Uncle Ben Archives

To everyone, except Uncle Ben and his New York Irregulars. And they are about to recruit a major power of their own, if they but knew it. How responsible will be be? And is he going to turn that dishcloth/tea towel into a new costume at any point? ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2 MARVEL COMICS DEC230541 (W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Marco Checchetto THE MOST[...]

And he told me that, when creating Spider-Man variants at Marvel, he would be told that every Spider-Man needed an Uncle Ben moment Someone in their life who died because they didn't act, and gave them a life lesson. But that changed with the Spider-Verse movies We started getting Spider-Men who did not have that instigating moment[...]

"Prototype" probably isn't quite the right name for the concept.  It's often just a name, a visual look, or a super-power that was recycled for later use — perhaps sometimes knowingly, perhaps not.  Still, prototypes do have their appeal.  It's another little hook into understanding comics history.  One of the most famous Marvel prototype issues,[...]

Which teasers are real and which are fake? We'll leave that to you to figure out. We've already seen a teaser threatening to rewrite how the Fantastic Four got their powers, one threatening to rewrite the Spider-Man No More story, one threatening to rewrite The Avengers finding Captain America in the ice, one threatening to rewrite the parentage of[...]

He's a nerd like us, from his ad-libbed Star Wars filibuster on Parks & Recreation, his role of the multiple Agent Koenigs on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., his part in the return of Mystery Science Theater 3000, to his voice work including Space Cabbie on Justice League Action and now as Uncle Ben on the[...]

The line: "With great power comes great responsibility", and then Uncle Ben's death combine to motivate Peter Parker into becoming the hero he is Was it necessary for the movie? Nope Was the movie lighter and more fun without the death of a beloved character? Yup Why am I complaining? Because of one very specific[...]