When the Clone Saga was planned as a response to a stagnating character, the original ending was going to be Ben Reilly being revealed as Peter and then 'Peter' leaving the city to have his ever after ending with his wife. The first two months after this was used as a showcase of Ben as … Continue reading Final Thoughts – Last Days of the Scarlet Spider
Credits: Written by Evan Skolnick, pencilled by Paris Karounos, inked by Randy Emberlin and edited by Eric Fein. Plot: As Justice, Turbo, Powerhouse and Firestar of the New Warriors race to the TV studio with Ben Reilly (former member known as the Scarlet Spider and currently in his costume as Spider-Man II) along for the … Continue reading Web of Scarlet Spider 4 – Yeah, definitely ending with a whimper.
Credits: Written by Evan Skolnick, pencilled by Patrick Zircher, inked by Andrew Pepoy and edited by Tom Brevoort. Plot: Following directly from Web of Spider-Man 3 Scarlet Spider II is about to attack Firestar when Justice flies in and hits with a telekinetic blast. It barely slows him down. Justice checks on Firestar and complains … Continue reading New Warriors 67: Well this is a little awkward.
Credits: Written by Evan Skolnick, pencilled by Paris Karounos, inked by Randy Emberlin and edited by Eric Fein. Plot: Federal agents, including Agent Briggs are investigating the debris that was the Staten Island lair of Doctor Octopus II. They're not expecting to find anything, certainly not the very alive and chatty Scarlet Spider II (the … Continue reading Web of Spider-Man 3: Dangling from a plot thread
Credits: Written and pencilled by Dan Jurgens, inked by Klaus Janson and edited by Bob Budiansky with costume design by Mark Bagley. Plot: Ben Reilly has decided to take on the mantle of Spider-Man. He's full of doubt and processes this in front of an as yet unnamed grave. As he looks to leave, he … Continue reading Sensational Spider-Man 0: Maybe a higher priority should be a decent job and a flat?
Credits: Written by Evan Skolnick, pencilled by Patrick Zircher, inks by Andrew Pepoy and edited by Tom Brevoort. Plot: Robbie 'Speedball' Baldwin is visiting his home in Springdale. As he gets off the train, he notices his powers are acting up, but he manages to get out without many people noticing. He passes a newspaper … Continue reading New Warriors 66: It’s a Speedball issue, I’d understand if you skipped it.
Credits: Written by Todd DeZago, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finishes by Bill Sienkiewicz with Jimmy Palmiotti and edited by Eric Fein. Plot: Ben Reilly as the Scarlet Spider, is running for his life from an angry mob and the NYPD. The crowd want him dead and the police left their due process and warning shots … Continue reading Spectacular Scarlet Spider 2: Well I wouldn’t say complete waste of time, but…
Credits: Written by Howard Mackie, pencilled by John Romita Jnr, inked by Al Williamson and edited by Bob Budiansky. Plot: Undercover federal Agent Joe Wade has been discovered. Linette Martinez, one of the staff at Doctor Octopus II's base lures him deep into that base with the apparent offer of some illicit intimacy. He quickly … Continue reading Scarlet Spider 3: Well we’ve done long lost children and clones, why not do evil doppelgangers too…
Credits: Words by Tom DeFalco, art by Scott McDaniel and edited by Tom Brevoort. Plot: Phil Urich (nephew of Ben Urich) the newest Green Goblin is fantasising about Joystick, the masked fighter he met alongside the Scarlet Spider. She had contact information, given to Phil to lure Ben Reilly (as the Scarlet Spider) into battle … Continue reading Green Goblin 3: Final Round.
Credits: Written by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Mark Bagley, inked by Larry Mahlstedt and edited by Bob Budiansky. Plot: In Paris, a woman known as Joystick meets with a middle man she knows as Henri and hands his a black domino mask, which belonged to someone she calls El Toro Negro (spanish for The Black … Continue reading Amazing Scarlet Spider 2: Round one, fight!
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