Comics Is anyone actually excited for O.M.I.T?

[ragingdemon155]

Damn, this place isn't nearly as active as it used to be. I barely post around here anymore, because I've stopped collecting comics consistently. The reason for that is mostly ASM and the fact that the direction the character was taken just wasn't for me. That being said, I just found out about O.M.I.T and it sounded interesting, but people are barely talking about it. I would assume that fans of the "OMD/BND" would be foaming at the mouth for this story. It's supposedly going to answer all the left over questions (that no one even cares about anymore) and put everything to rest.

As a long time fan of the marriage, this story peaked my interest for about 2 minutes. For those 2 minutes Marvel once again got me tangled up in the "there's a chance that they can get back together" web. I guess you can only hopelessly hope for something for so long Lol. I know the marriage and the direction of the character isn't going to go back to what it once was. I'm wondering if others feel the same way because there isn't really any hype for this next "big" storyline event for Spider-man. Maybe I just haven't been around so I've missed the boat on this.

I was also shocked to see that Quesada is writing this. That was probably the straw that broke the camels back as far as I was concerned with me picking this up. Personally I've never liked his views on the character.

Anyway...I'm just curious to see what fans think for this storyline coming up?

 

[Rambo, John J]

I'm kinda outta the loop myself on comics at the moment as well ragingdemon, but hopefully i'll get a chance to pick it up. I've missed the past month or so of Spidey stories, but I AM interested in where this goes and what happens.

FTR, I didn't out and out hate OMD, although I do disagree with the reason for it being. To my mind, if a writer/ writers can't make a story work within the setting of current continuity without having to resort to a magical handwave or plot macguffin as a reset button (that, frankly doesn't make much sense), then they shouldn't be writing. There's always a third option.

That said, I am curious about OMIT, and not morbidly so, so that I can whine about JQ screwing over Pete and MJ, I'm honestly interested in what the story will reveal about the past. If JQ can do what he's promising and tie-up or explain various OMD loose ends, then i'll be happy.

 

[Themanofbat]

Of course I'm excited about OMIT... I finally get the remaining answers I've been looking for... and we will then continue to get the awesome Spider-Man stories that we've been getting...

To me, when Peter got married, I was excoted for about 2 minutes, but for those 2 minutes Marvel convinced me that they could make this marriage idea work and it was fun to see such long-time friends become a couple (even though there was not much of that happening prior to the proposal lol). But I knew that the Spectre of Spider-Man would come back someday and come between Peter Parker and those he loves... and THAT's the basic direction/principal that this book and character should follow... because it's the formula that works.

 

[Themanofbat]

54° 36' N 5° 55' W

So you're in Belfast, eh?

 

[The Bruce]

Of course I'm excited about OMIT... I finally get the remaining answers I've been looking for... and we will then continue to get the awesome Spider-Man stories that we've been getting...

I hear you man - But I wonder if they'll give us a few hints as to what happened to the powers he gained during the Other storyline.

That actually irritates me more than the marriage thing.

 

[Meehaul]

I'm not that excited, frankly, because I thought that the way it was done was phenomenally lame. And I am a long-time opponent of the marriage (and really, really hated the fact Pete was married to a supermodel/actress) and wanted a single Spidey. Given that the marriage occurred, however, I would have loved to have seen MJ die, not by the Goblin's hands (or any other super villan's machinations), but by a simple car accident. Just one random event of the sort that claims thousands of lives each year. I thought that would have been a more fitting, and far more interesting way of handling the end of MJ. Now, we're stuck with sort of a silly, Dr. Strange-esque story than infuriated fans. But hey, I'm old skool. I don't even want Spidey in the Avengers.

 

[Donald Thomas]

Aloha,
I have a fan fiction regarding what happened to the organic webbing, based in part upon The Other story line. I base my premise upon what transpired between Dr. Strange and Spidey during that period. I quote Doc Strange verbatim.I'm very excited about the new reveal. I posted on another Spider-Man thread the fact that we don't hear the moaning from fans anymore. Gee-the stories are good.Some fans have a love hate relationship with these boards. If they can't hate-they have nothing to talk about. If they love-they're silent. Oh well. Looking forward to the big reveal. I'm sure-they'll leave us hanging on somethings-just to string us along for a little while longer.
Spidey rules

 

[ben_reilly_s_s]

I just wonder if they'll explain the daughter.
No mention of her for years, then at the end of OMD there she is, then she's uncreated!!!

