When do you think will go back to light hearted stories

[Shadow Skill]

After superior spiderman, do you think will ever go back to the livelyness of Spiderman stories with Peter and friends going through heroism and life again?

[Kevin Nichols]

At some point it will. Comics tend to go in cycles that way.

[Venomous Mask]

I don't think we're going back to Silver Age mentality, but like Kevin said, these things go back and forth. The most important thing is that the stories are good, regardless of their mood.

[Kevinroc]

Never! MWAHAHA!

[MorningMoon]

Avenging is pretty light. This week's issue had Spidey and a giant dinosaur beat up biocyborg'd dinosaurs.

[Chris S.]

Hasn't most of Slott's run been pretty light hearted? I feel like his strength has been writing fun Spider-Man stories with occasional moments of seriousness.

[Feral Muffin]

I'm pretty perplexed. I don't remember Dan Slott saying that Superior Spider-Man would consist solely of Spider-Man listening to The Cure and Norman Osborn eating babies. Some of the greatest Spider-Man stories have been "Dark". The Death of Gwen Stacy. Kraven's Last Hunt. As well as The Gauntlet's Rhino story, in my opinion. Spider-Man is at its most awesome when our hero finds himself in the most terrifying circumstances and chooses to laugh at them. As long as Spidey himself has a sense o' humor, don't see what's too bad about change.

Besides, it sounds like things are going to be trippier than a David Lynch movie if Dan Slott is telling the truth, not dark, so you have nothing to fear :D

[Rabidwolfdog]

Yeah Spider-Man is like the weather, some days are darker then usual, from the sound of it Slotts bringing in a friggin hail storm. But being that its Spider-Man not Spawn or Walking Dead the sun comes out sooner or later. Its like his whole Black Suit days that was like a rain cloud, might event be a small storm compared to whats coming for him.
Slott doesnt plan on leaving Spider-Man and hes a funny guy met him at NYCC told me he was so busy with Spider-Man he couldn't write a GLA sequel.

[Spiderman 1]

I'm pretty perplexed. I don't remember Dan Slott saying that Superior Spider-Man would consist solely of Spider-Man listening to The Cure and Norman Osborn eating babies. Some of the greatest Spider-Man stories have been "Dark". The Death of Gwen Stacy. Kraven's Last Hunt. As well as The Gauntlet's Rhino story, in my opinion. Spider-Man is at its most awesome when our hero finds himself in the most terrifying circumstances and chooses to laugh at them. As long as Spidey himself has a sense o' humor, don't see what's too bad about change.

Besides, it sounds like things are going to be trippier than a David Lynch movie if Dan Slott is telling the truth, not dark, so you have nothing to fear :D

Well, I don't remember Spidey laughing or joking about any or during any of those you say, but it's a good point. I actually think that one of the highlights of 699 is that Peter was able to keep his sense of humor during this problem.

[Kevin Nichols]

Hasn't most of Slott's run been pretty light hearted? I feel like his strength has been writing fun Spider-Man stories with occasional moments of seriousness.

I was actually thinking about this the other day. I remember BND being described as getting back to light-hearted Spidey, and I think it definitely started off that way. Slott has absolutely done some great light-hearted Spidey stories. But I don't think any run can be all dark or all light-hearted. It's usually somewhere in between IMO. I think Slott has found a very good balance.

[eSoldier]

For some reason unknown to me, the dark gritty stories with lots of dire fatalism seems to be the trend. I don't like it but I don't see it changing any time soon.

[Rosebunse]

Well, I don't remember Spidey laughing or joking about any or during any of those you say, but it's a good point. I actually think that one of the highlights of 699 is that Peter was able to keep his sense of humor during this problem.

Oh, #699 was pretty funny, but not in a light-hearted way.

To be honest, really think about it, when was the last time Spider-Man was so light-hearted? I mean, Gwen's still dead and thanks to that little story, I don't think Spider-Man can ever be that light, funny story it once was. But then again, this is about a character who's origin involves his uncle and father-figure being killed because of something he did/didn't do.