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Posted On Today at 03:50:29 pm EDT by Comicguy1 [Reply] [Quote] [New] BEN REILLY? I was looking at the upcoming Solicitations for August (I believe.), and it looks like in the Scarlet Spider books, they're going to bring back: BEN REILLY! Why Marvel, why? Are they really that low on ideas? Yeah, I know, Ben Reilly has a fanbase, but still, the Clone Saga almost ruined the Spidey franchise. Why open that can of worms again? To appease a few people? Ben Reilly is seriously better off staying dead. They killed him for a reason. Plus, his death actually CAN be as pivotal to Peter and impact him on a level akin to Captain Stacy, Gwen, etc. If other writers acknowledge it. But why on earth? Why Marvel, why? Can't ANYONE in comics stay dead anymore? Although I do like that Ock and Kaine are meeting up again, and that they're going to touch upon the fact that Kaine killed Ock. THAT should be interesting.

Source: Butcher Billy’s post-punk Justice League (2013)Type: Fan-made AmalgamBrazilian mash-up sensation Butcher Biller does the Justice League as post-punk/New Wave music artists at the link above. Superman is The Smiths' Morrissey for some reason. Guess he's going by looks.DISCOGRAPHY!"All You Need Is Me, Metropolis" "Now My Heart Is Full (of Kryptonite)" (song for Metallo)"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" (off the album World's Finest)"Girlfriend in a Coma" (Lois in the New52)"Wonderful Woman" (ditto)"How Soon Is Now (and If I Spin the Earth Faster, Is It Sooner?)""Half A Person" (song for Composite-Superman)"I Keep Mine Hidden" (off the album Secret Identity)"Satan Rejected My Soul""In the Future When All's Well" (for the Legion)"Doomsday Is Squeezing My Skull"/"You Have Killed Me" medley"Vicar In a Tutu"

"How odd. I usually get on terribly well with children."TECHNICAL SPECS: First aired Nov.1 1980.IN THIS ONE... The Doctor goes into the Starliner while the the Outlers hijack the TARDIS and Romana gets bitten by a humongous spider.REVIEW: I hate to keep playing timekeeper here, but only some 19 minutes of new material in this, and a LOT of it is padding as the Doctor skulks silently through the woods and then the ship. When somethings DOES happen on screen, it's usually the heroes doing something stupid or incomprehensible. The worst instance of this is without a doubt Romana going on and on about the river fruit spider (ewww, they've been eating that; do they all have a bad case of worms? it would explain the way Adric walks) being "just a spider" as the Outlers run. While I'm glad to see the female companion isn't squeamish (in this particular instance), that thing is immense and deadly-looking. It's just not credible that she would stand nonchalantly as the thing jumped on her face (list makers take note: this is the second time a cliffhanger has Romana bitten by a bug bite; time to invest in some kind of spray). The Doctor opens the door to the Starliner, lets the baby Marshman in, inadvertently arms it, and for some reason doesn't hear the message piped through the corridors (conveniently-placed P.A. speakers, I guess). I totally don't believe him when he protests that he likes to leave things as he found them, the old meddler. Has writer Andrew Smith (or script editor Chris Bidmead) not seen an episode since the Hartnell days? As for Adric, there doesn't seem to be much to motivate his refusal to lead the Outlers to the TARDIS for safety, though as it turns out, they do attack Romana. Still, Full Circle should have decided if Adric wanted to be an Outler (as he claims) or if he just wanted to be near his brother to criticize his choices. And then he dematerialized the TARDIS because he flips a tiny switch instead of opening the door with the big giant lever? Come on!But the stupidity isn't all the characters'. Take, for example, the tedious stuff about the TARDIS' weight. Not only do Romana and Adric discuss it in "Decider talk", making it over-complicated with "five times ten to the six kilos in your gravity", but that figure is obviously wrong. First, why not just say 5 million kilos? Second, not ony have we seen the TARDIS carried off by savages and such in the past, but IT HAPPENS IN THIS VERY EPISODE! There's no way the TARDIS interface (the door/box) weighs as much as the interior dimension - it's lighter on the outside! So excuse while I roll my eyes at the supposed danger of the Marshmen using the TARDIS as a super-heavy battering ram. The episode is showing signs of Bidmead's influence and I don't like it. Basically, his interest in very boring things like maths and computation (let's just call them undramatic, math lovers!) and yet complete failure to represent them believably in a real world context. The JNT era has just traded technobabble with mathbabble. It certainly doesn't inspire confidence that his idea for a new companion is a math wiz, like the Time Lords aren't already walking calculators. Speaking of JNT, his hatred of K9 (obviously a war of the initials) goes a bit too far in this episode. Just as K9 rolls in with his fun action theme, an Outler with a simple stick knocks his head off. Sure, he can be repaired, but that one's a bit distressing for the kiddies who love the metal pooch. So Full Circle has tonal problems too. So can I say a few good things about the episode? Of course I can. I like how the new Head Decider is shaken by the secrets he must keep. I like how Login (why don't they all have computery names like this?) forsakes his daughter, but is quick to regret when he hears she might still be alive. The Doctor vs. the Deciders has its moments of humor, though we're far from his old insolence. The Marshmen are impressive-looking monsters, and in a twist, we're sympathetic to the the baby

