Showing posts with label spider-man. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spider-man. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 11, 2016
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Small Role for Spidey in Captain America III: Civil War
Source: Collider
Many years later, though, Spider-Man finally found himself on a newer incarnation of the team, alongside other heroes such as Wolverine, Spider-Woman, and Luke Cage. During this time, Peter, along with his wife Mary Jane and Aunt May, began working directly for Tony Stark as his right hand man. It was around this tenure that ruminations of a “Superhero Registration Act” began to murmur among the ranks of the United States Congress. Iron Man, realizing that some bad juju was beginning to form, tried nipping it in the bud by taking Peter along with him to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to talk some sense into the politicians. As well as making Peter his number two, he also redesigned Spidey’s costume, which many dub the “Iron Spider” suit. The suit not only looked closer to Iron Man’s armor, it also gave Peter a slew of new powers such as internet access, the ability to fly, and three mechanical legs that shot from his back (why they didn’t give him four to fit in with the spider-motif is beyond me).
A History of Spider-Man’s Role in the ‘Civil War’ Comics
MARCH 11, 2016
Possible SPOILERS ahead!
With Spider-Man returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, let’s take an in-depth look at what his role was in the original Civil War comic book arc (which is serving as the basis for Captain America: Civil War), how he impacted that storyline, and what this may mean for the future.
Humble Beginnings
Before Civil War began in the Marvel comic book universe, Peter Parker had finally taken his place among the Avengers. For nearly all of his superhero career, Spider-Man had worked on his own. Adverse to groups in general, Peter never found himself a “team player” — whenever he had worked together with other heroes, he was quick to make this point known. One example was an early adventure (taking place in the comic series Avengers, issues #314 to 318 respectively) in which Spidey followed the Avengers into space, defeated the current Guardians of the Galaxy foe, Nebula, and then when he was offered membership, declined, stating that it was a bit too over his head. Another example was in the first issue of his solo series,Amazing Spider-Man #1, in which Spidey encounters the Fantastic Four and demands membership, only to be told that the gig doesn’t come with a paycheck, and so he declines.
Many years later, though, Spider-Man finally found himself on a newer incarnation of the team, alongside other heroes such as Wolverine, Spider-Woman, and Luke Cage. During this time, Peter, along with his wife Mary Jane and Aunt May, began working directly for Tony Stark as his right hand man. It was around this tenure that ruminations of a “Superhero Registration Act” began to murmur among the ranks of the United States Congress. Iron Man, realizing that some bad juju was beginning to form, tried nipping it in the bud by taking Peter along with him to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to talk some sense into the politicians. As well as making Peter his number two, he also redesigned Spidey’s costume, which many dub the “Iron Spider” suit. The suit not only looked closer to Iron Man’s armor, it also gave Peter a slew of new powers such as internet access, the ability to fly, and three mechanical legs that shot from his back (why they didn’t give him four to fit in with the spider-motif is beyond me).
When Peter and Tony arrive, Spidey decides to take the stand in costume, and does his best to convince the bigwigs of their potential mistake. Shocking to no one, it doesn’t go that well, as Peter’s testimony isn’t admissible unless he gives his real name. Defeated, the two leave and begin to make preparations for the possible passing of the Superhero Registration Act, which happens sooner than expected thanks to a group of inexperienced heroes, named the New Warriors, inadvertently causing the destruction of a school in Stanford, Connecticut.
Whose Side Are You On?
When Civil War began, there was no one who had more to lose than Spider-Man. Many heroes at this time held public identities and Spidey was one of the only ones who had about a zillion enemies who were chomping at the bit to learn who was under the mask. With Captain America fighting against the Registration Act, Tony continued to keep Peter under his wing as he rallied his own band of heroes to push through a program that would see them work directly for the U.S. government. Stark, early in the series, takes Peter to the side and convinces him that revealing his secret identity to the public would work wonders for the cause. After some soul-searching and some consulting with his family, Peter decides that it’s time to reveal himself to the world, calls a press conference, and reveals that he is Spider-Man.
