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SDCC 2013: Marvel: Superior Spider-Man Panel

Love him or hate him, Superior Spider-Man is here to stay. Find out what Marvel said about Otto-Man's future and all of the other Spider-Man related titles.

If you feel like there's been an overdose of SUPERIOR titles recently, it's because Marvel has deemed July "Superior-Spider Month." Pretty much anyone and everyone surrounding the Spider-family books were present except for Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman and Cullen Bunn (which pains me because I'm a huge VENOM fan). But fret not, Dan Slott did phone in to answer a few questions later in the panel.

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  • In case you haven't been following solicitations, Superior Spider-Man #17-19 sees the return of Spider-Man 2099.
  • The #17 variant by JG Jones is phenomenal. Seriously, it's amazing.
  • Black Cat returns in issue #20. They say this will be a ā€œvery bigā€ issue ā€“ bigger than #698.
  • Regarding Superior Foes: We saw a few pages from an upcoming issue and it included a very familiar face: The Punisher.
  • Christopher Yost on Superior Spider-Man Team-Up: taking everything that works about Avenging Spider-Man and bringing it to the next level. Itā€™s ā€œthe fun book.ā€
  • Superior Carnage: Kevin Shinick says he really loves putting the spotlight on the villains -- to see them make these poor decisions. He wants to show Carnage "like weā€™ve never seen before and really mean it." A lot of the Marvel Universe will be brought into this book as well.
  • Scarlet Spider: Kraven wants something very specific from Scarlet Spider and weā€™re going to figure out what it is (death, I assume).
  • Superior Spider-Man #22 kicks offā€œDarkest Hours.ā€ This will be the first time Agent Venom and Superior Spider-Man face off. Leads to something ā€œpretty massiveā€ in the book.
  • Slott chimed in via phone and says they worked really hard to keep the two characters apart in order to build up to this and there will be a lot of friction between the two.
  • As expected, we will see more of the Lizard and Green Goblin's return will be "big."
  • Fan question:ā€œWill Superior remain a jerk and unrelatable?ā€ Slott says Ock is relatable because heā€™s the underdog and seeing the traditional hero always win isnā€™t fun.
  • Fan question: ā€œWhat made you settle on Ock being the one to defeat Parker?ā€ Slott says their origin timeline is so similar. He states if Pete never felt responsible for Uncle Benā€™s death, he could have turned out like Ock.
  • Fan question: ā€œWill the symbiote want to attach to Spider-Man and realize itā€™s not Peter Parker?ā€ Panel response: "That would be crazy, wouldnā€™t it?!"
  • Fan question: "Will we see the return of Peter Parkerā€™s ghost or consciousness?" Panel response: ā€œNo! How clear can we make that?!ā€

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The sooner Peter comes back the better...

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Do not kill Scarlet Spider! He's sooo cool!

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@ando123: Are you serious? You like to read about heroes not being heroes I suppose. Well, to each their own. God I hate superior spider-man, the entire concept just makes me ill. It's saying hey, it's okay to be a villain, kill the hero and take his place, what a wonder roll model we have for our children.

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Idk everything the Marvel peeps are saying is consistent with Dock Ock here for the long haul. The book is in the top 10 every month, why would they change it? I figure they will use the "Peter Parker: Spider Man" book for SM2 in the same mold that "Avengers Assemble" was used. Just another comic made specifically for the movie fans meanwhile allowing for Slott to continue his SSM. I definitely miss Peter Parker's antics and cheesy jokes (Especially in Avengers) but it is what it is.

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I knew I wouldn't enjoy reading the panel information, yet like some sort of amnesia patient when it comes to Marvel and my favorite character, I keep coming back to get an update on the drek that is being pushed as 'good literature'.

If you enjoy the book, good for you.

I will not now, nor ever, read Slott's writings. He's proven incapable of handling even his own stories. Doc Ock is really a hero? Ends of the Earth. You wrote that. Doc Ock 'isn't accustomed to killing'? Last few comics, and EVERYTHING you wrote with Doc Ock disproves that. Everything Slott's done since taking over Spider-Man has been to disparage Peter Parker, and destroy anything good about Doc Ock as a character. (Seriously. Defend a sick and delusional man who is dying attempt to commit planetary genocide. I'll wait. It wasn't even a unique idea. Iron Age. SSDD.)

I peeked into this panel information to see what was up. I had suspected since I saw 'Superior Carnage' that we'd be shoved with this 'superior' stuff for longer than the passing fad of it's rapidly dwindling purchase numbers per issue. I had -hoped- to see some truly interesting questions from Fans directed at Dan Slott, and I wanted to see if he had the fortitude of spine and iron of stomach to answer them to fan's faces.

I think it says everything I could imagine that he -literally- 'phoned it in'.

