Friday, January 23, 2009

The Web of Spider-Man

One of my favorite aspects of the Spider-Man concept. Is how his villans come to be in his rogues gallery. Unlike batman's where the villans in his books tend to be people becoming psychologically bent on revenge for some slight against them and Batman stops then and then goes on to the next mugger or master theif or whatever. Now, one of the aspects of Spidey that creates his villans.Is something alot of writers either mis or forget (especially, in the movies). To Peter Parker on of the small joys in his life ( no matter how horrible the get). Is webslinging. There is no greater joy in Peter's life (well,besides perhaps a quiet night at home with the mrs.) is webslinging through the canyons of the New York skyline and usually as he's swinging around and monologueing he notices someone commiting some sort of crime. So,he swoops in makes fun of the mugger, two bit hood, would be world conquerers with severe megomania or whatever. After all he's just enjoying the most fun way to travel webslinging. So,he see someone doing something they shouldn't he swings in and taunts them as jumps around like a squirrel monkey on speed. Well,as you can imagine this pisses the villan off. Take for example Dr.Doom in his appearence in the Spidey books. Dr.Doom (thinking he's a goon because of the stories in the Daily Bugle) tries to recruite Spider-Man into destorying the Fantastic Four. Well,naturally Spidey doesn't go for it. So,then Doom tries to kill him.Spidey jumps on to the wall and begins insulting and taunting Victor Von Doom. Of course this only pisses Vic off even more and be the time he has to flee or face some not so good consquences. He vows he will kill Spider-Man, teases his aunt and kick his dog and tell girls he has a social disease. Dr.Doom is becomes so obsessed with Spidey he actually forgets about his wanting to kill Reed Richards (four like four pages, but,hey for Doom that's along time). This is almost identical to almost all of Spidey's other villans, as well. Honestly if it wasn't for Spidey's constant questioning of the legitamacy of their parentage or making guesses as to the noctural habits of their mothers or imaginative ways in which said mother might fornacate with various objects. He would have a lot less villans and a quite small rogues gallery and this is why I really dig this aspect of Spidey's personality (as written in the Marvel Comics). Plus, it also is a great shorthand to create new villans and threats. Spidey jumps in makes fun of villan.He the beats the tar out of said villan and webs him up on a street light with the note; "TO: The police a gift from your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. The villan then goes to jail and begins to fester a boiling hatred of Spider-Man (especially because of the way he was caught and the taunts of other inmates for the way he was caught). He finally either escapes or is released from jail (because Spidey is such a prick sometimes happens when someone is in county jail ,not just prison) and voila` new Spidey villan = }

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