Is Spider-Man a BAD Hero?

[@SynthVoice]

Spider-Man comics have been in shambles for over a decade, and it's not hard to see why. From Dan Slott to Zeb Wells, it seems Marvel can't escape the constant backpedaling and infantilizing of everyone's favorite webhead. Of course we all know why this is, most of the character's development and history are locked behind One More Day, so it's extremely disheartening to see this new run from Zeb Wells seemingly ignore Nick Spencer's attempts to undo it in favor of more Brand New Day sludge. Peter Parker just isn't the character he used to be, and neither is Ben Reilly... But in JMD's new Ben Reilly Spider-Man: The Humanity Agenda, we get a glimpse into what a wallcrawler with real tangible history and a writer who loves the character can be: Amazing.

[@SuperFrandaman]

Didn’t you already post this video a few months ago? Are you working on a new video that’ll cover the current ASM where we find out how Peter and MJ broke up and how Ms Marvel died?

[@saucyboi698]

dan slotts run is actually really good superior spider-man included you should go back and re read his run i think the fact that his run is so long works so good because it lets him tell his story without a new writer coming in and messing it up but i do agree i don’t know what marvel was thinking with zeb wells’s run especially since nick spencer set him up so good “with back to the basics “

[@TevyaSmolka]

I am tired of seeing my favorite hero peter Parker be treated like garbage

[@Ando1428]

You want to know why Osborn gets a redemption? Because when Otto did it everyone was all smiles. sure there were those who didn't like it (I didn't. I thought it could have been handled better. Peter almost crippling a child through messing up brain surgery was shit and so many other things.). The lot of everyone sums it up as such a great story despite all the characters being put on stupid pills. Like dark web level of stupid pills. All of his villains could tell but not his friends and family. Peter practically draws an image for black widow she doesn't get it. The superspy who smart enough to grasps incomplete spy clues and ciphers can't tell what that picture meant? Shadowland and the kingpin go down in 2 books? Bad.

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@Ando1428 except osborn is a complete scumbag and monster who doesn't deserve redemption in my opinion

[@takeruneverborn4740]

No Peter is not a bad hero it due to marvel editoral look at spidey outside of the comics prove that he is still the hero we all admire for how humane he is,but it because Marvel as comic book publisher refuse to all him to grow and change keep him as that Kid stuck in a grown man body who makes mistake and his history getting destroyed man im sorry it getting ridiculous as result i feel for you synth and i appreciate your love for the same hero we both see also for our shared love and respect for the GOAT Ben Reilly

[@freez1ngglasses]

Agreed

[@Optimegatrongodzilla]

That's the problem with Marvel's mainline comic book canon and DC's mainline comic book canon; they refuse to have the characters continue to consistently age and they keep them stagnant, rather than doing what they should do, which is not keep the characters stagnant, not use a floating timeline, and follow the characters through to their eventual endpoints.

[@pauliepizzo8633]

A frickin men to that. Whoever gets spiderman next please for the love of god undo this whole mess and let peter be happy with MJ pretty pretty please

[@CaptainLunar1994]

I'll be honest... every time Peter has talked about "Power and responsibility" post OMD? Has made my skin crawl. There was honestly more at stake than the marriage with OMD, there marriage is a smoke screen... because the thing of it is.... One More Day was Peter Parker's ultimate challenge. He was faced with an impossible choice, and he made the WRONG choice... and it was defended by Quesada as "Well it's what ANYONE would do!" Which is the problem... it IS what anyone would do.... Spider-Man is meant to be better than that. Insomniac's Spider-Man was put into the same kind of situation... and made the right choice because he put OTHER PEOPLE ahead of his own wants.... Peter Parker allowing the deal with Mephisto to happen.... is the most selfish thing I have ever witnessed a superhero do. And I could have gotten over it... if he made up for it, went back and UNDID IT, realized he made a mistake and fought tooth and nail to undo it.... but no... because Marvel doesn't SEE IT like a mistake.... and because of that? The only REAL Spider-Man we've had since OMD? Is Miles Morales.

[@superjlk_9538]

I wouldn’t. Anyone with a brain wouldn’t make the same decision. Why would Peter sacrifice his FUTURE to save his elderly aunt May who is going to die anyway in a decade from old age? Peter is so dumb in that story. You don’t make a deal with the devil and you don’t make a deal to spare your elderly aunt by giving up your marriage to your hot redhead wife

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

@Captain_Lunar how do you know what is the right choice or not? Have you ever taken a philosophy class?

