to use his powers. Love to see that with the main 616 Electro.

I wouldn't exactly call him confident: he still takes orders from Doctor Octopus, and take part in an interesting dynamic. Still, that was a great version of him.

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

I agree with you about the only one or two writers know what to do with Electro, and Mad Hatter too. It should be the job of the writers to make the villans formidable for the hero.

You mean the story I mentioned? That would be one of the recent Gauntlet stories that Spider-Man went through, which Mark Waid wrote. That arc was #612-614. If you like Electro you should check it out.

Thanks.

I think that if a super villain is in the super heroe's major rogues gallery he or she need's to be done justice through being written as a deadly threat. Writing super villains as chump's is what's done for minor rogues.

[Mister Mets]

Well Electro has the same problem as DC Comics Mad Hatter. There is one great writer that respects the character, and writes him as a deadly threat. Most other writers don't respect him writing him as a chump. Spider Man's victories against Electro would be more excellent against Electro as a deadly threat instead of beating up on a guy with low self esteem issues, and hasn't mastered his powers.

What's the name of that Story?
Who is the one writer who handles Electro well?

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

Who is the one writer who handles Electro well?

Mark Waid.

[Gabe De Los Muertos]

Mark Waid.

Mark Millar wrote a decent Electro as well.

[matthewaos]

Light the Night was great also.

[Mister Mets]

Mark Millar wrote a decent Electro as well.Agreed.

His Electro was a bit awkward, but still vicious as hell (considering the shape Spider-Man was in after the battle.)


Light the Night was great also.It was good as a one-off, but it may not have been the best for the character in the long-term. JMD did neuter him a bit.

[matthewaos]

Sure, but then I also liked his app during DeFlaco's run. It was an interesting return after LTN.

[Froggy]

i wish he'd use more electrical puns

[The Master Meglomaniac]

Agreed.

His Electro was a bit awkward, but still vicious as hell (considering the shape Spider-Man was in after the battle.)

It was good as a one-off, but it may not have been the best for the character in the long-term. JMD did neuter him a bit.

I think that storyline made Electro more interesting and more fleshed out character, making more then the generic one dimensional greedy thug and a boring character.

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

I wouldn't exactly call him confident: he still takes orders from Doctor Octopus, and take part in an interesting dynamic. Still, that was a great version of him.

Just because he takes orders from Doc Ock doesn't make him non confident. Wr's, rb's take orders from qb's by doing the play the QB chooses doesn't make them unconfident they just have to do what they are for the play otherwise it's like more 2 people are trying to drive a car.

[FirestormTheNuclearMan]

http://www.samruby.com/Spider-Man/Large/Spider-Man040.jpg

Is this was Spider Man 2 Enter Electro was based on?

[Venomous Mask]

The Return of the Sinister Six tpb was the first Spiderman comic that I ever got, so he's definitely a special villain for me. I love how he was the villain in the marraige issue (at least at the beginning).


Where's the love for blue Electro?:eek:

I loved seeing him get pwned by Venom.


Since i started reading Spidey stories,Electro have been one of my favorite villains.
From the costume,to the powers is just a great villain to Spider-Man.


http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/6391-2127-6985-1-amazing-spider-man-_super.jpg

Lol, Spiderman seeing to be getting beaten up on a weekly basis back in those days

[Spidey_62]

Electro's render for the HD reanimated The Amazing Adventure's of Spider-Man ride at Islands of Adventure.

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[PhilUrich'sFlamingSword]

http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManE/Large/AmazingSpider-Man423.jpg

I remember this being a really badass Electro appearance.

I loved that story, other than Nate Grey's involvement (let's push a new series by having a completely out of nowhere guest star in a Spidey story!). Electro has never come closer to defeating Spider-Man utterly than in that story by DeFalco (although it still suffered for DeFalco's cringe-worthy dialogue...seriously, if you haven't for a while, go back and re-read it, and tell me you don't get a headache from what the characters are saying).

[remoteman]

X-Man didn't appear in that issue, but he did appear in the follow up story. I do agree that his presence was unwelcome though.

[Venomous Mask]

X-Man didn't appear in that issue, but he did appear in the follow up story. I do agree that his presence was unwelcome though.

X-Man was the Hope of the late nineties.

[okpanic]

I think Electro was the first villain I ever read out of a Spider-Man comic, other than Sin-Eater (I got given a bunch of mid 80s comics by a family friend), so I'll always have a soft spot for the character. Plus his powers are cool and I think with a good writer behind him, the possibilities for what he could do would be endless - but you can't have him be too powerful for a guy like Spidey either.



Electro has one of the best villian costumes out there. The mask is what makes it.

It has a great kitschy vibe to it, almost a retro cool but not quite. It's iconic but it's just a bit too silly by today's standards, I think.



I think that storyline made Electro more interesting and more fleshed out character, making more then the generic one dimensional greedy thug and a boring character.

Definitely agree, it's was the most interesting he had been written in a while, until his part in the Gauntlet.

[tigerkaya]

This was something I typed up in the Sinister Six thread. An interesting comparison between some of the members I noticed in their origins between Doc Ock and Electro. Like Doc Ock with his parents, his father was abusive, his Mother however, wouldn't let him leave her once his father walked out on them. Max spent many years with her until she died. She'd always been telling Max never to abandon her, and in the end Max tells us she was the one to abandon him. Often undercut the Electro's attempts at independence and left him without a clear sense of self. She repeatedly told him he was wonderful while simultaneously urging him away from risks, telling him that he was not intelligent or skilled enough to succeed. Unlike Otto, Dillion was constantly told by other what to do for a lack of low self esteem. The only person he refused to listen was his wife Norma. She would try constantly to convince him to reach his full potential he refused causing the two a divorce which later lead to his accident. Then came the fatal day where a selfish Max climbed up an electrical line in order to save a co- worker. He wasn't going to until his boss persuaded him with some cash. Sending him on his way as Electro. I wonder if thats why Otto took an interest in Electro aside from his powers in Spectacular. Could he have read his psyche report?
In the comics he see's the potential in Electro ability but is aware of his insecurity which allow's Doc Ock to easily manipulate him and gain his loyalty. Dillion perhaps see's Doc Ock as the father figure he always wanted making it possible for him to forgive Doc Ock whenever he screws the Six over.