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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Feb 19, 2019 20:08:08 GMT -5
An interesting topic...
My Spider-Man will always be Peter Parker. Problem being, they ruined him along the way. Is it weird that there is a point in my collecting that I cut out for that reason? Namely, when they bring about Ben Rielly as his clone is where I start to get peeved.
My problem is how they did it. I just feel it was overly convoluted and I wish parts could be changed or edited out or omitted altogether. Is that a weird thing to want? I could still happily go along with the idea of a clone, just handled better. Often times I have consider rewriting Peter/Spidey from around ASM #390 or so. Has this ever been done or revisited in some way?
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 19, 2019 20:57:31 GMT -5
I've found that my love of comics history (and reading old comics in general) has altered my perceptions of "my" characters. Not only that, being a child of the 80's (I'm 41) my first encounter with most superheroes was in cartoons and merchandise, so what constitutes as the definitive take on certain characters is skewed further. I think the best example is the Hulk, my favorite Marvel character. I first encountered him (I think) from the TV show and around the same time the short lived early 80's cartoon. The TV show was its own thing--even as a child I grasped that this really wasn't the same character that was appearing in toys, comics and cartoons. The cartoon, though, was clearly based off the classic Hulk from the 70's. When I started reading comics regularly, the Hulk had just turned gray and Peter David had just started his classic run. For all intents, David's Hulk should be my definitive take on the character. It's not. I think it's the best overall Hulk run, and I do love that era, but the definitive Hulk for me will always be the Hulk of the 70's, particularly the Wein/Trimpe/Buscema years. My favorite Hulk early, to be more specific, is probably 1975-1980. The "Hulk Smash!" Hulk is simply the most unique version of the character. I've enjoyed other takes, but most, if we're honest, are basically amalgams of the Thing and Wolverine's personalities. I just prefer the sometimes loveable, sometimes scary, always misunderstood, man-monster that made the character iconic in the first place. Same here. “My” Hulk was essentially a child. Loveable, finding it hard to be understood, given to wild tantrums. He just made more of a mess than throwing his spoon on the floor! |
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Post by Duragizer on Feb 19, 2019 23:22:29 GMT -5
My Spider-Man will always be Peter Parker. Problem being, they ruined him along the way. Is it weird that there is a point in my collecting that I cut out for that reason? Namely, when they bring about Ben Rielly as his clone is where I start to get peeved. My problem is how they did it. I just feel it was overly convoluted and I wish parts could be changed or edited out or omitted altogether. Is that a weird thing to want? I could still happily go along with the idea of a clone, just handled better. Often times I have consider rewriting Peter/Spidey from around ASM #390 or so. Has this ever been done or revisited in some way? In a word, yes. |
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