Thursday, May 18, 2017
Outrageous Retcon of a Beloved Comic Characters Origin!
Outrageous Retcon of a Beloved Comic Characters Origin!
Thanks to Brad Curran for letting me know about this outrage. Now, Id like to think that I am a reasonable enough of a fellow, and I wont fly off the handle at an innocuous change to a characters origin. But this is just too much. TOO MUCH, I say. The creators involved clearly have NO respect for the characters origin. NONE, I say! Now, before you click on the "Read More," please prepare yourself for a real shock to your system.
The year was 1971.
We should all have been prepared for it, but we werent.
The cover of Amazing Spider-Man #94 mentions the re-telling of the origin, but it cannot even BEGIN to prepare us for the disrespect about to be heaped upon the Amazing Spider-Man, one of the most beloved superhero characters ever!
Right off the bat, there is a problem. The spider bite occurs the same, but LOOK at Peter Parker!
THIS is how Peter Parker is supposed to look - a normal, geeky looking guy.
Look at how they retconned Peter into looking like!
Hes practically a jock!!
Next, Amazing Spider-Man #94 introduces a fight that NEVER happened in the original version!
And the fight makes no sense! Think of Spider-Mans secret identity!!
Luckily, the new version follows the original with the jumping in the air part.
Original...
New version...
However, right after that, the original version says...
The new version?
THEY RET-CONNED CRUSER HOGAN OUT OF THE COMIC!
Can you believe it?
One of the most important figures in Spider-Man history, and he doesnt even appear in Spider-Mans origin?!?!
Next problem is Spider-Mans costume.
The original version made sense. First Spider-Man created the costume, THEN he invented the webspinners.
In the new version?
LUNACY!
Webspinners THEN costume!
WHY ARE THEY DOING SO MANY RIDICULOUS RETCONS?!?!
The next disaster is the encounter between Spider-Man and the robber.
In the original, it makes perfect sense - Spider-Man meets the robber as hes leaving after a TV special (which has been perfectly set up by his wrestling victory).
The new, disrespectful version?
It makes NO sense!
Spider-Man meets the robber as hes ENTERING the TV station! ENTERING?!?! Do they think were morons or something!?!? And without the wrestling scenes, we have no idea HOW Spider-Man even GOT a TV special!!! OUTRAGE!!
The final outrage is Spider-Mans confrontation with the robber.
Heres the logical, original version.
Now, heres the over-the-top retconned version...
I feel like plucking my eyes out and setting them on fire, with the outrage I have at the changes these HACKS made!!
TOTAL disrespect for the characters.
Who WERE these hacks?
#94...lets see the credits....
Stan Lee and John Romita?
It FIGURES.
Marvel Editors in Chief always have a way of screwing Spider-Man over.
I smell an online petition a-brewing!!
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