When I say Scarlet Spider, you think of Kaine or Ben?

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#1  Edited By Phaedrusgr

Kaine is the new Scarlet-Spider. No doubt, I enjoy his stories (plot and art). Recently I've discovered that when someone says Scarlet Spider I think of Kaine first. Nevertheless, Ben Reilly will always be one of my favourite comic book characters. So, viners, what say you? These two magic words, Scarlet Spider, bring you Kaine's or Ben's image in your mind? If you want to elaborate, feel free...

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In the past I would definitely have said Ben, but since Kaine has had the ongoing Scarlet Spider series I have slowly started started to force my brain to accept Kaine as Scarlet Spider.

I guess, for those of us that remember Ben, we can call him the Original Scarlet Spider and Kaine the new or current Scarlet Spider in order to avoid confusion.

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#3  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@cyberchop979: I must admit I love them both now! I do hope one day, Ben Reilly returns, don't know as what, to be quite honest...

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@Phaedrusgr: I totally agree. I always loved Ben and Kaine is really growing on me since the Spider Island story arc.

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I think of the original costume but w/Kaine underneath.

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#6  Edited By funnymanfish

Kaine is Scarlet Spider and that's that

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#7  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@funnyfishman: I feel you. Kaine's been doing a great job in Houston.

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#8  Edited By Teerack

Kaine is great and I love his book and character, but I really do wish he had an original name.Like i think he was called taranchula or something when he came back to life as the fuzzy Parker. Idk i think that spiders have enough stuff that should of been able to think of a new name for Kaine.

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#9  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@Teerack: I've read all his stories till now and, honestly, I believe Yost's been doing a great job. I like Scarlet Spider more than the current Spider-man. He never said he's Scarlet Spider, but since they've been calling him like that, he "adopted" it in a way, cause it reminds him of a better person, that is Ben of course, a person he wanted to be. Deep down, Kaine is like Peter. Anyway, he could have another name, but the whole concept doesn't bother me.

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#10  Edited By Teerack

@Phaedrusgr: Scarlet Spider is my favorite marvel book right now.

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#11  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@Teerack: Mine too. Kaine is Superior lol

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#12  Edited By darthender

I really the idea of this comic. "All of the Power, None of the Responsibility". I just think that's a neat concept.

One of the things that always annoys me about Spider-man is writers are always trying to give him new powers and abilities, and he always ends up losing them because Spider-man always has to be vanilla Spider-man in the long run.

I've never been a fan of that. I like my characters to grow and improve over time. Get stronger. Probably the reason I like shounen anime so much.

So this idea of them creating this other character that's basically Spider-man, but they can give him new powers and it doesn't ruin real Spider-man is interesting.

They've already given him his the supernatural spider totem powers from The Other. Now he just needs a symbiote and some mechanical spider arms!

I do miss the hoodie though.

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#13  Edited By FadeToBlackBolt

I think of the Clone Saga. Then I get sad.

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Kaine.

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#15  Edited By Decoy Elite

Still think of Ben myself, but I am still loving Kaine using the name.

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#16  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@Decoy Elite: Honestly, Scarlet Spider may be one of the best marvel comic books at the time being. Yost makes you like Kaine. You can't fight it...lol

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#17  Edited By Decoy Elite

@Phaedrusgr: He doesn't have to try to hard. Kaine is a good guy, despite the title he does face his responsibilities he just pretends that he doesn't. Honestly he's the Spider-Man with looser morals that Superior pretends to act like it's pulling off, but he's pulled off much better.

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#18  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@Decoy Elite: I'M FOLLOWING YOU NOW FOR THIS COMMENT AND ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#19  Edited By Decoy Elite

@Phaedrusgr: Lol thanks. Scarlet Spider is my favorite Spider book right now.

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#20  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@Decoy Elite: I couldn't possibly agree more with you. Kaine's amazing and superior...

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#21  Edited By Squalleon

Kaine.

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#22  Edited By Veshark

Since I don't read Kaine's book, I only think of Ben whenever the name's brought up. Either in his hoodie vest getup or in his web-shooters look.

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#23  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@darthender: Your comment is the best. I agree with you.

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#24  Edited By InnerVenom123

Kaine. He owns the role now.

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#25  Edited By Crash_Recovery

Ben's my Scarlet Spider, because that's who the character was when I was super-into Spider-Man.

I never developed much of an affinity for Kaine, just not my thing.

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#26  Edited By TDK_1997

Kaine.

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#27  Edited By tupiaz

Ben for sure. Since I don't read Spider-Man or any Spider-Man related books theses day. Spider-Man is the kind of character there is been there done that. Mostly I don't feel like I want to read Spider-Man after BND/MOD it just seems silly and stupid. So Kaine will for me be a villian in the clone saga.

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#28  Edited By Phaedrusgr

@tupiaz: Hey, maybe you should give Scarlet Spider a try. It's really-really good! Just saying.

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My mind instantly goes to Kaine but then defaults back to Ben.

I loved Yost's Scarlet Spider series (R.I.P.) but Ben is THE Scarlet Spider.

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Kaine

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I still think Ben

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I still think of Ben. When I think of Kaine I think Kaine.

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Ben, because he was awesome and a true brother to Peter(not sayin Kaine wasn't, but I like Ben more)