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

@Captain_Lunar you should read Dr Strange the Oath

[@CaptainLunar1994]

@@Seasonal-Shadow_4674 I know that taking the offer THE DEMON LORD OF HELL offers is the wrong choice. Hell even Conan the Barbarian refused dealing with Mephisto

[@sarcasticsuperjerk18]

I don’t think Quesada ever defended it, didn’t he hate it like a majority of fans 😭

[@tannersula1626]

Nick Spencer did some good stuff during his run, and even with some flaws in it, I genuinely think he loves the character of Spider-Man and meeting him in person really proved that for me

[@superjlk_9538]

I could tell he definitely loves the character. I just think his run fell flat (most likely from editorial ramming themselves inside). Zeb on the other hand has done nothing that makes me think he likes Peter Parker

[@SynthVoice]

I agree, the first twenty or so issues are some of my favorite Spidey stories in the BND era!

[@internetjesus]

Seeing Spencer build Peter back up AND undoing the Gwen/Norman twins was amazing but seeing Nick Lowe and Wells tear that goodwill down was disheartening. I’m on board with Norman being good now BUT and this is a huge but, have him reestablish Oscorp somewhere other than New York where he’s caused so much damage. If we had a competent writing team, they’d realize that Sin-Eater removing Norman’s sins also left him EXTREMELY remorseful (as seen in the Spencer run!) and he’d leave the city he’s menaced for so long. It’s frustrating reading the latest run. I’m not ashamed to say I haven’t paid a single cent on the Wells run. Thank you 4chan storytimes.

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

@internetjesus Norman Osborn doesn’t deserve redemption, dude is a literal offender and creep who also killed a baby

[@jojowhatifs2712]

My first introduction to Ben Riley was in the old Spider-Man show from 1994-1997 and I always liked his suit much more better to Peter suit he so easily could’ve became a villain. He chose to be a hero. Because of him, finding out that he was a clone

[@SynthVoice]

That was also my first time being introduced to Ben! That, and one of my first toys as a kid was a Sensational Spider-Man action figure that came with a little Carnage to fight ^^

[@InReserveProductions]

So fun fact, back in the 90's it was teased that MJ gave birth and Norman took the baby away and shipped her off to Europe while faking a miscarriage to hurt Peter. That means there's a like five(?) year old Spider girl somewhere in Europe the writers haven't used. Also if you think what they've done to Peter and Ben is bad at least they're still in the books, Kaine's just been Thanos snapped for no reason. Seriously just give me a buddy cop style Spidey comic with Kaine and Ben and I'll be fine. Well that and let Peter get married and grow up, he's not a kid anymore, it's not 1965.

[@PolarisStargazer]

You know, a Scalet Spiders comic wouldn't be a bad idea...

[@InReserveProductions]

@@PolarisStargazer Right?

[@theredheadrevolution4156]

Honestly, you know what i want? I want Uncle Ben to come back in a comic. I want uncle ben to come back down, and just utterly LAMBAST the immature manchild parading around in the body of marvel's greatest hero. I want to hear Benjamin Parker tell Peter... how dissapointed he is in his actions as of late... and how irresponsible he's been.

[@SynthVoice]

"YOU RUINED YOUR MARRIAGE FOR MAY??? SHE'S LIKE EIGHTY, KIDDO."

[@theredheadrevolution4156]

@@SynthVoice Actually... why just stop at Ben. Let's get Gwen and Captain Stacy in on this too. I'm sure they'd have a few words for 'Peter' as well.

[@renat8906]

Absolutely agree. It's really frustating to watch Peter's progress over the comics, like his weird demeanor sometimes and his (also) weird decisions. It's like the development of certain comics of Peter isn't valuable anymore, since he matured. Honestly Ben Reilly is a really good written character and I'd wish to see more comics of him.

[@SynthVoice]

We need a better writing staff and editorial team that will finally let go of Peter Parker being a "timeless" and "relatable" guy. It's why he's not allowed to grow up anymore.

[@daikaijutony3534]

If a writer and/or editor from Marvel Comics saw this, they’d just block you, lump any criticism from this with harassment, and vaguely reference this in a message board.

