Daily Comic Book Force Update: Remember what I said about me going through all the different versions of Spider-Man as well as characters related to Spider-Man in the ongoing multiversal crossover event Spider-Verse? Well, lets begin. Of course we have Earth-616s Spider-Man, Peter Parker. We all know his story so I wont go into too much detail about it. Basically, a nerdy high school student gets bitten by a radioactive spider, granting him spider-like powers (including superhuman physical attributes, a Spider-Sense as well as the ability to climb walls), his uncle gets shot by a burglar (which is indirectly Spider-Mans fault) and then he decides to be more mature & use his powers for good. Out of all the superheroes in the world, I would go so far as to say Spider-Man has experienced the most tragedy. Ill draw some flak from this but Batman has not experienced as much sadness. Next up is Spider-Man 2099, whose real name is Miguel OHara. Hes one of the more popular alternate versions of Spider-Man without even being Peter Parker himself. Anyway, he exists in Earth-928 and as his editorial name suggests, it is the year 2099 and OHara works for a company named Alchemax as the genetics department head and had thought about the idea of recreating the powers of Spider-Man from the past. Miguels boss Tyler Stone (who is his biological father) got him addicted to a drug named Rapture, which couldnt be worked out from the body. So in an attempt to heal himself, he tried rewrite his own genetic code from a sample he had taken previously. His coworker Aaron Delgato sabotaged the process by adding a random code into it. Not only did the results cure Miguel but also gave him spider-like powers. Hence, Spider-Man 2099 was born. He has superhuman physical attributes, spinnerets in his arms allowing him to produce organic webbing, accelerated vision, a healing factor, talons & fangs, enhanced resilience and can move so fast he can form decoys of himself behind him (kind of like Dragon Balls Afterimage). The big difference between him and the original Spider-Man (besides the costume), is that he has no Spider-Sense (only had it in the video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions). The third version of Spider-Man is Werewolf Spider-Man. He hails from Earth-7085 and as his nickname suggests, he is one of the superheroes from his universe who was turned into a flesh-eating werewolf. Along with his fellow superheroes-turned-werewolves, they ravaged their universe and even ate Galactus (not unlike what happened in Marvel Zombies). He has all the same powers as the original Spider-Man as well as the added powers of all werewolves, which are basically enhanced physical attributes as well as enhanced senses. The fourth version is The Spider-Man. You might know him better by his editorial name, which is Spider-Man Noir. He comes from Earth-90214 and the story is set in the 30s when the Great Depression occurred. His uncle Ben was killed by Norman Osborn, who in this universe is known as Goblin. After Peter mistakenly receives a tip-off meant for Ben Urich (his master at the Daily Bugle), he ventures to a warehouse where the Goblin’s men are unloading a shipment of stolen antiques. A particular antique, a spider statue, breaks open and releases a horde of spiders. One of the spiders bites Peter, causing him to pass out and dream of a spider god. After waking up, Peter discovered to possess arachnid superpowers. He has pretty much the same powers as Earth-616s Spider-Man as he has superhuman physical attributes, a Spider-Sense as well as the ability to cling to walls, although he prefers to do a style of parkour to dart around as compared to wall-crawling. However, he is able to shoot organic webbing out of his wrist much like Spider-Man 2099. He has appeared as a big part of the story mode in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. The fifth version is Officer Peter Parker. He is from Earth-9997, more commonly known as Earth X. His life is pretty much the same as Earth-616s Spider-Man but it deviates in certain places. One of the most notable differences it that he and Mary Jane Watson-Parkers daughter, May Parker (who is Venom in this universe), survived and has been under their care, unlike the Earth-616 May Parker, who was kidnapped and is presumed deceased at the hands of the Green Goblin. Also, Officer Peter Parker is a widower as his wife died of cancer before the mutation of Earths population. Much like his Earth-616 counterpart, Officer Parker has all the same abilities but underwent further mutation, which gave him increased strength as well as organic webbing. The sixth version is Ghost Spider of Earth-11638. Additionally, this is also a universe in which Bruce Banner is the Sorcerer Supreme (known as Doctor Banner) and he was separated from Hulk, which later became known as Infernal Hulk. In this reality Peter Parkers Uncle Ben never died and helped Peter to train as a hero with his new spider powers, becoming The Amazing Spider, a famous and popular super hero who also became a rich and successful scientist, having his own company called Parker Technologies. With his resources and with the motivation of Ben, The Amazing Spider used transportation technology to bring Spider-Men from other universes and absorb their powers to increase his. After bringing the mainstream Spider-Man nd making him believe he arrived to this universe by accident, The Amazing Spider was weakened by the feedback of the dimensional portal. Spider-Man brought him to his lair, the Web, under his mansion and supplanted him while he