One Above All Shows Spider-Man Every Person He's Ever Saved...

Hey All, In this video I talk about one of my favorite comics. Sensational Spider-Man 40. Its a super interesting story that delves into the responsibility of #spiderman and also is one of the biggest appearances of #toaa
In this video essay we will dive into the traumas of spider-mans past as well as his coping mechanisms.
I hope you enjoy please let me know what comic to cover next!

[@anyderrosek9272]

Spider-Man: who are you? One Above All: I'm the only writer who likes you and wants you to be happy

[@gabrielmoreth4482]

that's soooo accurate bro

[@lordevolder9907]

That's wholesome

[@xaf15001]

Impossible!

[@test_account939]

and he stopped helping peter when he went with the devil

[@XSilver_WaterX]

Spider-Man: Then who are they behind you? One Above All: They are my idiot brothers-in-writing. Apparently making stories requires sanity AND morality?

[@Mr._Galaxywide]

When you life is so bad that God himself showed up to apologize you know its been rough.

[@haroldfetscher]

Poor Spidey

[@hilmysriaag]

But still doesn't deserve do be cuck by every girl that has or had been through everytime Edit: sry my English is kinda terrible

[@mercce6750]

More like you know the writers finally realised they should give Ol' Pete a break. Only for them to torture him again.

[@roseoliveira6709]

Amazing how the current run combined with the new spiderverse movie made everyone open their eyes to how tiring seeing peter suffer is

[@RshadowA]

Lol. But God never actually says sorry. The closest He came was saying I know it sucks but it's not like your Jesus. I asked more from my own son, so suck it up (and yes, I'm paraphrasing here).

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

When God tells you “Your Aunt is going to be okay. You can let her go”, and you’re still like “…I think I have the Devil-adjacent’s number on speed dial.”

[@ATalesTruth-]

Ya that’s F up

[@FishfaceTheDestroyer]

If God showed up and proved himself a bona fide prick like this to me, I'd probably dial Satan too

[@ReigoVassal]

Imagine your God, your creator, the one who created universe you live in, just say "well that sucks". That's really rough.

[@Alternative_Alba]

Damn right. One Above All said: “She will be fine.” Peter: “Nah, let me call the devil for extra insurance & let me cancel my marriage while at it.”

[@slurpingmario8006]

@@RiorozenEXACTLY, she’s literally like in her 80s

[@mayabronleewe]

This story tears your heart out while also being so heartwarming

[@AuthorMorgan7436]

Exactly bro

[@johnnywesleysaxophone]

True.

[@ReventiX]

How is that so?? Explain...

[@mr.herbert532]

​@@ReventiXDo you know of the feeling when the air sprinkles relief throughout your skin? When you breath in and feel the warmness of life that surrounds you? That's what this comic feels like, at least to me.

[@matthewdrexler188]

Like spiderman himself this story tries to help everybody with its message. It def justifies why spiderman is the most popular superhero and a great role model for when we are faced with our own suffering.

[@tobitobi9097]

What sucks is that... The One Above All showed him a vision of his life if he just had faith. And knowing what happen with Mephisto, we know that Peter literally went against a destiny shown by God itself. And that's why his life has been an extra layer of bad ever since

[@halpee7690]

Damn Marvel editorial and them wanting to keep Peter "relatable"

[@danielpierre4684]

Omfg someone please save my Spiderman already PLEEEAAAASSSE

[@victorpedrosoceolin3919]

That shit mephisto should be retconed, fuck that

[@eumorphavonobscura2753]

@@halpee7690 Agreed, in making him "relatable," they made him unrelatable to those of us who grew up with him and are kind of sick of the status quo of the marvel universe. I really thought bringing Miles Morales into the main 616 would let Peter get a break from being stuck as a single young guy his whole life. The proof is in the latest Spiderverse film. People love Peter B and Mayday. It's time to break the Mephisto nonsense and give him back his damn life.

[@Kiwyko]

This is from one more day right(the mephisto deal)? That shit is horrid

[@quantumofzentrix2748]

it's ironic that after talking to god pete makes a deal with the devil

[@nickchavez720]

Sounds like something Pete would do to be honest...

[@CZPC]

Well that God didnt exactly help him save his aunt.

[@Shiobana753]

​@@CZPCMaybe it was some cosmic lesson like "you can't save everyone but you save a lot more people than you lose."

[@nickchavez720]

@Shiobana753 besides... aunt may is like 80. She's got like what 5 years tops even if he saves her? Yeah, it sucks she is going to die, but Pete needs to grow up and stop being in denial about it. You arnt going to save them all and people you love will eventually die. Welcome to life.

[@rory8182]

@@nickchavez720 but that is peter, he does try to save everyone

[@M.W.K6996]

Despite being the creator of the entire Marvel Multiverse...The One Above All is an incredibly underrated character.

[@thefiveo344]

He’s basically kinda the secret character for those who keep up with the comics. Like only the specific class of comic readers who know him knows.

[@phoenxflyr]

Despite being the creater of this whole universe... God is an incredibly underrated being

[@merikijiya13]

@@phoenxflyr 🤨 you buggin on that one mate.

[@phoenxflyr]

@@merikijiya13 pardon?

