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Spider-Man is undoubtedly Marvel's most popular comic book superhero, but why is that? What made Spidey so successful throughout history since his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15? I have a theory that Spider-Man was created from his origin to be Marvel Comics' secret horror monster! It sounds crazy, but let me explain...
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Honestly when you look into Peters character and shame he’s a kinda dark character.
Oh, for sure! I had a long talk with a friend of mine who was talking about the creepy way a lot of his villains are obsessed with him.
NerdSync Yeah he’s like darker than most of his villains. Great vid
NerdSync that would make an interesting video also. Is it the way he humiliates them yet has actually saved several of his enemies ahoist on their own petard? Or, is it something much darker as your comment alludes to? Anyway this was a great video guys, thanks.
K1NGDANG3R I think Peter being a dick to his Villains was him releasing his stress from his life, and his perception of being menacing and cool from how Flash and everyone putting him down
Boco Corwin As long as his Financial crisis doesn’t totally cripple him. His Ultimate villain is his financial problems they are scarier than his villains.
J. Jonah Jameson's pants tighten as he watches this. Good work, my man.
Hello again.
Finally making sense of Uncle Ben's lesser-known quote, "With great power, there must also come great horrific metonymy."
"Because screw you Im Stan lee" hahaha killed me
Gotta have something in there for the people who made it that far. haha
Um....Scott, did this episode get taken over by J. Jonah Jameson? Calling Spider-Man a “monster” sounds like something JJJ would say. (Haven’t seen the video yet...just wanted to comment this.)
You can't prove anything, ya menace!
Ean Michael Sudholtz
Scott's mustache is rhe wrong shape for him to take over from jj
Ha, this does sound like something JJJ would report on. Could of use a good mustache and some white hair but close enough.
Nerdsync--threat or menace?
1 month later...
I would love to see an adaptation that plays up the idea of Spidey being a little unintentionally scary, at least early on in his career. Maybe even take the "New Frontier" Batman path and get a little self aware about it, swapping out the classic Ditko squinty eyed red and black suit for the iconic bug eyed red and blue suit in an attempt to appear more friendly and innocent.
One reason I prefer black on Spider-Man instead of blue (and why I like Todd's art) was because it makes him more creepy looking.
Ditko's original design for Spidey actually featured the black, simply with blue highlights like what were used for black hair or even Venom.
I thought I was the only one. I loved the way Ditko would sometimes draw Spidey with a black background like on the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #28. It would make him look really creepy and unnerving. It's kind of a shame they dropped the whole red and black aesthetic early on.
We Remotely Low I don't find it make him more creepy, but rather more menacing, but maybe that comes from the same place.
marvelfannumber1 Amazing Spider-Man 28 AND Amazing Spider-Man vol 2 issue 28! Amazing Spider-Man 341 is another one.
and spider-man unlimited
Let's not forget Spidey 2099
So Spider-Man was what the 60's considered "edgy."
Yes
Nice profile pic, can't wait for DooM eternal
A twwn with da spooder pawors who can shoot da spooder webs
@@geraldinewoods254 shut up
slit fidget spinner dab bod mod I think you were about 9 months to be telling him to shut up I know I’m about two moths late as well but was that really necessary
Being dutch, I didn't grow up on Marvel comics. My introduction to ever hearing of Spider-Man was actually horror. My dad used to like to spook us kids out by telling us about the wolf man and brundlefly (didn't need to see the movie in order to have nightmares). Sure I've seen superman and Tim Burtons batman, but I guess somehow when my dad talked about Spider-Man, I automatically assumed it was some creature part of the horror lore rather than a superhero. I remember being genuinely surprised when seeing the first cartoons and even felt it was tonally confusing. Before I imagined some hairy naked fellow eating flies in a web in some dark alley. Mind I was five or something.
Hi dutch! How's arthur morgan & micah bell?
Fun fact: there is a B-movie horror that is basically retelling of Spider-Man's origin as a body horror. Look for "Earth vs the Spider" - the one from 2001, starring Dan Aykroyd.
I must watch this now!
It's a remake of a campy 50's B movie so make sure you get the right one
shinobody the mary jane/love interest character is even dressed the same lol that movie scared the shit out of me. That whole b movie remake series was great
Whenever I have a comment in mind I always check the comments section first to see if someone already mentioned it. Yes. Earth vs the Spider. Straight-up what if Spider-man was more like the Fly.
shinobody I saw that when I was young and it’s not a bad flick.
