DC Comics had a good run with “lesbian Batwoman,” but now Marvel steps into the mainstream-media spotlight with the big revelation from Civil War #2.
(Warning: Spoilers at the link and after the break.)
The Los Angeles Times picks up on the story, noting this turn of events creates “a major divide between the comic-book continuity” and the Spider-Man movie franchise — something comics publishers typically try to avoid (organic webshooters, anyone?).
In Civil War #2, Spider-Man becomes the first major superhero to reveal his secret identity, in the face of federal legislation requiring the masked heroes to register with the government.
The Times observes “government versus the masked men” is a recurring element in superhero lore, serving as a central theme in The Watchmen and, more recently, in The Incredibles and X-Men movies.
“But with Spider-Man revealing to the world that his real name is Peter Parker,” the newspaper writes, “Marvel is sacrificing one of the core components of its most famous character’s mythology.”
Yet Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada promises Spider-Man’s revelation won’t be undone as a dream or a hoax: “We won’t be pulling a Bobby Ewing with this.”
Related: The New York Times “Arts, Briefly” item
June 15th, 2006 at 11:02 am
“We won’t be pulling a Bobby Ewing with this.”
And dead means dead. Oh, hey there, Colossus. What’s up?
“So you know I said I’d never undo the Peter Parker revelation, but when Joss pitched me the ‘everybody in New York was replaced by Space Phantoms’ idea I just had to do it – the story was JUST THAT GOOD!”
June 15th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
Spidey Spoiler?…
Spoiler Alert!
In issue number 2 of Marvel’s Civil War comics event, released yesterday, Spider-man reveals his secret identity of Peter Parker to the press and general public!
What? You didn’t know and wanted to avoid the spoiler or any a…
June 18th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
[...] The week’s biggest story, though, was the end of Civil War #2. If you’re the only person in the world who hasn’t read the issue or didn’t have the end spoiled for you by Howard Stern or the New York Post or Yahoo, then I won’t spoil it for you here. Graeme McMillan talked about fan backlash, though, and Kevin talked about Marvel’s claims of sticking to their guns with the big change, which may contain a few spoilers. In fact, if you want to stay in the dark, you may not want to click on any links in the previous paragraph … [...]
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