[Hulkwummy]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

I hear your Spidey-fan frustration in this and your other posts on the page. However, this Spidey-fan, while annoyed by Pete being constantly harangued by Jamison and the Bugle, I’m more aggravated by the general ignorance of how powerful Spidey is In actuality. I’ve gotten better over the years, but there was a time when I would become nearly apoplectic when people would suggest that heroes like Batman, Daredevil, Deadpool, or even Wolverine could contend with his powerset. People often forget he can bench 10 tons. There aren’t many characters that can do that: Beast, Moonstone, US Agent, D-man, Battlestar, etc. His speed and reflexes allow him to dodge automatic gunfire from multiple machine gun toting assailants and move faster than the eye can follow. (Not Speed Demon or Pietro fast, but comparable when contrasted vs peak-humans) Wizard Magazine in the 90’s listed him and Nightcrawler as Marvel’s most agile heroes and this in conjunction with his spider-sense makes him all but untouchable. I’ve said it many times here, but it’s a misnomer to describe Spider Man as a ‘street level’ hero. Sure, that’s who he often fights, but he’s grossly over-powered in that category. We’re talking about someone that bludgeoned an unexpecting herald of Galactus (Firelord) into near unconsciousness – mind you, as a Surfer/herald fan, I found that to be a stretch despite my love of Spidey. But, yeah, most low level to moderate heroes and villains are no match for Pete whether he’s pulling punches, or not. Nerd out.



I also want Hobgoblin on the screen and you're likely right about how the projects will shake out.

Think of this as perspective, power sets aside, Peter/Spidey is a good person in a world that wants to destroy good people. Bullies like Flash Thompson and hatemongers like J Jonah Jameson have treated him like horseshit, so why should he teach them the "golden rule" and give them a taste of their own medicine? It's only fair. The reason is that he was raised better than that, and he's too much of a nice guy to strongly tell bullies and hatemongers to step off before thier arrogance and stupidity get them into a world of trouble, if he had been less so, he would gotten the respect he so rightfully deserved a long time ago.