Millar is such a creep. Remember the covers for these things?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marvel_Trouble_1.jpg
― Number None, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 19:40 (nine years ago) link
I remember lots of suggestions in the lead-up to its release that it was gonna be something sleazy.
― i only wanted freidn (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 19:46 (nine years ago) link
tbf they're not that off from other YA-targeted book covers. i didn't actually get a crepey vibe from those
― Nhex, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 20:22 (nine years ago) link
http://www.comicvine.com/spider-mans-tangled-web/4050-7255/
This series was mostly about his supporting cast. The Rhino two part story was my favourite, it was much like that Simpsons episode in which Homer gets the crayon removed from his head and can't deal with being intelligent. Nothing else really grabbed me.
Venom had quite a lot of titles so that wouldn't be too hard. But those were mostly reliant upon insatiable Venom fans in the 90s.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:02 (nine years ago) link
Hi, I remember that Flower for Algernon-style Rhino story. It was pretty all right.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:14 (nine years ago) link
Milligan and Fegredo, IIRC?
― i only wanted freidn (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:16 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I just checked and it's even called "Flowers For Rhino". I'm sure they did the Frogman story too. Paul Pope and Bruce Jones did some stories too.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:26 (nine years ago) link
Back then I didn't appreciate Fegredo but now I realise he really can draw.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:31 (nine years ago) link
Tangled Web was kind of an anthology series with each arc (or issue) being a different writer/artist combo, right? I remember picking up the Paul Pope one, and maybe a couple others
― jenny holzer, ilxor (mh), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:43 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, there was a Greg Rucka issue about one of the Kingpin's goons which got a lot of praise
― Number None, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:54 (nine years ago) link
that was a good issue! all those are available on marvel's ipad app.
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:00 (nine years ago) link
Milligan did not write the Frog-Man story that Fegredo drew.
Spider-Man didn't appear at all in Paul Grist's b&w Daily Bugle series iirc?
― the incredible string gland (sic), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:46 (nine years ago) link
There is an issue about a supervillain bar where they all drink and talk. When it came out I thought it was one of the best Spidey stories ever because the ending sent a shiver down my spine but I have mixed feelings about it now for a reason that I've soured on the genre in general: it doesn't generate it's own heat. The awe comes from the reference to big stories of the past.
That's how too much of the genre works now. It exploits the feelings people have for past stories by building stories around them that enshrine the old ones but don't shine by themselves. But now I don't even think the death of Gwen Stacy was that good either. In fact it was probably the start of an awful superhero trend.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:52 (nine years ago) link
http://deadline.com/2014/12/krysten-ritter-cast-jessica-jones-marvel-1201309398/
― Number None, Thursday, 4 December 2014 22:59 (nine years ago) link
i didn't know mike colter was up for the role of luke cage - he's fantastic in the good wife and i can totally see him as luke.
― bizarro gazzara, Friday, 5 December 2014 10:03 (nine years ago) link
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh that dude! Yeah that is excellent casting
― the farakhan of gg (DJP), Friday, 5 December 2014 14:23 (nine years ago) link
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/12/09/sony-marvel-discussed-spider-man-movie-crossover/
― Number None, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 08:39 (nine years ago) link
Among projects in development are an animated Spider-Man comedy that would be produced by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, the team behind “22 Jump Street” and “The Lego Movie”
that actually sounds like it could be good? wtf sony you're letting me down here
― bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 10:15 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOyJqGtP-wU
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 13:06 (nine years ago) link
Well the bomb just dropped:
http://io9.com/its-official-spider-man-will-appear-in-the-marvel-movi-1684857245
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 05:17 (nine years ago) link
Marvel just announced that Spider-Man will appear in an unspecified Marvel film, that takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then after this "appearance":"Sony Pictures will thereafter release the next installment of its $4 billion Spider-Man franchise, on July 28, 2017, in a film that will be co-produced by Kevin Feige and his expert team at Marvel and Amy Pascal.... Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger. Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films."WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? It could mean that we're getting a whole new Spider-Man franchise, or another Andrew Garfield movie... or maybe even that Sinister 6 film that's been kicking around forever. However, July 28th 2017 is currently set as the date for Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok — but hell, that might all change now.Honestly, we're inclined to think that just about anything Sony was previously developing is most likely thrown out the window, including spin-offs. And Marvel will no doubt be taking the wheel on the character's development from here on out. Especially with this line so clearly printed in the Marvel release, "Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger." That's big.Oh and also, Spider-Man coming over to Marvel may lead the way for other Marvel characters showing up in Spider-Man movies as well "Marvel and Sony Pictures are also exploring opportunities to integrate characters from the MCU into future Spider-Man films."
"Sony Pictures will thereafter release the next installment of its $4 billion Spider-Man franchise, on July 28, 2017, in a film that will be co-produced by Kevin Feige and his expert team at Marvel and Amy Pascal.... Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger. Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? It could mean that we're getting a whole new Spider-Man franchise, or another Andrew Garfield movie... or maybe even that Sinister 6 film that's been kicking around forever. However, July 28th 2017 is currently set as the date for Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok — but hell, that might all change now.
