How to ruin Spider-Man

**Steven Caldwell** · 02-14-2011, 02:37 PM

My friend and I are discussing decisions which could be made in Amazing Spider-man which would ruin the character and make readers lose interest. What ideas do you have, that if put into place in the story, would ruin the franchise?

Sorry if this has already been discussed.

**NickFury90** · 02-14-2011, 02:38 PM

inb4OMD/JoeQ/"lol just read the current books dohohoho"

**Lintu** · 02-14-2011, 02:41 PM

marriage

only joking marrige fans
for me spiderman not being peter i know there are plenty ben fans but for me peter parker is spiderman

**Blight** · 02-14-2011, 02:46 PM

Obviously it's alreaady done. They've done O.M.I.T.

**Mister Mets** · 02-14-2011, 02:59 PM

Have a massive OMD style retcon every 2-17 issues.

Don't hire any name talent. Fire the writers without warning every 20 or so issues. And give them strange mandates as often as possible.

**Karl Cook** · 02-14-2011, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Mister Mets

Have a massive OMD style retcon every 2-17 issues.

Don't hire any name talent. Fire the writers without warning every 20 or so issues. And give them strange mandates as often as possible.

Ah, so make it like Uncanny X-Men then?

**Brandon McKinnis** · 02-14-2011, 03:02 PM

Listening to "the fans".

**Lintu** · 02-14-2011, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Don't pee in the (Dead)pool

Ah, so make it like Uncanny X-Men then?

you beat me to it

**NickFury90** · 02-14-2011, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Mister Mets

Have a massive OMD style retcon every 2-17 issues.

Don't hire any name talent. Fire the writers without warning every 20 or so issues. And give them strange mandates as often as possible.

Wacker: Can you make Peter Parker's hair blue? I think it should be blue. Don't you think it should be blue?

-Slott is suddenly fired, Jeph Loeb is brought in.

-Marvel takes Pumpkin Bomb's hatred of Marcos Martin seriously and bring in boring, "anatomically correct" artists.

-Aunt May is pregnant, and Norman Osborn's the father!

-Mary Jane is pregnant, and Norman Osborn's the father!

-Carlie is pregnant, and Uncle Ben's the father!

-Spidey goes over to elementary schools to bully nerds.

See, this can be a fun topic without the usual OMD/OMIT bullcrap!

**Meehaul** · 02-14-2011, 03:05 PM

Make Pete a transvestite serial killer who tries to dress in the skin of his victims and has a budding relationship with Hannibal Lector.

Hire really bad artists and writers.

Charge $9.37 an issue.

**whiteshark** · 02-14-2011, 03:18 PM

Let the stories become boring and predictable with the same kind of stories for decades and decades.

Let another character be Spider-Man instead of Peter Parker.

Have the theme of the stories changing drastically and not let storylines and plot develop.

**NickFury90** · 02-14-2011, 03:22 PM

-Spider-man takes some lessons from Frank Castle, and starts busting caps in criminal asses. Also, talks in NYC slang CONSTANTLY.

-Peter Parker adopts children and settles down with his current girlfriend.

-Spider-man reveals his identity to everyone.

**whiteshark** · 02-14-2011, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by NickFury90

-Spider-man takes some lessons from Frank Castle, and starts busting caps in criminal asses. Also, talks in NYC slang CONSTANTLY.

-Peter Parker adopts children and settles down with his current girlfriend.

-Spider-man reveals his identity to everyone.

Very much agreed.

That would ruin Spider-Man stories for sure.