Slott has turned Spider-Man into Batman with his various technological advances in Superior and it is amazing.
In this issue of Superior Spider Man the relationship of Mary Jane Watson and Peter (Otto) Parker is in the spotlight as we see Otto try to weasel himself back into Mary Jane’s life. It isn’t that easy though as we see Mary Jane taking things very slowly as if she is dating Peter for the first time (she is technically). I was a bit worried (and still am) about how Slott was going to handle this icky situation with Petey and MJ but Slott has handled this very delicately, but I feel that MJ has taken a slight step back in terms of character growth. MJ was depicted as being a little bit stronger willed and minded towards the end of ASM so it boggles my mind that she can’t figure out that Peter isn’t Peter (even Carlie knows something is up!) though she begins to suspect something isn’t right.
It boggles my mind that she can’t figure out that Peter isn’t Peter (even Carlie knows something is up!)
The Superior aspect of Spider-Man is what is most interesting to me about this book, as Otto has developed a series of Spider-Bots that patrol and alert Spider-Man to any problem all around the city, which gives him more time to woo MJ. Slott has turned Spider-Man into Batman with his various technological advances in Superior and it is amazing.
As much as Otto is trying to be a hero we still see his true character reveal itself as he tries on numerous occasions to take things to the next level with MJ who denies him at every turn. An enraged Otto suddenly realizes that he doesn’t have to chase MJ because since he can relive all of Peter’s memories he can be with Mary Jane whenever he wants. Peter (still in ghost form) vows revenge for desecrating the beautiful memories that he and MJ shared.
Otto has alienated Peter’s family and friends. I would even go as far as saying that Dr. Octopus is the greatest villain in Marvel Comics right now!
Dan Slott is slow burning the eventual return of Peter Parker, and when he returns you can bet he is not going to be happy with the way Otto has alienated Peter’s family and friends. I would even go as far as saying that Dr. Octopus is the greatest villain in Marvel Comics right now, not only does Otto have this incredible power and being a better hero than Peter (in theory) but he is actively trying to ruin Peter’s old life. Even in death, Peter cannot get any rest.
4 out of 5!
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Posted on March 12th, 2013
Category: REVIEWS, THE BURRITO BANDITO
Tags: Burrito Bandito, Comic Reviews, dan slott, Doctor Octopus, marvel comics, Mary Jane Watson, peter parker, Ruben Mendoza, Superior Spider-Man, Superior Spider-Man #2 Review
By Sean Favager
“Well that costume looks shit I’m not going to see this…”
Hello and welcome back to the Comic Asylum. You’re a lucky bunch of mother truckers this week as we have penned a double edition of our blog for you all to feast your lovely eyes upon. As you have already noticed this is the second part of our double bill as @Pete_the_Red wrote up a preview of Iron Man 3 in #012, if you haven’t had a look go check that out. So enough about Pete let’s get back to me (it’s all about me…) and what I have in store for you with #013. The title maybe a bit misleading today because this isn’t about Star Wars or galaxy’s far, far away. This is all about planet earth and a few species that occupy it called Fan Boys! (Cue the DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN) Please do hold on to your hats because this isn’t a direct attack at everyone who likes comics or is interested in the Geek Kingdom. This is an attack at the certain type of Fan Boy that makes you sad to be a fan off whatever it is you’re interested in. The type of Fan Boy who may come out with sayings like this…
Or this one I recently found today on the world wide interweb…
“Making Shailene Woodley Hot Enough To Play MJ In TASM 2”
Yes boys and girls I have actually seen this as a header for a blog. The more I even look at that quote the more it just really annoys me. Since the infamous picture of Shailene popped up on the World Wide Web the fan boys came out in droves. I’m not going to type up any more quotes as you may have all seen the comments yourselves and I do not want to promote anymore of the trolls insults. But basically Shailene Woodley arrived on set for the ASM2 without makeup and low and behold the comments and hate began. I’m a huge Spider-Man fan as I type this up in my Man Cave I’m surrounded by a lot of Spidey memorabilia, be it canvas art, comic books and even my plush knee high black symbiote Spider-Man 3 doll. Yes that film did suck balls but mini Spidey looks badass. What I’m trying to say is even though I’m a Spidey fan I’ve never been a huge fan of the Mary Jane character I’ve always been a Gwen Stacey guy. So to me not having MJ in the ASM movie universe is fine to me but I understand why and what her roll is in Peter Parkers life story.