 

[mre]

When she appeared in front of Peter and MJ, I read it as "**** YOU, TRUE BELIEVER! 'NUFF SAID"

 

[mre]

Anyways, this isn't the spot for that.

I am curious about OMIT, but I have a feeling that we will not get all the answers we want.

 

[ben_reilly_s_s]

Her being there, and at that age, raises many more questions, like where was she, who was she with, now that she's gone, does the person she was with remember?
OMIT better answer this...
Still pissed that Kaine is the one who killed Kraven...
Makes sense, kinda, but degrades Kravens "honourable' suicide

 

[C. Pumpkins]

I wouldn't say I'm excited, but I am curious. OMD is probably my least favorite Spidey story of all time, but I'm willing to deal with it once all these aforementioned questions get answered. My biggest gripe is probably this nebulous mindwipe thingy. Spidey knows how this happened, yet the reader doesn't. That diminishes the quality of Spidey's introspection, imo. I love those old school Stern issues, for example, where the reader really knew where Spidey was coming from and saw how alone he felt sometimes. Great stuff.

I'm still enjoying the Spidey adventures, but some aspect of Peter has been lost in all this and I'm really hoping that OMIT straightens all of this out. Would like to see Spidey somehow get the better of Mesphito too.

 

[Miss Webb]

I hear you man - But I wonder if they'll give us a few hints as to what happened to the powers he gained during the Other storyline.

That actually irritates me more than the marriage thing.

yeah, thats pretty much all that interests me, since I was a big fan of Spidey finally being taken seriously with legit abilities. Besides, I would think there would be a clash between the SpiderGod and Mephisto over PEter in such case. Or at least breach of contract...t:

 

[mre]

Still pissed that Kaine is the one who killed Kraven...
Makes sense, kinda, but degrades Kravens "honourable' suicide

I missed this part... When was it retconned that Kraven was killed by Kaine?

 

[ben_reilly_s_s]

Thats what all signs are pointing to...

It seems like Mephisto will be ignored also during OMIT...

if so, Complete EPIC Fail

 

[mre]

Well, I just took today's Spider-Man Trivia that TMOB does, and apparently

Spoiler

Kaine kills the Grim Hunter in Spider-Man 55

Could the signs be pointing in this direction instead?

 

[WolfCypher]

I hear you man - But I wonder if they'll give us a few hints as to what happened to the powers he gained during the Other storyline.

That actually irritates me more than the marriage thing.

That, and also...

-the appearance of all these "Brand New Friends" that just appeared from thin air (Lily, who apparently been dating Harry for a long time, lets not get started on him and his undeath, Carlie, Vin...) but have been around long enough that they know Peter very well.

-the fact that Aunt May was almost dead before BND and after BND she's ok, has her old house back, isn't an outlaw, and no timeframe is set explaining how much time has happened since, nor is it explained how she lived. She just did.

-the fact that, even though it wasn't clarified, there must have been a time skip from the end of OMD to the start of BND, yet the rest of the Marvel universe continued as if there was no timeskip at all.

-the fact that once Spider-Man unmasked on public TV, the news hit all media worldwide, yet these psychic blindspots have made everyone forget his identity...so what does that mean for any records of him unmasking? I'm sure someone in the MU still has an article/blog/recording of Spider-Man unmasking. Those psychic blindspots didn't erase the evidence of him unmasking...

 

[ben_reilly_s_s]

-the fact that once Spider-Man unmasked on public TV, the news hit all media worldwide, yet these psychic blindspots have made everyone forget his identity...so what does that mean for any records of him unmasking? I'm sure someone in the MU still has an article/blog/recording of Spider-Man unmasking. Those psychic blindspots didn't erase the evidence of him unmasking...