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I'm loving the series so far. Every read I'm getting something new. I haven't been this into Spider-Man in a while. I pretty much stopped reading a few issues after him and MJ hitched and then jumped back on when The Gauntlet happened and then Spider-Island and beyond. Great series, really fresh SSM is. I know the one who is gonna push Otto over the edge is the Goblin King. He's practically Spidey's Joker, always on him and attacking him on a deep personal level. I don't think there hasn't been an attack from Gobby (big or small) that hasn't hit Spidey where it hurts. I think he knows it's ock under the mask too. Anyway looking forward to this series future

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Forget the naysayers, this book is so awesome and has so much room to grow. Peter's been doing his thing for so long it's nice to have something fresh. People complain about the status quo, and then when it's shaken up, they complain again. And to all the people that think Peter is coming back within a year... don't count on it. They're launching three new Superior comics this month. Face it, they're in for the long haul, and I couldn't be more excited.

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I've not been as interested in Spider-Man as I have been reading Superior. At the same time I've never hated "true" Spider-Man fans ever in my life. Seriously if most of them weren't such spiteful pricks Slott might actually have the nerve to show up at more cons. I'm honestly dreading the day Peter Parker returns because it will mark the day that I once again stop reading Spider-Man.

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I see little purpose in having two anti hero Spider-Mans its redundant.

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believe it or not, even when Peter does come back, I want Otto to stay a hero. I wouldn't mind him a Cain like figure. Why make him the Doc Ock again.

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I really can't wait to see Otto interact with Kaine and Flash...I really REALLY can't wait for Miguel to show up!

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@sandman_: I was thinking the opposite. Like they'll kept Otto around so that between Ultimate and Superior, TASM2 will be the only place a fan can get they're Amazing fix

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I find it hilarious that many thing Otto will stay as the new Spider-Man. But like Dick Grayson as Batman Bruce eventually returned and so to will Parker and I will laugh at you fools in thinking he wouldn't returned with Superior gone the true Spider-Man fans will take over.

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I'm enjoying Otto as Superior Spider-Man. The guy is doing things Pete never could or would do and majority of it is working out for him. The guys got his own island, that's definitely a big plus in my book, and soon henchman and probably giant robot fighters too

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Meh they might as well sticking with Otto as Spider-Man PP was killed as character when OMD happen even though his appearance in SW 2 was pretty out of character too.

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@k4tzm4n said:

@ultrastarkiller said:

The symbiote reattaches itself to Ock and realizes it's not Peter....would that really be ridiculous?

They meant crazy as in really cool/good, not far-fetched.

Indeed

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The symbiote reattaches itself to Ock and realizes it's not Peter....would that really be ridiculous?

They meant crazy as in really cool/good, not far-fetched.

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I like SSM but....I mean....Peter Parker is a staple...I do want him back and I hope eventually he does because he is such a classic character. Itd be like if BRuce Wayne would never be Batman or if Clark wasn't superman. I know the stories are great and fun but....idk...I really want Peter Parker as I knew him back and face the facts that Ock was right....

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The symbiote reattaches itself to Ock and realizes it's not Peter....would that really be ridiculous?

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Hahaha "Ock Is relatable" It's a bit concerning that Slott doesn't seem to know the meaning of the word "underdog" that or he hasn't been reading SSM and he only writes the book while having a memory blackouts.

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Fan question: ā€œWill Superior remain a jerk and unrelatable?ā€ Slott says Ock is relatable

I do not know whether to laugh or cry. Or scream.

Yes...that's it...

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I feel like I'm in a Twilight Zone episode, finding myself continuously confused and exhausted by how more and more people are being won over by what is clearly a horrendous and misbegotten idea sparked only by the desire to create shock value.

I agree. I want Spider-Man back.

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I feel like I'm in a Twilight Zone episode, finding myself continuously confused and exhausted by how more and more people are being won over by what is clearly a horrendous and misbegotten idea sparked only by the desire to create shock value.

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@renchamp said:

I love the idea of Superior sticking around a while. The concept is not even close to being stale.

QFT

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I can't believe Superior Spider-Man is already reaching like #20 by the end of summer. And it's not even a year yet. *jaw dropped* Doesn't he get like bi-weekly issue coming out ever since January? I wish all other comic books are the same. Getting an issue a month seems to take forever to wait!

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I just really want to see Peter back by Christmas.

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Why can't you guys just record the panel's seriously!

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I firmly believe this was road they should never had went down.That being said I want to see where this goes because it is interesting to see how Otto goes about becoming a better Spider-Man (in his eyes) and how he evades others from finding out his secret.

So the further this goes I find it very interesting for example the aftermath of the Smythe Execution as I did not see that coming and just think it is awesome the hole is getting dug deeper for Doc

I just wish they produced a title for Parker so I can get my fix, sort of like the Untold Tales of Spider-Man was back in the day.

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Ugh.

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I was thinking what they said about the symbiote figuring out its not parker.

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Peter will be back next year, just in time for TASM 2.

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lovin the new suit it's a combination of some of my favorites, just too bad within a year otto is gonna be gone.

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Otto rulesĀ” What a great series are Venom , Scarlet SPider , and of course Superior Spiderman

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more Otto, less Parker

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