Spiderman: Homecoming
Ive always been a fan of comic books. Marvel especially regardless of how SJW it has become, it still holds a good place in my heart. Spiderman was always my main superhero whether it was watching those Toby McGuire ones for the millionth time (and counting) or roleplaying online with underaged children. Of course my perception of him changed after one.single.comic.
Last month, I went to the usual comic book store I'd usually go to when I saw that something was wrong. There was arguing going in the backroom. It sounded somewhat intense so I quietly when around the store, looking for something purchase. I had picked a action figurine and a MTN DEW beverage. When I came back to the counter, the old guy who owned the shop looked really stressed and...well angry. I asked out of morbid curiosity what bothered him. He explained to me about a week after they had gotten a new shipment of comic books, his son who works with him had read this new, weird book and he hasnt been the same. His son apparently had been drawing pentagrams on the wall of his room, burning and destroying various DC comics merchandise and started shouting obcenities such as "9/11 is an inside job" or "Hitler dindunuffin wrong mang".I was shocked by what I had heard so I asked what was the comic in particular that could've caused all his pain. The old shop owner had pulled out the comic book. The title read "Spiderman: Homecoming" in white, bold text on a black background. Wanting to read what was inside of this comic, I asked how much he wanted for the comic. He told that I just could have it. Anything to get this 'thing' off of his hands.
I ran up stairs eagerly with a hard-on. I hopped into bed and layed back to read the comic. The story starts off at the first page showing an overview of a highschool the same one Peter Parker went to. The next panel showed a bathroom where a black haired kid was getting a swirly. A speech bubble appeared saying:
"Enjoy the taste of shit eh Parker?!"
The black haired kid was revealed to be Peter Parker. He looked a bit different than any other version of him. He looked more depressed and angry. More angsty, more edgy. The next page showed him at lunch, by himself. He was gawking at some black girl who was probably mixed (racemixers am I right). She was talking with some friends of hers. Peter was writing something down in "journal". He wrote the following:
"Why me huh?! WHY ME?.Look at all these happy,perfect people with their perfect lives. One day they all shall be eradicated. Extinct. Natural Selection. Peter out!"
This not only confused me but also intrigued me on what would happen next. The next page entailed a classroom where the students observed a spider in a tank. Their teacher was teaching them about the aracnae that was poisonus and to always avoid them. All of a sudden, the table the tank was placed on had fumbled to the ground which broke open the tank. The class was in under fear and shock. Once the spider had started moving towards the desks, everyone in the class except peter had ran out. Panels had changed the view of the comic to the first person perspective of the spider attacking peter. An entire page of darkness proceeded. The story then cuts to another black page, this time with speech bubbles which said:
"Whats gonna happen to him doctor?" "Im afraid that hes not gonna make it, the venom from the bites had done too much damage, it was just too stronk" "OH NO!"
We see a panel that shows another first person perspective, this time of peters. Regardless of what the 'doctor' said, he made a full recovery from the spider attack, or so it seemed. He had gotten out od the bed, and looked into a mirror. What he saw was horrendous. His face was half furry, half skin, his body had multiple arms, 4 legs. He looked a mutated monster. Peter freaked out, than just sat down and cried. He looked out the window. He than proceeded to jump out of the windows, possibly a suicide attempt. The page after that shows a rainy day in town. A panel showed that peter was hidden in an alley, writing in his journal, he wrote:
"I am not man. Nor am I monster. I am ultimate. The beast incarnate of the truth, I am what lurks. People can reject me for what I truly am, Spiderman. But I cant hide any longer. I must feed, I must destroy, I must kill"
My finger quivered in anticipation of what would happen next. The story transitioned to a family of three, coming out of a movie theater. Peter jumped out of the shadows, attacking and shooting the young boys parents. He than said:
"Looks like IM the hero this city deserves"
The little boy cried out of confusion and sadness as peter or spiderman or whatever he was ran off. Another page shows peter breaking into a lab, stealing a time machine. He goes back in time to 1940s Germany. Hes there discussing with Adolf Hitler on what his plans were in the war. Out of nowhere, Captain America bursts through the room and begins punching Hitler while shooting "MURICA" over and over again. Spiderman in attempt to help Hitler kicks Captain America in the balls and hails hydra right afterwards. This next part was the worst of them all.
It showed the girl Peter had a crush on was getting followed by Spiderman. He kept stalking her to the point where she cried out:
"What do you want from me?!?" "I want to feed. I want to consume! The prettiest ones taste the most...Fufilling"
Police officers arrived to stop Spiderman. They told him that if he didnt stop that they would shoot. Spidermans response:
"If youre gonna take me out you better be ready to see me in hell. Spiderman than pulled out a bomb that then detononated and killed everyone. Next page still haunts me to this day. It shows Spiderman, in hell. He was helping satan torture people who were there with them when these last few lines were said:
Satan: Spiderman, your soul and heart are the kind of evil I admire. Just one question i have is..Are you some lizard hybrid or... Spiderman: Haha...Silly satan. We are the lizards!"