As those of you who are regular visitors of the Spider-Man Crawlspace well know, Bleeding Cool did a series of leaks regarding some of the new titles and creative teams post-Secret Wars as part of Marvel’s “All-New, All-Different” initiative. One of the series was another relaunching of Amazing Spider-Man (making this the fourth volume of the series) to written by Dan Slott and illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli. The only other thing we knew about it was the tagline which was “Your friendly neighborhood just got bigger.” And by bigger, Marvel means global.
In an exclusive interview with MTV News, Dan Slott revealed further details about his upcoming direction for Peter Parker and his world this October, which finds in the eight months after the events of Secret Wars, Parker Industries is now “one of the leading companies in the world.”
“Peter Parker has stepped up,” Slott told MTV News over the phone. “He’s grown. He’s become the Peter Parker we’ve always hoped he was going to be. This company, with Peter’s inventions and Peter’s gumption has gone to new heights.”
Furthermore, Spider-Man has also gone global in more ways than one, becoming the corporate symbol for Parker Industries.
…Just like in the real world, Spider-Man is everywhere. Now that Peter Parker is an international icon, Spider-Man has become his bodyguard — mirroring a storyline that played out with Tony Stark back when “Iron Man” first launched — and so Spider-Man’s logo is on shirts, posters, toys, games and more all over the world…
…“He’s operating with Parker industries in not just New York, but also Shanghai and San Francisco and London,” Slott said. “He’s going to be a far more global Spider-Man, and with that is going to come all new global threats. Things that will really test Spider-Man like never before.”
Peter is also getting a slightly tweaked costume designed by Alex Ross, and a new Spider-Mobile designed by Giuseppe Camuncoli, which, in the first issue he’ll be “driving around the streets of Shanghai,” according to Nick Lowe. Concept art shows the new Spider-Mobile has transforming capabilities to switch from car to an eight-legged walker. It’s also a two-seater, which according to Slott allows for “new allies” and “romantic complications.”
As for what this also means for Miles Morales, who is also getting his own series this October as well?
“What you’re going to get from Miles is you’re going to get classic Spider-Man,” Slott noted. “A teenager in high school having problems and trying to deal with things.
“And when you’re reading Peter Parker ’Amazing Spider-Man,’ you’re going to get the Spider-Man you’ve been reading about since 1962 going to all new levels. Can he do the street stuff? Sure, but he can do that times ten. It’s everything you know, everything you care about, amped up to a level you’ve never seen before.
This, according to the interview, also means Peter will be tackling new villains while abroad, while Miles and the Jessica Drew Spider-Woman “will be taking on Peter’s rogues gallery back in New York.”
So what do you Spidey fans think of the idea of Peter Parker, international playboy and hi-tech billionaire? Or is he just a mere millionaire?
SOURCES: MTV News and ComicBook.com
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@98 – Ya know folks… you do the admin thing long enough, you learn to smell when something’s fishy.
Brad banned ‘Matt Murdock’ back in January when he was using the name ‘Mike.’ He’s returned using the same email (Mike.bryson@hotmail.com) but different IP addy.
While we admire your Wacker-like enthusiasm for coming here to troll where you were already banned once by the site’s owner.
Bye, Felicia!
@89 –
“No one is really asking for mature and literate stories from Spider-Man in the year 20-friggin-15 except on this website.”
They should be.
“And if you want that, get it from Miles.”
Or we can expect it from Peter Parker.
I didn’t pull the race card, and I’m still not but how many dog whistles have gone off in the past few posts about Miles? Jesus.
I don’t remember saying anything about Bendis.
What’s wrong with the “youth” that you don’t beleive are reading these kids books?? I mean,. These things are the readable equivalent to packs of baseball cards with chewing gum in em’. No one is really asking for mature and literate stories from Spider-Man in the year 20-friggin-15 except on this website. And if you want that, get it from Miles. Venom blast is the deal breaker? BS.
