Spider-Clone, Spider-Clone, Friendly Neighberhood Spider-Clone

Ever hear the expression “Kissing your sister," well Over in Ultimate Spider-Man, you all know that Ultimate Petey was cloned by Ultimate Doc Ock and spun out in dozens of, well, interesting Ultimate variants. (including Spider-Scorpion, his father (Richard Parker) and, a female version of his own self). Well, my pals over at SpiderFan who can’t leave this sort of stuff along, have come up with their very own spin on the Spider-Clone concept.

Personally it is nothing that you or I didn’t think of already, they just got it into (digital) print sooner. Oh, and my version was way further off the deep end, but here for your reading pleasure is SpiderFan’s spin on the Ultimate Spider-Clone Saga.



If you enjoyed this strip (or want to see it ful sized for better reading), and want to read the entire run of SpiderFan funnies, go here.

They tell me that Captain America is dead...

Still, according to this guy, Cap won’t stay that way for long, and here’s why.

1) In most cases, a comic book character only dies when it makes financial sense for him or her to do so.

2) In most cases, a comic book character only stays dead for as long as it makes financial sense for him or her to do so.

3) In most cases, a comic book character will come back to life when it makes financial sense for him or her to do so.

4)There’s not a tremendous amount of evidence to suggest the “death” of Captain America is any sort of exception to the above three rules. It is “most cases.”

He goes on for eight more reasons, but I truly think that he covers the most important, and certainly the most salient reasons above.

Growing up as a comicbook fan, I learned that you never believe in the death of a character until you see the body. These days, however, with the return of The original Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Bucky Barnes, Hawkeye, Superman, and Marvel Comics’ Captain Marv-Vel, all bets are off (Hell, I’ve even seen the still-dead Gwen Stacy wandering around the pages of X-Static presents Dead Girl), so I’m not buyin’ any company line, not yet.



You just watch, a year, maybe two, but certainly not as long as either Bucky or even Mar-Vel. Steve Rogers will be back, and no one is going to convince me otherwise.

Cap, we hardly knew ye!

They keep telling us that Captain America is dead, but there are those among us who refuse to believe that, and choose to cling to a higher ideal that the principles and precepts that were embodied in the living legend will never die.

This is true, especially for the folks who live here.

Bravo gents, it is always tough to lose a hero. Especially one as dynamic as Cap.

The Countdown has begun!

That’s right boys and girls, it is now Go Time, as the official countdown clock to Spider-Man 3 has started. Reserve your seats today, and take a look at this!

I am so totally getting myself one of these pooches!

You know I am!

Dessert in Hell!

I believe that the following image speaks for itself.

Captain America is Still Dead!

This information just in, Captain America, who was shot to death by a sniper in Captain America #25 (and was revealed to be “Not dead yet” In The Initiative #1, has been revealed to be, well, still dead (in New Avengers #28). Apparently rumors of his life can be chalked up to misinformation from the New Director of SHIELD, Tony (Iron Man) Stark.

According to the fan rumor-mill (who, quite frankly don’t believe anyone), many are already discussing the possible replacements for Cap. These people include Bucky (“Winter Soldier”) Barnes (who is fully expected to decline the honor); Frank (“Punisher”) Castle (who won’t decline), and Sam (“Falcon”) Wilson who is already being sized up to take over for Castle after Castle comes to the realization that he doesn’t get to torture and kill thugs while wearing Cap’s red, White, and Blue.

Needless to say, the very concept of a “Sanctioned” African-American Captain America is sending the fan community into a tizzy.

Running as a dark horse candidate for the Star Spangled Union Suit is none other than Peter (“Spider-Man”) Parker, who is being touted by some as The Captain America of the 1960s counterculture generation. Parker, who has switched from his own red and blue union suit to a sleeker all black model with white highlights, while considered to be admittedly a “left field choice” is well-known in the superhero community to be the second biggest Boy Scout (right after Cap himself) and thus lends some credence to his consideration.

More on this story as it develops.

Bye-bye Spidey, Bye-Bye!

While we still haven’t received official confirmation it does appear that the NY Post is no longer including a Spider-Man reprint comic in its Sunday edition. There was no comic in this past Sunday’s edition (March 11, 2007), for the second, non-hooliday week in a row, so I think that it is safe that we can assume the worse, and Spidey is gone.

What a terrible week this has been, First Spidey is dropped from the post, then Cap dies, and Aunt May is shot. I’d ask what else can go wrong, but right about now, I’m afraid to find out.