[@lautaroalday7225]

@@merikijiya13 cap

[@angryscottishman9]

If you haven’t already, I think hearing you talk about Amazing Spider-Man #500 would be really interesting. It’s the comic where Peter gets lost in time with Doctor Strange and has to relive his entire history as Spider-Man in order to get back to the present. Every battle, every triumph, every failure, he has to do all of it again. Lifting the rubble to get the radioactive isotope for May, failing to save Gwen, he has to do it all again, back to back, in a far worse condition than when he originally did them. At one point he begs Doctor Strange to just let it end, but he Strange finds the words to inspire Peter to get back up and continue. When Peter makes his way back to the present, he manages to successfully stop the other Avengers from destroying the world and after the battle ends, Peter finally goes back home to Mary Jane. When he goes onto the roof for some air he finds a present from Doctor Strange. And when he opens it, Uncle Ben appears before him, and Peter gets five minutes to talk with Uncle Ben, the man who raised him. The man whose famous words turned Peter into Spider-Man. And in my opinion its one the best comics involving Spider-Man, and its an excellent tribute to what makes the character special.

[@euforik21]

Thanks so much for the in depth comment! I’ve covered a part of the story in a KZbin short but I’ll definitely look into covering that whole story! Thanks you!!!

[@angryscottishman9]

@@euforik21 It is absolutely no problem at all mate. I’ll be sure to check out that short. I really enjoy your content and I look forward to whatever you post in the future. You have yourself a good day mate.

[@SoullessDCLXVI]

If One Above All makes it into the MCU, he should be played by Keanu Reeves.

[@renamon303]

we already saw him many times

[@yoggothemadgod6196]

Or Morgan Freeman

[@screenname6829]

Not sure what Julian richings is doing career wise but seeing him play one above all would feel right.

[@---uc8sx]

​@@renamon303name one time Keanus been in an MCU title

[@RedPigSpartan]

Or Alanis Morissette

[@k0_18]

Tbh I would have loved that Peter accepted Aunt May death after this conversation with the One Above All and started thinking that it's ok, that you cannot always save someone but you can always try to make everyone day better. That's why he is the friendly neighbour, because he is as human as we are

[@nadiahapsari3359]

See, *THAT* is how you make him relatable!

[@knightawz]

plus even if he does save her she only has so much left to live since she is old. No matter what he has to accept that life finite and she will pass away eventually

[@whyamistillhere3258]

@@nadiahapsari3359nope, we are going to pull off a contract with the devil.

[@killskill9391]

Exactly. How did Kaladin Stormblessed once put it? ,,I accept, that there will be those that I can not protect.“

[@mr.boomguy]

​@@knightawzGetting killed no matter the age is never a good way to go out, especially if it was because of someone elses actions. 30 or 70, your life was cut short.

[@noneyabidness9644]

He literally has helped save the entire marvel universe he lives in. Shouldn't that beach have countless aliens?

[@EmptyMan000]

He was only showing a fraction for convenience.

[@d34dstruck13]

TOAA did say they were *some* of the people Peter had saved

[@Solvernia]

All the "people" he saved

[@noneyabidness9644]

@@Solvernia he saved everyone on earth, though...a few times.

[@Luigi-hn1hu]

I think those are the ones he saved individually, not the ones he saved by preventing the galaxy to blow up, but the ones Spiderman saves everyday automatically

[@lekrieg8618]

A question I have is... Peter Parker/Spiderman gives people hope. What gives him hope? An idea for a story I have is that Peter is actually quite depressed but keeps this incredible facade up because he knows he isnt living for himself anymore, but for those around him. He makes them laugh and smile, feel safe, because thats the only thing that causes him joy anymore. I can see him struggling especially hard one day and then suddenly a surprise parade is held, by people he saved, for him and it just makes his whole week. Like he just has this genuine smile that he cant keep rid off and when he gets back to his apartment his neighbor comments that he has a smile and that normally he never sees him with one.

[@shanehandy1902]

That's a really good idea. Unfortunately, Spider-Man being happy is a foreign concept to Marvel.

[@Mr.JoopMan]

You know how sometimes in Physics you can create an object that suspends itself with its own tension? Yea that's how Peter works

[@spider-man500]

Holy shit this sounds good

[@DrakeKnight99]

Someone give Parker a Blue Latern Ring

[@Alternative_Alba]

@@DrakeKnight99 Yeah. He has earned it now

[@dresden9727]

One plotline that goes really well with this is Nick Lowe's idea that Peter (or his daughter) are ultimately destined to take down Mephisto. I like to think that would be a natural continuation of this versus OMD. I really enjoyed the idea that Peter was not only acting as someone looking out for the little people, ending up saving untold thousands of lives by himself, while ultimately being forged into someone pure of heart capable of defeating one of the most evil entities in the multiverse.

[@gabrielh8840]

I really enjoyed this issue, Spider-Man not only saved the lives of those fictional people but I'm sure it was a message to all the readers Spider-Man's stories have impacted in a positive light throughout the decades, me being one of them. When I look at Spider-Man and Peter Parker it gives me hope and an ambition to do better in the world, which is something I hope to do in the medical field, not for the recognition but because it is the right thing to do and it is part of what gives life purpose. Each one of us can take something from Spider-Man's heroism and apply it into whatever we have a desire or love for as long as it is to better our world, whether it is in engineering, computer science, law, or healthcare or whatever it may be.