[@koushikraja331]

It really bothers me because heroes who have been called as "unrelatable" and "not interesting"-heroes who would have no chance in having a regular family life-heroes like superman and the flash have not only evolved past their regular setting but also evolved into having a family and becoming a father-Wally, especially. It is baffling because Wally has a lot of similarities with Peter-both of them started out as teenagers who idolized their uncles who took them in; they got powers, were initially cocky for a period of time, had multiple flings and hung out with other heroes. Both of them stepped up their game in terms of power and responsibility after their uncles died. However, while Wally's growth has been a slow and steady meteoric rise through which he even surpassed his mentor such that even after Barry was brought back by Geoff Johns, people still demanded Wally's return and his return was the main selling point of rebirth. Wally even went through several of Peter's phases-becoming a rich guy who would eventually lose all of it, having a public secret identity which gets wiped out following an accident of a loved one, the temptation by the devil to give up his love and even losing his kids; yet, while Wally grew from all his stories and is now a father...Peter is stuck in a cycle of stupid decisions over and over. The writers of spider-man seem to have this horrible idea which demeans the readers by saying that people can relate to spiderman only if he is a loser feeling sorry for himself all the time and not showing any growth at all.

[@alexisislas-gonzalez5991]

And Jon Kent is the best thing that ever happened until a former Spider-Man writer grabs his hand on Jon and aged him up for no reason

[@koushikraja331]

@@alexisislas-gonzalez5991 keep spider man writers away from superman. except maybe JMS. Yeah superman grounded was full of hit and miss moments but earth one is pretty cool.

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

@@koushikraja331well some humans don’t grow at all

[@skyslasher2297]

5:40 I genuinely hate dark web with all of my being like it hit me recently why I think the book despite the characters involved decided to be a comedy. Well/Lowe or Marvel in general believe Ben Reilly can no or should never be taken seriously. It’s been like this since the 90s where Ben is the only genuinely cool superhero to he made in that time and he’s the one everyone calls silly dumb looking or derivative. Bro Half of Liefields OCs are just multicolored wolverines with the most generic/try hardy names you can think of Shaft Die Hard Overtkill Troll 4 Arms Warwolf etc

[@SynthVoice]

It's insane to me that they made a big deal about ending Spider-Man Beyond with "a tragedy" before immediately shifting it all to be a dumb comedy.

[@AllardRT]

Another overlooked substitute spider is Kaine in his 2012 Scarlet Spider run. It lasted for two years and 25 issues and it's really damn good.

[@SynthVoice]

Just recently picked it up for the first time! I love it!

[@MaraMarmalade]

I always really liked the Sensational suit, maybe even a little better than the official Scarlet Spider suit that everyone associates him with. I haven’t really read his comic books before, it feels like such a tangled web that it would be near impossible, but I do really enjoy his character and look. The darker take on the Peter story that’s edgy and 90’s allows for a really nice contrast to Peter’s which happens to be tragic but full of light. Ben seems to have no light and is striving to make his own and it just makes his character so special and different. I think he needs a big screen adaptation or television adaptation on a much grander scale than the one episode he was in during the 90’s. I’m sad to see that Marvel editorial is sorta pissing his character away because after the clone saga he doesn’t have a real place anymore. He was the second Spider-Man but after he was a little more forgotten that became the likes of Miguel O’ Hara and even later with Miles. Don’t get me wrong both of these characters are amazing, but Ben also deserves a place in the “Next Generation of Spider-Man” that isn’t just an alternate suit or a smaller comic line that sorta dies out at some point. It would be fascinating to see another reset for Spider-Man akin to the Ultimate comics which covers Peter and sprouts off into Ben and Miles, maybe even Kaine and Miguel along with whatever other Spider-People. It would be fascinating to see how Ben and Miles get along especially since they’re both their own characters but both are Spider-Man’s successors. It could be fun and have a lot of potential.

[@SynthVoice]

You should go check out 'The Complete Clone Saga Epic' and 'The Complete Ben Reilly Epic' sometime! They have all of Ben's stories in one place! I'd also greatly recommend reading 'The Humanity Agenda' comic of his, which is only five issues and just came out last year!

[@MaraMarmalade]

@@SynthVoice absolutely will!

[@dastanovich2476]

Always nice to see mentions of Ben Reilly in these videos, since it'll make some viewers check out his comics which is fiiiiine by me

[@SynthVoice]

Exactly! My ultimate goal is to get more Marvel fans to love Ben Reilly like I do!

[@rennythespaceguy7285]

@@SynthVoice The most heroic endeavour any Spider-man fan has embarked on

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

@@rennythespaceguy7285need more comic recs on Ben reiley, only know if him through internet and TAS

[@my2randomcents]

I always thought of Ben as the TRUE Superior Spider-Man It really fucking got me down what they did to him I almost wish they revealed there was a 2nd clone not with Peter's but Ben's memories and HE ended up in hell as Chasm

[@toastedbagels1991]

Spider-Man is still the greatest hero of all time, however all these recent runs haven’t understood him properly and in good faith cannot be considered apart of his character.

