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Welcome to our letters page. These letters are answered by Jonathan Couper,
who uses them as a chance to sharpen his otherwise dull wit. If you want a
serious response, your chances will be increased by posing your question,
respectfully, to our Spider-Oracle.
From Kevin
why does peter parker attend empire U. if he works for the daily bugal? i guess what
i'm trying to ask is what is pete studying, what is he trying to accomplish in
college ? ?? ? ?
Well, I spent five years at University, and I can speak from my own experience
and say he's trying to get laid, get drunk, and avoid real work for as long
as he possibly can!
From Danny
I am the producer of A sketch comedy show in canada called " Dare To Be Stupid"
and I featured Spiderman in two skits, one called spiderman 3-the hobgoblin,
where a guy sneaks onto the set of spiderman 3 and a skit where spiderman gets
beat up by teenager, and a skit where spiderman crosses a local picket line of
striking telephone workers.
I have a few photos from the episode if you would like me to send them and you
can visit the shows site at
www.daretobestupid.piczo.com.
Sorry, as a proud working man, I could never support somebody crossing a picket
line. Not even a Canadian one.
From Chris McAvey
To whomever this concerns,
A few months ago, I had written a petition to bring back the Spider-Man balloon
or set up a Marvel Comics-themed float for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
I have been trying to get signatures for my petition, but progress has been a
little slow. I was wondering if you and the rest of your staff would be kind
enough to sign my petition, and perhaps post a link to it on your website.
You can sign the petition
online.
Now that sure sounds like a worthy cause. Go sign that thing, SpiderFans!
From Yaju
hello
i am a chinese student
i am doing a report about tourism and comic books
and i have to write some impotant characters of USA
Impotant characters of USA? Must... restrain... satirical... instincts...
From Danny Wall
Hi there! It's been over a year since I first emailed you about this
project that some friends and I took on - to create an Unofficial
Spider-Man supplement to the defunct Marvel Universe RPG. Well, if you
haven't heard, we've pretty much got it complete and have been slowly
publishing our progress online. Check it out if you like, I'm pretty
proud of what we've accomplished. Also, feel free to send a link to
whoever you think would like it (and I'd love if you'd consider posting
a link on SpiderFan.org, although I'd understand if you prefer not to
with the copyrights, etc. that you mentioned previously)
Here's the online link to the
Unofficial Spider-Man
Supplement to the Marvel Universe RPG.
Well, nice effort guys. I had this advance ordered on Amazon for the longest
time. Maybe one day Marvel will pick this back up and put it in print... but
I guess that's just a dream for now.
From EDDIE
mrs. i dont know your name but you made marvl right if you see spiderman tell
him thisim his bigest fan in the world some kids at school said he is gay i said
there gay n said they should wach what there saying becaes spiderman is real
they just walked away but no mater what kids say i will always bileven you
spiderman im 9 and thats to old for me to belevin you but i think your real my
room is full of spiderman posters and spidy toys i have a lunch box thats
spiderman my big brother went to tywon a country and got me lots n lots of spidy
stuff my room is a collecshon of stuff its a great thing totalk to my hero .p.s.
your fan EDDIE
Thanks, Eddie.
From Anthony
On Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, I try to update Spider-Man's powers. I type
in that Spider-Man can lift 10 tons or more if under stress, info that I found
when I still collected comics way back when. (And info gathered from Web sites
such as yours.)
Anyway, some person keeps erasing my info, and saying that Spidey's strength
numbers (10 tons) won't be listed on Wikipedia because nowhere in the comics
does it say how much Spider-Man can lift, or how high he can jump. (Isn't it
five stories straight up?) So, if you could please give me the comic title and
number that shows how much Spider-Man can lift and jump, I would greatly
appreciate, so I can show these guys I know what I'm talking about.
Heya Anthony. As the guy who wrote the Spider-Man Encyclopedia, I can assure
that the 10 tons is "official". And yes, he can lift more under extreme stress,
that's also official and well document. If you want something in writing,
check out the recent Spider-Man 2005 Official Handboook of the Marvel Universe.
From JLL
Hey, so ya think ya know alot about Spiderman? Help my brain, please. In the
80's, I'm thinking., there was a TV commercial for spidey and the only phrase
I can rememember is "Captain America shoots, Spiderman ricochets".
I am going out of my mind, can you help me?
Sorry to hear you're losing your marbles, but I don't recall anything like that,
and neither does any of the staffers. Can any fans out there help?
From Hueso
This is not the typical question. More of a complaint.
What are they doing with Alex O'Hirn aka The Rhino?
Seriously, what the hell is Marvel doing to him?
I understand that he's the prototypical brawns over brain villain, but I think
he's getting as much exposure in Marvel as Spidey and Wolverine.
I wouldn't have a problem with it, were it for the way in which it happens.
His dumbass is always escaping jail, getting his ass handed to him, and then
returning to jail. I don't get it. Don't the frickin authorities realize the
danger in his brute strength and short temper?
He was in Uncanny two years back in a She-Hulk-Juggernaut affair story.
He was in Hudlin's first run of Black Panther. (Which since he was beat and
captured there, it would make sense he shouldn't ever be seen again, because
he'd be a political prisoner of Wakanda for trying to overthrow the government)
He was Gravity's first test.
He's later next year to have his ass handed again to him, this time by the
Daughters of Dragon.
He was even beat up by the POWER PACK!
I know Rhino's a laughable villain, and nothing played on that better than
Tangled Web...but enough is enough. No villain, realistically speaking, would
ever put themselves through so much.
Remaining in prison would make sense. The only good take on Rhino's come from the
House of M.
First up, let's just squash that Alex O'Hirn thing. It's now official (see the
Spidey 'pedia and subsequent Spider-Man Handbooks) that the Rhino's real name
is "Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich". The O'Hirn was a dumb joke made on his
fake passport when he first arrived via Mexico. The guy is Russian, not Irish!
That's clearly shown in Spectacular Spider-Man #190. We also learn that his
family is back in Russia, and he has been following his life of crime in order to
try and support them.
In terms of appearances, up to and including the Tangled Web stories, Aleksei
has appeared in 60 issues. Compare that to Spider-Man's 4000+, and it ain't
that many. Kaine had 47, Sandman 120. So, Rhino is more of a Kaine than a
Sandman.
But as to why he keeps coming back for more? Well, there's plenty of habitual
crims in jails around the world that fall back into their habits as soon as
they get out. If you ain't got the brain juice, I guess you just do what you
know... and for the Rhino, that's smashing stuff!
From Majid
hey, im a pretty big fan of spiderman. and i always liekd the romita and ditko
drawings, i never really liekd the new story lines with clones and all thet, but
i am quite interested in learinging about tthem. usually if i dont get something
i let it go, but this one is really puzzling me! in the profile for the angelo
fortunado venom, u have a few panels from a comic, WHAT'S GOIN ON! THE DUDE RIPS
OUT SPIDEY'S HEART!!i mean is htis all a bad dream or whats happening?!?!?!
Well, it's quite simple. Venom (Angelo) rips out a guys heart. You need me to
explain the effect that has on the victims physiology, or can you visualize the
basic consequences?
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