[@ryanirsyd07]

2:44 *"Peter pulls a Bully Maguire and tells the man that It'd be a good idea to back off"* Really caught me off guard. Now I can't stop laughing! Just like the ol' spidey joke

[@Xylarxcode]

That's why in all three Raimi movies, when he needs it the most New York comes together to help Spider-Man because he's been doing it for them all this time. He saves countless New Yorkers every day and prevents so much misery and damage to the city that when it comes time to pay that bill, they don't even hesitate. The clap their hands together as one and do anything in their power to help Spidey with whatever he needs. Despite JJJ's slander campaign, despite all his many setbacks, despite many of his villains trying to hurt him where it hurts the most and despite him getting in his own way pretty much every day, New York deeply loves Spider-Man and recognize the good he does while asking for nothing in return. The day Spider-Man does give up being that guy is the day New York loses its shining beacon and becomes less of it for that. Something even JJJ has to confess, the few times it happens (including in one of the movies).

[@mosessierra9076]

I remember seeing somewhere that people thought the one above all is Stan Lee I liked that idea so I always stuck with it. It’s pretty cool how The One Above All talked to Peter when he usually doesn’t interact with mortals I’d like to think it’s because Spiderman was Stan Lee’s favorite hero and he wanted to be there in his time of need

[@Multifixated]

Actually it's canon that the One Above All is modeled after Jack Kirby which I think fits better. Jack was a guy who loved creation and imagination more than anything, more than fame, more than money. Also Jack fought a nazi before WW2.

[@MrRawrCEO]

Just as Multifixated said...A. It's Jack Kirby and B. Jack Kirby is infinitely more deserving of the title than Stan Lee.

[@mosessierra9076]

@@Multifixated that’s cool and all but to me he’s still Stan Lee

[@Multifixated]

@@mosessierra9076 Personally I don't think Stan Lee deserves anything like that. He didn't even plot his own comics, outside of dialogue nothing that Stan Lee ever did was written by him. All of it was written by Jack Kirby, John Romita, and Steve Ditko. Now Stan Lee wasn't a monster like a lot of people say he is but he wasn't really a writer either. He was a hype man, basically the charismatic face of the company rather than a real artist like his peers.

[@mosessierra9076]

@@Multifixated cool story bro 👍🏼

[@Dmobley9901]

Honestly, this makes me more upset about what the writers would do right after. Peter literally just met god who showed him how important he is, and how big a difference he's made in the world- And just a few issues later, he throws his whole future away by making a deal with the devil. All because he didn't have faith. Which is the least Spider-Man thing Peter could possibly do. I still blame Tony Stark for indirectly setting off the chain of events that has irreparably ruined Peter's life. But Peter, Spider-Man, is practically the EMBODIMENT of responsibility. And the one time he doesn't take responsibility, it leads to 16 years of miserable Spider-Man stories, and Peter, the Marvel Universe, and the fans, losing the one thing Peter Parker more than anyone would deserve- A happy ending forged through resilience and responsibility. No one who wrote for these Spider-Man comics can say they didn't know what they were doing when they undid DECADES of character development, and put the character into unending miserable limbo. Hell, newer comics have retroactively made things WORSE, by saying "Yes, not only did Aunt may die anyways after saving her cost Peter his maturity, wife, and future child, but that future child that doesn't exist also would've been the only person who could've stopped Mephisto in the future." Honestly, the sheer audacity to have THIS right before Peter signs everything away, is a spit in the face to the legacy of multiple characters, I'd even say it's a disrespect to Peter, Aunt May, Uncle Ben, and Mary Jane for having ever existed. And honestly, I have no faith that it'll ever be remedied, because writers have tried, and failed, because someone in Marvel absolutely refuses to change the bar that One More Day set, in spite of it being the most hated decision in all of Marvel comics, they still cling to it, and even try to twist the knife, in what is now a 16 year old festering wound. By the time One More Day is undone, the damage has already been done, and no one will want to read Spider-Man comics anymore, of which very few people do now. It's almost like someone in Marvel has made a concentrated effort to make Peter Parker and all the characters attached to him as unlikable and miserable as possible, but ONLY in the comics. One might think that they HAVE to fix things eventually, since it's not like they can ACTUALLY make Peter Parker so miserable it ends the world...but that's the same argument people have had about them fixing One More Day and having him get back with Mary Jane and stay together...for almost 2 entire decades now- The damage is already done in my opinion, and if there is a revival in Spider-Man comics, it probably won't be for at least another 10-20 years, at which point, about half a billion to a billion people will die in a world where One More day has never been fixed. Which is the sad reality of how messed up Spider-Man comics are right now, I'm not gonna hold my breath that a problem with a fictional character will suddenly be fixed after 20 years of misery, one because I might be dead by then, but also two, because there's much better Spider-Man stories...they're just not in the main line of comics-

[@nadiahapsari3359]

I mean,if somebody started to make a new run that pretends One More Day never happened,I'd read those

[@Dmobley9901]

@@nadiahapsari3359 That does exist, but it's alternate world instead of main timeline. "Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows", ran from 2015 to 2018, about Peter and MJ having a daughter and becoming a family of heroes, since their daughter inherits Peter's powers, and MJ gets a suit which mimics Peter's abilities. But it's a completely separate universe from the main universe. Ultimate Spider-Man was also mostly good, even if the Ultimate universe was a mess, it had a good Spider-Man according to most, but the Ultimate universe essentially ended, and then sort of came back but hasn't been used for much, and to my understanding the last thing that Spider-Man did was find out he was basically immortal and rode off into the sunset with Mary Jane, letting Miles take over. Like I said, there's plenty good Spider-Man comics and stories, just not in the main comic timeline.