[@SuperHothead14]

Generally? No. Post OMD? Yes.

[@SynthVoice]

That's honestly the truth. Post OMD Peter Parker simply doesn't feel like the same character.

[@takeruneverborn4740]

@@SynthVoice yep totally agree with you there I don't know what Marvel Smoking but they need to get cleaned asap and take a step back and listen to the fans or if they keep doing this just stop the Spiderman runs already you got miles and other spider people but let me guess they will be ruined too and we can't have that

[@SuperHothead14]

@@takeruneverborn4740 there is a phrase. “Inmates running the asylum.” Joe Quesada read peter as a bachelor in college. And because he’s a pathetic bitch he wanted that back. And thus made peter parker make a deal with the devil to get “His” peter back. And he was in a position of power to keep it in place. Many writers have wanted to undo one more day. And now zeb is someone who is on record actively hating MJ. And he’s writing spider-man. So again. The inmates are running the asylum. They don’t care. They just want Their versions. It’s also why dan slott is bringing back his OC do not steal fanfiction character. Superior spider-man.

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

@@takeruneverborn4740r/respectthehyphen

[@orangeduckster2005]

Either fix Parker or have him retire and marry MJ and then Ben takes over permanently. In DC comics Wally West took over being the flash at one point have Ben do the same but permanently.

[@juscryandsyd]

Thank YOU for making this video!!! 💯 on TARGET ON EVERYTHING YOU SAID!!!! The ONLY thing I would say/want is Ben simply be Scarlet Spider.... He has a fan base, so why not give the fans what they want!?!? The Peter Davis run wasn't "Ben" that you mentioned... So instead give Ben Reilly his own series, but have J.M.DeMatteis write it! It seems he TRULY understood the character!

[@comixproviderftw_02]

I’ve been so used to hearing your voice as Spider-Man, I’m just imagining a random Spider-Man variant doing an huge overview on this particular Peter Parker. “Man, this Peter Parker sucks! I’m glad I’m not THIS GUY. Am I right, ladies and gentlemen?”

[@SynthVoice]

You know what... I might actually factor that into my Across The Spider-Verse Review

[@comixproviderftw_02]

@@SynthVoice Oh really? Have fun with that 👍

[@txnalovesyew3964]

@@SynthVoice dude i will literally have a heart attack (love your content btw, keep it up!)

[@theradionicrevival8068]

Yeah, until some quirky little portal and guys with cool wristwatches show up. Either to try and recruit and eventually or immediately imprison him

[@ruthiewitter569]

3:24 I’m sorry that’s CANNON ART????? I understand about stylistic art choices, but that… should not… be one of them…? Also, the part near the beginning about how Peter feels about MJ, and being thankful for her? Beautiful. Absolute masterpiece.

[@kyeseo12IZ]

I've accepted a couple years ago that ever since One More Day, this isn't the same Peter I fell in love with, it's not even the same MJ i fell in love with. All the best parts of both of them wiped away just so Marvel can keep them immature... It's heartbreaking and bewildering, especially with Miles right there, perfect for the younger, more teenage-oriented drama.. It really went from bad to worse, with shining moments sprinkled around it, to now being straight up disgusting while relying on shock factor every arc. I've accepted it but it's still so depressing..

[@bizarroguy6570]

Peter is not a bad hero, but he’s a bad everything else? Oh hell yeah! And the fact no one calls him out is just frustrating. Yes, I’m Zeb Wells run their mad at him, but they never really punish him for what he did or call him out on the shitty behavior. Hell! One reason I like Miles’s book more is because MILES ACTUALLY LEARNS SOMETHING! In fact, in his book he starts out acting out like Peter and what do they do? They call him out and say “I get you’re hurting, but that doesn’t mean you can treat your friends and family like crap.” and he agrees and tries to act better.

[@richardcastillos2896]

That's more fault from editorial rather than the character of Peter itself, if you have a editorial that kinda hate his character itself we are not gonna get much change(they don't let them grow up as a character)

[@peterwowfan]

I feel so bad for nick spencer his run happened after slott's and he was trying to fix that only for zeb wells to take over after and ruin all his hard work

[@SynthVoice]

Yup... It almost feels like you can just skip the Spencer run despite everything he tried to do with it now...

[@johannesbaumgartel2381]

I’m starting to think that it will never get better. It’s just so depressing.

[@SynthVoice]

I've been waiting since elementary school...

[@mattd5240]

It'll be better once a company that isn't marvel starts writing Spiderman comics.

