So, according to a certain “newspaper” I read the other day, our friendly neighborhood Spider-man recently saved our equally friendly neighborhood Star Clipper.

[Spider-man #666 in stores now!]

Now, normally I’m pretty oblivious to current events, but this one was hard to miss. The only part that really bothers me about the whole thing is that I was actually there working that day, yet I have no recollection of seeing Spider-man or the danger that he supposedly saved us from. Still, he must have done a pretty good job because by the time I arrived the collateral damage was non-existent. Heck, if I didn’t know better I would have sworn that nothing had happened at all.

Still, as entertaining as seeing Spider-man would have been, I briefly met Firestar (who surprisingly was a little late to the party), and even got to pose for a picture to go in the Daily Bugle, decked out in my Multiple Man t-shirt no less.

[I’m still hoping we get these back in stock someday.]

All in all, it wasn’t that bad of a day, and it seriously helped mend some fences as far as Spider-man and I are concerned. I’ll be honest, he’s never been my favorite superhero. It’s not like Superman, who I sometimes dislike because he always comes off a little two perfect. If anything, Spider-man one of the most human characters in the Marvel Universe. He is a character defined by his past and his flaws, as all good characters should be.

The reason I have never been fond of Spider-man is because despite all of his great power and responsibility, his decision making skills have never been quite up to par. If anything, his life has been a series of poor choices, which so far have cost him his uncle, his first girlfriend, nearly his aunt on several occasions, and most recently his smoking hot supermodel wife and his future child.

I may be missing a few, but I think you get my point. That being said, Spider-man saving Star Clipper has done a lot to raise my opinion of everyone’s favorite web slinger. In fact, from what I’ve been hearing, there’s a lot Spidey’s been doing to turn his life around. Ever since the start of Big Time, he’s gotten a new job, a new girl, and a brand new bag of gadgets. All of this and more have finally been collected into a trade paperback that’s supposed to be released the first week of August, and I for one I’m looking forward to picking up a copy. After all, he saved my favorite store, the least I can do is read some of his more recent exploits. Who knows, maybe Spider-man is finally maturing. Crazier things have happened in the Marvel Universe.

Until next time.

-Brent

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