Author: GoldenSpiderMonkey101Spider-ManEnglish, Rated: TAdventure/RomancePeter P./Spider-ManChapters: 1, Words: 1,939, Reviews: 1, In-ProgressCarlotta(Carly) Jones is just another girl @ Midtown Science She's usually goes un notice, besides her6 Best friends notice her Kenzie, Gabby, Tommy, Jake, Emma& Kimie Shes the youngest of her family& her parents died in a car crash& had2 live with her aunt &uncle Then she gets paired up w/ Peter for a project what will happen R&R No Bad Reviews Peter/OC& Sorry 4 TheSuckishSummary

Is Peter Parker a baby killer? Check out my view on the latest hullaballoo, and keep the debate alive in the comment section! THE SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #9  “Troubled Mind Part Two [sic]: Gray Matters” WRITER: Dan Slott ARTIST: Ryan Stegman COLOR ART: Edgar Delgado LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulos   PLOT POINTS: Ghost Peter, Otto explains, is a consciousness manifested from the remaining memories in Peter’s brain. Using the brain scanning helmet he retrieved last issue, Otto attempts to erase Peter’s memories, thereby destroying Ghost Peter. Doctor Octopus and Ghost Peter battle within Peter’s mindscape. Ghost Peter summons the memories of his friends to aid him, while Ock calls upon a mental army of villains. As the war turns against Ock, Ghost Peter makes Otto admit that stealing Peter’s life was bad. Otto, however, starts rationalizing his actions as giving the world a “superior” Spider-Man. Otto turns the tables by forcing Ghost Peter to admit that, in issue #8, Ghost Peter attempted to halt Otto from performing life-saving brain surgery on a child because in doing so Otto would gain access to the brain scanning helmet and discover Ghost Peter. Ghost Peter collapses, allowing Otto to purge Peter’s memories and seemingly delete Ghost Peter. Otto awakens, claiming he is free. OPINIONS! Superior Spider-Man #9 provokes considerable controversy, but thankfully little of that controversy concerns the notion that Peter Parker actually “died” this issue. I guess we all finally know better. Rather, folks mostly seem mad that Ghost Peter, to protect himself, obstructed Otto’s curing a dying little girl. Who enjoys seeing their childhood role model jeopardize an innocent life to save his own non-literal skin? I get it. But I loved this issue’s ending. Yeah, I see you there, hitting your caps lock button, ready to verbally crucify me in the comments section. Hear me out. I perceive at least three factors that mitigate this plot development’s so-called travesty. Mitigating factor 1: Ghost Peter isn’t REALLY Peter. Otto defines Ghost Peter in the panel below. We can trust Otto’s conclusion because this is a scientific matter within the story’s context, and therein lies Otto’s expertise. Thus, Ghost Peter represents a “version” of Peter Parker that was not “created” until after Otto removed Peter’s consciousness from Peter’s body, but left Peter’s memories intact for Otto’s access. Peter Parker’s original consciousness died inside Otto’s body in ASM #700. Ghost Peter is a distinct entity–he’s all those leftover memories taking on their own life. So if you’re upset that the Peter Parker we know and love tried to let a little girl die, don’t be. He didn’t. Nevertheless, I do think Otto’s line “it seems we are the sum of our experiences” suggests that Ghost Peter, being the product of Peter’s memories, is cut from the same cloth as the original. I suspect that Ghost Peter mirrors Peter such that they’d behave identically under identical circumstances. Any characterization of Ghost Peter characterizes Peter by extension. I prefer that interpretation because I have no interest in Ghost Peter independent from what we can learn about the real Peter through him. Mitigating Factor 2: Ghost Peter wasn’t CONSCIOUSLY looking out for himself. Let’s look back at #8’s key scene: Notice Ghost Peter’s words here, stating that his reason for stopping the operation is that Otto is arrogant, that he doesn’t know what he’s doing. Pop quiz: to whom is Ghost Peter speaking? He addresses Doc Ock, but he can’t intend for Doc Ock to hear him, not if Ghost Peter’s real objective is to evade Ock’s detection. No, the true answer is that Ghost Peter is talking to himself, and that means he has no reason to lie. So the reason he gives in the moment for hindering Ock is what he consciously thinks at the time. Only later, after forced introspection, does Peter realize that he had the deeper, subconscious motivation to protect himself. And as soon as