[@ryice944]

​@@mattd5240 😶so never

[@Dhampir101980]

That’s the thing though. All these events still technically happened. The specific details are what was changed. It’s the equivalent of the dark Phoenix saga retcon of saying that it was Phoenix only pretending to be Jean. The adventure obviously still happened, just not the way we originally thought. I totally get what you’re saying, and trust me, thematically you’re not wrong. It’s ironic that currently in the main Superman books, Clark is begrudgingly working with Lex, because he does want to the potential good in Lex. It feels so much organic and in character than what we’ve gotten with Peter and Norman.

[@cassie-does-things]

You're the reason I picked up The Humanity Agenda, that comic is genuinely one of the best Spider-Man stories I've read in a while. I love the scene where Ben fights Carolyn but refuses to see her as anything other then human. It encapsulates so much of what Spider-Man as a character stands for. Seeing the best in the worst of people while still acknowledging the harm they cause. While Pete may be the original Spider-Man, Ben will always be one of my favorites.

[@SynthVoice]

The Humanity Agenda is such a love letter to everything Spider-man is supposed to be!

[@Jimboh1637]

It's more or less Wells' current run just sucks. At least Dan Slott knew how to set stuff up and progress somewhat with horizon labs. I think the problem is mostly editorial as they wanted to get rid of the marriage for years(and brought back Ben to say the married Peter Parker was the imposter, which understandably upset a lot of people back when that plot was relevant). I liked Spencer's run but it felt unfocused when it came to kindred and retconning useless stuff like Sliver Sable, taking away Norman sins, and Sins Past instead of just getting OMD out. Wells' spiderman has to do stupid stuff like bury his costume in the middle of a explosion and run around Pennsylvania in his underwear for no reason. I like Ben Reilly the humanity agenda is good don't get me wrong but can you use some more examples for your analytic videos. Humanity Agenda is in the same vain as Peter David's symbiote spiderman; stories written after the respective eras they are set/shoved in and kind of banking on nostalgia, imo. Ben has been dragged through the mud as much as Peter as this point. I can say the Ultimate Peter Parker is better than both mainline Peter/Ben since Ultimat Peter for holding his doc conners accountable for creating carnage, taking in Johnny storm and iceman, helping his clone find self acceptance and freedom, saving civilians when NYC got flood and almost drowning because of it, and sacrificing his own wellbeing to protect his family and friends to the bitter end.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Personally for me I would rather have Peter parker and Mary jane get remarried again yes but they also have there daughter mayday parker spider-girl alive and kicking in the mainstream marvel universe similar to what superman rebirth did for Clark kent and Lois lane when they had their son Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy as his little 10 year old self becoming a hero and forming the super sons with Damian wayne robin I would also love to see marvel do the exact same thing but for Spidey and boom problem solved everybody wins, which also includes retconning one more day out of existence and have Peter and Mary jane finally move forward with there lives and becoming parents to there 3 kids Mayday parker the future spider-girl benjy parker and annie may parker living as a family would be really awesome and tons of fun at least in my opinion. :)

[@he-man36]

Reading Nick Spencer's Spider-Man run is awesome, yet it'll make it sad for me. I won't read it until the Marvel Editorial Ki Tatti is gone. But there is another Nick Spencer work I dig, it's called Bedlam. Check it out.

[@King_Chasm]

I know i said it last time but i'm more than happy to say it again. In Spider-Verse (2014) it was proven that Ben is a better Spider-Man than Peter. On Earth-94, Ben Reilly became the permanent Spider-Man and it was shown that Ben not only stopped Otto from taking his body but he also saved JJJ's wife from Massacre. Without Ben, the inheritors could have possibly won. Not to mention, unlike Peter Parker, Ben Reilly loves being Spider-Man because it allows him to do good in the world but he still shows compassion for the people he fights.

[@SynthVoice]

Earth-94 Ben Reilly should be the main Spider-Man next to Miles in current Spider-Man comics. Just let Peter be a cool dad who jumps in to wrangle his old villains sometimes to impress baby Mayday.

[@King_Chasm]

@Synth Voice Network I'd love to see a continuation of Earth-94 Ben where he mentors Miles and gives Miles the old Scarlet Spider outfit to modify. Meanwhile Peter mentors Mayday.

[@faidreview1186]

@@King_Chasm oooh~! A black version of the Scarlet Spider costume with a red hoodie would be badass as fuck!

[@King_Chasm]

@@faidreview1186 exactly! It seems really fitting for Miles. I wish the would have done something like that instead of the one they chose for his new comic costume.