The world gasps, the Anti-Registration heroes group takes a heavy blow, and Google literally breaks as everyone tries to figure out who Peter Parker is. The Pro-Registration heroes, along with Peter and Tony, continue to hunt down super villains, as well as the heroes who refuse to register themselves with the government. In one of the first of many giant showdowns between the two factions, Iron Man unleashes a clone of Thor that goes haywire and murders Black Goliath, a hero on the Anti-Registration side of things. Horrified at what has transpired, thinking they had everything under control, Peter takes his family underground, slaps Stark upside the head, and begins to hightail it to safer pastures. Unfortunately, Iron Man’s side of things went a tad more nefarious than it had originally seemed, as he unleashed a cadre of super villains under his control to reel Spider-Man back in. After a heavy beating, Spidey is saved by the Punisher (of all people), brought to Captain America, loses his Iron Spider duds, and decides to join with the Anti-Registration side of things.
All Together Now
In a last ditch attempt to set things right, Captain America and Spider-Man take what’s left of the resistance and attempt to free the heroes that were captured by Stark and Co. As they release everyone, the Pro-Registration side and the Anti-Registration side come to blows in a gigantic slugfest over the skyline of New York City. In arguably one of the coolest Spider-Man scenes of all time, Peter begins dismantling heroes and villains alike, eliciting a state of awe from everyone around him. Ultimately though, the Anti-Registration side loses, as Cap begins to realize that you can’t punch out a law, and surrenders himself to the government. Spidey, along with a good chunk of his team, decides to continue to work underground in secret. Peter even wears his old black costume in order to reflect the dire severity of his current situation.
For awhile, the Marvel Universe is changed, and heroes who are registered become the top dogs, while heroes who are not are forced to fight with villains, avoid the law, and take on a much larger population of Pro-Reg backers. Much like everything in comics though, this status was only temporary, and Spider-Man eventually found himself regaining his secret identity and losing his marriage thanks to a weird spell created by Dr. Strange and the shenanigans of Satan (don’t ask).
Ultimately, its still not confirmed as to how much of a role Spidey will in fact have inCaptain America: Civil War, and which of the events from the comic will happen, but it’s quite something to see that this is all really coming together, and Spider-Man will be swinging alongside the Avengers in the next few years.
Image via Marvel
Friday, March 21, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Game: Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 expands Manhattan, improves web-slinging
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will bring role-playing elements to the series and tweak the way Spidey web-swings through the city, when it arrives next year for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Windows PC..
In development by Beenox, the sequel is set to be released by Activision shortly before The Amazing Spiderman 2 film's May 2, 2014 release, said Marvel's Chris Baker.
"This game is a sequel to the first game " he said. "Think of it in terms of the first movie happened and that established our game world. The first game happened, which was an extension to the first film. From then forward the movies are going their way and the games are going their way.
"However, we are going to take some key moments that happen in the second film and adapt them for the game."
Even though the first game took place directly after the first movie and the second movie is a direct sequel to the first movie, what happened in the first game is not canon for the second film, Baker said.
The second game brings with it an expanded fictional Manhattan, some light RPG elements and tweaked combat and web-slinging. It will also feature a new "Hero or Menace" mechanic that either rewards or penalizes players depending on how well they keep up with crime.
"Webs are a big part of Spider-Man, so the cool things we're doing differently this time is that we have different types of webbing," he said. "We have your typical impact webbing, your regular vanilla webbing. We are also going to have cryo-webbing. It sort of adds an RPG-like element."
The way webs behave outside of combat will be improved too.
"Some people complained that the webs didn't attach to the buildings and they're going to do that now," he said.
Players will now use the right and left triggers to control the web-slinging as they zip through town. And where the first game had a scaled-down version of Manhattan to explore, this one is much more detailed, Baker said.
"We're hoping to get Spider-Man universe things in there," he said.
For instance, the short teaser video used to announce the game referenced The Kingpin's Fisk Tower.
"In the last game you found yourself in sewers and warehouses a lot," he said. "This time most of the action takes place in the open world."
The game will also have players controlling Peter Parker the journalist, though it will be more "involved" then simply running out to take photos.
"I don't know how much I can talk about that stuff," Baker said.
During the New York Comic Con panel, executive producer Stephane Gravel said players would be taking on the role of an investigative journalist occasionally.