@94 – Probably referencing me, for one — although I don’t see what the problem is with not liking the Miles Morales character. I certainly don’t. And as far as I can tell, there isn’t a law in place for being vocal about not liking Bendis’ creation. More importantly, we shouldn’t have to apologize for it or be accused of “hating,” which is yet another tactic to shut down dissent.
Spidey’s eyes are too small for me so I don’t care for the new costume. McFarlane/Bagley/ Capcom sized or go home. Not really an Alex Ross fan anyway, with the exception of Kingdom Come and some of his Gatchaman stuff.
I’ll finish up Renew Your Vows and then I’m done with ASM, at least for the time being. Keeping Peter Parker unmarried when he’s a billionaire and you have Miles Morales to represent the ‘youth’ that Marvel is so obsessed with is just beyond insulting.
PAD’s my favorite writer so I’m still down with 2099. I hope I like his new costume but no big, I’ll deal.
I’m sorry Mr. Parker but I already have a genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist super hero. I usually don’t comment but I can’t stand the direction of Spider-man with stories that go nowhere and no one asked for.
@92
I went back over all the comments searching for the term “Miles” and I have to ask, what Miles bashing are you talking about? People have complained about Peter having his place in the Marvel U taken away, but none of that is a criticism of the character of Miles Morales. Who’s Miles bashing were you referring to specifically? If there’s any at all I didn’t find it and if I missed some, its certainly not enough to constitute a trend.
I would think the last year of ASM comics have done more to create a “Slott sucks” bandwagon than anything the crawlspace every did. Is it really surprising or offensive that people who would defend him during Superior would have no more patience for him after this joke of a volume 3?
Remember all the day one comments when Renew Your Vows #1 came out bashing the story in every way people could find? Did that get buried on the front page?
Face it, kittens, you’re all either too old, too smart or too uptight for Spider-Man. Go pick up Daredevil and I’ll see you at the Daredevil Billy Club
This new direction sounds freaking terrible. But people on this site have praised complete and utter crap as being “good writing” because their hero looked great in the story.
It’s hard to know who here isn’t just jumping on the “Slott sucks” bandwagon here. Especially bashing Miles Morales…totally lose any credibility when you do that.
@90
I know what you mean. Its like with Ant-man, I love Scott Lang but its better to have an Ant-man who is a divorced parent dealing with being a father but we can’t do Hank because remember, he hit his wife. Spider-Man is about youth but we have him being the “new” Tony Stark minus everything that makes Tony a fan favorite. It doesn’t make sense just like Dan Slott has to keep writing Spider-Man when other main books are getting new teams and new launches unless they were brand new series.
Since I don’t think I can start my own thread:
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/spider-woman-is-pregnant-what-it-means-for-122953591482.html
Spider-Woman can be a single parent, but a married Peter Parker with a child just can’t be written? I don’t get it.
@#88- The fact that it will likely be reversed come the end of 2016 is one of the reasons I’m not getting TOO excited over it.
I’m just miffed that we’ve got another year of padding to look forward too…
I really wish all the people who are upset that slott is writing and at the new direction of the character could organise a giant protest of this stupidity by going strike on the book… Seriously I think I’m done I’ve loved spider-man for so long but this has just gone to far it’s pathetic. Slott seriously is reviving themes that are 50 years old, and we’re even laughed off in the first iron man movie… On the plus side the chance of this direction being changed in 18 months is high. What it changes into I have no idea, but I’ve learnt not to be excited no matter what.
@#64- I’d argue the triangle involving Peter/ MJ and Pedro is the lesser of two evils, because we know it will end with MJ realizing she loves Peter, that Pedro is a rebound guy, and that she wants to be with him.
We just have to sit through probably a year of BS storylines and arcs where MJ doesn’t appear at all before we get the conclusion to it probably next December.
Spam filter just took another one of my comments away. 🙁
@76 – “Well they might want diversity and in fairness to Marvel USM with Peter Parker was not that great saleswise or creatively before Miles showed up. Miles rejuvenated USM and that’s because Ult Peter as the eternal teenager was utterly boring because there was zero growth which was vital to keeping 616 Peter fresh. ”
With all due respect, I can’t agree with you at all, Al.