[@RealJewels]

Jesus Christ Loves You All Repent John 3:16

[@iveyyewitt1621]

Well said. Bang on point.

[@keix]

Peter having full blown spiritual awakening and experiences

[@draketherogue6634]

Is it just me, or does Peter in this artstyle look like Neo from The Matrix?

[@joshuarenard3147]

You're not wrong

[@doubleedge2422]

This comic is Keanu Reeves, talking to Keanu Reeves

[@Vindictator1972]

Have you noticed how ALL of these stories almost always revolve around Peter being on the wrong side of Civil War? Peter reveals identity, he’s targeted, may gets hit, Peter does X.

[@daverhoden445]

The opposing side froze all of Ben Grimm's money because he decided to leave the country rather than pick a side. They took Spider-Woman's daughter to make her work for them rather than let them leave the country. They set up a prison in the negative zone to hold people who saved the world indefinitely without trial, without due process for the crime of helping people without government oversight. They used someone's DNA without permission to create a murderous clone. They deputized and coerced murderers to hunt down friends and co-workers. Peter might have chosen the other side in Civil War but I wouldn't call it the wrong side.

[@damsen978]

The art-style looks very realistic in this comic, it looks damn awesome. Artists must have taken their time making this.

[@kahlilkennard3940]

This is why the writing is so important. Peter literally was visited by god telling him that may would be fine and the next day made a deal with the devil. When will Spider-Man get a good authors he deserves it more than any other character

[@icarojose6316]

The design is different clearly it is another series than the original

[@Batz-xk3nt]

This was fantastic until you realize that one more day showed up soon after and ruined everything.

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

What's that?

[@michaelrhodes3285]

@@Winter-Alpha-Omegathe comic where Peter and MJ sacrificed their marriage and would have no memories they ever were to give back Peter's anonymity and save aunt may.

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

@@michaelrhodes3285 Why do writers never let poor Pietro be happy?

[@thatoneboi9245]

Wasn't it like IMMEDIATELY after this?

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

@@thatoneboi9245 To be fair, he seemed shaken about May's near death. And Mephisto seemed to offer real help. But he had to give up his relationship with Mary Jane, right? It seems Spiderman is destined to always lose somebody.

[@dylanmalone14]

Now if God can do something about Paul…

[@devlinfarrell6866]

If only

[@euforik21]

Haha

[@YonkoAgenda]

Paul will be the final villain of Wells ASM run, calling it That or he just fades into obscurity

[@NONE.Dragon]

At this point, just make Paul stay with MJ. I like Felicia with Peter alot more.

[@mayotango1317]

​@@NONE.DragonFelicia try to kill Spider-Man everytime in the Slott era.

[@spodermoose7401]

I often think spiderman is like a main character in the marvel universe, A center point or a constant that will always be a symbol even if its peter parker or even another spiderman, and thats why someone so powerful is willing to speak to him and assure him that hes doing what he has to do, his role in the universe

[@lolstalgic9602]

So basically Superman? Because that's actually a thing for Clark.

[@spodermoose7401]

@@lolstalgic9602 in that sense yeah, a near godly being like manhatten or the one above all, both believed that spiderman or superman were important enough to speak to or change their perspective in manhattens case

[@dragonslayer7027]

Peter is probably special because he is almost never swayed, every other hero has a chance to make decisions, but his spider instinct thinks faster than him and always does the right thing. He cannot be selfish like Stark or controlling like Fury, he is just in the right all the time, and that is probably why it hurts him so much by being literally the stereotypical 'perfect hero'

[@edwinplayer]

then "one more day" happens

[@agl2004og]

I literally cried when I saw that panel of all the people he has saved, idk just seeing all the good he has done really got me emotional and it’s almost like a gift or motivation to keep going who knows…

[@Riley-ub2tf]

I remember another story where TOAA said that he has so much trauma and bad things happening to him because if he doesn’t, he would be an unstoppable villain that no hero can defeat, stronger than thanos

[@asurasyn]

"You see, Peter. You really had a wonderful life."

[@tennyoAMV]

And then the devil comes an heals Aunt May lol

[@Kjf365]

And steals his marriage and future daughter, but we'll just gloss over that one lol.

[@KaiserBrasil]

@@Kjf365 When we are speaking of dealing with the Devil, he wants his payment, and the toll is bigger than the benefit.

[@koga115]

It's nuts, cuz this could've been a great send off for May, while having Pete learn to be an even better hero.

[@forsociopoliticalstuff2629]

The biggest problem I have with modern Spider-Man is that although he generally lives the mantra of “with great power comes great responsibility”, he rarely ever gets any karmic reward for it. The few times he does, it doesn’t stick because of wanting for a status quo, but the crappy things that happen to him tend to be far more permanent.

[@neonkuriboh2830]

I don't know, I think there's some value in that. In fact, it's one of the things I like about Spider-man the most; he is the living embodiment of the idea that "You don't do the right thing because of what you'll get out of it, but because it's the right thing to do." Obviously, that doesn't mean they need to beat Peter down at every given opportunity either.

