I am excited to see the return of Scarlet Spider. I hope it is Ben Reily that will be interesting to see. I would get the Scarlet Spider series. I guess as Spider Island comes to a close we will see who Scarlet Spider will be or at least see some clues and hints of his return.
Ben Reilly
Character » Ben Reilly appears in 697 issues.
The second and most successful clone of Spider-Man created by the Jackal. A superhero known as the Scarlet Spider, Reilly later replaced Peter Parker for a time as Spider-Man after he found out that all this time he was the original and not Peter. Ben met his ultimate demise in the fight against the Green Goblin which led to Peter becoming Spider-Man once again, after he found out that he is the real Spider-Man after all.
The Scarlet Spider Returns!!
New costume is pretty cool. But nothing tops that tattered hoodie, one of my favorite designs in any comic.
I'm going against the obvious, logical, and popular candidate of who Scarlet Spider will be and cast my vote for... Mary Jane! Because she has red hair and (as seen on the cover of ASM 671) now has Spidey powers and I'm being silly.
(Yes, I know the Scarlet Spider is obviously a guy, but I don't think Marvel said anything about there being only ONE new hoodie-wearing arachnohero, yeah?) :D
I do love the new costume but it'll be lame if Ben isnt behind the mask. BEN REILLY will always be the #1 SCARLET SPIDER!!!
@InnerVenom123 said:
@SmoothJammin said:
if its eddie brock I will start reading marvel again
It's most likely Kaine.
I just don't see Eddie completely losing his "symbiote"....there's got to be something that happens where he gets to keep it
I saw "symbiote" in quotes because I don't really feel like Eddie's suit is really a symbiote like Venom and Carnage
@danhimself: I'd go with that theory, except it really is basically white blood cells charged with the Venom symbiote by darkforce energy (Mr. Negative's powers). The entire suit was drained and clearly made into a giant vat of cure material. I'd love for Eddie to retain some powers, but Eddie becoming Scarlet Spider would be a bit weird (it could work, but still. A bit weird.)
@InnerVenom123: it would be really redeeming for his character and maybe others would start to trust him more but I honestly liked Anti-Venom so I don't really want to see him gone so easily
@perry_411 said:
Why couldn't it be Brock?
Because Brock randomly taking up the Scarlet Spider mantle doesn't really make all that much sense...? Because he was
@danhimself: Who knows. I just doubt it'll happen.
Haha naturally, HE just regained the 'Parker looks' :D hope he gets his revenge on Jackal first though.
Look at the way the new SSpider's grasp has cut the guy in the bottom picture. Its obviously reminiscent of the mark of Kaine. I'm predicting that the scarlet spider's gonna be a more violent version of spiderman, though yost can make the whoe 'clone' concept work (he did for X 23).
If it isn't Ben Reilly, I'd hardly call this the "return" of the Scarlet Spider. Just another case of a different character with a different costume re-using the old name.
Big deal.
THAT....LOOKS....SO....AWESOME!!!!!!!! I love his new outfit. Is he going to be darker or edgier now? The style him in these new images make me wonder if he will be an anti-hero kind of like Brock or even a villain. However, if this isn't Ben Reily and its Kaine or something then SCREW IT.
@G-Man said:
SPOILER: I have a feeling
it won't be Ben but KAINE instead.
I think the poster foreshadows his ability "mark of the Kaine". I'm not sure though.
@G-Man: Why did you do that, man? You know that your "feelings" always work...you should have another "feeling" that it is Ben...but you're probably right, as always ;) Ben, Ben, Ben, will I ever see you again?
Shame it isn't Ben Reilly. as it isn't really the Scarlet Spider in that case. Sad, he was the one good thing that really came out through the Clone Saga.
IF it was Ben Riley they would have a sale since its looking like its not, no thankyou sir. New costume is cool though
If you've been reading Spider-Island, especially the last issue, I think it's pretty obvious who the new Scarlet Spider will be.
@G-Man said:
SPOILER: I have a feeling
it won't be Ben but KAINE instead.
same.
@CATPANEXE said:
@G-Man said:
SPOILER: I have a feeling
it won't be Ben but KAINE instead.same.
Oh wow I could totally see that...Good call!
Ugh, the Scarlet Spider/Ben Reilly/Clone Saga is the worst aspect of Spider-Man's history (aside from OMD, of course). Keep it in the past, Marvel.
@FadeToBlackBolt: Clone Saga was bad, but Ben was great. I myself was completely disenfranchised with Spiderman after Ben's death. I didn't care for him being Spiderman but I'd have wanted to keep him as the Scarlet Spider.
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