Spider-man #1 review (with spoilers!)

     It has finally arrived! The new spider-man Miles Morales earth 616 debut. I must admit I came to this book not expecting anything spectacular, but tried to keep an open mind and not let the every growing list of spider titles turn me off to the idea of yet another romp in the web of spider men. Now the spoilers!!!!!
     The book opens with a epic scene showing a damaged New York and a pile of defeated avengers it is soon reveled that this is all caused by none other then Blackheart!(more on that later). then the book flashes back to earlier and you can already see that Bendis writing is nothing less the exceptional giving you a great feel of miles social status and personal life making this a great jumping on point for new readers and what more could you ask for in a number 1 title. We get several pages of Miles talking with his best friend Ganke and his parents which help to show how far along his spider journey he is as well as some of his great accomplishments and 616 relationships. Overall I think it works well  to establish Miles as a young and likable character with real life problems that made peter so amazing and the art style works very well with him.
     The pace is a bit rushed along as Miles is suddenly called into action and this is where the book truly shines. We get to see how much he actually accepts and feels comfortable in his spider man role but at the same time see how inexperienced and awkward he is with his hero status with civilians offering him suggestions as what he should do next. Finally we are back at the books opening where we get to see Blackheart completely decimating the Avengers while miles comes to the rescue and we even get an incredible image of him picking up and holding captain Americas(falcons) shield as he begins to engage blackheart in battle.
     I have to take a moment to say just how awesome this is, the original version of Blackheart which faced off against peter parkers spider man and daredevil when he first  appeared in Daredevil #270 was a hulking demonic thing of nightmares. This version of blackheart does not disappoint with his intimidating size and a creep factor that has been multiplied several times over he original blackheart making this face off all the more grand. it ends with miles besting blackheart and him dissappering vowing to return and then we get a visit from peter parkers spider man with the words "What did you do!?"
     Overall it was definitely a great jump in to what im sure is going to be a great run for the Miles Morales Spider-man and I can not wait to see what else they have coming for this title. In these times of variant covers reboots an multiple cross over events I hope this can be the grounded new York based spidey title that can stand on its own and offer a continuous  and consistent story for readers.

can the MCU all get along?

    

     While watching the recent debut of daredevil on Netflix, season 2 of marvel agents of S.h.i.e.l.d. coming to a close and the us release of Avengers age of ultron almost upon us I begin to wonder if/when these characters collide what will be the tone of the Team up?

      Lets start with the Avengers who's cast has always been seen in BIG budget cinema  with top of the industry FX's and theatrical shine each of the Big 4 are seemingly larger then tv at this point I mean as much as I would love to see the hulk iron man cap and thor mixing up on a hour long episode of agents of shield im guessing it wont happen anytime in the foreseeable future. Besides budget issues which obviously wouldn't be a problem if May Coulson Sky etc crossed over into the big screen we have the issue of tone, as demonstrated in Daredevil which takes a much darker violent approach reminiscent of the Max line of Marvel comics. (Don't worry no spoilers ahead) and then we have the very comedic approach to last years blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy filled with all sorts of humor and 80's pop culture references which I could only imagine would be out of place in the hells kitchen of our current daredevil. Obviously marvel has been pulling these match ups off in comic book form for years so there is a great deal of hope that if anyone can mash together characters of deferent tones and budgets on the big and small screens it is them! Maybe we can squeeze out a proper Spider-Man/Carnage film!???

Will the civil war be shaded by the spiders shadow?

 

         As we all know Spider-Man is going to be making his MCU debut in next years Captain America 3: civil war. This is of course what we all wanted right? What is needed to at least have the story similar to its comic book counter part, but what does this mean for the original plans for MCU's civil war? There are many pitfalls now for Marvel to avoid while bringing in peter for his first mcu outing with a bunch of other costumed heroes. Using him just enough to warrant his inclusion while not using him too much as to overshadow the existing headliners cap and iron man is a very fine line. Im sure right now iron man and caps battle is on the top of everyone's list of reasons to see the film but as news of Spideys inclusion starts to spread and sink in he can easily become the major draw in to the film as we all have seen cap and iron man on screen together before (age of ultron will add to that).