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #15 DAN SLOTT (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C) “Run, Goblin, Run!” Part 1 of 2 • What’s it like to be a villain in the Marvel Universe…once the Superior Spider-Man sets his sights on you? • Find out, from Phil Urich’s point of view, in what might be the final days of the Hobgoblin. • Plus, what is the secret of “The Tinkerer’s Apprentice”? Who’s been helping the Terrible Tinkerer? And how is he, of all people, the reason everything in Spider-Man’s life will be changed forever?! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #16 DAN SLOTT (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C) “Run, Goblin, Run!” Part 2 of 2 • How has the Hobgoblin evaded the Superior Spider-Man for so long? And does that hold the key to the Superior Spider-Man’s greatest success — or greatest failure? It’s the end of the line for Hobgoblin, and possibly an end for a big chapter in the history of Spider-Man. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #2 CHRISTOPHER YOST (W) • MARCO CHECCETTO (A) Cover by PAOLO RIVERA SIBLING RIVALRY BEGINS HERE! • Because you demanded it! Parker versus Parker! The Superior Spider-Man Versus Scarlet Spider! • Kaine has come to New York to check on Peter’s ‘superior’ behavior, not realizing Doc Ock has taken over Peter’s life. But Ock sure knows who Kaine is…Kaine, the man who once KILLED Doctor Octopus. And now it’s payback time. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 SCARLET SPIDER #20 & 21 CHRISTOPHER YOST (W) • CARLO BARBERI (A) CoverS by RYAN STEGMAN Issue #20 – SIBLING RIVALRY — PART TWO! • Scarlet Spider has come to New York City to check on his ‘brother’ Spider-Man! But their reunion has been interrupted by an army of mutant spider-clones! • Can Spider-Man and Kaine put aside their differences to deal with the Jackal? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 Issue #21 – INTO THE GRAVE PART 1 (of 3) • After last issue’s shocking ending, everything has changed for Kaine. His second chance at life is over. • At his lowest point, he comes face to face with the one man that’s fueled his obsession, hate and guilt his entire life… BEN REILLY. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 SUPERIOR CARNAGE #2 (of 5) KEVIN SHINICK (W) • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A) Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT Cover by RAFA GARRES • CARNAGE IS CAPTURED! But can the Wizard and Klaw subdue him long enough to create their SUPERIOR CARNAGE? • KEVIN SHINICK (Avenging Spider-Man) and STEPHEN SEGOVIA (X-Treme X-Men) perform unspeakable acts to create their own monster issue! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #2 NICK SPENCER (W) • STEVE LIEBER (A) Cover by ED MCGUINNESS Variant Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ • With superior villains come superior problems as the year’s sleeper hit continues! • Out of bail and aiming to stay out of jail, Boomerang must get his cronies on target – but does the PUNISHER have them targeted already? • Nick Spencer (AVENGERS) and Steve Lieber (HAWKEYE) continue this most evil exploration into the Marvel U! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 VENOM #39 CULLEN BUNN (W) THONY SILAS (A) Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY • Venom’s secret identity is discovered! And not by whom you’d expect! • A hit has been taken out on Venom’s life–and cold-blooded killers are crawling out of the woodwork to collect! • Even in tough times, every super hero needs a sidekick, right? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE #8 JOE KEATINGE (W) VALENTINE DE LANDRO (A) Cover by DAVID LOPEZ “The World Breaks Everyone,” Part One of Two • Everything has been leading up to this momentous conclusion! • Morbius just found out The Rose has an Ultimate Nullifier in Brownsville. • The Rose just pressed the trigger. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 THUNDERBOLTS #14 CHARLES SOULE (W) • Jefte Palo (A) Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO INFINITY TIE-IN • New Ongoing Creative Team! • While the Avengers are away…the THUNDERBOLTS STRIKE! • Can they take out all of NYC’s mafia before…anything goes wrong? 32 PGS./Parental Advis

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Age of Ultron #10 teaser by Butch Guice To save the Marvel Universe, Earth’s Mightiest made the most controversial decision of their lives resulting a disaster unlike any they’ve seen before. But with one final shot to make things right, can they turn back the hands of time and restore everything to its former glory? And if they can’t what happens next?! AGE OF ULTRON #10--by the jam packed, creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Bryan Hitch, Carlos Pacheco, Brandon Peterson, Alex Maleev, Butch Guice, David Marquez and Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada--leaves no stone unturned and has an ending nobody can see coming! The Avengers are down to their last resort as they forge the ultimate plan to finally break free from Ultron’s ferocious iron grip. So what are you waiting for? Head on over to your local comic shop and reserve a copy of AGE OF ULTRON #10 today!  Join the conversation on Twitter using #AgeOfUltron, and don’t forget to follow us at @Marvel! AGE OF ULTRON #10 (APR130589) Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Art by BRYAN HITCH, CARLOS PACHECO, BRANDON PETERSON, ALEX MALEEV, BUTCH GUICE, DAVID MARQUEZ & JOE QUESADA Cover by BRANDON PETERSON FOC – 5/20/13, ON-SALE – 6/19/13