recovered from his condition, realizing that this universe was a perfect version of his. After visiting Parker Technologies, Peter realized The Amazing Spider already knew about him and that the Uncle Ben of this universe was alive, and decided to visit him, who knew his story because he was an ally of The Amazing Spider, both talked about the differences of this reality and their lives until Ben gave Peter a tea with a sedative. Peter woke up in the Web, where he was attached to a machine which would absorb his powers and give them to an already recovered Amazing Spider. The Amazing Spider revealed that he and Ben brought different Peter Parkers from other realities in order to grow in power to defend his universe, when Spider-Man questioned him, both started fighting, and finally the Spider was was convinced that it was not heroic what he did. When Ben was about to plug a distracted Spider-Man into the machine, the Spider stood in the middle and had his powers absorbed by the machine, apparently killing him. It was revealed that he was put in a coma but his spirit was trapped in Hell where he felt he deserved his punishment. When Doctor Banner died fighting Infernal Hulk, he stayed alive in his astral form and freed Parker, infusing him with the spirits and powers of the repentant damned, giving him a second chance to live. He woke up from the coma and discovered he became the Ghost Spider. Finally, he returned to Parker Technologies where he finished the interdimensional translocator in order to return Spider-Man, Deadpool and Hulk to their universe. Ghost Spider has both the combined powers of Ghost Rider and Spider-Man. The seventh and final version for today is Prince of Arachne of Earth-71004. In this universe, the Parker family are noble people who were well known for being brave, honourable and loyal. In a battle to protect the borders of the Kingdom, both Benjamin and Richard Parker fell in battle but not before Richard asked Norman Osborn to take care of Peter. Years later Peter has become a skilled fighter, although he was charged mainly with keeping the house clean for Norman and Harry Osborn. Mary Jane is employed by Norman as a maid and when Norman threatened to fire her if she did not clean his armour properly, Peter steps in and helps her out. Mary Jane tells Peter why the armour must be cleaned, King George is holding a ball to find a suitable knight to marry Princess Gwendolyn. Peter asks Mary Jane to help him sneak into the castle, but she refuses, saying she is in enough trouble already. At the tomb of Benjamin and Richard Parker, Peter decides he will attend the ball to win Gwendolyns hand in marriage and intends to build his own suit of armour. Taking inspiration from a spider in the tomb, Peter secretly works on a suit of armour, painting it red with web patterns. On the night of the ball, Norman Osborn orders Peter to stay behind to clean the house before he gets back. Mary Jane offers to cover for Peter and tells him to enjoy the night. At the palace, Princess Gwendolyn is unimpressed by the gathered crowd of knights, telling her father true love would not walk through the door. Peter arrives late, with the staff introducing him as The Prince of Arachne. Peter catches Princess Gwendolyns eye and when she asks to remove his helmet, Peter replies he would not show any woman his face without first having danced with them. Peter and Gwen talk about each other and a strong bond forms between them. As Gwen offers to marry Peter, she tells him they have been dancing for hours and that the bell signalled midnight. Peter realises he must return home and as he runs off, Gwen pulls off one of his webbed brassard while begging him not to go. Norman and Harry discuss the Spider-Prince, and they decide to find him, kill him and have Harry assume his identity. While cleaning Peters room, Mary Jane pulls the sheets off his bed and discovers his armour. She tells Peter to explain this to Princess Gwendolyn, but Peter insists they dispose of the armour. Harry interrupts and takes the other brassard at knife point. Mary Jane tells Peter to take a horse and arrive there to explain himself. When Norman and Harry arrive they find out Peter has been chosen as Prince and that King George did not intend to deny Gwens choice of husband. Furious, Norman attacks and is stopped by Peter. Norman cuts the rope holding up the chandelier directly over Peters head. Gwen pushes him out of the way but in turn is hit by the chandelier and killed. Peter strikes Norman down and as Harry is taken away, he swears vengeance on Peter. After a long period of mourning, Peter is accepted by the people as their prince and he is knighted. Although the Parker name is once again well known, nothing could fill the hole left by Gwendolyns death. However the love of Gwendolyn was not the only thing Peter lost that day as Mary Jane is seen lying in bed weeping for Peters return. Prince of Arachne was later recruited to Army of Spider-Totems by Spider-UK, but was killed when the Inheritors attacked the totems safe zone. Yes, this most interesting version of the character was killed by the evil Inheritors, consisting of people like Morlun, Karn, Brix and Bora. So those are the first 7 versions of Spider-Man and Spider-Man-related characters I will be talking about for the next few days. Tomorrow, Ill continue with another 7 and with luck well finish in about 15 days or so. So thanks for reading this and Ill see you tomorrow on another DCBFU.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:39:00 +0000
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