[@richardcastillos2896]

I mean is not that really deep I love Ben(hate what they did to him in Zeb runs) but that him end up taking the mantle in earth 94 dosen't really mean he is better, is just like spider-man life story Ben end up being the main spider-man for a time but that dosen't really mean Peter is not a heroe.

[@malickfan7461]

I looked up the Humanity Agenda after seeing this video. Read the whole thing in a single nite and it is now one of my favorite comics ever. Thanks for making me aware of it.

[@fstyle-ve2uv]

I am having a lack of faith in marvel editorials and their modern Spider-man comics, the movies are lot better than the comics these days even though there have been hit or misses.

[@fstyle-ve2uv]

Comic books are becoming a dying medium from the standpoint of reading Spider-man comics.

[@nazca-_-8061]

For anyone looking for a Good Spider-Man comic. I strongly recommend Paul Tobin's Marvel Adventures Spider-Man run. His take over starts on issue #53 and you can start at that same issue without reading the previous ones. Also Chat is criminaly underrated.

[@UnlimitedIvory]

How you feel about Ben is how we feel about Peter

[@FireSonic225]

I've only ever know Ben Riley from his sick costume, the hoodie and the long black spider design, and from the 90's show, but from what I've seen, I love him. He's not my favorite webhead, that will probably go to either peter or gwen, but he's up there

[@LordJovi]

I heard the vine boom in my brain after you said “BOZO!”

[@MatthewK122]

Man hope good old story can back with good writers

[@lmaono1356]

Did you like Ben’s portrayal in ATSV? I’ll be honest, it felt unfairly more like a parody of 90s Kaine than it did Ben imo, but I get what they’re going for. I’m just sad many people’s intro to Ben is… that

[@SynthVoice]

Yeah... I'm really not happy with it.

[@dylansharp8471]

@@SynthVoice What about the rest of the movie?

[@patrickschlicky7940]

For me the m2 univers is how Peters live goes.

[@seasonedmind914]

Good video, really helps me assure myself on not getting any Zeb Wells Spider-Man comics. Though I might get those Ben Reilly ones you mention. Keyword: Might. I found your channel a while back, have really liked and still like your comic dubs. Favorite one has to be one where Ben and Peter talk outside Mays' house(was it her house?). Keep up the good work. As for your question about what Ben Reillys' character means to me, well, he's personally my favorite Spider-Man and Spider-Man character. From time to time he inspires me to get through these days. And his character has actually helped me with my writing, in a way. Writing as in both my in-progress original works and fanfics, though more on the fanfic side. I'm actually working on my own version of Spider-Man, and would love to share an idea for a one-shot(one chapter) story involving Ben, with you and get your opinion on it.

[@TheTiger2311]

I never thought that Peter and Mj should have gotten married either.

[@jonmorris293]

It's also Nick Lowe's direction as Wells writes. So blame editorial too

[@thejoabear]

Okay so I just learned that on top of being an incredible voice talent, you're also a mod for PSM. My whole world view has collapsed in on itself. I hope to see you voicing a character or two on PSM's show.

[@ruthiewitter569]

I’m interested. If I get the chance, I’ll look for these comics. Thank you, friend 🤗

[@wettiestnut9189]

these halo soundtracks are so fitting

[@TevyaSmolka]

i don't think Spider-Man is a bad hero i blame more marvel editorial who refuses to let peter parker grow up and mature move forward as a character which is just sad and depressing when you think about it.

[@amalfi5000]

I say Spider-Man is the worst superhero I've ever known. No happy endings, no hero getting the girl, just horrible tragedies & bad choices! I want a perfect superhero!

[@comicbookking3446]

2 questions 1. How would you feel if Mary Jane got shot by the sniper instead of Aunt May ? Do you think Spider-Man sacrificing his marriage to Mephisto would make more sense ? 2. Not sure if you heard of Chat, but if you have what do you think of Chat in the Marvel Adventure comics ?

