| Insomniac | 29 Dec 2012 5:49 a.m. PST |
From what I understand (and this is all over the comic fan-sites), Peter Parker's mind swaps bodies with the dying Dr. Octopus but manages to leave a lot of memories behind in the process. This will lead to the end of the Amazing Spiderman and the beginning of Superior Spiderman. The vibe is that all of the heroic/good memories that Peter leaves in his original body may turn the Doc good… who knows? The transfer kills Peter Parker (or does it… redux/clones/dreams etc… YAWN) so Spidey is 're-borne' with a new edge to his character. Who knows, maybe Superior Spiderman will end up with some extra, shiny-red, power arms? Interesting times are ahead and maybe we can finally read a Spidey comic without having to put up with Peter moaning about how rubbish everything is. |
| CPBelt | 29 Dec 2012 6:32 a.m. PST |
Oooooo, more new comics destined for the quarter bin! I don't waste my money on the rubbish that's modern comics. I take that money and use it to buy older quality comics. My son does the same. My comic shop owner agrees with me that its money better spent. |
| The Gray Ghost | 29 Dec 2012 6:34 a.m. PST |
I have not read a new Spiderman comic sense the late 1980s |
| Mutant Q | 29 Dec 2012 6:41 a.m. PST |
Oh noes! They're killing off a beloved comic book icon who will never return! Like Clark "Superman" Kent, Jason "Second Robin" Todd, or Steve "Captain America" Rogers… Hey! Wait a minute… |
Chef Lackey Rich  | 29 Dec 2012 6:41 a.m. PST |
As meaningless as the death of any comic character. About the only noteworthy thing about it is that Marvel has just ended one of their longest-running books, at least in terms of issue count (the brief Byrne reboot and the odd skipped month breaks it for continuous publication). Between that and DC's decision to restart everything with the 52 relaunch, American comics have abandoned any claim to a place in the record books. Last I checked, the Belgian anthology book Spirou now holds that honor. |
| Dynaman8789 | 29 Dec 2012 6:45 a.m. PST |
To misquote Arnold "He'll be back" Super hero comic deaths, how can anyone take them seriously. |
| SonofThor | 29 Dec 2012 8:15 a.m. PST |
Oh no! They killed Spider-Man! Again… |
 Murphy  | 29 Dec 2012 10:13 a.m. PST |
Hey come on now! It was given the "thumbs up" by good ole Stan "I'll do anything for a fast buck" Lee… He's the PT Barnum of the Comic industry! |
| Chef Lackey Rich | 29 Dec 2012 10:15 a.m. PST |
Stan's not quite as classy as Barnum. |
| SBminisguy | 29 Dec 2012 10:29 a.m. PST |
…no need to worry, Spidey hasn't jumped the shark until he "comes out" as being gay or transgendered or something or other… |
| WarrenB | 29 Dec 2012 12:21 p.m. PST |
I have a feeling this might be a major step towards the eventual undoing of that 'One More Day' debacle. Either way, I don't think Doc Ock running around in dead Peter Parker's body is going to be status quo for long. |
| Tom Reed | 29 Dec 2012 7:58 p.m. PST |
Well, having read said issue 700 of Amazing Spiderman I thought that Dan Slott did a really good job of setting this whole thing up. So Peter Parker is dead is Doc Ocks body and Doc Ocs mind is living in Parkers body, except that he has all of Peters memories, and just before he died Peter force Oc to relive his (Parkers) life. Oc swears to uphold Parkers morality and become a better, Superior Spiderman. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 29 Dec 2012 11:07 p.m. PST |
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| WarrenB | 31 Dec 2012 8:34 a.m. PST |
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| StarfuryXL5 | 31 Dec 2012 9:36 a.m. PST |
Why are any of us here? Spidey hasn't jumped the shark until he "comes out" as being gay or transgendered or something or other… Isn't he already transspecied? Not that there's anything wrong with that.  |
 20thmaine  | 31 Dec 2012 10:26 a.m. PST |
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| tnjrp | 01 Jan 2013 10:57 p.m. PST |
Mutant Q 29 Dec 2012 5:41 a.m. PST
They're killing off a beloved comic book icon who will never return! Like Clark "Superman" Kent, Jason "Second Robin" Todd, or Steve "Captain America" Rogers… And despite all the evidence, there still aparently were people who went as far as e-mailing death threats to the author. Looks like it's definitely not "meh" to some… |
