Venom, based on spider mans alien black costume introduced by a collection of earlier creators, has become one of marvels top characters, even rivaling his onetime enemy spiderman for. The theme of being the everyman and being someone who was bullied are two of the major story elements of spider mans character. Spiderman has one of the bestknown rogues galleries in comics, in part because. His goal was to write the ultimate interdimensional spiderman story, bringing together every alternate dimension version of the webhead he could imagine.
Ive always thought it was green goblin, but i couldnt decide between him and doc oc. With the potential to be on par with such villains as magneto in terms of power but. Only one can claim the exclusive title of archenemy. Octopus, the chameleon, kingpin, the sandman, venom, and the scorpion. The ultimate infosource for the friendly neighborhood spiderman. In to quote a phrase, i spotlight memorable quotes from comic books i continue a month of to quote a phrase by spotlighting spidermans reaction to his girlfriend being murdered by his archenemy. Of the villains who have been considered spidermans arch. Spiderman has a lot of enemies, which one is his arch enemy. She once dated spidermans archenemy otto octavius better known as doctor octopus, and even made it all the way to the altar in amazing spiderman. Asked in animated tv series, comic strips who is popeyes arch enemy.
Lets take a look at what osborn and octavius bring to. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read spiderman comic lists by marvel experts. I sincerely wonder why people always mention venom. He is generally acknowledged to be spidermans archnemesis and worst. Like spiderman, most of his enemies gain powers as the result of scientific accidents or experiments gone wrong. Through the years, spiderman has also been a superpower in the world of licensing, appearing in paperback books, on posters, as an action figure, and in video games. In spider mans first story, in marvel comics amazing fantasy, no. Every heart a doorway hugo winner who writes spidergwen. At one point, moonstone even posed as carols old persona, ms. Spiderman is a fictional superhero in the marvel universe debuting in the anthology comic. Moonstone is the closest thing to an archenemy that carol danvers has. Bigger threats, bigger gueststars and a big time opportunity that. There is a lot of good things we can say about the first ten marvel.
A hero is defined by their villains, and the world of superhero comic books is filled with some of the scariest and silliest bad guys around. Spiderman vs venom by humberto ramos over the past two weeks, when i looked back at the twopart amazing spiderman i bemoaned the david micheliniemark bagley collaboration as the last great venom story of the notice the hunger and paul jenkins saves venom the symbiote as featured in peter parker. Spiderman, comicbook character who was the original everyman superhero. In the comic books, the black costumes fabric is different from the red and blue variant.
Below you will find the correct answer to spidermans archenemy crossword clue. While she is specifically a villain to captain marvel, she isnt just one of carols villains. I personally think spidermans archenemy is the green goblin, but doctor octopus is a close second. Many of spidermans villains origins are based in scientific accidents or the misuse of scientific technology, paralleling spiderman himself. Lets just say that green goblin is peter parkers arch enemy while doc ock is spidermans arch enemy. In 2014, comic book writer dan slott pioneered an epic crossover event called spiderverse. At the end of that stunning issue, the first drawn by john romita, sr. Marvel comicsmarvel vsmarvel heroescomic book heroes. Sony has been trying to get a solo outing for spider mans nemesis off the ground for a decade. As a result of the bite, he gains superhuman strength, speed, and agility along with the ability to cling to walls.
Both are gifted scientists, both got their powers from accidents, however while peter grew up with a loving aunt and uncle who encouraged peter t. Most comic book superheroes with popular rogues galleries have at least one enemy which the majority of the fan base can agree is that heros archenemy that is to say, the primary nemesis of the hero. Doc ock is the archenemy of spiderman, but the green goblin is the archenemy of peter parker. After a few appearances across the spiderman titles, she fell into disuse. He has been a very recurring enemy for spiderman and has always been a. List of spiderman enemies neo encyclopedia wiki fandom.
Superman lex luthor batman joker xmen magneto spiderman has so many enemies, in the cartoon from the 90s his arch enemy was king pin, but most people might say its venom, i would say he was the strongest. Ultimate spiderman is a teenage drama, in background contrast to. Most comic book superheroes with popular rogues galleries have at least one enemy. But as he butts heads with the likes of hammerhead and the maggia, the unexpected reappearance of old flame felicia hardy, also known as the black cat, sets spidermans world on fire. Spiderman has one of the bestknown rogues galleries in comics. When it comes to iconic rogues galleries in comic books, no one in marvel comics has a more iconic batch of villains than spiderman. Top ten key spiderman issues comics general cgc comic.
