I love Spider-Man. Ever since I could read, I have been reading Spider-Man comics. I have the entirety of the clone saga in single issues. I watched every animated incarnation of the webslinger.
I loved his supporting cast, I loved his relationship with Mary-Jane, I loved the jokes and the action, I loved the complex characters and villains and interesting concepts.
No matter how old I get, Spider-Man has been a cornerstone of my life.
 
Then came One More Day.
 
Please don't think of this as a typical rant, but if you feel it is, please tell me why you think that.
 
The massive character derailment in OMD made me turn against my favourite thing in world, then OMIT came along and further increased my anger.
I tried very hard to like the new status quo, in some way believing it would change back, but here we are.
 
One thing you need to understand is that I had (and still have) a very difficult life, Spider-Man and superheroes in general were my way of escaping from that pain, to see it all gone is heartwrenching. 
 
So I am officially off the Spider-Man boat, I will miss his adventures and I will miss what this little fictional man meant to me.

Join the club. We have free cookies :D But seriously yeah, that's the reason why I don't even read Marvel in general and a couple of other things.

I would be inclined to agree with you but I have had a change of heart, I too was like this when OMD came out, I said I would sware off Spiderman for good....then I started to think why I hated it, it was b/c how it was done..I never really cared for Peter and MJ (I loved Gwen and Peter) like i said I dont like how it was done it was lazy and it ment nothing, the thought of Peter making a deal with the "devil" was and is utterly  rediculous and is totally not in Peter's charcter, and then OMIT happened, it was supposed to answer questions and "fix" what OMD did.....and it didnt do anything but make people more upset,  it was a sloppy and in my opinion equally as terrible..but time has healed my wounds, and I have found my way back to Spidey...they have turned out some pretty good stories...give it time my friend, accept that this is the way things are now and if you are a true spiderman fan like you say you are, you will find your way back to him as well.

I've started to turn off Marvel as well, now all I read is Deadpool and Justice Society, however I want to get into Invincible and The Authority.

Yaaaay......another OMD/BND/OMIT rant thread.......-____-

Bad comics happen. I love Batman but he has had his fair share of stinkers. Doesn't change the fact that Batman is awesome, and some writer will come along and pick up the ball and carry it to a more interesting and fun place.

Shouldn't you change your username?

A Spider-Man fan forever, I am. 

" @Spiders_Man: Dude, R.I.P. did the same thing for me. At least your character was not REPLACED :(.  Hold in there, the modern fad for writers is #$%*$@ things up, but Spider-Man, Batman, and Cap will (hopefully) be ok. If not, I'll just quit comics. I have been considering that a lot lately anyway. "

" @batman_is_god said:

" @Spiders_Man: Dude, R.I.P. did the same thing for me. At least your character was not REPLACED :(.  Hold in there, the modern fad for writers is #$%*$@ things up, but Spider-Man, Batman, and Cap will (hopefully) be ok. If not, I'll just quit comics. I have been considering that a lot lately anyway. "

hey Batman's stories are going pretty strong right now. and i have a good feeling about this Batman Inc. arc. "

" @Caligula said:

" @batman_is_god said:

" @Spiders_Man: Dude, R.I.P. did the same thing for me. At least your character was not REPLACED :(.  Hold in there, the modern fad for writers is #$%*$@ things up, but Spider-Man, Batman, and Cap will (hopefully) be ok. If not, I'll just quit comics. I have been considering that a lot lately anyway. "

hey Batman's stories are going pretty strong right now. and i have a good feeling about this Batman Inc. arc. "

Grant Morrison's Bruce stories have been insanely awesome. Only Grant could write a story where Bruce took on History and Darkseid and WIN and have it not feel contrived. R.I.P is my favourite story arc ever, incidentally.   As for the thread, I will die before I stop loving Spider-Man. That said, I hate modern Marvel and don't read anything from it anymore. Siege was the last straw for me. I'm a DC/Vertigo/Dark Horse/Invincible only reader now. "

" @FadeToBlackBolt said:

" @Caligula said:

" @batman_is_god said:

" @Spiders_Man: Dude, R.I.P. did the same thing for me. At least your character was not REPLACED :(.  Hold in there, the modern fad for writers is #$%*$@ things up, but Spider-Man, Batman, and Cap will (hopefully) be ok. If not, I'll just quit comics. I have been considering that a lot lately anyway. "

hey Batman's stories are going pretty strong right now. and i have a good feeling about this Batman Inc. arc. "

