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Thursday, June 15, 2006

Arachnic development

Today's blog entry is a little departure from the norm, as I'll touch on something comics-related.

Spider-Man is one of the earliest costumed super-heroes that I was introduced to back in my childhood days. I found this character intriguing as he wears a mask that covers his whole face. He cracks joke in the face of danger. And he has some of the coolest and interesting rogue gallery a super-hero could have. Hence, it's no surprise that when the Spider-Man movies came out, I made it a point to watch them.

If anyone remembers Spider-Man 2, while rescuing the passengers of a runaway train, Spidey took off his mask. A lot of people got to see him unmasked. Spider-Man and his mask are synonymous. No matter how much the costume changes, his mask is still his trademark. Taking off his mask is considered taboo.

Now, in the comics, this taboo has been broken. You can read the full review here. Now it seems everyone in the world knows that Spider-Man is Peter Parker.

Will this augur well for Spider-Man? Will his enemies take advantage of this development? What will J. Jonah Jameson say about this?

Stay tuned, true believers.

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