Whether theyre earlier villains like chameleon and doctor octopus. Unlike wellknown rivalries in comics book depictions where heroes. Lets take a look at what osborn and octavius bring to the table to see if lees statement stacks up. Top ten key spiderman issues top ten key spiderman issues 1 1. He cares too much and cant reveal who he is im speaking from the comics continuity because if he does, as in the case of the green goblin and venom, the people he loves, like aunt may and mary jane get hurt. I think doc ock wins because he is much like spider mans dark reflection. Green goblin might regret that whole killing spidermans. He was thought to be dead after that but writers help bring him back from the 1990s and he returned to plague spiderman once more in the comic books such as being involved of the killing of aunt may and other heroes such as the avengers. And in march 1963, one year after his first appearance, spiderman was starring in his own comic book and on his way to becoming marvel comics most popular super hero ever.
Initially, spiderman had a strongly serialized continuity during the era of eic stan lee where marvel as a whole told stories in near realtime. So, assuming the mcu spiderman films are building up to peter having a recurring arch nemesis like what loki iswas to thor, the question that needs to be asked is who should it be. The reason for this is that the green goblin, otherwise the uncontested contender, died in the 70s and spent a good 20odd years dead before he came back to torment his foe, which is probably the record for dead alist villains to beat. There are three villains that come to mind for spidermans archnemesis. Even without the carnage symbiote, serial criminal cletus kasady is perhaps the most deranged individual in all of marvel comics. Todd mcfarlane became a comic book artist celebrity at marvel and then moved on with other superstar artists to form image comics, where he created spawn. Some of his most notorious enemies include the green goblin, dr.
If we write a story based on a comic book example, spiderman, is it okay of we. Spiderman has had a number of enemies he must defeat over the years. Norman osborn is probably the most recognizable of spidermans villains. This is it, tiger, everything you ever wanted to know about spidey in one jampacked volume. For batman its the joker, for superman its lex luthor, for wolverine its sabertooth, but who is spidermans. There are two villains that would classically be the right fit. An early peek at venoms latest look and other storylines that spidey will be spinning this summer.
Spiderman cocreator stan lee voiced the opinion the green goblin is peter parkers greatest enemy, while doctor octopus is spidermans greatest enemy. Spiderman comic strips have appeared in syndicated. Velocity and city at war werent harrowing enough, spiderman finds himself in the middle of a gang war in new york city. Likewise, many also have animalthemed costumes or powers. He is also an enemy of spiderman sometimes just as norman and not just only as the green goblin. When venom first showed up, spider man was left looking over his shoulder whether or not venom was there because venom had showed up out nowhere to blindside him. One of the more peculiar villains in spidermans rogues gallery.
Its maybe no weirder than anything else in comic books that peter parkera workingclass. While green goblin is the enemy spider man hates the most, venom is likely the one spider man has been the most afraid of. This archenemy comic rivalry was taken up to eleven in the fleetway comic whizzer and chips which was one comic which was made up of two comics and these two comics and their characters were archenemies with even more frequent raids in the two. Comicbook time was gradually introduced under his successors but still, spidermans stories remained on the realistic side, a place where characters who died stayed dead, and supporting characters and fixtures from one era died in the next, new. Jonah jameson and spidermans podcast brokedown was an earned moment.
On comics and graphic novels, a gamefaqs message board topic titled who is spidermans true arch enemy. Browse marvels comprehensive list of spiderman comics. The animated series did the spiderverse crossover first. In an interview, stan lee the creator of spiderman said that the webslingers arch nemisis was the green goblin, because he was both super strong and also very intelligent. Featured here is a chronological list of story arcs in the comic book series ultimate spiderman, created by brian michael bendis and bill jemas, and drawn by mark bagley until stuart immonen replaced him.
Otto, after all, is a dark reflection of spidey, in that not only is he a scientist who takes on the mantle of a creature with eight appendages, hes essentially what peter would have grown up into were in not for the guidance and nurturing from uncle ben. Amazing spiderman 39 green goblin discovers spidermans identity. That being said i dont think hes spidermans archenemy, because i dont think spidey has a single archenemy. You dont just get spiderman, you get one of the best rogues gallery in comic books at your disposal to use how you will. The one big box nick spencer misses checking was if the way j. Learn it once and for all, venom is a hero, most of the time an antihero, but he has managed to become a full hero plenty of times.
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