Grant Morrison's Bruce stories have been insanely awesome. Only Grant could write a story where Bruce took on History and Darkseid and WIN and have it not feel contrived. R.I.P is my favourite story arc ever, incidentally.   As for the thread, I will die before I stop loving Spider-Man. That said, I hate modern Marvel and don't read anything from it anymore. Siege was the last straw for me. I'm a DC/Vertigo/Dark Horse/Invincible only reader now. "

agreed. Marvel's writers (for the most part) seem to have no clue what compelling story telling is other than, let's see how many big names we can kill... Punisher, Johnny Storm, Ares, Nightcrawler ect... the list goes on. it seems they can't come up with a decent story so they are like "Screw it, kill someone that will sell" "

" @FadeToBlackBolt: 
 
I do like R.I.P. (it's in my top 5, I can never bring myself to pick a favorite), I just do not like the lasting effects of it. I agree with the time travel and Darkseid thing as well. 

Sounds like the OP needs to lighten up.  Bad story arcs come with the territory.  Hang in there and don't let a few crappy writers steal one of your childhood heroes away from you.

" @FadeToBlackBolt: Oh yeah, I was just talking about originals. I hate the living #$%& out of Hal, thanks to Johns. "

Yeah, ever since the stupidity that happened in Civil War, Spider-Man comics have just gone from great, to good, to OMG WHY?! OMD/BND was probably the worst thing ever. OMIT was just dumb, and made me (idk about the rest of you) even more confused. But I got passed it and honestly? Big Time is actually not that bad. I've been a Spider-Man fan since I was a kid and I gotta say, this is one of the best arcs I've read in a while. I do, however, understand completely why you feel bummed about Spidey's direction in the past couple of years. I'd be pissed if they deleted Gambit's history.  
 
Come to think of it, a lot of Marvel stuff has been crap lately... The only things worth reading nowadays is Deadpool, X-Factor, X-Force, Captain America, and pretty much anything else Bendis and Quesada managed NOT to touch during the decade of "big events".

I'll always be a Spiderman fan, no matter what arc comes out that i don't agree with.

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

" @Caligula said:

" @FadeToBlackBolt said:

" @Caligula said:

" @batman_is_god said:

" @Spiders_Man: Dude, R.I.P. did the same thing for me. At least your character was not REPLACED :(.  Hold in there, the modern fad for writers is #$%*$@ things up, but Spider-Man, Batman, and Cap will (hopefully) be ok. If not, I'll just quit comics. I have been considering that a lot lately anyway. "

hey Batman's stories are going pretty strong right now. and i have a good feeling about this Batman Inc. arc. "

Grant Morrison's Bruce stories have been insanely awesome. Only Grant could write a story where Bruce took on History and Darkseid and WIN and have it not feel contrived. R.I.P is my favourite story arc ever, incidentally.   As for the thread, I will die before I stop loving Spider-Man. That said, I hate modern Marvel and don't read anything from it anymore. Siege was the last straw for me. I'm a DC/Vertigo/Dark Horse/Invincible only reader now. "

agreed. Marvel's writers (for the most part) seem to have no clue what compelling story telling is other than, let's see how many big names we can kill... Punisher, Johnny Storm, Ares, Nightcrawler ect... the list goes on. it seems they can't come up with a decent story so they are like "Screw it, kill someone that will sell" "

Preaching to the Choir, mate. Black Bolt and Sentry are two of my favourite characters lol   I really do love Marvel, but I can't read anything from them these days. Once Bendis and Quesada are gone, I might start reading again. Otherwise, I'll just stick with the trades I already own. "

Like everyone else I hated OMD, but I got over it kinda quick. I mean, I read Spidey comics because of who he is and what he stands for. Yeah OMD was bad, but BND gave him an odd, but fresh start more or less. It gave them a way to introduce new villians, supporting cast, and plot twists. I'm not condoning how they went about it, but it happened. His character is still there and going strong even if the way they tell his story is somewhat shitty. All my opinion of course.

Llife goes on. The quality of story depends on the writer just as much as a character's direction, I'm assuming you know that, so BND doesn't mean Spidey can't still be a character worth reading about. As for BND itself, get over it. Moping about it is not going to change ANYTHING, and if you really what Marvel have done with 616 spider-man then read ultimate. The character of spider-man deserves better than to have a half of all forum topics related to him being about  the BND story arc, (which was several years ago now). 
 