[@SynthVoice]

1. It would make a LOT more sense. 2. I haven't!

[@اشجانفؤاد-ت6ي]

to be honest i don't know much about ben riley but i understand that what peter was going through ben had it 10 times worse not sure about your identity a possible clone of yourself is living with and banging your wife while you have to control yourself on top of being the one who helps the villians but not befriend them while peter yeah he is like"i need my girlfriend osborn " instead of actually trying no f*ck it asborn you are my friend and partner now

[@Tyler_W]

What Marvel has allowed to be done to Peter Parker for the majority of my entire life is a travesty, and they need to boot all of the people responsible for these decisions and get talented people wbo love and care about this character (though to be honest, the same could be said about Marvel Comics and all of its characters for that matter, considering the abysmal state of the now-nonecistent publisher since 2016). If they were gonna let Spencer do what he was doing in the first place, they should've let him go all the way and stick with it. Literally everybody likes a mature Peter Parker, and keeping him in this stunted state of being kinda makes Miles Morales redundant (more than he kind of already is). He already exists to be the kid spider hero. They don't have to make him a broken down middle aged man, but Peter Parker is about 30, give or take a year. Not everybody has all of the essentials of life figured out and squared away by then in this day and age, and Peter certainly doesn't have to, but it's not too hard of an ask for him to be happily married to Mary Jane, and settling into a steady gig he knows he's good at and one that can afford his alter ego's lifestyle. Being a high school teacher and a scientist at Horizon Labs were his best and most fitting positions. Why not try to combine the two and make him a new university professor and research scientist at Empire State University. It takes him back to his old stomping grounds when the character really hit his stride for the old heads who want the nostalgia, it drives the character forward in a way that totally works for the character in a way that gives him the flexibility to do his work, be Spider-Man, and be or do whatever else he's gonna do when he's not teaching or working on some research project. He doesn't even need a kid like Mayday along the way just yet, but even solidifying that as canon would be a big deal. Then, maybe invest in making Peter an actual mentor to Miles. These are all things just about everyone but Marvel writers and editors want for some godforesaken reason because apparently they don't like money and success. That would mean giving what few readers they even have left what they want, and we just can't have that, now can we?

[@richardcastillos2896]

Peter is a great heroe, spencer run show he can be a good heroe with villains like he did with boomerang. Peter is "The spider-man" and I know he suck un current comics but its not really his fault as a character we all know since OMD Peter hasn't had so many good stories and that is fault of the editorial.

[@d27shgu]

I hope Across The Spider-Verse, the MCU and Insomniac Spider-Man force Marvel to let Peter grow up because if there is one thing Marvel loves to do, it's brand synergy

[@ryice944]

Why would it? They only change things that are more popular than the comic version That doesn't apply to stuff that's already very popular

[@d27shgu]

@@ryice944 Yeah it does, look at Miles, after Spider-Verse came out, he is a artist in the books, and Prowler wasn't an ass, They will do it to popular things, or with Thor, he lost his hammer when Ragnarök came out

[@ryice944]

@@d27shgu neither of the 2 of them are pulling Spiderman numbers or have strict guidelines like Spiderman

[@TheSwordsman100]

I will fully admit I'm biased due to being a Venom (comic) fan instead of a Spider-Man fan but I have to disagree with Ben being the more compassionate hero. Eddie did not harm MJ or May or kill anyone Peter loved and at this point has made his transition into a anti-hero legimately. Despite this Ben made it his mission to antagonize Venom because apparently the "real" Spider-Man would've of never let Venom go or form a truce. Peter despite holding a grudge way past the point that both Eddie and the symbiote had forgiven him a long time ago, which Flash of all people had to call him out on, treated Venom far better than Ben ever has. And don't get me started on what Chasm did to Eddie in Dark Web. I do agree that Ben aside from that Ben does have the better track record as a hero though. Ben never sold his marriage and also basically his own daughter to Mephisto, supported the superhero equivalent of the MRA and other horrible things Peter has done and the things Ben has done can be attributed to not having control over himself in one way or another.

[@that_guy499]

Remember guys, it's not the character's fault, it's the writers fault

[@ozzie_theotter]

Is this a re-upload or am I just remembering stuff wrong

[@SynthVoice]

It is indeed a reupload, since I messed up the audio during a portion of the video and just couldn't get over it...

[@vando2476]

Marvel Writers and Editorials making Spider-Man's life worst than the last comic run for the 95th time (It's all for Peter to grow as a person and learn the concept of responsibility).

[@SuperWarrior64]

Me: *looks at the current state of Spider-Man comics* well this sucks Also me: *prefers to ignore it and stick to my own and other people's Spidey headcanons and other Spider-Man media* Don't like don't look. Simple as that. At least for me

[@theshadow8334]

make a video about across the spider verse movie you will love it

[@CloneTrooper2099]

Well, time to burn this guy at the steak because he had a different opinion lol kjkjkj to be honest I’ve always liked Ben Riley always thought he was super cool, but I don’t have an personal attachment to him like Peter 😅

[@kenantunc8543]

Let’s ask JMD to bring Ben Reilly back

[@NichoMania2]

Is Brand new Day really bad? I'm kinda debating on getting the collection later in the year when vol 1's omni comes out, but i keep hearing mixed things. Is it as bad as OMD? or is it kinda mired by having come after it, while being good in it's own right if that's ignored? 🤔

[@817mborja]

It's readable if you read it after putting a couple months distance between BND and everything that came before it. Reading it back to back right after Strazynski to OMD always just makes me sad and angry.

