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The Psychopathic Spider-Man – With Great Power Comes Nothing

Two main Ben Reilly Spider-Man titles out today, Amazing#91 and Devil's Reign: Spider-Man #1, both deep into the Beyond storyline at different times, as well as Devil's Reign: X-Men #2 looking at the Peter Parker of days past. We have pointed out that Ben Reilly, the clone of Peter Parker has been through quite a lot courtesy of the Beyond Corporation…

Including having various inconvenient memories of his wiped away to make him more pliable for corporate use and misuse.

With some unfortunate side-effects to those memories of his, taking away a lot more than the intended collapses.

Handily in today's Devil's Reign: X-Men #2, set a few years ago, when Spider-Man still wore black, Emma Frost had a quick peek inside Peter Parker's head.

And it turns out in the real Peter Parker, this memory is rather upfront in his thoughts.

Originally Uncle Ben never said that phrase in the comics, but it was retrofitted back in letter on, and firmly established by the movies. Though in today's Devil's Reign: Spider-Man #1, the cloned Ben Reilly is still thinking the best of the Beyond Corporation.

In Amazing Spider-Man #91 also out today, he is less trusting with the Beyond Corporation, Devil's Reign has clearly been and gone. As, potentially, has Daredevil. Ben Reilly and Peter Parker fighting together, with Ben's memory lapses on display.

I mean, not remembering The Rose in Devil's Reign: Spider-Man is one thing.

But those memory lapses are getting more serious when the Spiders complain notes.

And even affecting how Ben Reilly perceives the present, collapsing like his memories did after being meddled with by the Beyond Corporation.

But if he has indeed lost the memory of his greatest inspiration, that might give another reading as to his next action.

Because if there is no great responsibility coming with great power, why not just cut off your nose to spite your face?

You know, a new title with the headline The Psychopathic Spider-Man might do well in today's climate. Is this what the new Ben Reilly title is going to be?

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #91
MARVEL COMICS
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(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Sara Pichelli, Fran Galan (CA) Arthur Adams
Look for more information on this title in future issues of Marvel Previews.In Shops: Mar 02, 2022
SRP: $3.99

DEVILS REIGN X-MEN #2 (OF 3)
MARVEL COMICS
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(W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Phil Noto
DEALS WITH THE DEVIL!
Turns out attending Hellfire Club soirees was not the naughtiest thing Emma Frost was up to in the time before she joined the X-Men… And the dirty deeds she did for Wilson Fisk are coming back to haunt her.
Rated T+In Shops: Mar 02, 2022
SRP: $3.99

DEVILS REIGN SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 3)
MARVEL COMICS
DEC210916
(W) Anthony Piper (A) Ze Carlos (CA) Carlos E. Gomez
• The events of DEVIL'S REIGN #1-2 have put Spidey in an awful position.
•  As if that weren't enough, the newly returned ROSE has Spidey in his crosshairs and wants to prove that he's badder than his dad, Kingin, ever was.
Rated T+In Shops: Mar 02, 2022
SRP: $4.99

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