Was BND a bad idea? YES 
Did it improve Spidey as a character? Matter of opinion 
Will a couple of fanboys boycotting the character because they don't like his current direction change anything? NO 
 
Everyone likes to complain about BND but enough is enough.....seriously

Right now, Spider-man's relationship with Mary Jane for me, seems both simultaneously, simple and accessible, and intricate and complex, its... not marriage, but marriage would have probably killed Spidey eventually. Killed to newer readers, not necessarily, but probably. Right now I think I am having my cake and eating it too. All the reasons in the OP, for loving Spider-man, still appear to be there, better than ever, and it will eventually reset back to Spidey and Mary Jane being in a similar position after this status quo is as relative exhausted as the older. 

" @FadeToBlackBolt said:

" @Caligula said:

" @batman_is_god said:

" @Spiders_Man: Dude, R.I.P. did the same thing for me. At least your character was not REPLACED :(.  Hold in there, the modern fad for writers is #$%*$@ things up, but Spider-Man, Batman, and Cap will (hopefully) be ok. If not, I'll just quit comics. I have been considering that a lot lately anyway. "

hey Batman's stories are going pretty strong right now. and i have a good feeling about this Batman Inc. arc. "

Grant Morrison's Bruce stories have been insanely awesome. Only Grant could write a story where Bruce took on History and Darkseid and WIN and have it not feel contrived. R.I.P is my favourite story arc ever, incidentally.   As for the thread, I will die before I stop loving Spider-Man. That said, I hate modern Marvel and don't read anything from it anymore. Siege was the last straw for me. I'm a DC/Vertigo/Dark Horse/Invincible only reader now. "

agreed. Marvel's writers (for the most part) seem to have no clue what compelling story telling is other than, let's see how many big names we can kill... Punisher, Johnny Storm, Ares, Nightcrawler ect... the list goes on. it seems they can't come up with a decent story so they are like "Screw it, kill someone that will sell" "

" @SC: yeah SWORD getting canceled was the nail in Marvel's coffin for me. (I have always been more of a DC guy, but when they Canceled my favorite on-going, that's when i decided that Marvel has no clue what they are doing). Still like you said if their fans demanded better by buying books on quality not on character and shock. Marvel might get a new breath. "

" @Spiders_Man: Dude, R.I.P. did the same thing for me. At least your character was not REPLACED :(.  Hold in there, the modern fad for writers is #$%*$@ things up, but Spider-Man, Batman, and Cap will (hopefully) be ok. If not, I'll just quit comics. I have been considering that a lot lately anyway. "

OMD, is just a crap that had spidey be out of character for the first time in his life. But i don't get why people are getting so upset about it. 
If you like spidey then why stop reading about him? His has not changed at all. He is still a funny guy that consistently saves people while risking his own life. He has always been like that and as far as i know, this is a main reason that many people like him. Stop reading about him for a stupid writing does not really make sense to me. I understand not liking that specific arc. I don't like it either. I actually hate it. But i don't blame Peter for this. I don't blame him because i know how his personality is and his personality does not include things like making deals with the Devil. The only person i blame for that is Quesada. 
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"OMD, is just a crap that had spidey be out of character for the first time in his life. But i don't get why people are getting so upset about it. If you like spidey then why stop reading about him? His has not changed at all. He is still a funny guy that consistently saves people while risking his own life. He has always been like that and as far as i know, this is a main reason that many people like him. Stop reading about him for a stupid writing does not really make sense to me. I understand not liking that specific arc. I don't like it either. I actually hate it. But i don't blame Peter for this. I don't blame him because i know how his personality is and his personality does not include things like making deals with the Devil. The only person i blame for that is Quesada. =] "

" @spidey 15 said:

"OMD, is just a crap that had spidey be out of character for the first time in his life. But i don't get why people are getting so upset about it. If you like spidey then why stop reading about him? His has not changed at all. He is still a funny guy that consistently saves people while risking his own life. He has always been like that and as far as i know, this is a main reason that many people like him. Stop reading about him for a stupid writing does not really make sense to me. I understand not liking that specific arc. I don't like it either. I actually hate it. But i don't blame Peter for this. I don't blame him because i know how his personality is and his personality does not include things like making deals with the Devil. The only person i blame for that is Quesada. =] "

Way to go spidey. There isn't a single character in comics that hasn't been the victim of a poor story arc or a writer's questionable decision to change a little bit of their history. If you're a true fan of the character then you'll continue to read.     "

" @spidey 15 said:

