MARVEL'S CIVIL WAR RAGES ON: Spiderman outs himself to the press

[HoundedbyHeaven]

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Wed Jun 14, 11:30 AM ET


In this handout from Marvel Comics,
Spider-Man has publicly revealed his
mask to show his identity as Peter Parker.
(Marvel Comics)


NEW YORK (AFP) - For a comic book hero, it's the ultimate taboo.
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In the latest edition of the Marvel comic "Civil War" on sale, Spiderman does the unthinkable and removes his Spidey mask to publicly reveal his hidden identity.

"I'm proud of who I am, and I'm here right now to prove it," the legendary webslinger tells a press conference called in New York's Times Square, before pulling off his mask and standing before the massed ranks of reporters as newspaper photographer Peter Parker.

"Any questions?" Parker asks in the final panel of the issue, amid a barrage of camera flashes.

In a statement, Marvel trumpeted the revelation as "arguably the most shocking event in comic book history."

The seven-issue "Civil War" series, launched in May, sees Marvel's writers taking on the topical issue of civil liberties.

Following a showdown between a group of superheroes and supervillains in which hundreds of innocent civilians are killed, the government passes the Super-Hero Registration Act, requiring all superheroes to reveal their identities and register as "living weapons of mass destruction."

Marvel's roster of invincible crime fighters is split into two bitterly opposed factions, with one camp -- championed by the likes of Spiderman -- in favour of the new law and the other, including Captain America and his ilk, refusing to relinquish anonymity.

"It's about which side you are on and why you think you are right," said Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada.

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(Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060614...n_060614153003 )

Pax.

[Santini]

retconed within a year.

[Santini]

[img width=260 height=500]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/Venom_uk/SadDay.jpg[/img]

[digitalsuperman]

1962 - 2006?? murag patay naman si peter parker ana..hehehe..
filipino na si Joe Quesada??hehe.

[godCode]

ahak ka pila naman ni namatay si spidey uy... human naa pud to comics na ning retire siya after finding out that naa na diay laing spiderman na ga una niya and that he's just an imposter...

[vemp]

read that, done that.

[skyknight]

i doubt that he would retire. i think what it means is that peter parker has kept his identity as secret all those years, now is a new beginning for spiderman.
you should see jjj reaction after he found out peter parker is spidey. it's a classic.
hehehehehe........

[HoundedbyHeaven]

i doubt that he would retire. i think what it means is that peter parker has kept his identity as secret all those years, now is a new beginning for spiderman.

Definitely! Civil War will turn the Marvel 616 universe upside down, hah!

you should see jjj reaction after he found out peter parker is spidey. it's a classic. hehehehehe........

Hahaha, I've been waitin' a darn, long time to see that reaction from J. Jonah Jameson, hah! Me and my workmates were laughin' the whole day just seeing that panel 'til our bellies really ache! He's been driving the Daily Planet crazy campaigning for the passage of the Superhero Registration Act ultimately to force the wallcrawler either quit or be reigned in, only to find out that his photographer was Marvel's "Golden Fleece" all along-- and, worst of all, actually support the passage of such act!

I mean, look at it!:

[img width=325 height=500]http://comicartcommunity.com/gallery/data/media/308/CIVWAR002_intPage31.jpg[/img]

(Source (and larger version): http://comicartcommunity.com/gallery...58&mode=search)


Civil War is wicked-- just look at who's got Spidey's back covered in Civil War #5:

[img width=500 height=192]http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0606/15/civilwar5.jpg[/img]

(Source (and larger version): http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stori...6/15/index.htm

Along with Venom, you got the Green Goblin and Bulleye fighting with him!


Pax.

P.S. I hope I calmed certain posters regarding the images.

[miguel04]

guys, do you know of any website where we can read scans of those comics? hehehehe