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Superior Spider-Man is Fired

He's trying to become a "superior" Spider-Man, but it looks like he's an inferior employee.

Better update those unemployment figures! Today Marvel has teased an upcoming SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN story called "Fired." It seems fair that Ock's inability to play well with others will eventually cost him his job. And, with the Avengers looking down on him in the background, it makes me wonder if they'll also come to a decision regarding his status on their team. Despite leading the Sinister Six at times, Ock has never really been much of a team player. Will Ock be unable to juggle the many responsibilities that Peter has? Or will he just be too rude for the others to handle? I guess we'll see!

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Written by Dan Slott and illustrated by Humberto Ramos, 'Fired' will begin April, 2013. What do you think will happen?

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i always like spidey as a loner with random "team-ups"!

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The Avengers are replacing Spider-man for Thor's manly beard

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please tell me this all leads to kaine getting his spot on the avengers..cmon now people we still have a Clone swinging through the streets.If you dont like Superior let the folks at marvel know by switching books over to scarlet spider.

its in the title "All of the power None of the Responsability" guys the last few issues of Scarlet Spider Kaine has been acting more like peter than even peter himself has been =p just pickup 12 and 12.1 for that spiderman sense of humor

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Fired from Horizon? Good.

I don't see why either Otto/Peter or Peter (if he returns) can't simply be an independent inventor, occassional guest lecturer or teacher at ESU, or run on on-line business to make money. I think it would be great of Slott to acknowledge the growing number of in-home business owners that make a living owning websites, constructing websites, offering technical services such as on-request programming, or the many other ways people are using computers, global communications, and the internet to make a living equal to anyone working in the corporate world. Both of these guys are geniuses. Slott doesn't need to make them rich this way, can highlight the fact that being Spider-Man takes too much time and that impacts how successful he (Otto/Peter or Peter) is. If its a tech request than part of that is he's always missing deadlines or getting calls from his clients, thus keeping the classic theme of Peter always being late or missing appointments/events. But at least it would be something unique for the character (off my head I can't think of a character that runs an online business, I thought one or two did back in the early 2000's but not sure if one does now) and that reflects the times and possible occupational paths of both older readers and kids wondering what they will grow up to do in life. I mean, if Peter was made a photographer for a newspaper back in the day because it was seen as an exciting career choice (and of course copies from a few other heroes that pre-dated him.....cough, cough......Superman.......cough) than why not give him a job that fits with a growing trend in the world rather than just sticking him in a lab like Reed Richards or Tony Stark? Yeah, it doesn't copy from another character (the comic book industry staple approach for "new" ideas) but it would be a good fit for the character and a nice balance between having money but not having access to top of the line technology (anything he used would have to be built at home as it was prior to Horizon rather than being developed from Horizon's resources).

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This is a cool reboot for the Spiderman series....all last by Ock hands,all gathered by Peter's later...just sayin

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This sounds great! So far, Dan Slott hasn't disappointed me!

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I really hope he manages to stay at Horizon and the FIRED is for the Avengers.

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@G-Man: Feel ya there that story was nuts.

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@G-Man said:

I'm actually surprised people didn't complain when Peter got his dream job at Horizon. He had so much money, a great apartment, etc, everything that was the opposite of what Peter Parker's "Parker Luck" was about. Now he's getting fired and people are having a fit?

And for the record, I still say "The Other" story where Peter dies and gets reborn in a cocoon made from spiders was way more whack than what's going on now. I know there are those that really loved that story but it just didn't work for me personally.

You're obviously in the wrong part of the internet. You need blind and downright stupid hatred. Get that common sense of yours out of here.

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@CrimsonAlchemist: exactally there are too many people bitching about this seris and its not even out yet plus they are all missing the part were dan slott is an amaazing writer. He one of marvels to teir if you ask me

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@Z3RO180: I know right this the first time in a long time I'm excited over a Spidey story.

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@Death Certificate: Avengers vs X-men when he was Colossus's punching bag. He helped the others escape as he got brutalized.

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@Z3RO180: cause the fired story arc isnt out yet

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@BR_Havoc: Come on Marvel all ways hypes everything up even when you know where it's gonna go.

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I wonder if he gets fired from Horizon Labs as well? It looks like he will still be superior spider-man but an inferior peter parker. I think he will be in the same runt that Peter was when he first became Spidey. Low paying job, balancing two lives.

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I'm so fired up for this series :D and to all those haters out there get over it things will be back to normal soon your all taking this too seriously it's not like Dan Slott permanently turned Spidey into the Gender Bender...

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I like the arc personally.