Honestly, we're inclined to think that just about anything Sony was previously developing is most likely thrown out the window, including spin-offs. And Marvel will no doubt be taking the wheel on the character's development from here on out. Especially with this line so clearly printed in the Marvel release, "Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger." That's big.
Oh and also, Spider-Man coming over to Marvel may lead the way for other Marvel characters showing up in Spider-Man movies as well "Marvel and Sony Pictures are also exploring opportunities to integrate characters from the MCU into future Spider-Man films."
Apparent new timeline:
SPIDER-MAN 7/28/17THOR 3 11/3/17BLACK PANTHER 7/6/18CAPTAIN MARVEL 11/2/18INHUMANS 7/12/19
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 05:21 (nine years ago) link
all the shoes drop
― mh, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 05:22 (nine years ago) link
Except for Ditko's.
― oochie wally (clean version) (sic), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 05:45 (nine years ago) link
feel kinda bad for andrew garfield - he was a really good peter parker (and emma stone was a great gwen). shame the scripts they were landed with were so sub-par.
tbh, after five movies with peter parker in 12 years i'd be happy if they gave him a rest for a while and put miles morales in the suit in the marvel universe.
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 09:24 (nine years ago) link
nah, Garfield sucks. I'm glad he's dead
― Number None, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 11:06 (nine years ago) link
Oh hooray maybe we'll finally get to see Spidey's origin story.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 11:54 (nine years ago) link
he was a really good peter parker
I kind of think the opposite - he was a bit too cool as Peter, but really good as Spider-man; gangly physique and good with a wise-crack. Maguire was the other way round IMO.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 11:56 (nine years ago) link
i kinda looked at him as the john romita version of peter as opposed to maguire's steve ditko version
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 12:02 (nine years ago) link
any great spiderman movie has to realise that peter parker is the central character, not his costumed alter ego, and peter parker should always be the saddest sack this side of charlie brown
― a cake of three ingredients (stevie), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 12:10 (nine years ago) link
though that's an interesting take, bizarro
― a cake of three ingredients (stevie), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 12:11 (nine years ago) link
i dunno if peter parker needs to be a sad sack so much as he needs to be teetering on the edge of meltdown at all times - flat broke, being yelled at by jjj, worrying about aunt may, dealing with girl problems, his backup costume got ripped to shreds and ffs now the rhino's rampaging through downtown manhattan as well argh
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 12:52 (nine years ago) link
chap and stevie otm
― Nhex, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:42 (nine years ago) link
miles morales is supposed to be pretty young, right? so probably not a donald glover role? trying to think who would make a good miles and i keep scaring myself w/ the idea of jaden smith taking over the franchise.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:15 (nine years ago) link
iirc Amy pascal blamed After Earth on her inability to say no to will smith but between its failure and will joining suicide squad I'd hope we're jaden free
Pretty doubtful it won't be Peter Parker though. Can't see them wanting any hubbub or confusion getting in the way of the cheers when Spidey swings into cap 3
― da croupier, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:18 (nine years ago) link
It won't NOT be Peter Parker I mean
― da croupier, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:19 (nine years ago) link
i think it might be since in the comix they're bringing miles into the main canon (and shutting down ultimate) and they've talked about aligning the comix canon w/ the nu-media canon
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
post-world smashy, they're going to probably have:
- Peter and Mary Jane married - Miles Morales is a young Spider-Man - Maybe other spider types running around post-Spiderverse. Spider-Gwen?
― mh, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:27 (nine years ago) link
It's pretty amazing that ambulatory meme Donald Glover has managed to keep himself in the conversation for this. Granted I'm sure it's just a small yet vocal geek contingent and I'm confident that Marvel are smarter than that, but still, good hustle I guess
― Number None, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:28 (nine years ago) link
i would say the chances of a cinematic miles morales spidey for next gen movies is pretty damn high
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link
and i'm holding to my jaden smith prognostication
noooooo
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link
Obv there's an angle for morales but guys they made five movies about Peter Parker if Spidey is going to swoop into a marvel it would be so much easier to say "hi I'm Peter Parker we've met before" than "hi we've never met please to enjoy yet another origin story"
― da croupier, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
i liked the suggestion of maestro harrell (randy from the wire) which has been going around for a while. he'll probably be getting too old by the time the movies are cast but the thought of jaden smith is horrifying
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:38 (nine years ago) link
Jaden post karate kid way more plausible than jaden post-after earth
― da croupier, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
Also if they recast marvel is gonna want charismatic and cheap, jaden is neither
― da croupier, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link
amy pascal gave herself the golden-est parachute
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 18:42 (nine years ago) link
FF teaser is like a spoof 'dark n gritty superhero movie' trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwh48VDMZxg
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 5 March 2015 11:55 (nine years ago) link
ff not mcu fwiw
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 5 March 2015 15:28 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I know, but thread has been spilling out into general superhero cinema.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 5 March 2015 15:55 (nine years ago) link