"You'll be a reporter minimally, but it is an aspect of what Peter is doing," Baker said. "You are Spider-Man for a vast majority of the game though."
Friday, December 28, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Happy 50th Birthday, SpideY
On August 10, 1962, Spider-Man made his debut to the world to become the iconic superhero he is today. Since then, movies about the Marvel character have brought in billions of dollars worldwide and his comics remain coveted collectors items. This is according to Samantha Murphy who wrote the article 'The Many Looks of Spiderman Over the Past 50 Years.'
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Watch Spider-Man Animated Series
One of the TV series I like best of Spider-Man is the animated version of 1994.
Although not in HD, if you like, you can now watch this series free online at www.marvel.com.
Although not in HD, if you like, you can now watch this series free online at www.marvel.com.
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Spider-Man's Movie Latest Update
This morning brings a slew of news from 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' including new images, intel on Peter Parker's web shooters, and some insight from Emma Stone and Mark Webb in video form.
Courtesy of Empire, check out a great interview package with Emma Stone, who dishes on Andrew Garfield's transformation into 17 year old Peter Parker, plus hear from producer Avi Arad and director Marc Webb:
Webb also spoke with the LA Times Hero Complex about the costume design and the decision to include Peter Parker's homemade web-shooters in the story. He explains that the web-shooters are device to 'dramatize Peter’s intellect,' adding:
“We paid attention to the question of ‘How would a kid make it?’ And obviously we took some license with it. We also wanted a design that would make the body longer and more lithe, more of an acrobat, someone incredibly agile, and the legs of the spider [symbol on the chest] were something we used to emphasize that. We made a bunch of different suits for different lighting conditions. I wanted something that worked in the night a little better. We paid attention to that and also made the webbing [on the costume] a little bit darker. With the costume and the web-shooters we wanted to emphasize that these are things that Peter Parker made and that he is special himself even if he feels like he’s an outsider.”
Read the full piece here.
Finally, Slashfilm debuted six high res images from the film, below. See a few great shots of the Spidey suit, plus Peter cozying up to Gwen, and some subway acrobatics:
Courtesy of Empire, check out a great interview package with Emma Stone, who dishes on Andrew Garfield's transformation into 17 year old Peter Parker, plus hear from producer Avi Arad and director Marc Webb:
Webb also spoke with the LA Times Hero Complex about the costume design and the decision to include Peter Parker's homemade web-shooters in the story. He explains that the web-shooters are device to 'dramatize Peter’s intellect,' adding:
“We paid attention to the question of ‘How would a kid make it?’ And obviously we took some license with it. We also wanted a design that would make the body longer and more lithe, more of an acrobat, someone incredibly agile, and the legs of the spider [symbol on the chest] were something we used to emphasize that. We made a bunch of different suits for different lighting conditions. I wanted something that worked in the night a little better. We paid attention to that and also made the webbing [on the costume] a little bit darker. With the costume and the web-shooters we wanted to emphasize that these are things that Peter Parker made and that he is special himself even if he feels like he’s an outsider.”
Read the full piece here.
Finally, Slashfilm debuted six high res images from the film, below. See a few great shots of the Spidey suit, plus Peter cozying up to Gwen, and some subway acrobatics:
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Friday, July 02, 2010
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Spider-Man in Mickey Mouse's Web
What has Mickey Mouse to do with Spider-Man?
Well, Spider-Man is going to be Mickey's favorite superhero and Disneyland is going to see Spider-Man swinging around its castles! This seemingly unusual twist of events can soon become a reality, with the recent deal of the Walt Disney Company acquiring Marvel Entertainment for US$4 billion.
According to The New York Times' story Disney Swoops Into Action, Buying Marvel for $4 Billion on August 31, 2009, certain Marvel characters can be immediately integrated into Disney’s theme parks in California, Paris and Hong Kong. For now, however, Walt Disney World in Florida is off limits because of a pact Marvel has in place with Universal Studios there.
The IrishTimes on September 2, 2009 in its top story news headlines 'Mickey welcomes Spiderman to the castle' said of the Disney and Marvel’s marriage that since the Pirates of the Caribbean cycle wound to a halt and the Narnia films made their way to another studio, Walt Disney Pictures has been looking a bit short of live-action franchises. With the announcement of this new deal, the Mouse House had dug some change from the back of the sofa and bought itself the cornucopia of characters that goes by the name of Marvel Entertainment. Henceforth, Spider-Man, Hulk and The X-Men will sleep in the same dormitory as Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Buzz Lightyear and that woman Sandra Bullock played in The Proposal.