[@forsociopoliticalstuff2629]

@@neonkuriboh2830 I would agree if not for the proportions of things just never seeking to go right and constantly going wrong for him.

[@mango-vb5vd]

And then he immediately makes a deal with the devil after this

[@euforik21]

Unfortunately 😂

[@alberteinstein8862]

The god didn't exactly do anything

[@mango-vb5vd]

@@alberteinstein8862 that wasn't the point he showed peter that it's his fate to be spiderman and that he can't stop fate and should let may go

[@alberteinstein8862]

@@mango-vb5vd if someone who can change fate without any effort at all says that it doesn't really hold much value.

[@carmelo6546]

@@alberteinstein8862 the difference is when that's god lmao

[@vinasaile9920]

You know shit's rough when god himself comes down and says, "Yo, wanna get a burger? You need a break."

[@SilentSnake1998]

“I believe there’s a hero in all of us…that keeps us honest…gives us strength…makes us noble…and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady and give up the thing we want the most - even our dreams” - Aunt May

[@thetheorizermoore7476]

This shows that thier is somthing Special about Peter Parker Spider-Man for god to just come aand talk to him

[@wisespidey]

Spider-man is MC of marvel 💀. Jk jk

[@noro329]

@@wisespidey Nah I believe that tbh

[@MrVariant]

0:25 we call those storm moments 😂. But seriously it is nice to see him occasionally get the one man's worth treatment without dying like Charles Xavier.

[@Warriormon87]

That comic is excellent. I think the way the one above all's dialoge was written was well done. He engages on all levels. He shows him deep truths, and allows him to see what his life means to saving others, but doesnt pretend that fixed Peter's emotional problems. He intelleftually engages with Peter which is where Peter lives, but also emoyionally by acknowledging thay knowing that doesnt fix the pain. He also shows how the onrle above all helps stop suffering of millions by ensuring that people like Peter are there at the right moment to save them. Without outright saying it or even taking credit for Peter's work.

[@ZmQuad]

This Is one of my favorite spider man stories ever. It illustrates a lot of the better parts of the character, as well as portraying the one above all in a good light. I appreciate the video

[@Ozzy08018]

Peter is the definition of hero. No reward, no monetary expectations, no going back. He just does what's right.

[@mythmurzin]

the true answer is that being a hero is sacrificing your life for others. not as in dying themselves, but all the pain they go through is not for their benefit, but rather for those they save. that is what makes a hero. not the good times that come with it, but the sacrifice of their life for others, many of which they will not even know.

[@humbleebumblee]

I love how marvel's god was portrayed, almost eerily similar to Christiaan ideology and honestly, I love how he wasn't drawn like some perfect looking sculpted man but looked quite imperfect on the outside, emphasizing what the true beauty is, being on the inside. Pretty deep and very cool stuff!

[@beatstiqs]

In the words of ''whoever said this''... '' what's the point of power,if you can't protect those you care about/save the ones you love?''. That's how i feel regarding comic heroes,at the very least their actions are not meaningless... But i cannot imagine that being me(here...have some power....now lose everything😅....how about no?)

[@kaleoshepherd5174]

Euforik makes the best comic book videos on KZbin their all so good and high quality

[@haroldvoigt-er6id]

Fr

[@euforik21]

Thanks so much

[@pumpkinknight5732]

"Well, I'm also counting team-ups..." Classic God.

[@jmigoe75]

Your observations were very astute. Well done...please keep up the good work...

[@MichaelHarto]

I think this chapter serves a much greater purpose. It tries to tell us the same thing too. "Just hang on as long as you can". Man, thank you so much for this video.. i am at my lowest point right now. I was sooo tired of it all. And somehow this video pops up. I really needed this. Thank you man.

[@dr.veronica6155]

I like that the One-Above-All has basically never actually shown up except for this time and when the Fantastic Four met him in the form of Jack Kirby. And I'm glad that after that dumbass comic about Thanos gathering these little orb things that apparently made the universe work and becoming God after being what the writer claimed to be the One-Above-All, all the readers and basically every other writer was like "Oh yeah, no, that wasn't actually the One-Above-All, that was Above-All-Others, who is totally different and way below the actual OAA." That guy really just loved Thanos way too much to try to say he beat the overall God who has always been depicted as so far beyond everything else that no amount of power will let you interact with or reach him unless he wants you to.

[@InEx808]

Spectacular, Amazing, Ultimate, Sensational, those are just some words to describe Spider-man. He's Stan Lee's favorite because he is as human as he can be.

[@Green_Meanie1159]

Dude, that intro was legitimately so so good. I hit like before the comic started lol.