Ultimate Peter Parker was ridiculously successful in terms of sales and creativity until three things happened: (1) Ultimatum, which killed off many of the heroes in that universe, (2) the first USM relaunch, post-Ultimatum, featuring rather poor art by David Lafuente that people didn’t like, and (c) Bendis going in a direction that didn’t seem to work (Ultimate Peter and Gwen becoming boyfriend and girlfriend?). It had nothing to do with Peter being a teenager. Again, he sold *very well* and was creatively celebrated until the first relaunch. Miles also clearly did not rejuvenate USM since the numbers in terms of direct sales quickly plummeted to levels below what Peter was selling during his creative nadir with awful art, and the universe ended up dying. Complaints have also poured in about Miles being boring, ripping off Peter Parker (his rogues, his quipping in the costume, the “Parker Luck,” etc), and essentially being written as so overpowered that he wins each and every fight with a venom sting.
It would have been better for Bendis to have swallowed his ego and stepped aside to allow another creative team to tackle the character (not to mention good ol’ Jeph being told “No” regarding Ultimatum) than for them to have taken their current road.
It sounds similar to The Clone Saga in that they make Peter less and less like the classic Spider-Man, e.g, married, striking his pregnant wife, etc. Then you have Ben Reilly/Miles Morales behaving more like the Spider-Man we used to know.
@#81-They are Mike. Thou art a legend as always
Yeah, sorry about the spam filter, Al, and for anyone else having difficulty with it. Hopefully, the comments are up now.
People really hate this? All I’ve been hearing and reading is how Slott shows no growth for Peter and how Marvel keeps him a loser. Now that their showing growth and doing something new they’re killing the character.
I remain skeptical of whether or not the characters act believable, whether its real development or just plot contrivance, or if the dialogue will not be awkward with Slott at the helm. But this actually seems like an exciting next step for Peter.
I never thought I’d actually miss JMS. (Wait, I just saw a pig fly past my window).
Dan Slott on CBR went on another rant. “Saying he’s only staying on to annoy the haters” CBR deleted that post.
Could someone (again) please help me cos I got caught in the spam filter’s web
Darn spam filter got me again. Also scary thought what if this is intended to derail Peter only for him to get a full scale reboot come the new movie?
@#67-69-Or do what both the Spider-Girl series by DeFalco and the Spectacular Spider-Man TV series by Weisman did and make both comics all ages but with adult subtexts. You know…kinda like all comics were from the 60s-80s?
Jason drop the title, let word of mouth (from reliable sources read: not CBR) spread and THEN opt to either buy the trade or the by then cheaper back issues if you like what you hear. It saves you time, money and potential pain. Meanwhile if the direction sucks ass you haven’t been cheated into supporting them.
Er…he didn’t earn that degree.
@#72-Marvel DID do that modestly. They’ve had alternate realities around since the 1970s when What If debuted. 2099 and Ultimate were inherently that and they were from the 1990s.
The model is one which works fine and I don’t mind it. I don’t even mind mantles or legacy characters but it depends upon the circumstances. A character needs to have run their course or be unpopular enough to change direction. Otherwise it’s a bold new direction for the sake of controversy. Peter has never needed to be replaced. Not by Miles, not by Otto, not by anyone. And I say that as a staunch Ben Reilly fan.
Well they might want diversity and in fairness to Marvel USM with Peter Parker was not that great saleswise or creatively before Miles showed up. Miles rejuvenated USM and that’s because Ult Peter as the eternal teenager was utterly boring because there was zero growth which was vital to keeping 616 Peter fresh. And all the Marvel pantheon for that matter. Freezing them didn’t preserve them creatively it killed them. Thats why Miles, much like many DC characters who didn’t grow much if at all, got the legacy treatment. Because if the character you have cannot change through growing as a person the only other option is to facilitate change through literally making a new character to replace them. It is entirely possible that had Marvel staunchly dictated Peter Parker must remain in high school forever right from the start then he either would’ve been cancelled or sooner or later gotten the legacy treatment like Ultimate Peter did.
