User blog:ADour/REALLY, SLOTT?! (f**k this!)

You've been alerted... If you want to continue is not my problem.

Again, just to be sure.

Sorry.

Well, now I'll start, also, for grammatical mistake: sorry, I'm both tired and angry, I can't really think right now.

I've read it. I know I could just wait 2 days by now but I had to read it. And yes, I'm talking about the mysterious and awaited The Amazing Spider-Man #700.

You know what were my feelings while reading the #698? I thought, "Holly...! That's a REALLY bad situation for Peter".

And while reading the #699? "Okay... this looks surely a lot better, I think he will win this one..." Because he's the super hero/main protagonist/the character everyone loves? Maybe, but also because he deserved to be victorious, what does Spider-Man represent more than nobility and responsibility? He's the type of character you just say: "Man... this guy deserves to be happy"

Guess I was wrong.

I did the same as with the #698, I had the urge to know what was between the pages. So I decided to explore the Internet and go to where I knew I would find it: 4chan. I surfed some pages in the "Comics and Cartoon" category until I could find a little link to certain page of file storage from which I downloaded the file which supposedly had the first and main story of the final issue of The Amazing Spider-Man. 5 minutes later I opened it. I nervously laughed a bit. And I started reading.

From some time ago I knew that the new "Superior" Spider-Man (pretty dumb adjective for a character o title, I mean it's like "Look out, here comes the Invincible Iron Man!" or "The Incredible Hulk destroyed that military camp", but not "Wow! That's the Superior Spider-Man swinging through!", really, Slott?) wasn't going to be Peter Parker. Not only Slott mentioned it, although he later played with us a bit about certain possible sucessor to the Spider-Mantle that was being rumored.

But I could never imagine that the "Superior" Spider-Man was he.

He is no other than Otto Octavius, Doctor Octopus... Four metal arms, bad hair cut, not a big fan of diets but a big fan of McDonald's.

The second biggest enemy of Peter Parker became the new Spider-Man. Or what's worse. He became Peter Parker.

The #700 goes like this: "Peter" realizes "Otto" escaped from prison, takes "his" friends and family to a safe place and decides to confront "Doc Ock". "Otto" finishes to prepare himself (he puts himself a set of four arms, you could get the set of eight, but why would you want them?) and the brain-swapping Octobot and decides to go to the Avengers Tower for certain reason I don't really know, I think he would try to convince Tony Stark he's Peter Parker or something like that. I dunno. Tell me, Slott. Anyways, in the end, it resulted that "Spider-Man" settled a trap, he activated other giant Octobots to attack the world, so the every Avenger would be fighting them. And they would trust the entire Tower to not one of their most powerful members! Three Avengers can go to another universe and leave the entire Tower to the rest "just in case". But if giant Octobots, which can be easily destroyed using EMP granades are attacking the world every Avenger must fight them! Even if Captain Marvel or Scarlet Witch are just looking at them... And then Captain America decides to leave New York without any Avenger except Spider-Man, when the villain who released the robots not only is possibly still in New York after escaping, but also has a vendetta against the only hero protecting the city, which at any time could be attacked by Otocobots. I know, I've been a little fussy right there, but I think my head is in mode "hate this issue". Anyways, "Spider-Man" and "Doc Ock" end up falling from the Tower to the streets (but saved thanks to "Spider-Man"'s making an airbag of web). "Otto" ends up with his spine shattered, and while "Spider-Man" is recovering from the fall, he uses the brain-swapping Octobot in order to change minds once more... But wait! "Spider-Man" is revealed to have some kind of carbonadium helmet protecting his cranium so the sting of the Octobot was useless. "Spidey" punches "Otto" away, which would led to his last breath. But apparently, the brain-swapping Octobot managed to connect "Peter"'s and "Otto"'s brains, although it couldn't change them. "Doc Ock" forces "Spider-Man" to revieve all his great moments and tragedies (note than in this flashbacks Peter's or Spidey's head is changed with Otto's). "Spider-Man" realizes the true responsibility of being Spider-Man, and what comes with his powers. "Spider-Man" "doesn't what this" while "Otto" tells him there's no other option for him than to be the Spider-Man people need and take the responsibility of his powers. "Otto" makes "Spider-Man" to promise he'll protect his beloved ones and dies. "Doctor Octopus" dies then. "Spider-Man" thinks this to himself:

"Farewell, Peter Parker. Know this, I will carry on in your name. You may be leaving this world, but you are not leaving it to a villain. I swear. I will be Spider-Man. Better yet, with my unparalleled genius-- and my boundless ambition-- I'll be a better Spider-Man than you ever were. From this day forth, I shall become... the Superior Spider-Man! 

"... thus I'll change my costume and grow little claws!" I'd add.

Oh, Otto.

REALLY?!

What the hell is going in your mind Dan?! I... I just can't explain how I'm feeling right now! You'd better hide as you said you would do after #700 is released!

Really? You want me to believe this total crap!? If Otto didn't want to be Spider-Man, why couldn't he just take off his stupid helmet and let Peter be Spider-Man again? Really?!

This is how you celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the face of the company you work for? Of one of the most beloved characters in any media? One of the first and few comicbook characters you could really sympathize with? This is the big ending to one of Marvel's big series of all time? This is how you end it?

This is how you end the life of one of the best persons that never existed in the real world? Not only the villain "won", but just because he had a moment of revelation he redeemed? YOU EXPECT ME TO BUY THAT DOCTOR OCTOPUS IS SPIDER-MAN? OR WORSE, PETER PARKER? Really? You want me to think of that guy who tried to conquer or destroy the world, depending the day, will be the responsible for Peter Parker's life? That even if his friends or family see Peter Parker I will see that super-megalomaniac-evil-villain? Is it really what Peter Parker deserved? To be supplanted by one of his worst enemies. To die in the worst way possible. He didn't die as a hero, saving lives or anything else. He died as a villain, no one but Otto Octavius would know what really happened. He died trying to save his family from someone who could destroy his life? He died as someone who tried to kill Spider-Man, his friends and family. Dan Slott killed Peter Parker, he killed him like a scum. That's definetely not the way I imagined Peter Parker's last stand would be.

But... great job Marvel, you not only killed the best Spider-Man you did only for "the sake of diversity", but also you killed the original Spider-Man in one of his best moments. He was untouchable. Thanks Dan Slott, for nothing.

R.I.P. Peter Parker (1962-2012)

But also:

That's just enough... Goodbye Spider-Man, Peter Parker or whoever you are. If you want me I'll be devoting my entire Spider-time to Scarlet Spider or Venom, I will only read Ultimate Comics Spider-Man because of the return of Venom (which is apparently a new Venom, thanks Marvel, again. You ruined the best Eddie Brock you did)... Today, December 18 of 2012 Spider-Man died for me. I don't want to know anything related to Dan Slott or anything of this stupid "Superior Spider-Man" thing. Alright, this won't be a "Spider-Man is dead. Long live Spider-Man". Spider-Man is dead. Period. I don't want to know anything more about that character. That's all. The only thing I hope for is that with the The Amazing Spider-Man 2 they would bring Peter Parker back, the original, not an impostor with his body. Maybe he managed to transmit his entire brain back to his body, and now he's just there, in a corner of Peterpus' mind waiting to rise again. I don't know, time will tell.

R.I.P. ADour's fanatism for Spider-Man (199*-2012)

Now Iron Man is definetely my favorite superhero, no more competition for the 1st place with Spider-Man.