Comments on: The Case for Ben Reilly, Part 1

By: Nova#1

Nova#1 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:58:12 +0000

I too would’ve preferred two Spider-Men. That was may hope back in the day…

By: The Case for Ben Reilly, Part 2 «

The Case for Ben Reilly, Part 2 « — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:03:21 +0000

[...] our examination (heh) from last time [...]

By: spidertour02

spidertour02 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:54:36 +0000

Here’s the thing about what both of you guys have said … that WAS the plan at one point! In the earliest conception of the Clone Saga, Ben was going to take over for Peter in much the same capacity. The idea was likely conceived as a way to get out of the marriage by giving one Spider-Man a “happy ending” while having another step in. This is the vision that the new Clone Saga miniseries seeks to see to fruition, and so far it’s played out exactly that way.

I have mixed feelings about this. One the one hand, I love Peter Parker and Mary Jane together, so seeing them cast aside for a new Spider-Man would have been quite the blow to my young psyche. On the other hand, this is exactly what we got with BND, which in my mind stars a completely different character than the one I’ve been reading my whole life. I don’t think the fans would have accepted Ben as the one, true Spider-Man any more than they accept the charlatan Peter Parker of BND (as sales figures clearly indicate).

I would have been all for two Spider-Man, though … but more on that in the next column.

By: David Blyth

David Blyth — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:35:59 +0000

My LCS owner insisted that if they had just made the Clone Saga mini-series canocial, Ben could have slotted into the BND universe quite aptly, have MJ replaced with Ben’s lost love Janine out on bail and there you go.

By: enigma_2099

enigma_2099 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:19:15 +0000

I’d actually take Ben over the current Peter Parker/Spider-Man at this point. Hell, he could even sleep with Felicia and I wouldn’t be mad… he’s got no wife to complain…