[@therogerreportlive]

This is a fantastic video so I subscribed

[@sfreemanoh]

One of my favorite book series is The Dresden Files, and one of my favorite stories from the series is a short story called The Warrior. Mainly because at the end, when Harry (the main character) is having a drink after the events of the story, Uriel, one of the archangels in the series, who are described as being able to obliterate entire galaxies with a thought, shows up. Harry's kind of like Peter, in the sense that he's at the center of a lot of these big events, and he has a LOT on his shoulders (mainly due to standing in front of innocents and those unable to fight back, similarly to Peter), and he goes through a LOT of immensely tough shit. **Spoilers below** So Harry's just sitting there, thinking about the events of the day, and Uriel shows up. Harry acts Uriel why the forces of heaven didn't step in to stop what happened that day to help. Why they didn't send a Knight (Knight's are a thing in this series, people who are Called, and who wield Swords that are imbued with the power and actual being of an Angel). Then Uriel sits back, gets a look in his eyes, and starts telling Harry about the people he helped that day, people whose lives he helped significantly, without Harry even realizing it. He explained how Harry helped to break the centuries log cycle of parental abuse in one family, and how he saved the life of one guy whose son is sick with cancer, and how he unknowingly encouraged a distraught and lonely young girl to become a social worker. Then he tells Harry that maybe Heaven DID send a Knight (obviously indicating Harry.) That story hits me hard every time I read it. And it's SO similar to One Above All visiting Harry.

[@Onaterdem]

I don't read the comics but the only explanation I can come up with for all of Peter's suffering is that he is one day destined to become The One Above All

[@rukawakaede6573]

That would be a fantastic way to end Peter's story

[@ianfinrir8724]

That would be amazing and that's why it'll never happen.

[@IronIsKing]

that would be great but marvel would rather milk peter for another 25 years, then retcon his existence and make miles the permanent spiderman

[@dakshbiala56]

day this happens marvels getting burned down lmao@@IronIsKing

[@MrMman7]

This is really sweet. I really needed this & this character

[@ajiththomas2465]

So nice of this Severus Snape looking fella giving Peter/Spidey a pep talk.

[@championastartes]

This was a great arc, he puts on the black suit and gets into the prison Kingpin is in and basically threatens him, and also this was the arc Anti Venom was birthed, I believe.

[@jimgilbert9984]

Good story. I think another possible reason that the One Above All appeared to Peter is something said in an earlier story, one that featured Thanos as the bad guy, and the Thing, the Avengers, Captain Marvel (the original), and Adam Warlock are the costars. In this story, Lord Chaos and Master Order make an appearance. They're cosmic entities who rarely make an appearance, less so than the other cosmic biggies. They confirm that they chose Peter to be Spider-man because there's something special about him, something that sets him apart from other mortals. If Peter is noticeable to beings that far up the cosmic food chain, then I see it as no wonder that the One Above All would take an interest in our friendly, neighborhood Spider-man.

[@alanb8884]

Marvel Two-In-One Annual, I think number 2.

[@michaelhoward6597]

A great storyline. Thanks for the video.

[@TheOculuGuy]

Spiderman is based in my case 🗿

[@woodrobin]

The thing about the One Above All is that he's not God or even *a* god. He's both much more and much less than that. He's the manifestation of Marvel Entertainment in the Marvel Comics universe. He dwells at the threshold of the House of Ideas (which is the nickname for Marvel's editorial offices from way back in the Lee/Kirby days). He Journeys Into Mystery (Journey Into Mystery was one of the first Atlas/Marvel comics, where Thor and Hercules were introduced into the comics). He has stated that his "only weapon is love" and that there are many things he does not know, "and the Mystery intrigues me". He is "the highest creative force in known existence" in Marvel. He is also the One Below All, whose only weapon is hate, and who exists to destroy, to create opportunities for the One Above All to create. The Defenders (Blue Marvel, Loki, Tigra, Taia, Cloud, Doctor Strange) journey through the history of the multiverse all the way back to the death of the Second Cosmos, and then through the White Hot Room (wherein the Phoenix Force dwells, the infinite possible) and finally to the doorway to the House of Ideas. The One Above All cannot pass through, because he is a creation, but Loki, because he exists outside of Marvel Comics (as a Norse God, he was worshiped centuries before it existed and is still worshiped today) is able to pass through. He's able to stand on the pages of the comic itself and look at the readers and writers and editors and understand his existence as a fictional extension of his larger self. This is something the One Above All isn't capable of, because while he was conceived as the creator of All That Is in Marvel comics, he's a part of that fictional creation with no counterpart in the real world. Loki is given the option to step out of the narrative and exist in the real world as his real self, or to choose to remain in the narrative and help others, and chooses to stay, taking the equivalent of a Bodhisattva vow to not leave until he has helped the other characters understand the truth of their existence (when they are ready to accept it) and transcend. So, in his way, the One Above All is both supremely powerful and utterly powerless, since he exists as a symbol of Marvel's actions toward their characters and thus has no agency to fully understand his own actions, or the things that happen to characters like Spider-Man, because he doesn't know what is in the writers' or editors' minds, only what the editors decide to put on the page.

[@TheForeskinStealer2820]

Sad how Spider-Man is one of the youngest superheroes and goes through so much shit

[@Beautiful_Sound_1995]

The art for that was crazy! It was incredible!

[@Dr_Weirdoo]

It doesnt make the pain more bearable, but it makes it worth it.

[@Pxlwtch]

Spider-Man moves like a natural force for good like rain during a drought but my favorite part of his character is that they show the human cost of his sacrifice. If you actually wanted to be a superhero and dedicate your life to saving other, this is what it's gonna be like.