Actually...They did.
It was reveadled back in the Fantastic Four team-up issues.
A statue of Spider-Man without the mask had his face wiped smooth.

Also, I'd like to know, .... I lost my thought!!!

On another note, Why are people not wondering why they forgot who Spider-Man was?

 

[WolfCypher]

Still doesn't explain anything. What of all the other evidence that Spider-Man publicly unmasked himself? You telling me that all newspaper, internet articles, recordings, and photos of him of him unmasking himself just show up blank? Then who did this? How?

 

[Themanofbat]

-the appearance of all these "Brand New Friends" that just appeared from thin air (Lily, who apparently been dating Harry for a long time, lets not get started on him and his undeath, Carlie, Vin...) but have been around long enough that they know Peter very well.

-the fact that Aunt May was almost dead before BND and after BND she's ok, has her old house back, isn't an outlaw, and no timeframe is set explaining how much time has happened since, nor is it explained how she lived. She just did.

-the fact that, even though it wasn't clarified, there must have been a time skip from the end of OMD to the start of BND, yet the rest of the Marvel universe continued as if there was no timeskip at all.

If you go back and re-read ASM #546, the first issue of BND, there's a newspaper on the ground at Peter's feet where it states that 100 days have gone by since Spider-Man was last seen (with the exception of his minor apearance in "Swing Shift"... again, mentioned in said issue), so there would have been plenty of time for Harry to appear, introduce new friends, help Aunt May build her house, and for May to heal.

Still doesn't explain anything. What of all the other evidence that Spider-Man publicly unmasked himself? You telling me that all newspaper, internet articles, recordings, and photos of him of him unmasking himself just show up blank? Then who did this? How?

Apparantly, whoever helped Peter create this magic blindspot will be revealed in OMIT.

 

[C. Pumpkins]

-the fact that Aunt May was almost dead before BND and after BND she's ok, has her old house back, isn't an outlaw, and no timeframe is set explaining how much time has happened since, nor is it explained how she lived. She just did.

And let's not forget she actually lived in the Avengers tower for a while! Where does she remember living during this time?

I have to admit, I don't like the idea of Spidey tampering with the memories of everyone in the MU. Hopefully OMIT clears this mess up too!

 

[Venom 1988]

That, and also...


-the fact that Aunt May was almost dead before BND and after BND she's ok, has her old house back, isn't an outlaw, and no timeframe is set explaining how much time has happened since, nor is it explained how she lived. She just did.

Dan Slott implied in an interview way back in in late 2008, that it was Mr. Negative who possibly healed Aunt May. Regardless, this will apparently be explained it OMIT.

-the fact that, even though it wasn't clarified, there must have been a time skip from the end of OMD to the start of BND, yet the rest of the Marvel universe continued as if there was no timeskip at all.

Actually the rest of the Marvel Universe was already up to speed, it was the Spider-Man comics that were way behind the Marvel Universe due to Back in Black and One More Day. So by Spidey skipping 100+ days (which was clarified during swing swift), it was bringing his stories up to speed with the rest of the MU.

 

[The Bruce]

Still pissed that Kaine is the one who killed Kraven...
Makes sense, kinda, but degrades Kravens "honourable' suicide

What?! When? How! What book?! Damn!

Edit: found it t:

 

[ben_reilly_s_s]

I want to know why The New Avengers don't remember that they knew Peter was Spider-Man, why they didn't get their memories back, yet The Fantastic Four did...?

So, Pete and MJ made a deal with Mephisto to:
1-Heal Aunt May
2-Rebuild her house
3-Remove the marriage from existance
4-Mindwipe everyone on the planet so as to forget that Peter Parker was Spider-Man (i still know)
5-Remove Baby May from existance
6-Alter all forms of recorded information (statues, pictures, video, interviews) about Peter being Spider-Man
7-This doesn't count the unintended changes, wether Marvel wants to acknowledge them or not, they are there...

 

[The Bruce]

Harry rebuild the Parker home.

Edit: The Baby thing still happened?