“Spider-Man: No Way Home” spoilers

There was a crossover comic -- actually the first major crossover comic -- in 1976-77 featuring Spider-Man vs Superman, and one of the fun parts of it featured Lex Luthor and Otto Octavius getting thrown in the same federal supermax high security prison and taking about three comic frames to start hatching their plans to team up.

Other fun parts of that storyline featured J. Jonah Jameson and Morgan Edge sitting in a bar and sharing stories of their journalistic headache employees Peter Parker and Clark Kent, and Lois Lane and MJ developing a sort of older/younger sister galpal dialogue, with Lois confiding, "if you're going to be with a guy in the news business, you've got to get used to him appearing or disappearing at a moment's notice."

Actually as I recall, the excuse they made for bringing the group together is a journalism conference in NYC. There's some kind of mishap and Lois falls off an escalator railing or something, to be saved by the spider-like reflexes of Peter Parker. Lois observes, "gee he's pretty cute," to which Mary Jane lets out an audible hiss, observing, "he could be your son,"
when Clark, returning from the restroom or some other convenient absence, helps out with, "Well, not quite."

 

There was a short-lived comic in the early 2000s called "Spider-Man's Tangled Web." It was an anthology series with different creative teams, and mostly treated Spider-Man as a side character. The stories instead focused on his villains and other side characters in his corner of the Marvel Universe. Some were really good, some were meh.

One of the really good issues (No. 13) had Kraven, Vulture and the Green Goblin getting together for a round of drinks at the Bar With No Name. Along with some fun hijinks (Stiltman and Matador almost getting into a drunken bar fight, Doc Ock in the background shooting pool and drinking using his tentacles), it's a fun time with the three villains sharing war stories and busting each other's balls like guys and friends do. There's a couple of pages where they compare the attractiveness of the various female superheroes and villains that's pretty funny.
The big reveal at the end is the Goblin (who had his face hidden in shadow the entire issue) telling the others about the time he killed Gwen Stacy, much to even their horror.

 

Would Spider Man be appropriate for year old? We’ve seen Far From Home and she really liked the Miles Morales multiverse movie. Thinking of going to the local cineplex tonight for Christmas Night showing.
Thanks

 

You left out the age.

 

She’s 7. We ended up taking both girls, 7 and 9. The younger one got scared during the fight scene with Doc Ock and she had to go to the bathroom like three times, but it was a good time overall.

But I had to promise to see Sing 2 next week.

 

No one has figured out that Mysterio actually worked at Stark Industries?
Or told Fury that the Krull are impersonating unless he’s working with them

 

Nine is perfect.
Sing 2 isn’t terrible.

 

They rushed through the fallout from Mysterio, which is understandable given how packed this movie was already, but a little frustrating.

Far From Home had an after-credits scene with Fury in space with the Skrulls, so yes, he seems to be aware of what they are doing. If we don't see him or the Skrulls sooner, that will be addressed in the Secret Invasion series on Disney+.

 

During the previews, the trailer for the new Batman movie was shown. Robert Pattinson? Geez. I thought Ben Affleck was bad.

I think Christian Bale was the best one.

 

DC's fetish for universe reboots, sadly, is not limited solely to their comic book line. This is, what, three Batman reboots in 16 years? At this rate I'll come home from work one day and find someone playing the part of me.

 

Keaton for gods sake is coming back in one or more upcoming Bat projects. I guess if you could buy the scrawny 35 year old Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman, it shouldn't be that hard to buy a marginally frail 65 year old Keaton as an elder generation Bruce. Shit, Clooney could pick up an easy payday playing a 60ish version.

I believe Affleck has expressed interest in coming back as the 50ish Zack Snyderverse Batman. I KNOW Henry Cavill has pounded the drums to return as Superman.