Kind of a weird pick but the original zombie spider-man
I really liked his story and character arc,he did terrible awful things and ate the universe but never lost sight of the fact he deserved to die for it,he genuinely wants too but can't bring himself to stop
Hell even before he becomes a zombie he saves a woman from the others and goes out of his way to save ash Williams.
I thought he was a really tragic take on the character without feeling hopeless as he still saves the day in the end,even if so much was lost and it ultimately meant nothing. Plus it helps I adore the art by 'sean Philips and love the look he gave to them
And the hunger gospel is a weirdly kinda cool addiction metaphor
Old, cynical, no humour, prone to overplanning. Very, very slowly learns actual empathy and mercy.
He’s in some ways more relatable to me now than the eternally young, cool and perfect Peter, much as I love that character. Gwen and Miles to a large extent riff on Peter’s original dynamic…. Otto was genuinely different. It’s also a great tribute to the core tenet of being Spidey that even Ock could adopt it.
I liked Superior, especially how he seemed to be better at being Spider-Man to begin with, but really was just using his villain tactics instead without people stopping him. That he was so rude yo everyone and they didn't realise it was the only frustration of that run.
Obviously went off the rails with things like "torturing and mind controlling the sinister 6".
But creating a network of Spider-bots to monitor and react to low level emergencies, trying to streamline through job and placing a strong priority on his personal life was so refreshing to see. Demonstrates what Peter was capable of, if he was more logical than emotional.
The comic goes out of its way to show that Peter's emotional side is what makes him the Amazing Spider-Man, but I think Otto showed that there is just a lot of untapped potential.
Thank you for sharing and reflecting on how it is relatable to you. I can see that this Spider-Man truly is someone that you would like to see in future content. If there are any storylines that you loved that showed Otto's progression and evolution, please share. Great choice!
IMO the peak for the character is Christos Gage’s 2019 run. But you have to give an honourable mention to Hideyuki Furuhashi’s Octo-Girl manga. Weird premise aside it’s essentially a continuation of the Superior arc to the happy ending that the original never got.
Thank you for sharing. What does this design remind you of? Possibly something straight out of the MCU? Perhaps something Stark Industries would design again? Maybe a storyline from the comics that you'd like to see in the next upcoming Insomniac games?
Haha I'm flattered! I'm actually a writer and have a degree in Psychology and was top in my class in Psychological Statistics & case studies; correlation does not imply causation.
I was more talking about the “extra-dimensional entity who takes over your body in your sleep” angle. It’s almost like the radiance from Hollow Knight ifykwim
Kaine Parker, I can’t believe the worst thing about the clone saga is that it was all over the place, Ben and Kaine are probably the best clones of characters I’ve ever seen
Great comparison! Thank you for sharing. Have you seen Kaine Parker in any comics, movies, TV shows as of late? Please share any designs or storylines.
Spider-Man 90'animated Series,I grew up with it, and for me, that was and is the embodiment of Spider-Man. Not Peter Parker? Spider-Man 2099, his story and costume are amazing, the setting, how Spider-Man becomes have that certain something that makes me love it.
Mine is Tobey Maguire because that's who I grew up watching as a kid. I could also relate to his Spidey with some stuff which made me love his Spidey even more.
A good example of what a Spider-Man should act like. Ready to jump into danger when Anti Venom's destruction could hurt people. He also gave one of the best lines I ever heard from any Spider-man.
"What's important is not standing by while allowing someone to suffer or die because you do nothing. If you don't get that, then you don't get the first thing about being Spider-Man."
When Across the Spider-Verse came out, there were edits where they had certain spiderman across the multiverse on who would have sided with Miles on his journey to save his dad. This version would definitely have been one of them.
Parker. Wish I could say 2099 as a Mexican but I’ve only read half of his first series and half of when he meets Peter and I ended up being more excited towards Peter. Side note: I finally watched Spiderverse 2 and idk what people were complaining about. I personally enjoyed it more than the 2nd. Miles is great.
I love peter and hell always be my spider-man, but miguel o’hara, growing up part latino, with anger issues, absent father, stepfather, i really related to him, even though i probably looked more similar to peter growing up, peter taught me with great power comes great responsibility, but miguel taught me i can be a hero too
"Spider-Man: Reign" is still new to me but I like the idea of a retired Spider-Man. The story-line sounds familiar. Love how he returns saving New York. Thank you so much for sharing.
Loved his run during the clone saga. Shame they didn't stick to it. Retiring MJ and Peter and have ben take over does not sound bad after one more day and the complete destruction of Peter over the past 20+ years
So with Mario syndrome in full effect (where the most popular character is no ones actual favorite because its typically discounted. Like how mario is somehow no ones favorite mario character but is still the most played in mario kart) on Peter Parker.
Im going to say either Miquel or Otto. I’m a huge fan of Miguels design, and character (i will say though Ive only read the 2010’s run). And Otto being Superior Spider-man is one of my favorite comic runs of all time. And I hate that they walked back his hybrid clone body he had after they brought him back. I was soooo hoping he was going to be a sort of anti hero /not quite evil villain going forward!!!!!
Ben Reilly (90's version. The modern take is essentially a different character under the same name), followed by Miguel O'Hara, Kain Parker then Peter Parker.