 

          Also marvel has already had a plan for a non spider man civil war film so how does this now change the movie we were going to get? How much universe altering has our web head caused? Also another concern is the inclusion of The Black Panther! this is also supposed to be a first in costume appearance from him. Now with spidey included we have 2 mcu first appearances in this film, will this affect Panthers screen time or impact now being 1 of many new heroes to the franchise? I would have to think at least some shine will be taken away by this.(black panthers shine???? place joke here)

 

          Still with all the possible changes and screen stealing that spidey can cause im am glad he is finally home where he belongs and will ultimately in the long run enrich the stories we have all grown to love so dearly  Welcome home Peter !!!!!

 

 

A Sticky Web: What should Marvel do with Spider-man?

          Spider-Man one of my all time favorite heroes is getting pulled apart by a daunting custody battle between Sony and Marvel. This ongoing negotiation has fans on a roller coaster of emotions (seems most are rooting for marvel to take full control) and even news outlets cant keep up with the litigations. Before I touch on what seems to be the main points for fans lets go over some of the alleged proposals for Spideys rights.

          Ideas being tossed around such as Marvel gets to use Spidey in Captain America Civil War (Spidey, Cap, Iron man, Panther please please!) with Sony paying 25% of the films cost and getting to use two Marvel Characters in they're next Spidey movie with marvel putting up 25% for that film. Also Sony would be able to continue the plot of civil war in the subsequent Spidey movies as well being in control of Spideys costume, actor, and input on directors for anything Spidey appears in.
There is also a push for Marvel to use Spidey in infinity wars 1+2 and have to produce a Spidey film by 2019 the consequence if any of the movies miss the release date.....100 million in damages to Sony and full rights revert back. Its reported that Sony is also asking for promotion through marvels Parent company Disney. Talk about a hard bargain, from a business standpoint does Sony really have that much leverage with Spidey to warrant all the demands also does marvel need Spidey that much? but of course from a fan stand point WHO CARES JUST GET IT DONE!!!! so lets examine what's important to fans and the fan points.

          Ok so what Should be fans cares and concerns? I'm sure Numerous things but lets touch on a few of the important ones.

• Re-Rebooting: Should his character once again be rebooted with his origin being tweeked once more to fit the events of the MCU?
• Actor: it looks like Andrew may be out so who should take of the great responsibility of being the new face of peter
• The Age: what Spidey are we going for? with so much already happening in the MCU do we want a fresh just got his powers high school Spidey to greatly offset the older already assembled avengers or do we want a late collage peter already comfortable and seasoned as a hero. 
• Costume: With Spidey sporting so many Amazing digs is it time we get something fresh. I'm sure a great draw in would be the use of spider-armor which would be perfect for civil war for at least part of the film.
• Peters Women: Lets face it part of what makes Spidey great is his life as peter but introducing  him in several films before his next solo bout we might not be able to see much of his personal life but if so who is most important Gwen? Mary Jane? Aunt May?

          I have a lot of faith in Marvels cinematic capabilities and look forward to see how this all pans out. Which ever way this web of studio negotiations decides to swing I just hope Spidey fans climb out on top.

Black Panthers Movie Mask: how should it be done?

        

        Full disclosure I am the type of fan who loves to see my characters brought to the big screen looking like they were ripped from the pages of a comic. I am also not opposed to minor changes which can help make the characters fit in a real world setting a bit but I am totally against swapping a whole teams outfit and mask for black matrix leather(obviously black panther already wears black so no problem there).

          Why is Black Panthers mask important to marvel? well until now in the main marvel cinematic universe we have yet to see a fully masked hero. Thor wears a

Ulysses Klaw!!

                 

              Ok lets dive into the dark side of the Panther universe starting with one of his greatest villains Ulysses Klaw or just Klaw. Klaw is a long time foe of Black Panther, once being hired to kill a young t'challa (an unsuccessful attempt of course) he suffered extensive damage to his hand which was later replaced by a klaw like device and fitted with a sonic blast emitter. Klaw has went up against the likes of the  Avengers, fantastic four and even spider-man on occasions. He was also inducted into an iteration of the evil super group the masters of evil proving his worth as a diabolical menace. With the help of a vibranium powered sonic converter device he was able to transform himself into a being of living sound making him even more dangerous of a force to be reckoned with. Rumors are that Andy Serkis (gollum from the hobbit) may be set to portray klaw on the big screen due to his involvement in the upcoming Avengers:Age of ultron movie. Serkis is a motion capture genius and his resent voice over work on the recently relesed star wars the force awakens trailer was amazing (but more on him later if he is actually paying klaw).