Spider-Man Gets Sidekick For 50th Anniversary

[stephen wacker]

Wow, just when I thought there wasn't another gimmick for them to use on the current Spider-Man comics, they go and give him a sidekick. I'm sorry, but I'm all gimmicked out at this point.

You have a pretty useless definition of "gimmick".

As always, they're just stories. We hope you like, but if not (as seems consistently reliable with you), ah well.

SW

[stephen wacker]

So I guess if Peter is now old enough to have a kid sidekick, why was his marriage retconned again? But hey, since he's got a sidekick now, I guess he needs a subterranean cave with poles to slide down on. After all, this pretty much is admission that "Big Time" has been in the process of turning Spider-Man into a carbon-copy of Batman, so why not go all the way?



Oh brother. As if this didn't sound like an even MORE desperate move on Marvel's part than it already was.



Plus, if Alpha here is going to be a recurring character, I suppose we'll be getting yet ANOTHER Spidey comic to compete with Batman and Robin. Unless this new kid really is going to be the new Spider-Man after issue #700.

"Desperate"...ha! Can you imagine? I think it's pretty clear who's "desperate".

There any way I could convince you not to read and just move on with your life? Your childish and constant need to be seen as that self-proclaimed "storytelling expert" you claim to be because of some class you took has sucked the joy out of you and made you boring. Your almost always wrong guesses (and invented anger BASED on your your wrong guesses) are cute, but relentless. "Carbon copy"? Please.

It's a super hero comic with a cool twist written and drawn by talented people, not a challenge at a bar. Maybe get over yourself just a little.
SW

[CMBMOOL]

I guess Spider-Girl's sales were too low for her to be considered.

I was thinking the same thing considering all the HARD WORK That Paul Tobin did to make her relevant into Spider-man's world.

[stephen wacker]

I was thinking the same thing considering all the HARD WORK That Paul Tobin did to make her relevant into Spider-man's world.

Just curious... Do you get paid for each "angry face" that gets used here?

SW

[CBR News]

Marvel has announced that as part of Spider-Man's 50th anniversary celebration, the world's favorite wall-crawler will take on a sidekick courtesy of Dan Slott and Humbert Ramos.


Full article here.

[Infestor]

I don't have a good feeling about this. Sidekicks aren't really my thing.

[Infestor]

As I said in the other thread, sidekicks aren't my favorite thing so I don't have the best feeling about this. Here's hoping Dan Slott surprises me.

[catburgler_2100]

Not sure about this, seems gimmicky. There are certain characters where a sidekick just isn't a good fit (points to tony Daniels cat girl) but I'm sure it'll make a good read as long as the kid doesn't get killed in a few weeks or they go the "it's not what I teach them but what they teach me route" which is pure schmaltzyness.

[Godlike13]

Ugly costume.

[stewart48]

Maybe I feel "meh" about this because of all the years I've heard how stupid a side kick would be for spider-man or just about any marvel Hero.

It might have been an old letter column or maybe a tv interview, but I remember Stan Lee talking about how dumb the idea was, and it didn't fit with marvel's style. He also talked about why there were o capes at Marvel if I remember right. I guess Rick Jones never really fit the role of side kick.

[une]

I dropped Spider-Man shortly after Brand New Day started and I honestly haven't missed it. This whole, sidekick thing just shows how right I was to drop it when I did.

[Overhazard]

I'm open to the idea of spider man having a sidekick, I just wonder why Slott made a new character when they could have used Anya?

[stewart48]

Divorces would age him too much, but not being a guy with a high paying science job and mentoring young heroes

[une]

Maybe I feel "meh" about this because of all the years I've heard how stupid a side kick would be for spider-man or just about any marvel Hero.

It might have been an old letter column or maybe a tv interview, but I remember Stan Lee talking about how dumb the idea was, and it didn't fit with marvel's style. He also talked about why there were o capes at Marvel if I remember right. I guess Rick Jones never really fit the role of side kick.

Exactly. Marvel used to have its own style and feel to it. It felt different from DC. Nowadays though, that feeling is just gone. The Marvel universe doesn't feel unique anymore, at least not to me. I don't know if it's the cross pollination of writers/artists or if it's the fact that Marvel seems intent on trying to create its own version of Batman/Superman, but that spark is just gone.

The Marvel universe just became bland.

[kitonok]

I did not see this coming.