How to fix Marvel's Amazing Spider-man comics, an in depth pitch

How to fix Marvel's Amazing Spider-man comics, an in depth pitch

I give my pitch for how to fix the Spider-man comics marvel is currently putting out. Come see my ideas right here! Right now! It involves Mephisto!

Editorial Opinion
By noahthegrand - Nov 25, 2017 04:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: ComicBookMovie.com

So, Spiderman huh? Marvel's , most profitable character. He's loved by millions, so why is his book so... lack luster? Why does Marvel keep messing up with him? One of the big problems was the recent arc, Worldwide. I actually want him to have his own company, but it wasn't earned. Still, cool idea. Now, he no longer has the company, so thats a problem...kinda solved? See, actually it isn't solved. Here's the thing, the issue is only partly that Marvel keeps doing gimmicks and running circles. Spiderman keeps having stuff happen to him, then ending up right where he started, through no fault of his own. He's not responsible for anything because it's all out of his hands. Here is the problem:

 

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

I think the main issue is  none of Spiderman's development has been earned. He inherited a company from Doc Ock. He lost it because Nazi's took over the world. None of this was his fault, none of it was in his hands, he's just pushed into different directions randomly. He doesn't develop either, he just ends up back where he started. He needs to change and develop. That's why I think he needs to deal with this head on.  We need a story of him fixing his greatest modern mistake: ONE MORE DAY. 

Picture this, He has, once again, ended up back at default Spiderman. This is the first arc. I'm gonna break this into  year arcs.



First Arc: Back to the Basics ( one year long)
Poor guy with bad luck working at the daily bugle, a bachelor, it's back to the basics.  A few changes though, for example, Peter now iss occasionally teaming up with Miles Morales to train him. He becomes a supporting character in this book, with his own book, and Peter learns from him as much as he does him. We do this right, no big events, just small stories. Have him fight minor, street level organized crime. Lets bring in Black Cat, Mr. Negative, and Kingpin going through a gang war, and it starts to effect Peter's life, such as with characters like Aunt May, JJ Jamson, and Jameson's father getting involved in various ways.  That's the backdrop of the first year of Spiderman comics. That would be cool. Now, We begin with Peter going through minor girlfriends, nothing lasting too long, Black Cat starts to soften on Spiderman once more after the Superior stuff, she could be a potential love interest, then, Mary Jane ends up back in his life. We get that romantic drama love triangle element that made the early Spiderman comics great.   At the end of the one year arc,

  • the gang war is over, 
  • Black Cat is in control(through natural character development that ends up leaving her in a good place that makes her an enemy of Peter who doesn't outright hate him, but they end up on opposite sides)
  • Peter and MJ are getting back together
  • Aunt May has been shot by a wayward bullet when caught in crossfire
Now, It's time for the second arc: 

Second Arc: Spiderman vs The Devil( we are definitly calling the arc that) (1 year, but split into two parts)