[@Ryfrythecookedone]

Imagine your pain/depression/sadness/angerness can't even be cured by the strongest entity/thing in the whole mv universe 😂

[@tobi-xo3if]

it could, he just chooses not to

[@Kjf365]

​@@tobi-xo3if The video left this out, but during this scene, he shows Peter a vision of his happy future with MJ and proves that while it hurts right now, he will be happy in the end. Then Mephisto shows up and Peter just takes the deal to throw away his marriage and happy future (including his daughter) so that aunt May can live for a few more years in what is possibly the biggest character assassination in fiction.

[@YouthRightsRadical]

@@Kjf365 So God showed Peter that he would have a reward waiting for him, and Peter immediately sacrificed his own happiness to save someone else. Exactly like he always does. God knew exactly what he was doing.

[@stefthorman8548]

@@Kjf365 God just spent this comic telling Peter that he was going to make his life miserable and there was no point to his suffering.

[@---bu6eg]

Hey Euforik, im new to your channel. This was the first vid of your content i watched. Id like to state a point of constructive criticism: Stories like this bind us and reveal the fabric that gives purposefully to humanity, idk what the maturity level of the other viewers of your channel is like, but id like to ask that you dont feel abashed or afraid to go deeper into why you like these stories. So much of modern media is hellbent on dominating our perspectives on life with their divisive messages. These stories remind people why theyre important, and why they should have heroes, even if those are fictional. Please share more in your coming videos about why these stories resonate w/ you because we as viewers are using you as an alt. form of media since the other sources are so polluted. Thanks for covering this series. Ive never been much interested in the Marvel DC comic scene, more about which characters stood for which things. Spiderman is among my top 5 because of stories where ideals and the realism is shown like this. I appreciate your work on this video!

[@marcusmcdowell7844]

I'm new to your channel but great first impressions.

[@user-cm1uy6hw9p]

So that's where this panel of the one above all is from Cool👍

[@TheDeathmail]

Okay, Spider-Man doesn't suffer the most... (comic book writers are a**holes at times), Spider-Man's suffering feels the most relatable and personal....

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

My favorite one of these moments was...Infinity Gauntlet? Everyone else is off fighting cosmic thanos and Peter is doing his thing in NY and screws up, a piece of debris hits an AC condenser which explodes and Peter saves a kid in a nearby building by shielding her with his body and dies. And appears before Thanos and Death with Thanos trying to prove the futility of heroes to him, but Peter is dead and finally at peace..till he realizes the girl he was saving is there too. And there's this moment, where Peter pushes through the peace of finally being free and looks up at Thanos who says, "I know what you're thinking, it'd be foolish." And Peter just says "So what?" and decks him.

[@coltsullivan9775]

I’ve always loved the simple fact of all the beings, creatures, EVERYTHING God could have visited, talked to-and the very small few he HAS, he talked to Peter. And it’s like you said, it’s not to make him feel better nor to stoke he ego, but to truly put into perspective what a SYMBOL, a BEACON Spider-Man is quite literally for humanity. It’s just amazing, which only makes sense of course, name sake and all ;)

[@Soulfin]

And the next day he makes a deal with the devil and 16 years later Marvel is still defending what they did.

[@silversonic1]

I'll be honest, this is the kind of revelation that has kept me alive when I've been at the brink. Just like Peter, our lives affect all of the people around us. Good or bad. Meaningfully or accidentally. Humanity itself is a web of complex, intricate connections. The loss of a single thread, a single life, impacts every thread it has touched and could touch. It's by remembering the people I love that I keep going. It hurts hard when I lose a loved one, so I don't want to cause that to others. Everyone has a beach full of people they've impacted in their lives, some in ways they will never know. But only by living can we see how far that beach really goes. Keep spinning your web, fellow spiders.

[@monmon0946]

I dont even think the one above all was there to ensure he kept being spider man. I think he was just there to show him reality. Due to all of his suffering, Peters view of reality was becoming skewed. It would be ashame of he gave up not fully realising the true importance of his role. However, any decision he makes after realising this would be acceptable; whether he chooses to give up or continue. I don't think the one above all would ever force him or anyone else to be a hero. That seems to completely contradict his functioning. He could remove all choice and all suffering simultaneously: he doesnt.

[@2Bros-OVO]

Cheers for the ol yarn. That was a good moral story.

[@leemastro9904]

I agree with you about the artwork. It is really good.

[@The_Tactical_Wook]

Maybe he wasn't there for Peter but he was there for us. This was more relatable and inspiring for me and my struggle than even church. Just keep going and have faith because so far we've done more than not doing anything at all and that's something worth being happy and grateful for. We can only do so much even if it pains us thinking of how many lives we could have saved. It's about the effort. Saving even one life when faced with danger is just the added benefit of the effort.

[@Galimeer5]

A glimpse into the good timeline. Though I have to admit, that moment in One More Day when Peter went to Kingpin in prison with the sole intention of killing him was pretty cool. Ruthlessly beat the living shit out of the guy and left with the promise to be back and fill his lungs with webbing if May didn't make it. Insert that moment in the story then follow up with this and I think it'd be pretty good.

[@getreal6124]

Very powerful and it hits hard!