I used to own this town...
it's just a phase i'm going through ....
NerdSync -- This story also explains why the original design for the symbiote suit that was created as part of a fan costume design contest was chosen as the _'winner'._ It also explains why *VENOM* has become so popular. And the spider iconology on his chest is even more prominent. Thus much closer to _'horror'_ theme with that new iteration of *SPIDER-MAN.*
Sad part is, money owns this town now. Some guys out in Modesto bidding on storage units sang so.
Uhhh y-you too
NerdSync
Wait... So who owns it now?
personal I've been arachnophobic all my life but for what ever reason spider man has never caused me much fear aside from when he turned in to an actual spider
I think that caused us all to be afraid.
Not me
Yes, same
Its cause he doesnt look like a spider worst costume 1/10
Now Stan Lee's Batman, thats a realistic costume
When I was younger, Spider-Man was actually a coping mechanism for my arachnophobia. And I had really bad arachnophobia, where I had to go to therapy for it.
So my big take away from this video is that Spider-Man is the ultimate Halloween costume
Correct. Never be anything else.
Simply Emely -- Yeah. SPiDEY, and BATMAN. Of course, Peter Parker would have made a GREAT ROBIN... And Dick Grayson would have made an AWESOME SPIDER-MAN...
redxsage Peter as Robin and Dick as Spidey... I think we have the next crossover event on our hands
Simply Emely -- If there were ever a reboot of the *AMALGAM* Universe, this would be a pivotal change.
Besides for the fact that primary colors draw attention, red is the first color we see. They've also done studies with babies imprinting on paper plates because of the contrast between the white paper plate and the black sharpie that they spaced like eyes. Matching that with the mere symbol of a spider being genetically engrained to get our attention...and you have one of the best possible designs to grab our attention based on evolution. What a happy accident Spider-Man ended up being. The world's a crazy place.
I know it's super late, but here's my first entry into #Webruary! I've been working on this video since last year, so if you like it, please share it around! I know it's long and has lots of little tangents, but I hope it at least keeps you entertained and you think the theory is at least a little interesting! Thanks for stopping by, you wonderful nerds!
NerdSync I love this theory... especially for Spider-man!!!
Thanks! I dig it, too!
Great video Scott! This theory made a lot of sense to me, as I always inadvertently lean towards loving characters that have some horror or genuinely dark aspects to them, in addition to Spider-Man, who I did not think fit into that category. Until now, I did not even consider that Spider-Man could be that sort of thing. Whenever someone like Stan Lee brought up that Spiders were scary, and Spider-Man was a success, they never stopped to question... Why? You proposed so many different facts and pieced them together in way that made so much sense (Steve Ditko’s style, the CCA, and the Cuban Missile Strike really stuck out to me). I love #Webruary and all your videos, Keep up the great work!
NerdSync I buy into this idea that spider man was a surrogate horror character, considering the nightmarish villains he encountered.. Green Goblin, The Scorpion, The Lizard, Doc Ock.. Batman’s rogues gallery look more like a representation of the worst sections of human society. Question for you Scott, does Iron Man represent the same surrogate for a horror character, with the whole idea of a nuclear powered Frankenstein esque armored robot waging war on mystical beings like The Mandarin and Fin Fang Foom?
Aw man, great video, Scott!
"HE'S A DAMN MENACE!!"-JJ. Was Jameson right the entire time?
The man knew what he was talking about
Yes and JJJ would support the CCA to keep Spider-man from kids!!
Oh, 100% haha
Clickbait in the mcu "JJJ WAS RIGHT???"
I thought I never see the day when J.J. Jameson was right along,but here we are!
You are so right about the wall-crawling thing. I read the original Dracula, and I was super freaked out at one point when Dracula climbed the outside of the castle "like a lizard", and scurried away into a window. The idea of a fancily dressed, human-looking man doing something so clearly inhuman was really creepy for some reason. The fact that spiderman does the same thing didn't even cross my mind.
People should read Dracula. It's not copyrighted anymore, so you can get the whole text for free online. Bram Stoker (the author) gives vampires a bunch more powers that people don't think of them as having nowadays, like being able to control wolves and make storms. Also, Dracula has a giant bushy moustache. I wish people still depicted him that way.
The Pip thanks dude
I'm not a dude, but you're welcome. Were you thanking me for suggesting you read it?
The Pip no problem dude, take care bro.