I hope Ock loses it as Parker, I mean the kid gloves come off completely, and we finally see what kind of damage a moral-less Spidey is really capable of (and no, Kain doesn't count as a 100% valid substitute for me).

As a fan of the battle threads, it could prove very revealing - we might finally put to rest a lot of speculation.

Doc Ock Spidey versus Wolverine. Both out for blood. Make it happen.

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PARKER!!!!!!!!!!

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Can't wait to see how much different he gets along with all the Avengers. I'm always on the fence with Ramos, but he really did draw his ass off for *700 and it looked good. Definitely not surprising to see him back on the book.

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So the Spider-Man that's been in the Marvel Now issues of Avengers is actually Doc Ock too then, right?

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so ryan stegman is off spider man now?

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@Dark_Guyver said:

Replace "fired" with "CANCELLED!" then that would be a start in the right direction for this garbage.

Agreed!

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@Z3RO180: Wherever did you get the impression that I haven't read any of it?

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@End_Boss: read the book first them complain

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Holy hell this story arc is stupid. Please, please, please someone put a bullet in Doc Ock/Spidey. This is almost as dumb as Batman's little jaunt through time. Actually, it's just as dumb, only in different ways.

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@DarkKnightDetective hmm... that's a good point. Okay I'm convinced.
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I'm wondering what he could possibly do to get kicked off the Avengers considering all the PR lightning rods already associated with them. Does he smother a kitten on live TV or something?

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Lol

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I kind of knew that this was gonna happen. From Avenging spider-man 15.1 when he said some quips to Peter's partners at Horizon. Plus in DD #21 when he basically said he was going to crush Daredevil, I knew that there would be clashes. Ock cannot and will not work in a team. I think that The Avengers and other people in his life will start to notice the difference and will at some point put two and two together.

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@Death Certificate said:

Spider-man off the avengers?

YES!!!!!

no seriously name one time spider-man was useful in the avengers book.

Haha.

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I sure as hell don't want Ock in the Avengers.

In fact ideal scenario - "Gee Pete is acting weird, hey lets throw a rock and let that genius spend four seconds on this one"

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I like everyone's HMMPH expression

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i wonder if everyone will actually stop reading this series! i hope so

never the less, i feel sorry for spiderman fans, (and Doc Ock fans because remember 2 characters have been ruined here)

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@G-Man: I actually liked the move to Horizon. Not only did it mark natural progression for the character, which every other Marvel character aside from Spidey seems to get, but it also opened up the possibility of highlight Parker's intellect. Too many writers downplayed Spidey's scientific acumen and it was nice to see him thinking and inventing with the Starks and Richardses of the world.

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@kid Apollo: That means he wasn't paying his tax. IRS will get you, Peter/Ock!

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I feel like this is all being done in an attempt to get Peter back to being a solo character. Get him kicked off his team, probably fire him from horizon, etc. and have Peter come back to a crappy life. Whatever. I was enjoying Peter having things go his way for a while, but we'll see where this goes.

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@animehunter: That will mean another 10 years of nothingness. Brand New Day Part 2!

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Everyone and I mean everyone that is crying about superior before it come out need to grow the fu!k up and give the dame story a chance. That being said I'm looking forward to this dan Scott is good writer and knows what he's doing.

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@Death Certificate: I'm not complaining.

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Thor's beard is making a return? That's amazi... oh... Spider-Man's getting fired from something?

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technically he cant be fired, he never gave them his real name so he could never get a pay stub and wouldnt be on any of 'the books', so he was never really an employee. but then again 'CO-OP TERMINATED' just doesnt have the same ring to it

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@DarkKnightDetective: There are over a Hundred issue of the avengers, and spider-man was only useful in one time.

Why is anyone complaining that spidey is getting kicked of the avengers?

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Hurray! Spidey never did anything as an Avenger

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Marvel really need to stop trying to hype this book up by pissing off fans. At this point this book has become a circus show that is annoying many people. Marvel/Dan Slott and Stephen Wacker all should just shut there mouths and let the story speak for itself but no they made it a media frenzy that will only carry sales for so long.

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My thoughts on The Amazing Spider-Man #700. Also as for the "Fired" photo, Spidey's feet look like he has two giant toes & that's it. Slott is starting to ruin everything Peter has created but don't worry in a few months it'll all return to status quo!

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@Death Certificate said:

Spider-man off the avengers?

YES!!!!!

no seriously name one time spider-man was useful in the avengers book.

There was that one time where he did that one thing.

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!!!YES YES YES!! now if we can get Wolverine of the team i will be a happy camper

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I'm digging Thor's godly beard in that picture.

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I dont care for Doc Spock