Miles as the high school young Spider-Man and Peter as the older adult Spider-Man CAN work on the shelves, it could even work with them in the same universe but not as effectively. The same city even less so. But it’s better they be in their own universes where they can both be the definitive Spider-Men.
Is… is this a joke? I’m not kidding. Are we being punked here?
Isn’t the entire purpose of Peter Parker/Spider-Man is that he is just a “reeler guy” (like you and me) with girl problems, money problems, work problems, etc., who just so happens to also be a superhero (a friendly neighborhood superhero in fact)?
And hasn’t that idea made Spider-Man one of the most successful fictional characters ever created?
(Hint: The answer to both of those questions is Yes!)
So then, I guess it’s perfectly logical for Marvel to throw all that out the window and turn Peter Parker into a rich, jet-setting playboy, and Spider-Man into a corporate shill. The stupidity of it boggles the mind.
Well, thank you marvel for saving me 5 dollars a month.
Spidey has always invented gadgets to beat he bad guys ever since AF15 and ASM2. But owning a company is a bit too much though, but whatever, at least is “new” territory. Folks let’s not make any mistake here. Our complaint is mainly Spider-man Inc, by DAN SLOT. This writer has constantly shown he really doesn’t know how to write Peter/Spider-man properly. And now he’s putting him in a different scenario? Train wreck anyone? Now, if it was Spider-man Inc. by Peter David everyone here would be happy. Maybe some apprehensive people, but mainly happy.
@64 – I just meant that DC has been the company that pushed mantles (with the big exception of Superman) and multiple realities with different versions of the same character or hero. That was never Marvel’s schtick. But they started getting rid of that and now it’s just out of control.
There’s also this:
““What you’re going to get from Miles is you’re going to get classic Spider-Man,” Slott noted. “A teenager in high school having problems and trying to deal with things.”
But they already had that with an adult Peter in mainline 616 and teenage Peter in Ultimate and Marvel Adventures. Why go screw it up and then replace him with a new character for race reasons? I was annoyed by Miles before, but now I absolutely hate him since he really is elbowing Peter Parker out of his own city and rogues. Jason Todd as Robin gets far more love for me than this replacement ever will.
There should have been a change for Amazing Spider-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. Say what you will but those two books needed a complete change. The ones that have been working like with: 2099, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Woman, Star-Lord. That works because they weren’t around that long and the sales are strong with them. I know many will be asking what’s wrong with that if I enjoy Miles and Silver Surfer. Same writers but two complete different premises that work perfectly with their writing. The rest you have one that seems to have run to the most strangest ideas that take one character far away from who he is and what he stands for. The other moving a book so far from what the movies are based on and what makes the team work into: “How are they guarding the galaxy?” That’s why those need to change instead of same crap new #1s.
Edit 66 – part of the degree he earned. However, I do think Peter could have earned the degree on his own without Otto’s help.
@25
“I find it more likely they will interpret it as “See! Peter is stale and today’s youth can’t relate to him. Miles is the new generation’s Spider-Man!”
I’m curious how Marvel would determine what age their readers are.
I have no problem with Peter running Parker Industries. It’s time we see what he can do with his mind and that degree he worked hard to earn. I don’t buy him being a Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne type.
If Marvel is all about trying to attract younger readers, this is what they should have done – Market Miles as Spider-Man for younger folks while keeping Peter to appeal to long-time readers.
Right now I’m not getting a good vibe about the direction of the webbed wonder and I’m torn between giving it a chance or just dropping the title in protest. I’d write a complaint to Marvel, but I know they don’t respond to e-mails. It’s been over a year and I’m still waiting for a response regarding the Essential re-prints. *sigh*
@ #12 Hey, no need to diss DC – marvel is more like Charlton!
My comment got caught in the spam filter could someone please help me out?