If you look at other versions of Spider-man there are versions where he just like a horror monster, like becoming a giant horrific spider or when he is portayed as murderous stalks his victims creepily along the walls. But I never thought of the original Spidey like that until now. That's pretty cool, especially with how much it juxtaposes Peter Parker being a regular teenager.
When he became a spider he became human again
Of all the comic book channels on youtube, this has got to be the only one that properly takes the historic real world context into consideration to illuminate things. Your work is excellent, and I am going to subscribe.
The only thing I could think of this whole video was a criminal about to rob a bank and Spider-Man arrives and the robber shrieks because he is afraid of spiders lol. Awesome video Scott 😂
I'm sure it's happened at least once. It must have! Haha
That reminds me of something I saw on tumblr, where Spider-Man amped up the creep and convinced a bank robber that he could summon/control thousands of spiders. Robber surrendered SO fast!
"I am calling the spiders"
He just dropped his gun lmao, nah I'm not down for that business.
In an old issue, I remember spider-man interrogating a guy by sticking him on a giant cobweb in a dark empty warehouse and dangling a human sized spider made from scrap wood and held together with his webbing. Then tell him that he's going to feed him to it if he doesn't tell him what he wants.
Spider-man, Spider-man Does whatever a spider can
Spins a web any size Catches thieves just like flies
Look out, here comes the Spiderman
Is he strong ? Listen Bud He's got radioactive blood
Can he swing from a thread ? Take a look overhead
Hey, there ! There goes the Spider-man !
In the chill of the night At the scene of a crime
Like a streak of light ! He arrives just in time !
Spider-man, Spider-man Friendly neighborhood Spider-man
Wealth and fame, he ignores Action is his reward
Look out, here comes the Spider-man !
Spider-man, Spider-man, Friendly neighborhood Spider-man
Wealth and fame, he ignores Action is his reward
To him, life's a great big bang up Whenever there's a hang up
You'll find the Spider-man !
Hell yeah!
Batman?Why are writing Spiderman lyrics on a Spiderman video?
@@djalexander7723 i guees he was trying to pint it as creepy
Now what does that got to do with the video at hand?
No joke, the opening for the Spider-man tv show from 1967 to 1970 the way Spiderman looks is kinda creepy especially the end shot when he's using his webs to come closer to the camera, he just looks scary. If I saw that opening when I was younger especially in the last few shots, I'd been crying out of being scared as hell
At 7:48, when he says “Why?” I immediately got an ad and just waited there in suspense for 15 seconds.
True Horror: The endless cliffhanger
Well I had a 2 minute ad soooo.....
Funny enough, back when I was 7-8 years old (that was around 10 years ago) and watched Raimi's films for the first time, I remember Spider-man 1 really giving me the creeps. The intro that I found unsettling, Peter feverish nightmare after the bite was horrifying, the subtle body horror in the web in his wrists, or the growth of hair from his fingertips was unnatural and strange. While I already loved the character thanks to Spider-man 3, SM1 really scared me to an extend (And that's excluding the Green Goblin's entire plotline that creeped me even more) And to think that a Horror Movie director was helmed to make the film, I think it shows that maybe there is something to Spider-man that makes him inherently scary and frightening. Of course, till you see his Friendly nature.
I think Spider-Man and horror have a special bond with eachother. His villains are straight out of a body-horror flick, his origin is shrouded in the horror genre, even the director of the first Spider-Man film just so happened to get big off of Evil Dead, a prominent horror franchise
Dude your videos have gotten soooo much better. Not that they were bad... can things get better then best?
Let's find out! Also, thanks!
*than
Going a little off topic, but since you brought up the Hulk, I think the
inspiration for the Hulk actually came from the 1961 horror movie "The Beast of Yucca Flats". It's about a scientist who basically gets caught out on a test site and turned into a hulking monster by radiation. You can find the movie here on TH-cam.
People might not have worried about Gamera, but if nuclear weapons dropped, they'd worry about Gamera radiation!
...Which is weird, since that's not going to be as big of a problem as things like neutron radiation if you're not close enough in space and time to burn to death, but-wait, I need to stop overanalyzing my own bad puns.
This is the best comment. Don't let anyone tell you different.
I feel like with this logic Spiderman can be connected to other genres as well, such as stealth/detective comics. Walking on walls was a thing ninjas did for stealth in Japanese media as well as having a spirit animal (spider), spiders are usually very shadowy and very stealthy predators as well as good at camouflage (something Spiderman used to be able to do if i recall), and etc.
