Capitalism Kills Peter Parker

[Manic Impressive]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jun/22/spider-man-death-marvel

Marvel are about to kill off Spider-Man after almost 50 years. The story has Peter Parker die at the hands of the Green Goblin while trying to save Aunt May, in a way atoning for him not being able to save Uncle Ben. A new Spider-Man will take his place. What has this got to do with capitalism?

Well as we know capitalism must always reinvent itself, it must always change the product slightly in order to continue to remain profitable in a constantly changing market. With the creation of a new Spider-Man it opens up the possibilities of making more films without needing to employ the same actors. Don't be mistaken in thinking this is for artistic or story telling reasons. The writers already state that the basic premise will be the same a young new Spider-Man will have the same relation to the other characters with Peter Parker becoming the new Uncle Ben.

[khad]

Really, all this is about is Quesada and the continuing bullshit over BND/OMD.

They used a deal with the devil to write Mary Jane out of the main series, and then they're using various other excuses to write her out of the others.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Can't say I really care :)

[Comrade Funk]

A new Spider Man? Know wonder why no one reads comics anymore... :confused:

[Smyg]

Old news, already happened. I'm cool with it, given that, you know, Ultimate Spiderman is only part of the goddamn franchise.

[tfb]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090108/obama-spider-man/images/9091300f-755e-4d9f-8575-7c4fa3c64f89.jpg

[L.A.P.]

Does anyone else think comic books and their storylines have gotten overtly complicated and generally shit?

[Grigori]

For the nerds out there, this is an alternate reality spiderman. Almost half of the mainstream marvel characters (prof X, magneto, cyclops, wolverine, daredevil, dr strange, Spiderman, Wasp, et al.) have been killed off in the Ultimate universe.

[Smyg]

[Geek hipsterism] Exactly. Ultimate Spiderman isn't exactly real Spiderman, it's like being outraged they killed Batman in Superman: Red Son [/Geek hipsterism]

[La Comédie Noire]

Wait a few years, they'll bring him back.

[#FF0000]

For the nerds out there, this is an alternate reality spiderman. Almost half of the mainstream marvel characters (prof X, magneto, cyclops, wolverine, daredevil, dr strange, Spiderman, Wasp, et al.) have been killed off in the Ultimate universe.

The vast majority of them in one, horrible, stupid book.

But the new Spiderman, Miles Morales, fucking owns.

[Jimmie Higgins]

While on vacation I read this book: Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed (http://www.amazon.com/Was-Superman-Spy-Legends-Revealed/dp/0452295327/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321174136&sr=8-1)

From a leftist standpoint the highlight of the book was all the anecdotes about how decisions made in the industry almost always come down to marketing and financial choices. In several of the stories main protagonists were killed off or brought back into an existing storyline that writers had plotted and planned long before in order to tie-into a marketing scheme by the company or make room for stories that mirror something going on in the television or movie version of the franchise.

Capitalism rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M. get the money, dollar dollar bill y'all.

[L.A.P.]

For the nerds out there, this is an alternate reality spiderman. Almost half of the mainstream marvel characters (prof X, magneto, cyclops, wolverine, daredevil, dr strange, Spiderman, Wasp, et al.) have been killed off in the Ultimate universe.

Does Marvel even still run the Earth-616 Spider-Man comics anymore?

[kurr]

But the new Spiderman, Miles Morales, fucking owns.

Nah... it's actually complete garbage.

[o well this is ok I guess]

Why do that when they can just start the movies from square one?
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[Grigori]

Capitalism is at it again:http://hopeburnsbright.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/review-the-amazing-spiderman-700/


Although there is a simple cop out to reverse this.

PS : Ultimate Necromancy!!!

[Ostrinski]

Oh my god. That moment when you go to thank a post, realize you can't and see that it's because this thread is from fucking 2011. Necroing is discouraged, if you have something interesting to say just start a new thread.