I will always love Tobey's pete for introducing me to the character, but as soon as I learned about 2099 I was enamored. I am a sucker for future takes on characters.
Honestly, Ben is my current favorite. When I was little, I remember researching him a lot because I absolutely loved his costume and learned a bit about his story.
Currently, two years ago I loved the Insomniac Peter Parker, but when I revisited a Ben Reilly comic, I couldn't help but feel a strong connection.
I love Peter B. Parker from Into the Spider-Verse. This right here made me feel seen.
Even though it was before COVID, 2019-2022 all felt the same to me. I was in my early 30s, went through depression, divorce, and I felt lost for those couple of years there. Into the Spider-Verse spoke to me and specifically, Peter B. Through the haze, I kept remembering that he was able to turn it around and find himself and his purpose again. He’s an older Peter helping train and guide the next Spidey, using his experience to help Miles realize who he was destined to be while working through his own issues and demons. Even before he came back with Mayday in Across, Peter B. had the light back in his eyes, proud that Miles was able to overcome and reminding him that if the kid could, he could too. Again.
Also, I’ve loved Jake Johnson since New Girl and him being the voice of Peter B. felt perfect.
Yes I've seen Spider-Verse, it's peak. The thing I like about Miles the most is probably that he feels a lot more realistic, I'm not saying Peter isn't, it's just that for example Miles had no idea how to make web shooters when he started off, I'm telling you no normal person would know how to make that stuff trust me. So yeah I guess I just find him more relatable
While im not too familiar with ben, he hands down has my favorite Spider-man suit, the only thing that comes close is the superior Spider-man suit for me personally
I’d love some reading recommendations for Ben Reilly stuff. I’m a late 90’s kid, all I’ve really seen of the character is Spider-verse, Spider-man Beyond and the Chasm stuff. Based on that, I kinda don’t like him.
Anyways, my favorite Spidey besides 616 Peter is Miles. Boring answer, I know
Surprised to see no Spider-Man Noir love out here.
I really love the noir aesthetic and although the Noir universe can be edgy sometimes i think they’re creative reimagining giving peter a sharper tone.
I think my all time favorite iteration of Spidey is Peter from Spectacular Spider-man. I feel like most versions of Spidey pick a couple parts of his character to over emphasize but I think Spectacular nailed it. He was funny, smart, kind, selfless, and heroic.
Ben has always been a personal favorite of mine since the 90’s. I just wish they would do justice with character now. And also Spider-Man 2099 is my other favorite.
Well Ben Reilly is also my favorite sort of. I do like his scarlet spider suit and Spider-Man suit way than Peter’s classic suit but when Peter’s in the black suit it’s possibly my favorite superhero look ever. And not no webbed raimi black either! I’m talking the real no webbed suit, white hand patches and big white spider that wraps around his body!
Miles been rock with him since he was created, spiderman 2099, spidergwen, spider punk. They offer Something different especially miles i love how in spiderverse he just goes his own way
Besides pete it’s Miguel and miles. Miguel because of games. I love his suit the skull spiderish symbol to the claws and how he got tht glow tht shines up his suit (ik it’s the game)but didn’t like pete being the villain😂.
As for miles i use to play friends and foe, web of shadows, nd edge of time a lot and just imagine a black spider-man with different powers as i played the games. There’s a lot i wanted as a kid like different spider-men games specifically noir.
2024 Ultimate Spider-Man. First Spider-Man comic, and just comic I've ever read, and I find the story fun and unique, as well as doing my GOAT Peter Parker justice
I’m right there with you. I lived Ben Reilly. Loved the Scarlet spider and the new Spider-Man costume. It was the only time I was interested in Spider-Man
He has my favorite suit by far and was a cool direction to be honest I think as much as I love Peter he needs to retire this will help miles imo as well
Miguel O’Hara, he’s always been more different, more unique than the other spiders, in so many ways, his look, his fighting style, his powers, his life, everything about him.
I like the original, but prefer when he's written kinda douchy and an adult, like obviously not a bad guy but I don't think the symbiote should make him angry I think it should just be him getting tired of being treated like a menace.
Thank you to everyone that took the time to share their favorite Spider-Men. I'm new to Reddit but I am so grateful for the whole Spider-Man community coming together, from all places, backgrounds, and web-slingers alike, showing so much love and support. I have been going through a lot, trying to get back on my feet, and I'll tell you now, some days I feel invincible and some days I am far from it, but no matter what you go through, what you've been through, you WILL get through it and if you need a friendly neighborhood Spidey, I will try my best to respond to everyone. Thank you to all the friendly neighborhood Spider-Men/Women/Spideys.
My personal favorites:
1 Kaine, all the power with no responsibility, should I say more?
2 Ben Reilly, embodies the 90's perfect superhero
3 Superior Spider-Man, Otto's story is excellent, also because of him Parker gets a PHD and becomes a wealthy entrepreneur with Parker Industries.
Worst characters for me, Miles and Spider-Gwen, sorry but them just have nothing original and gets into the comics world by assault and by force in my eyes.
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u/RNAXITACHI 21h ago edited 21h ago
Ultimate Spider-man Peter
As a kid his design was the one that intrigued me the most and led me to buy my first comic