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Greg Kirkman
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That is what my friend said and he thought it was a good idea believe it or not... Those were his words about the Marvel U...not mine.... I thought it was total bullshit too
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Spider-Man revealing his identity would be far worse, in my opinion, than anything else that's been done to the character at this point.  Worse even than Sins Past, which is saying a lot.
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...Spider-Man that was still hanging on by a thread ...
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I wanna thank Michael Roberts for the useful link!
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Spider-Man revealing his identity would be far worse, in my opinion, than anything else that's been done to the character at this point.  Worse even than Sins Past, which is saying a lot.

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In terms of damage to the character, yes.

In terms of sheer emotional distress, rewriting of history, a major shift towards an unsettling "adult" tone of sex/language/violence, and dragging things down into Jerry Springer-ville, no.

 



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I look forward to seeing JJ Jameson exploding. That's the only good scene that can come out of this. 
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"That's the only good scene that can come out of this. "

Yeah. If they can do it right, which is a big "if" with these hacks.
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If they unmask Spidey...the multitute will say: "aahhhhhh....who is that guy"? ....if they do that, Spidey's status on the M***** universe changes. Because of his Secret ID, the people does not know what to think about him (that and the hate campaing of the Bugle). If Peter unmask and says "i'm Peter Parker and i'm a teacher and a good husband and etc...", is not Spidey anymore!

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I dunno. . .I'm enjoying the Civil War even more than I have any universe wide story since, well. . .Inferno, I guess. 

I've never been a big fan of Spider-Man (the character, the book, the movies, whatever), but I have to admit that the latest issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN may very well be one of my favorite comic books of all time. 

No one seems to *like* the idea of the government registering super-heroes, but I doubt anyone likes the sudden and instant deaths of 600+ innocent civilians either, so this is now the world the Marvel heroes live in.  They either get to deal, or go on the run. 

The JMS who wrote AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #532 is the JMS who crafted the beauty of Babylon 5.  He's back, maybe only for a small guest appearance, but at least for this particular comic, he's replaced the man who stole his name and wrote stories like "Sins Past". 

I won't deny that the unmasking of Spider-Man is a definite, deliberate attempt to give the event a  "shock and awe" moment, but after reading the story, all parts of it, and more importantly, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #532, I can say with no doubt in my heart or mind that the path that took Peter to unmasking was both organic and believable.  Aunt May's speach, with the exception of one line, was one of the most emotional sets of dialogue I've ever seen in comic book form. 

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Just saw a spoiler scan of the unmasking-page in question from the next issue of Thunderbolts (which may just be a tie-in. The main event may be featured in one of the main Spider-Man and/or Civil War comics. If not, what an insulting way to do that moment, as a tv broadcast seen in the background).

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