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Superior Spider-Man vs. Venom, Spider-Man 2099 Returns and More!

Spider-Man 2099 courtesy Marvel
Spider-Man 2099 courtesy Marvel

Marvel revealed big changes coming for Superior Spider-Man at C2E2 in Chicago. Here are some highlights.

July will be Superior Spider-Man month with a new costume of the wallcrawler debuting in issue 14 by Humberto Ramos.

Miguel O’Hara (Spider-Man 2099) will appear in the series.

Venom (Flash Thompson) will fight Superior Spider-Man.

The Panel Reminded fans: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up by Chris Yost and David Lopez and Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber hit in July. (Team-Up will replace Avenging Spider-Man.)

Superior Carnage by Kevin Shinick and Stephen Segovia begins in July.

Scarlet Spider #19 will guest star Wolverine with Kaine and X-Man fighting ninjas.

Dan Slott praised Joshua Fialkov for his work on Alpha: Big Time starring Peter Parker’s one time sidekick introduced last year:

“Fialkov is a miracle worker. I did everything in my power to make Alpha the most unlikeable character EVER… and Josh has me LOVING him. They’re doing an awesome job on the ALPHA: BIG TIME book!”

Valkyrie (leader of Fearless Defenders) will guest star in Superior Spider-Man #8 with a new costume designed by cover artist Mark Brooks.

A fan asked about the status of the Sinister Six:

“Chris Yost has a long term plan for the members of the Sinister 6” Editor Ellie Pyle.

Editor Tom Brevoort announced there will be a follow up to the Spider-Men book but no date set yet.

For the entire liveblog here’s the link.

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Is Spider-Man Superior?

Superior Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel
Superior Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel

Peter Parker fans must be squirming and furious. Doctor Octopus cheated death by stealing Peter’s body and now has the audacity to seize the role of Spider-Man. Octavius even aims to be a “superior” hero to Peter. Since the launch of Superior Spider-Man we’ve seen Otto take on classic foes like the Vulture, create new crime fighting methods like Spider-Bots. We’ve seen cringing moments when Otto woos Mary Jane and gives Aunt May a peck on the cheek and even manages to win over Jonah Jameson!

 

What’s even worse? A small part of Peter Parker is trapped inside Octavius watching his arch-enemy live out his life, kiss his girl and reshape the Spider-Man legacy.

 

Dan Slott is guilty of turning Spider-Man Continue reading Is Spider-Man Superior?

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN Kissing Mary Jane!

 

Superior Spider-Man #2 courtesy Marvel

   Imagine the ick factor of Mary Jane Watson making out with…Doctor Octopus? If Spidey fans are upset on the big switch in Superior Spider-Man #1 this shot of the new webslinger kissing Peter Parker’s girlfriend will make them go wild.

Artist Ryan Stegman shared why his style is perfect fit for writer Dan Slott’s darker spin on the webslinger Marvel.com.

“My style has been edging darker anyway. My favorite styles are sort of cartoony with a certain amount of looseness to the finish. It allows your work to cover a wide range of expression. So when it needs to be light it can and when it needs to be dark it can.

  I’ve found that my style slightly changes on almost every book I do to suit what it is that I’m working on. It’s not always overt, and it’s certainly not conscious. But I just finished a run on FANTASTIC FOUR and I think my style on this has been different even though I never consciously decided that. It’s just that the tone of the writing is different.”

Slott and Stegman are throwing a new Sinister Six at the Superior Spider-Man.

“I re-designed Overdrive. But for the most part we stuck with classic designs. I think one of the great things about the villains in this book is that the ones that stick generally have pretty cool designs. For example, the Living Brain is something that I would never design. It’s blocky and crazy looking. But somehow it’s awesome. So I didn’t want to fiddle with it. I just wanted it to look exactly like it always did.”

Back to that famous redhead, Stegman calls MJ the most important supporting cast member.

“I’ve always wanted to draw her. And I want to do her justice as all the great Spidey artists have done. Especially Romita Sr. That’s a huge part of Spider-Man to me. Without Mary Jane this book probably wouldn’t be everything that it is.”

For his entire interview here’s the Marvel.com link.

Superior Spider-Man #2 swings into comic shops this week with the kiss that’s sure to create controversy.

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Superior Spider-Man

Superior Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel

  Amazing Spider-Man swings for the final time with issue #700 but in 2013 your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is feeling Superior! Marvel Comics is shaking up their roster of famous heroes and titles. The relaunch will mean a brand new and darker webslinger. Today’s news may give current fans chills over the fate of Peter Parker.

 Marvel announced Superior Spider-Man #1 will debut this January with current AMS writer Dan Slott and artist Ryan Stegman will spin the tales of a new Spidey. Slott reveals what makes a Superior Spider-Man on Marvel.com.

“That’s a tricky thing. It could be their powers. It could be an overestimation of their self-worth. It could be that they’re calling themselves Superior Spider-Man. Or it truly could be that they have some qualities that Peter Parker lacks. How is that possible?”

 Peter Parker’s adventures are filled with some fan-favorites supporting characters. How will the new title and leading man interact with the Parker’s friends and allies?

“This is still very much the world of Spider-Man. There may be a new Spider-Man here, doing things in a new and different way, but you’re going to see the Spider-cast reacting to this. You’re going to see how this Spider-Man will deal with our Spider-Man’s villains. How will he react to this Spider-Man’s supporting cast? Whoever makes it out of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 will find a different Spider-Man waiting for them when Superior Spider-Man starts.”

 Dan Slott teased a potential new Sinister Six and confirmed the return of the Vulture.

“For many characters, and for many things in Spider-Man’s world, there are dark days ahead,” Slott revealed about Parker’s friends at Horizon Labs.

 

Amazing Spider-Man #700 courtesy Marvel

Does this mean Peter Parker will die in Amazing Spider-Man #700? Slott has reportedly said he will have to hide from the public after the milestone issue.

“Passions run high and fast. And I expect many message boards to be consumed with flames as all this stuff goes down. But at the same time, I feel that once #700 is over, and when SUPERIOR launches, I think a lot of people are going to walk into this and go, “what have they done?” But when they get to the end of SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1, there will be a moment of, “oooh,” and then it’ll be safe for me to poke my head out and to walk the streets again.”

Ryan Stegman, Humberto Ramos and Giusseppe Camucoli will be the artist on the new series.

For the entire interview here’s the Marvel.com link.

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Feeling SUPERIOR in the Marvel Now

 

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  Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman, Humberto Ramos and Giuseppe Camuncoli are creators named in a tease for Superior coming in January 2013. Is this a brand new Spidey comic?

  Amazing Spider-Man will end with issue #700. All the creators named have worked on Spidey’s flagship title recently and the colors are in Spidey’s traditional red and blue.

  Update: So this is when geek worlds collide. Star Trek popped into my head: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan when Khan’s second in command said “yours is the superior intellect.”  I thought of clones, then the Spidey clone saga and thought what if Superior was about another Spidey clone since the Jackal recently came back and Scarlet Spider is a hit?

Stay tuned True Believers!

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