@#17
1) He will do it by focussing more upon the ‘new allies’ who will be in his two-seat Spider-Mobile
2) Until Slott himself gets bored writing Spider-Man/trolling Spider-Fans. So 10 more years at a guesstimate
3) His envisioned costume for the Spider-Man movie which became the Superior Spider-Man outfit was actually kinda cool…till Ramos ruined it
If there isn’t a believable reason for why Peter couldn’t have gone this global before now or for why he doesn’t do it again when it inevitably gets reversed it will debilitate a fundamental aspect of the series. You can’t justify him using his powers small scale if conceivably he could do this and in theory help MORE people. It undermines all the times before when he didn’t do this and all the times in the future when he doesn’t.
Also if Slott or whoever tires to shell the old “Peter can’t be married to MJ because she’s a supermodel and too famous argument” shove this in their faces because now he’s bigger than she ever was.
And does having Jessica or Miles face Peter’s old villains feel a bit…I dunno desperate? Like they don’t have any villains of their own so we’ll loan them Peter’s.
@#23-I’m actually wondering if they are doing this to justify a potential reboot of the character.
Because isn’t this just pre-OMD Spider-Man taken up to 11? He’s living with the Avengers in a swanky apartment. He is internationally famous because everyone knows he is Spider-Man. He is a fugitive on the run. It was taking Spider-Man into a corner to justify ‘fixing him’.
I mean there was little wiggle room to go back to basics from that without the Mephisto deal (though it wasn’t impossible). How are we supposed to have Peter be a normal guy again after he’s THIS internationally famous and influential????
The only possibility could be that this isn’t a reboot and Slott will either pull another mindwipe or he will just sweep it under the rug. Let’s be honest he is incompetent enough a writer to do that.
Either that or frankly this is desperation on Slott and Marvel’s part because between the stuff just before Superior and everything since (not to mention Miles take over in USM) it’s clear that a lot of people are creatively dried up with Spider-Man, unsure of what to actually do with him now that he’s the character they ‘always wanted’.
@#24-I dunno Mike a lot of them seem to have been okay with seeing Spider-Man be a pale imitation of someone other than himself for 8 years now.
@#-27 you literally couldn’t have Peter and Miles co-exist on screen or have Miles show up first. There isn’t enough material to make a Miles trilogy of films.
@#29-Yes this is a joke and Marvel are trolling us…that doesn’t mean you won’t literally see this in a comic though
@#43-….holy shit you are right
@#45-You forget Peter became a Cosmic God in Acts of vengeance and yet it was still more relatable and down to Earth that this sounds…or Superior
@#46-I dunno whats the lesser evil. The love triangle not involving MJ or it involving her and Pedro
@#53-Peter never wound reveal his identity unless there was truly no other choice. It was BS in Civil War. What they could’ve done was have him register but not go public with it but the media get a hold of the info anyway.
I got so excited by this news I cancelled my pull list. Bye bye Peter Parker, it’s been a fun 35 years.
1.) What new ways will Slott find to marginalize Peter and make him a supporting character in his own book?
Any way Dan Slott can think of to promote his character creations. I think the days of writing stories about a character that are character driven are gone from marvel. All we have now is shock marketing and gimmicks to stimulate short term sales at the expense of long time loyal readers.
2.) How much longer will Spider-Fans have to have Slott’s terrible writing forced on them?
Until Marvel cleans house and get better employees. For some reason they seem fine with lower sales than the main competition (top character such as Batman), so much so they brag about the sales numbers while it should be a top seller. Meanwhile they neglect to mention that every time a major event ends the sales drop. If the book was not tied to a major event for a year or a relaunch I would speculate the numbers would not be very good.
Thirdly, a point and not so much a question.
3.) Alex Ross is (arguably) good with traditional costumes but not so much with designing new costumes.
Sure
James Bond?
Hey, I thought he renewed his vows.
An alternate reality? Like people thought it would be before?
Cruelty.
@58: If it’s written by Yost with limited editorial crap? Hell yes.
I’d probably literally kill at this point for another Scarlet-Kaine series.
Let’s recap:
Peter is now a jet-setting playboy with a multimillion dollar company. Tony Stark meets Batman. With a hot car.