Good or bad, it looks like the landscape of animation is going to change.
Well, Spider-Man is going to be Mickey's favorite superhero and Disneyland is going to see Spider-Man swinging around its castles! This seemingly unusual twist of events can soon become a reality, with the recent deal of the Walt Disney Company acquiring Marvel Entertainment for US$4 billion.According to The New York Times' story Disney Swoops Into Action, Buying Marvel for $4 Billion on August 31, 2009, certain Marvel characters can be immediately integrated into Disney’s theme parks in California, Paris and Hong Kong. For now, however, Walt Disney World in Florida is off limits because of a pact Marvel has in place with Universal Studios there.
The IrishTimes on September 2, 2009 in its top story news headlines 'Mickey welcomes Spiderman to the castle' said of the Disney and Marvel’s marriage that since the Pirates of the Caribbean cycle wound to a halt and the Narnia films made their way to another studio, Walt Disney Pictures has been looking a bit short of live-action franchises. With the announcement of this new deal, the Mouse House had dug some change from the back of the sofa and bought itself the cornucopia of characters that goes by the name of Marvel Entertainment. Henceforth, Spider-Man, Hulk and The X-Men will sleep in the same dormitory as Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Buzz Lightyear and that woman Sandra Bullock played in The Proposal.
Good or bad, it looks like the landscape of animation is going to change.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Friday, June 16, 2006
Spider-Man Reveals His Identity
For a comic book hero, it's the ultimate taboo.
In the latest edition of the Marvel comic "Civil War" on sale, Spider-Man does the unthinkable and removes his Spidey mask to publicly reveal his hidden identity.
"I'm proud of who I am, and I'm here right now to prove it," the legendary webslinger tells a press conference called in New York's Times Square, before pulling off his mask and standing before the massed ranks of reporters as newspaper photographer Peter Parker.
"Any questions?" Parker asks in the final panel of the issue, amid a barrage of camera flashes.
In a statement, Marvel trumpeted the revelation as "arguably the most shocking event in comic book history."
The seven-issue "Civil War" series, launched in May, sees Marvel's writers taking on the topical issue of civil liberties.
Following a showdown between a group of superheroes and supervillains in which hundreds of innocent civilians are killed, the government passes the Super-Hero Registration Act, requiring all superheroes to reveal their identities and register as "living weapons of mass destruction."
Marvel's roster of invincible crime fighters is split into two bitterly opposed factions, with one camp -- championed by the likes of Spider-Man -- in favour of the new law and the other, including Captain America and his ilk, refusing to relinquish anonymity.
"It's about which side you are on and why you think you are right," said Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada.
Yahoo!News Wed Jun 14, 4:10 PM ET
In the latest edition of the Marvel comic "Civil War" on sale, Spider-Man does the unthinkable and removes his Spidey mask to publicly reveal his hidden identity."I'm proud of who I am, and I'm here right now to prove it," the legendary webslinger tells a press conference called in New York's Times Square, before pulling off his mask and standing before the massed ranks of reporters as newspaper photographer Peter Parker.
"Any questions?" Parker asks in the final panel of the issue, amid a barrage of camera flashes.
In a statement, Marvel trumpeted the revelation as "arguably the most shocking event in comic book history."
The seven-issue "Civil War" series, launched in May, sees Marvel's writers taking on the topical issue of civil liberties.
Following a showdown between a group of superheroes and supervillains in which hundreds of innocent civilians are killed, the government passes the Super-Hero Registration Act, requiring all superheroes to reveal their identities and register as "living weapons of mass destruction."
Marvel's roster of invincible crime fighters is split into two bitterly opposed factions, with one camp -- championed by the likes of Spider-Man -- in favour of the new law and the other, including Captain America and his ilk, refusing to relinquish anonymity.
"It's about which side you are on and why you think you are right," said Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada.
Yahoo!News Wed Jun 14, 4:10 PM ET
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