Now this is where I think a lot of people get confused and angry, let us take Batman for instance. How many Batman books are there to buy in your local comic book store or “right here at Inter-Comics.com” (Cheap Pop)? You do not have to answer that because I will right now, there are a lot. Now how many different artists and writers are there attached to all the different Batman books? Yet again I will answer this a lot. My point is every single writer and artist is different and every single one of them will tell you they want to bring something different to the table. It’s a well-documented fact you cannot please every single person in the world at one time. Some of you may like AquaMan for example and I don’t but I’m not going to come on here and write comments blasting him. I’m simply not going to go out and buy his comic. Back to what I was getting to anyway, just like the comic universe the movie universe is not so different. Every director, writer and actor want to bring something different to a character or a story, if they did not there would be no point at all even investing time let alone money into the project. My honest opinion is this business thrives and gets popular every single day is because anybody can take any character from the comic book world and add his own little touch to it. If you do not believe me just YouTube some of the amazing fan made videos.
Look how Bane was changed drastically from Comics to Nolan’s Bat universe.
I stated above that the movie universe is not so different to the comic universe and it is not yet there is one huge difference. The movies universe has to appeal to more than just the fan boy. For the studios to throw in millions of dollars of their money into a superhero franchise they are going to want to see a return from that. So the story and characters have to be adjusted so that a wider audience can be attracted. It’s a simple formula and it works. Look how Bane was changed drastically from Comics to Nolan’s Bat universe. Luchador mask changed for a gas mask, venom for pain killers and the Spanish accent for a posh English accent. It worked and even now people are still speaking about Bane and how amazing Tom Hardy was.
This is exactly what Marc Webb has done with the ASM he has gone back to the drawing board and used a lot of what Ultimate Spider-Man was from the comics. Compared to Raimi’s trilogy Webb brought us a younger Peter Parker and also a new suit which caused a bit of a stir on the internet. Yet again as is the case the fan boys moaning soon went away when the final product was brought to us on the silver screen. ASM was a fantastic movie and like Dredd it was a shame they were out in the same year we got Marvel’s Avengers & Christopher Nolan’s final Batman. As both were over looked especially Dredd (Which if you still haven’t seen do yourself a favour and go buy it). I have spoken to a lot of non comic book fans about ASM and their opinion is the same; they preferred ASM to Raimi’s trilogy. It is obvious that for a superhero franchise to be successful on the silver screen it has to appeal to the casual audience. Marc Webb did this with ASM so he must be given the credit to do what he has to do with ASM2 without the fan boy backlash. This means the casting of Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane.
Like I said before this is Peter Parker in his school years so he is portrayed as a teenager which also means Mary Jane will also be portrayed as a young adult also. So all this jumping to attack Shailene Woodley for not being attractive enough is insane and downright horrible. To judge someone on one photograph is just a horrible thing to do, if I could count the amount of times people have looked down at me because of my love of superheroes I would need more fingers and toes, and I’m pretty sure you all have too. You shouldn’t judge Shailene Woodley because of her looks (which if you are please Google image her she is really attractive) we should judge her on her ability to act. If you have seen the Descendants you will know she can just do that. Myself personally would rather actors play my favourite Superheroes then just a pretty face, if I wanted that I would just go out and watch Spider-Man XXX and leave happy tissues all over the place.
Shailene Woodley…like you’d say no to her….or more to the point she’d ever say yes to you!
I really think it’s time most fan boys just grow up. I know it is not everyone just a small few who bitch and moan about everything different, but you must understand as much as you love a particular character or story not everyone does, so small changes need to be made. Just look at Superman, it’s hard to place together a story about a superhero that good to a wide audience. Things have to be tampered with and changed and if done right (which is like 95% of the time with the new batch of comic book movies) it benefits the comics. I’ll bet money now that the next time Bane crops up in a Batman comic book the Luchador mask will have been replaced for the gas mask. Now I understand people will say “Well this is my opinion I’m allowed it” and yes you are just as I am mine. All I ask is just think about the hurtful remarks you make before posting up on a comment section. Just like yourselves these actors and actresses have feelings too and can you imagine if you had been chosen to play a role and stumble across a title of a blog post as idiotic as I pasted above. Let us just wait for ASM before judging a certain character or costume and just be greatfull studios, directors and actors are even taking the time to make our favourite characters and stories come alive on the big screen…
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Posted on March 12th, 2013
Category: NEWS & VIEWS, THE COMIC ASYLUM
Tags: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Comic Asylum, Comic Reviews, Gwen Stacey, Marc Webb, marvel comics, Mary Jane Watson, Pete Barrington, Sean Favager, Shailene Woodley
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art and Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
If you haven’t heard yet…Peter Parker is dead (again?) and the new SUPERIOR Spider-Man is none other than Doctor Octopus!