[@MildarValsik]

I think the goal the character of spider man was heavily dealing with the human side of being a superhero more so than many others. So it seems that the one hero in that city was most capable of impacting others lives more positively than anyone else. One of the most beloved characters of all comics

[@mizkomunikation9478]

Two things: First, I really hope stories like this resonate with comic fans who try to reduce the importance of characters to the same tired who-can-beat-up-who arguments about “power levels”. Good guys have better things to do than murder each other. Second, look at doctors, soldiers, cops, CIA spies and more…because they live this every day. I spent a lot of days during my deployments in awe of certain people who are perpetually wanting to just quit and go home, but can’t make themselves do it. I suspect a lot of their darkest moments reflect a deep need for someone to prove that there’s a point to it all. Plenty of lawyers don’t drive fancy cars, and many of the cases they take make them want to give up on humanity entirely(like the ones who try to help normal people fight massive corporations). Peter Parker, Superman, Steve Rogers and many real life heroes are just people who want to help. There are many people like that, but they’re still rare.

[@ChrisP58]

Shows how important he is to the marvel universe….yeah I think current marvel comics, editors and writers have unfortunately forgotten that

[@k.junior7792]

Thanks, I missed that ish. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@darkfun2481]

Okay great story and all but why does Peter looks like Matt Murdoc and the one and all looks like The Crow?

[@Muscleman09]

*Honestly this is how i think the emperor of mankind would interact with people*

[@shiftyc8890]

The Spider-Man is one of those characters that you don’t just feel for, over time you start to feel with. Peter Parker is an average everyday person underneath the suit, so it hits closer to home every time something happens to him. He isn’t a god, definitely not a cosmic, and isn’t some billionaire playboy philanthropist. He’s just a man.

[@jesussaldana4558]

Thanos: You dare defy inevitability One Above All: Sit down boy (Thanos sat and rolled over playing with his puppy chew toy)

[@darkhawk123]

And then he immediately made a deal with the Devil. Like immediately.

[@josuehernandez-nu4dm]

that’s crazy that you said it reassures peter that mary jane & him will be together when they’ve recently officially been broken up

[@euforik21]

Nah, I said “it gives him some hope, a hope that his role in the grand scheme of things allows him to continue living a life with MJ” this comic also came out in 2007 15 years before the madness with Paul. They did break up because of one more day but that was because Peters desire to keep may alive outweighed his future with MJ

[@josuehernandez-nu4dm]

@@euforik21 ohh I see , lol that’s crazy but thanks for the info . And yea man this latest run has been ridiculous smh

[@euforik21]

@@josuehernandez-nu4dmFr bro

[@Kjf365]

I think it was actually confirmed that the writer of One More Day was going through a nasty divorce and wrote Peter willingly sacrificing his marriage out of spite.

[@acoverdc9272]

"I literally have the power to do whatever you ask of me and make it so that everyone has a happy ending but just have faith lil bro"

[@killskill9391]

How did Kaladin Stormblessed once put it? ,,I accept, that there will be those that I can not protect.“

[@Stifmieser]

I was not familiar with this character but looking at the pictures now, imagine if Keanu will be casted in MCU as one above all. That would perfectly fit his personality too.

[@Panimal98]

And STILL made a deal with Mephisto.

[@mauriceoneal1825]

Really good

[@SonofJesus14]

Cool concept for the picture of the video. Everyone he saved to be there.

[@WendigoTS]

This comment will 99% just get buried across the sea of comments, but I kind of understand *why* a lot of Spiderman's comics are always so sad for Peter. It's easy to just look and say "wow, the writers must really hate Spiderman. They're always ruining his life in the comics" but every time I think of what else to write the comic around I can't think of anything. It's boring to have him just always win and be perfect, but you can't just give him the same treatment as the other characters; it just doesn't work with his character. I think the most important part of his character is his humanity, how under the mask and powers and responsibilities he's just someone who wants to be good. He never asked to be Spiderman, he never asked to have his powers, but he still accepts his responsibility and helps everyone he can. I love comics like this one because they just show how much he's done for others, and how much his selflessness and sense of responsibility has helped others. Sorry about the long comment, just wanted to share my thoughts 😅 if you for some reason actually gave me, a random Internet stranger your precious time, thank you and I hope you have a good day :)

[@sarasavisilva4753]

This is the problem i have with spiderman, writers not having any idea where to write Peter's story beyond "making peter suffer because to writers sufferings = relatable" trope. Even in the recent additions writers goes out their ways to make peter a punching bag. The problem is their doing it in almost every time in recent comics and people are realising that the writers have no idea to take the spiderman story beyond spiderman loses someone they love #100 edition.

[@WendigoTS]

@@sarasavisilva4753 yeah, I agree that it's getting really repetitive. It would probably be interesting to see something that isn't him suffering, maybe something else that still works with the fundamentals of his character but is something actually original. Like Superior Spiderman or something

[@daverhoden445]

Spider-Man pre-BND wasn't perfect but he wasn't boring either. Humans change and learn and grow. Peter's become a perpetually tortured twenty-something and he's been that for so long that an entire generation of readers have known nothing else.

[@davidfulton179]

It's sort of like the writer read Neil Gaiman's work in a hurry and tried to recoup it for the Marvel context.

[@ayushkumar00]

While Thor who lost his parents, brothers, friends still smiling

[@spardaprowess3277]

Now we definitely need a short live action version of this. Any of the 3 iconic spiderman actors will be fine for peter and Keanu Reeves will be One Above All.

[@Krypton853]

The writers just dont want Peter Parker happy.