[@ukesongwalker2462]

If that is all true then Ben is better Peter was a great hero but to turn him in to a sad rip off just to get money is retarted to be completely honest Peter needs to be put to rest not dead but happily ever ever after and a new Spider-Man must rise miles or Ben or some one new one that can take on the burden of putting everyone above himself if been is shown to do that then yes he is way better

[@Zekrel]

Am I going insane? I swear I feel like you uploaded this video months ago. I remember enjoying the video. Tell me, did something happen where you had to re-upload it?

[@mattd5240]

Knowing the kind of people marvel hires, it's no wonder they do him dirty in almost every issue.

[@ossa18000]

Didn't you upload this video a while ago? Did it get taken down or something?

[@SynthVoice]

I had to fix some audio issues I couldn't ignore in the original ^^

[@ossa18000]

@@SynthVoice Understandable

[@freez1ngglasses]

Ben Reilly is just the goat

[@Igniteless-Aprentance101]

Marvel would definitely agree (Edit: About the fact that Spider-man is a bad hero)

[@kyleco9149]

I really hate the new run tbh the only great modern runs for me are 1.JMS 2. Chip zdsarky 3.tom Taylor

[@InvinciDon]

It’s weird how Peter is forced to regress over and over again when Miles is given all these great stories and progressional moments. By no means am I ragging on Miles, I actually like him more than Peter nowadays as a character.

[@Kaiser69]

No Spider-Man isn’t a bad guy but Marvel is the main bad guy here considering how they’re constantly trying to delude us to thinking that Spider-Man is bad when he really isn’t but allowing Peter to do the deal with Mephisto is one of the worst and most unforgiving shits that Marvel has ever done I mean hell OMD is the whole reason why I gave up on modern Spider-Man comics because we got the chief editor Nick Lowe who loves nothing more but to just destroy Spider-Man and also disrespecting Stan Lee’s creations in the process. If Marvel can’t understand that we want OMD to be undone then I’m sad to say that I be sticking with the golden era of Spider-Man where Spider-Man is still based and doesn’t sell his soul to the fucking devil and in my opinion OMD Spider-Man beyond and dark web are just completely irrelevant they never happened at all

[@konarkaron7139]

This isn't connected to this video, but will you give your opinion on the Across the Spider-Verse version of Ben Reilly? And by the way was this video taken down by KZbin? I'm pretty sure I wacthed this already earlier.

[@zyairrbissoon]

I don’t get it, they want spider-man to be relatable but who is this supposed to be relatable to? Most of the fans that grew up with Peter are full on adults who probably have their own families. Younger fans let’s be honest most likely don’t read. It might just be me but someone in their mid 30’s thats acts like a freshman in high school isn’t relatable and dare I say it’s kinda cringe. And if marvel editorial thinks a miserable jobless broke 30 year old man child is what’s relatable to their audience, then they clearly don’t think highly of us. 🤦🏿‍♂️ let Peter be happy, let him grow and have a family until then I’m probably gonna stick with Miles comics.

[@TreyTheChosenOne]

No way Spider-Man's a good hero it's just the way everything is written now.

[@joecurry382]

I despise Mary Jane Watson

[@knuxuki1013]

Not certain I can bring myself to disagree

[@serballista]

It’s kinda surreal listening to Spider-Man himself tell me why he sucks lately.

[@rudrasingh1204]

Please do Spider-Men comic

[@Rafrob77]

Just seen your peter b parker video where's your review for part 2 😂 jk I'm sure your working on it

[@beeanimation2183]

Why did you already reupload this video again

[@Eric_Black134]

Welp... good thing I don't read the comics.

[@tyrayhayes4992]

5:49

[@TheBlackOtaku]

Mark grayson aka invincible 100 times better than 616 Peter Parker aka Spider-Man.

[@MachinaX7]

No.

[@Mr.Maguro]

Venom is better

[@SynthVoice]

GRAAAHHHHH YES HE IS

[@mruniverse7750]

What is this a re-upload

[@ef-jkota3611]

Oi vey 616 is indeed a bozo😕

[@dom-lk6uu]

Didn't need to watch the video. No he's not a bad hero

[@SynthVoice]

I'd still suggest watching the video lol It's more than just that question ^^