30 Day Comic Book Challenge- Day 2- Favorite Character: Spider-Man This should be obvious to some people. My favorite character in all of comics and all of fiction for that matter is of course, the Amazing Spider-Man! Hell, hes literally the first fictional character I ever got into. Spidey has literally been there for me for most of my life. But why is he my favorite character? Well its pretty simple really. To me, hes the greatest hero of all time. But Im getting ahead of myself. Truth is, like a lot of people, I see a lot of myself in Peter Parker. In the beginning of Spideys career, during Stan Lees and Steve Ditkos run on the character specifically, he was a pretty vindictive dude. Who could blame him really? Everything sucks when youre a teenager! I used to get bullied all the time for being a geek too. And yes, that really pissed me off. No one ever likes feeling helpless after all, or taken for granted for that matter. In that I related to Peter Parker. As he grew up, I too grew up. He became more confident in himself as a crime fighter. I got into martial arts for 6 years. But the most interesting thing about Spider-Man is that his story is a very realistic one. To quote Chris Sims from Comics Alliance: Spider-Man teaches you that you’re going to screw up. It’s going to happen, and it’s going to be bad. You’re going to make bad decisions and it’s going to feel like they’re going to crush you. It’s going to hurt. But Spider-Man also teaches you that the only way to get through it is that you never, ever quit. It’s not easy, but even if it seems impossible, you can beat anything that stands in your way. You can become the person you want to be. And thats what Spider-Man does. Thats what I did as I grew up! It should be noted that although he started out as a teenager, he never called himself Spider-Boy, but rather Spider-Man. In the beginning, when he put on that mask, he turned into a wise cracking, happy go lucky, smart ass! He pretended to be the confident person he wanted to be. And over time, starting with John Romita Sr.s run, he became that very person. And no matter how much crap is thrown his way, whether its losing his first love, having his best friend betray him, getting his marriage sold to the Devil (Ugh! I know.), and even having a supervillain steal his body, he still never gave up and came up on top! Spider-Man is the hero that never gives up. As a young lad, that proved to be very important to me. As I grew up, I turned from a bitter, pessimistic person, into a happy go lucky, optimistic, wise cracker in my own right! I became the man I wanted to be, and no matter how much life threw at me, Spidey was always there to remind me to pick myself up again. So with that Ill leave you with this iconic image and all its symbolic glory! comicsalliance/ask-chris-96-why-spider-man-is-the-best-character-ever-yes/
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:35:45 +0000