(Note: This Review will contain spoilers to Amazing Spider-Man #700 and Avenging Spider-Man #15.1, so go out and read those before you read this!)
The month of December was a big one for Peter Parker and Spider-Man, well for Spider-Man at least. If you haven’t heard yet…Peter Parker is dead (again?) and the new SUPERIOR Spider-Man is none other than Doctor Octopus! Allow me to explain and this has been in the work for about 100 issues (still working reading through them). Sometime during one of their encounters; Doctor Octopus implanted his memories into the body of Spider-Man/Peter Parker and vice versa. So now Otto has a new lease on life and is in the body of the world’s greatest super hero while Peter Parker was left to die in the broken body of Dr. Octopus.
A lot of people (myself included) were furious when the switch first happened and demanded answers from Dan Slott. After reading the last issue of ASM #700, I can honestly say that Dan Slott handled the entire situation quite well and that last issue will probably go down as one of my favorites of all time. The loss of Peter Parker will be felt for years to come (?), but for now let’s looks towards Marvel NOW!
Spider-Man realizes midway through the fight that he doesn’t like getting punched in the face so he decides to leave!
The new Spider-Man promised Peter Parker that he would uphold the responsibility that went along with great power, but that he would be superior to Peter Parker in every way and be the hero he could not. Right from the start, Dan Slott puts a new twist on the whole villain turned hero story. Spider-Man’s first day on the job has him go up against a group of foes that he was a founding member of! The inside jokes are very fun as we get to watch Otto do battle with the new Sinister Six. Spider-Man realizes midway through the fight that he doesn’t like getting punched in the face so he decides to leave! Spider-Man still struggles with the role of being a hero though and while fleeing battles saves an officer on duty. Spider-Man does manage to get a hold of the Living Brain (member of the Sinister Six) and takes the Brain back to Horizon Labs to study him. After this, Max Modell (founder of Horizon Labs) informs Otto that all of his hard work will be paid off with fame and recognition, both of which will not go to him but Parker. Otto’s old pride shines through and we get some insight on how much this bother’s him, something that readers should focus on in future issues.
Spider-Man manages to get a hold of the Living Brain and takes him back to Horizon Labs.
We then get some rather uncomfortable panels where Otto goes on a date with Mary Jane Watson, as Otto nearly drools himself over the fact that he now has the company of Peter’s greatest love. The implications are all there and I hope this doesn’t go down the road I think it’s going, I hope that Slott shows some restraint and doesn’t revisit this love triangle anytime soon (though, solicitations show a different story) but I trust Slott will handle the situation in the right way. During the date Otto reveals that in his battle with the new Sinister Six, Otto cut one of the members (Boomerang) and injected him with Spider-Tracers (a SUPERIOR tactic) so he knows where they will strike next.
We then get some rather uncomfortable panels where Otto goes on a date with Mary Jane Watson, as Otto nearly drools himself over the fact that he now has the company of Peter’s greatest love.
The Sinister Six invade Horizon Labs and to their surprise are greeted by the Superior Spider-Man. As Otto systematically takes each member down, he gives us insight into why he is a better hero than Peter Parker ever could be.
I’ve already said too much and won’t spoil the big reveal at the end of the issue, but do yourself a favor and go and buy this now!
As Otto systematically takes each member down, he gives us insight into why he is a better hero than Peter Parker ever could be.
The Positive
A new and exciting take on an old super hero, Dan Slott gives us a conflicted character with great power, and great arrogance. The art is fantastic here and the colors are fantastic to look at, really great work all around.
Please no more of this!
The Negative
The entire date with Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson…please no more of this!
The Verdict
The Superior Spider-Man is off to a great start; if any of you Peter Parker fans had doubts with what direction Dan Slott was taking Spider-Man in, don’t be! The memory of the true Spider-Man will never die!
5 out of 5!
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Posted on January 30th, 2013
Category: REVIEWS, THE BURRITO BANDITO
Tags: Burrito Bandito, dan slott, marvel comics, Mary Jane Watson, Otto Octavius, peter parker, Ruben Mendoza, Ryan Stegman, Sinister Six, Superior Spider-Man #1 Review
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