Comics Overall thoughts of Spidey being an Avenger: Good or Bad?

[Gregatron]

The main reasons Spidey didn't participate in the Galactus battle in FF # 243 are:

1. It's the FF's book, not Spidey's.

2. His lack of participation created the opportunity for a nice bit of comedy relief with Daredevil.


It was clearly not a slight against Spider-Man's character in the least.

 

[Lt. Figgnuts]

Oh, and Figgnuts, Bendis himself said pretty much the exact same thing in his Wizard interview.

Given the amount of hate Bendis takes around here, I'm not positive if I should take this as a compliment or an insult.

2. His lack of participation created the opportunity for a nice bit of comedy relief with Daredevil.

Perhaps. I've never read the issue in question, but if I know the character of Spider-Man at all, I like to think he'd jump into the thick of it, putting his life on the line to do whatever he could to stop Galactus even if it cost him his life. Comedy relief is fine, but never if it comes at expense of the character.

This notion of spidey as a loner and rookie is simply foolish. This from the character that in canon, started at 15 and is currently 28. Thats 13 years of experience...

Jay, you pretty much hit the nail on the head there. My thoughts exactly.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Now I REALLY wish he'd never joined them.

 

[shinlyle]

Spidey joining the Avengers was the beginning of the end.

1-Spidey gets organic webbing, and joins the New Avengers.

2- Peter moves into Avengers tower, with his family in tow, and everyone living there automatically knows his identity. Totally out of character. Even the Torch didn't get to learn his identity until after that.

3- The Other occurs....worst storyline EVER.

4- Due to Peter's death and resurrection, Tony "gives" Peter a more advanced costume...consisting of Iron Man's colors, and makes Peter his sidekick.

5- Peter is played like a fiddle by Tony during the Titanium Man incident.

6- Peter loses his freakin' mind and unmasks on live television in fron of the entire world.

7- Peter goes against Cap.

8- Peter finds out that Tony, who has Thor clones and alterior motives behind every action, has been monitoring him via the Sidekick-Suit, due to Tony's knowledge of Peter's Spider-Sense.

9- Aunt May and Mary Jane are now dead women walking, as 2/3 of the 616 villians hate Spidey for some reason, and will inevitably kill them.

10- Peter will learn that he should have acted more responsibly and withheld his identity until the bitter end.....something he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt 44 freakin' years ago.


It's like a snowball that causes an avalanche.

 

[Chris Wallace]

By chance, shin, have you read the Sinister 6 novels by Adam Castro?