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ZenGalacticore
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What makes Spider-man so special? Well here's my two cents worth:
He was the first TEENAGER super-hero who was NOT a sidekick of an older super-hero.
He isn't some chic, fabulously rich billionaire, nor was he from another planet. He's one of us.
Peter Parker is, although a genius, an out and out nerd. There's a little 'nerd' in everybody. He's one of us.
Like most 18-year-olds, Spiderman is a smart-ass. [Contrasted with Superman, who was just TOO perfect. And too invulnerable.]
And what has always been really cool about Spiderman to me- besides the web and sticky- is that he could fall a thousand feet onto concrete or steel, and while it didn't kill him, it fazed him solid. In the original comic book and 1967 Animated Series, he would fall 90 stories-to the tune of a plunging, spiraling ditty- and smash on the ground with a loud THUD!! The artists convey a time elapse of a couple of hours. Spidey wakes up, while still flat on his back, and starts rubbing his forehead and moaning in hangover-like pain. He'd say to himself: "Ohhh man...[still rubbing his head] uhhh. Feels like Saturday morning at Harry's."
Maybe he's not quite as cool as Batman, and, while Batman's outfit is a bit kinky( he's got bat-cuffs ladies), and Spiderman's outfit might be somewhat gay (I mean come on, neon red and blue spandex tighties) that's ok because Spiderman is genetically altered. :lol:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU[/youtube]Your thoughts?
He was the first TEENAGER super-hero who was NOT a sidekick of an older super-hero.
He isn't some chic, fabulously rich billionaire, nor was he from another planet. He's one of us.
Peter Parker is, although a genius, an out and out nerd. There's a little 'nerd' in everybody. He's one of us.
Like most 18-year-olds, Spiderman is a smart-ass. [Contrasted with Superman, who was just TOO perfect. And too invulnerable.]
And what has always been really cool about Spiderman to me- besides the web and sticky- is that he could fall a thousand feet onto concrete or steel, and while it didn't kill him, it fazed him solid. In the original comic book and 1967 Animated Series, he would fall 90 stories-to the tune of a plunging, spiraling ditty- and smash on the ground with a loud THUD!! The artists convey a time elapse of a couple of hours. Spidey wakes up, while still flat on his back, and starts rubbing his forehead and moaning in hangover-like pain. He'd say to himself: "Ohhh man...[still rubbing his head] uhhh. Feels like Saturday morning at Harry's."
Maybe he's not quite as cool as Batman, and, while Batman's outfit is a bit kinky( he's got bat-cuffs ladies), and Spiderman's outfit might be somewhat gay (I mean come on, neon red and blue spandex tighties) that's ok because Spiderman is genetically altered. :lol:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU[/youtube]Your thoughts?