Part 1 

Aunt May is in the hospital, in a coma, she is predicted by the doctor that kinda resembles Mephisto to only have about a month or two left to live. Peter and Mary Jane are back together. Jameson and his father have some cool arcs revolving around this. Peter begins to start trying to find a way to save Aunt May, searching the Marvel Universe, but for some reason, Doctor Strange has disapeared along with the entire Sanctum Sanctorum, Elixer of the X-men has lost his powers, and Dr. Doom just laughed at him and kicked him out of Latveria, which is somewhat out of character considering his recent arcs in the comic and doesn't make sense. MJ worries about him because he's going nuts, and believes he's responsible for what happened to Aunt May for not stopping the gang war sooner. Then, litterally the exact same thing that happened in one more day happens again, and Mephisto show up. He wants their love. Peter feels Deja Vu. The deal making begins, Peter and MJ discuss whether they should really do this, MJ feels deja vu, hey decide they have to, then suddenly, remember this has all happened before. It's revealed Mephisto has been doing this over and over again for years, and the only one we saw was in one more day. Every time he does this, he plays on Peter's insecurities and removes anyone who can fix things from the equation. Why?  Because it's fun and he likes F***ing with superheroes. Peter develops as a character and realizes some things are out of his control and not his fault, then MJ and Peter beat Mephisto with folding chairs in the hospital waiting room. He disapears and Aunt May makes a full recovery. At the end of this half arc:
  • Peter and MJ are stronger emotionally 
  • Aunt May is ok now
  • Peter is developing as a character
  • Mephisto has finally had negative reprecussions for what he did, but he plots his revenge
Part 2
MJ and Peter decide after learning about one more day they should get married. Preparations are made, old friends from throughout comic history return, as well as some enemies.  Leading up to this Doc Ock(brought back to life in a clone body in Secret Empire) rebuilds the Sinister Six.  Every villain that knows who Peter is but have been in hiding return as well. Norman Osborn, Doc Ock, and Jackel are all preparing to either kill MJ and  Peter now, or just wait until the wedding to do it in Norman's case.  Miles Warren/ Jackel floods New York with  exactly 100  Gwen  clones with the powers of Spidercide programed to kill Peter.  One one level, the clones make for cool fights, on another, they represent Peter's doubts on the marriage. Each of these three villains believe they have the leg up from the average villains like Rhino and Shocker Peter normally fights because of the info they have.  Then, on the day of the wedding, Mephisto undos one other thing he took away on one more day: the public knowledge Peter is Spiderman(the knowledge and proof suddenly appears on every tv on earth for 30 seconds). Insanity ensues, all of Spiderman's enemies attack at once, but fortunatly a large portion of the people at the wedding are secret identities of superheroes/ anti heroes.  Miles,  Ben Rielly, Human torch, Black Cat( she has her own book involving trying to use her power as the new kingpin for good), Deadpool, Spider Gwen, Silk, and Tony Stark are there fore example. It ends up being the largest capture and arrest of Spiderman villains in history, and the wedding happens.  Osborn escapes in the commotion. The end result:
  • Major Status Quo shifts
Now, you might be saying, isn't this just setting things back to the pre One More day days? Not exactly, this is just a way to bring back the marriage, and one idea that didn't get nearly enough done with it before it was destroyed: Everyone knowing who peter is. You can do more with this than you can without it. It brings things to a new direction. Now, I'm gonna let Peter grow. 


Third Arc: The Return of Parker Industries( 1 year)

Now, Peter realizes he can't  keep taking pictures of himself anymore, everyone knows who he is now. His relationships with various supporting characters (like Jameson) who didn't know his identity is also damaged. He also refuses to do tv appearences as Spiderman because it kinda brings him back to Uncle Ben's death reasons. He  decides to call up old currently unemployed scientist friends fboth rom Parker Industries and other places and ask them to help him start a new company. This doesn't go as planned, and in the end only Anna Maria(former doc ock love interest and scientist at Parker Industries) and Morbius (the Living Vampire) show up. They work out of morbius's apartment.  It's gonna be a slow rebuilding, lots of work and dedication, and in the end of the arc, they don't return to their former level at all, it's still at morbius's, but a few more people join the company, and it starts making some money. One issue during this year long arc will involve whether or not Peter can really be happy without feeling guilty. Another plot in this year long arc will revolve around Morbius attempting to cure himself and going temporarily feral after the failed attempt. Another story within this arc will be a crossover with Doctor Strange in which Dr. Strange, Spiderman, Morbius, and Ghost Rider team up in an attempt to capture Mephisto and trap him in a magical artifact as Strange recently escaped after Mephisto kidnapped him( why he was gone in the previous arc) and has been entering our dimension far too often. The media will be a big background thing in Peter's life now, as well as crazed spiderman fans and anti-spiderman people trying to get him arrested.  This all leads up to Norman Osborn/ The Green Goblin returning to wreck Peter Parker's life after never getting a chance to fight him during the wedding, now with temporary 24 hour Demogoblin powers given by Mephisto in a last ditch effort to get revenge on Spiderman before he got trapped in that artifact.  Basically, he's a true goblin with hellfire power for 24 hours. No matter where Norman's life goes, Dark Reign, anything like that, he always ends up back in New York fighting Spiderman, because he's unseeded with him. He can't help himself. We get a knock out fight and in the end we have a large crowd surround the fight in the streets to cheer on Peter. Green Goblin is arrested. We put him in a place where he could return if another writer wants him, but we'll have it so he doesn't return for a long time. 
  • Return of Parker Industries
  • New job for Peter
  • Goblin in prison
  • End of Mephisto storyline 

And that is my idea. Its all I have, mostly because it came to me in a half asleep state at 11 o clock at night. 

Please comment opinions below.

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ILoveStargirl
ILoveStargirl - 11/26/2017, 9:19 AM
The Amazing Spider-Man now truly lives up its name thanks to you.

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