A sequence of whitewashed panels show Peter Parker revisiting all the loved ones who passed away under his watch as the hero flashes in and out of consciousness. Body swapping may be pure B-Movie pastiche, but no more so than the idea of irradiated bug venom turning a teenager into a transhuman parkour expert.īut the driving force of Spider-Man has always been sentiment, and this finale bleeds pure emotion. Though rough around the edges, Dan Slott fills the ultimate issue of ASM with the same ingredients that have made the title so endearing since its first issue, and the results are indeed good. But it’ll also be good, and pave the way for the new Superior Spider-Man series. This’ll be big, like Gwen Stacy and Mephisto giving birth to a cloned love child. This won’t just break the Internet in half, it’ll incinerate Javacript. But wasn’t there another Doctor character defeated by the power of super empathy in one of those gritty, post-modern books back in the aughties? I know how all the kids are into Galtonian theory. It’ll be the hyper-scifi embodiment of nature vs. Slott: But there’s more! Inside Parker’s body, Octopus will be overwhelmed by Parker’s memories, forcing the former sociopath to adopt such values as responsibility and selflessness. If Doc Ock didn’t get around with his giant mechanical arms, he’d probably drive a big white van.

Besides, this Spider-Man would still have Peter Parker’s lithe body and chestnut curls, but a bad guy’s brain!Įditor: My eyes may see Andrew Garfield, but my heart sees Moe from Three Stooges. Slott: We haven’t followed that policy since 2001. We have a strict policy here at Marvel: bowl cuts should never be presented in such a way to create sympathy for the bowl cut, to promote distrust of the forces of decent taste and grooming, or to inspire others with a desire to bowl the cut.

The climax would introduce a new Spider-Man with Doctor Octopus’ mind, a new Octo-Spider to mack on Mary Jane and take over Parker’s life.Įditor: Dan, have you seen Doc Ock’s bowl cut? It’s like a helmet made of pomade and shame.

The two had just switched bodies in previous issues, BUT we can end the entire series with Peter Parker dying inside the decaying body of his greatest villain. DeMatteis, and Jen Van MeterĪrtists: Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Stephanie BuscemaĪ Dramatic Reenactment of Dan Slott’s Pitch for Amazing Spider-Man #700:Īmazing Spider-Man Writer Dan Slott: So, for our 700th issue I was thinking we could Freaky Friday the crap out of Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus.

The Amazing Spider-Man by Dan Slott