"OMD, is just a crap that had spidey be out of character for the first time in his life. But i don't get why people are getting so upset about it. If you like spidey then why stop reading about him? His has not changed at all. He is still a funny guy that consistently saves people while risking his own life. He has always been like that and as far as i know, this is a main reason that many people like him. Stop reading about him for a stupid writing does not really make sense to me. I understand not liking that specific arc. I don't like it either. I actually hate it. But i don't blame Peter for this. I don't blame him because i know how his personality is and his personality does not include things like making deals with the Devil. The only person i blame for that is Quesada. =] "

Way to go spidey. There isn't a single character in comics that hasn't been the victim of a poor story arc or a writer's questionable decision to change a little bit of their history. If you're a true fan of the character then you'll continue to read.     "

When OMD happened, I was a little upset about it.  But then I got the "New ways to die" trade and I liked it.  I decided to let it go and keep reading.  I still think undoing the marriage and depowering spider-man was stupid, but jumping on the internet and complaining about it isn't going to help. Everyone blames spider-man for making the deal with Mephisto, which he wouldn't have done if Mary Jane hadn't talked him into it, and Quesada wanted the marriage erased anyhow, so it all circles back to him, and he's not Editor in Chief anymore.  Its been  three years since OMD I thought more people would have moved on by now, but I guess not.

"When OMD happened, I was a little upset about it.  But then I got the "New ways to die" trade and I liked it.  I decided to let it go and keep reading.  I still think undoing the marriage and depowering spider-man was stupid, but jumping on the internet and complaining about it isn't going to help. Everyone blames spider-man for making the deal with Mephisto, which he wouldn't have done if Mary Jane hadn't talked him into it, and Quesada wanted the marriage erased anyhow, so it all circles back to him, and he's not Editor in Chief anymore.  Its been  three years since OMD I thought more people would have moved on by now, but I guess not. "

"@GundamHeavyarms said:

"When OMD happened, I was a little upset about it.  But then I got the "New ways to die" trade and I liked it.  I decided to let it go and keep reading.  I still think undoing the marriage and depowering spider-man was stupid, but jumping on the internet and complaining about it isn't going to help. Everyone blames spider-man for making the deal with Mephisto, which he wouldn't have done if Mary Jane hadn't talked him into it, and Quesada wanted the marriage erased anyhow, so it all circles back to him, and he's not Editor in Chief anymore.  Its been  three years since OMD I thought more people would have moved on by now, but I guess not. "

I guess its hard for some fans to move ahead.Daredevil is my favorite and Marvel really screwed him bad and replaced in his city,so I want get mad at someone at diehard spidey fan complaing about it "

Spider-man will likely always be my favorite superhero. I was fortunately enough to take a hiatus from comics a little after Ben Riley died (I was a kid) and then I started reading ASM regularly again during the character assassination arc. So, fortunately for me I OMD and I haven't bothered to read it - thanks to threads like this. I did read OMIT and it felt like a lot of unnecessary fluff, so i ignored it. But now I rather enjoy Slott on ASM. I think think he's doing a good job and it is really great to see peter have a real job for once and I really hope he keeps it for a long, long time. Do I think Aunt May should have died? Yup. I guess I'm ambivalent to Pete's relationship status. Single? Great! Dating someone? Great! Married to MJ? Great! Just tell me a good story and I don't really care. But I do think it is lame they gave up their marriage to the devil. That just made things really messy and it didn't seem like there was enough justification to do so. But I don't like OMD ruin current arcs for me. 
 
I think I agree with what has been said. Sometimes comics aren't as good as we hope they would be, which sucks, but more often then not they get better again and we can smile and enjoy them. And at least for now, I can enjoy two spider-men (spider-mans?) with ASM and USM. But apparently they may be killing USM soon, so that blows. What was someone saying earlier in the thread about marvel killing characters - I feel like they have a list of fan favorites and just go through killing them. That's why Deadpool and Wolverine have so many books. You can't kill them...
 
 
 

Clone saga made us confuse but it did not destroy the character.

Itsjustsomerandomguy batman says it best this video    
 
  

"A Spider-Man fan forever, I am.  "

I feel that now is the appropriate time to mention that I still have a great love for the Pre-OMD stuff and I plan on getting back into Spidey once the status quo is returned to normal, until then it is just a dull and even painful experience.

Whatever man, it makes me laugh.
 
Besides, I am hopeful this is only temporary, my love for the Webslinger remains, but this new status quo just feels backwards to me, its years of continuity and important development tossed aside in some bizarre plan to reinvent the character of over 40 years.
 
Think about it from my angle people. Please.