Bendis keeps pushing his fantasy replacement like there’s no tomorrow. So Miles is pilfering Peter’s city, the villains, the genre, the low key personally driven storytelling, the bigger media push, arguably gets to be on the A team Avengers (though that remains to be seen), and essentially takes over everything that people associate with the Spider-Man brand (hat tip — cromotose).
Spider Woman is very pregnant.
Flash off in space.
Kaine is…. who knows.
Have I just wandered through the looking glass? And will I be meeting the Jabberwocky soon?
Dear friggin’ Lord, just when I thought Slott could’t get any more fanfictiony with this book.
Wait, this is a July Fools day prank right? What, that isn’t a thing? Well crap. The whole premise is so far away from Spider-Man that it’s beyond a joke.
The more I hear, the less I care.
On the plus side, it saves me a few bucks. Looks like my pull list will now be Spider-Man 2099 and Star Wars (and if that doesn’t improve, that only until TFU).
I was so made at this news. But then The Power Rangers comic news hit, and now I’m too happy to let Slott get me down. 😀
I kind of feel like when Slott said “we finally get the Peter we’ve
always wanted & knew he’d become”…well, we had that, but
Quesada screwed the pooch on that one.
I hated JMS’ ” Stacy/Goblin'” trusting, not gonna lie.
I thought ‘the other’ was a mess, but then again, so did JMS,
Mostly due to having to orchestrate it with other comic writers &
Teams. And Civil War, Spidey was a scapegoat for not just
Shock salesmanship with the identity reveal, but for siding with
Tony to go public in full support, then swap to cap and not only
Got his but whooped by guys he’s survived prior, but got bailed out
Like a hurt puppy by the Punisher….he was tossed in civil war for
An identity reveal, and to be a punching bag, and he’s been one still
Ever since.
My point is that JMS gave us Peter the science teacher who gave back
To midtown high. Considering Peter took photos for 40 years, and survived
As a comic for 40 years up to that time based on stories where that was his
Job, why couldn’t Peter have been a teacher longer? Surely he could’ve
Stayed “single swinging youngish guy” in the teachers lounge, or
Meeting parents….swap out Arnold in kindergarten cop for your friendly
Neighborhood Spidey, eh?
We got Peter with a family now, but in a “what if?”, not cannon….at a
Seperate time from ” teacher Parker”…the two things I saw Peter naturally
Mature into, and will never have happen…but I guess that’s the point
That Marvel likes stabbing our wallets with til the last penny pours out.
I gave Superior a chance, but the last year of amazing has been subpar
On so many character/story progression levels, I’d swear the scripts
We’re mad-libbed together by a Reddit forum and not Slott.
@50 – Well, I guess that pretty much answers my question on the costume front (which is depressing).
@48 – Writing Peter out of character has been a problem for a while now. I never believed for one moment that Spider-Man would have revealed his identity to the world during “Civil War,” since he would have known the mask protected not just his identity, but those he loved. The mask was a shield for them as well. I would think he would have joined up with Cap and become “Spider America” instead of the Iron Spider. OMD/BND was when it started really going downhill, and the Slott years have been a case — at least for me — of checking out issues and frowning with one comment — “Who the heck is this guy? Did someone put a body snatcher pod under Peter’s bed?”
My last post got caught in the spam filter, can someone dig it out?
@#50- I think that is where this story is ultimately heading. Peter is going to get full of himself with his newfound success, thinking he can handle “anything,” ironically putting him in the same position Otto was in. Then Otto returns, gets angry at Peter for “stealing” his ideas and opts to destroy all of Parker Industries and everything Peter put his name to, resetting Peter back to square one. Bonus points for this happening at the same time as Norman returns with a new Sinister Six and teams up with or overthrows the Black Cat, really screwing Peter over.
Then Peter will feel down, MJ will (hopefully) be around (and not written out of the book for large swaths like she has been for the past four to five years) and give him a pep talk, causing him to go out as “regular old” Spider-Man and save the day in a largely anti-climactic way.