I used to point out to people how Spider-man was introduced in a horror book and how the first story felt like all the other stories where there's a twist dark ending and it has to do with selfish character choices. The Great Power with Great responsibility lesson Peter learns is really just a variation in that trope. The most interesting thing to me is for all other characters who made these tragic mistakes we never find out what happens to them after or if we do it might be in a brief sequel. We have thousands of stories about this character.
I believe that Spider-Man being a horror icon was accidental and the reason I believe that he became popular was his relatability to a mass amount of people
My favourite horror comic book is a manga called Uzamaki by Japanese manga artist Junji Ito. It's only 20 issues so its 100% worth checking out. It's about this town infected by spirals which sounds weird and is. It's awesome and unnerving. I recommend it.
Hack/Slash is still my favorite horror comic. Its a big pile of cheese both in tone and of course in cake form.
Just finished rewatching the Sam Raimi trilogy, and in each movie I was mostly concerned with whether Peter was going to be able to pull himself together. He is shown in many scenes as being unstable and potentially dangerous. The whole power/responsibility dynamic creates a lot of anxiety and fear.
Raimi also does this with the villains. They were all sympathetic and tragically flawed. Just like Spiderman except that he manged (barely) to learn enough in each film to remain the hero instead of becoming a truly terrifying villain.
Especially if you look back at the Sam Raimi Trilogy and see how much homage to horror that had!
Well, that was where Sam Raimi got his start, so maybe it was just old habits. Or both!
Could you make a video going into how much Steve Ditko contributed to our modern understanding of the Spider-Man character? I don't think that people understand just how much more he did to create Spider-Man in comparison to Stan Lee.
Stan Lee in interviews: "I created Spider-Man"
Stan Lee at Marvel: "I want a Spider-Man, like a spider but he's a man who can do spider stuff. Make that for me"
I was getting around to wondering when the next Nerdsync video was gonna drop.
NERDY SENSE?
Probably not, I don't want to get bitten by a radioactive Scott.
Edit: Snazzy threads.
Edit Dos: That shade at TWD.
I do not bite, but I am radioactive.
XDD great response
Hands down, Alan Moore's Swamp Thing is the greatest horror comic of all time. I also really enjoyed Constantine, John Constantine: Hellblazer, and the current Hellblazer comic. Also, Justice League Dark is great.
P.S. Great video as always! Keep it up!
Spider-man actually helped alleviate my fear of spiders as a kid.
I've never read the comics but grew up with the Raimi trilogy--I think it was appealing to me in part because it was scary and different; I hadn't watched superhero movies before, I didn't watch horror movies either, but this was exciting.
I think something else really neat is how, not necessarily the idea of him having the ability to scale walls is scary, but the idea of him having super strength and being very quick and powerful because he has his web-shooter makes him a bit scary.
I'm just glad it's Peter Parker and not someone with bad intentions. I think some of the movies sort of address this, even in passing?
What's interesting, now that I think about it, is how, in his own story world, the newspapers usually paint him as the bad guy too even though he's usually saving people or trying to save them.
After watching this video, I can totally see “Spider-Man” being a terrifying creature of horror in some alternate universe.
Favorite horror comic? Umm...does Marvel Zombies count? I really like that series.
Heck yeah it counts!
NerdSync Also, I just realized that the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon took an exact shot from his original origin, from when he climbed a building and accidentally crushed a chimney. That’s a super cool reference!
Nicktendo 1 Marvel Zombies used to creep me the hell out
Giovick Especially when Zombie Spider-Man is swinging around from his own veins!
Giovick
Yeah, Like what if they discovered this universe and killed us all?
One thing that always jumped out at me is that in that iconic shot where Spider-Man finally gets a good look at the thief's face, Steve drew him with pupils in the eyes on his mask.
I don't know if this ever shows up at any other place in the early comics, but that one image is kinda seared into my mind because of how weird it looks.
It doesn't look weird in a horrifying way, it looks almost silly. XD
Great video Scott! This theory made a lot of sense to me, as I always inadvertently lean towards loving characters that have some horror or genuinely dark aspects to them, in addition to Spider-Man, who I did not think fit into that category. Until now, I did not even consider that Spider-Man could be that sort of thing. Whenever someone like Stan Lee brought up that Spiders were scary, and Spider-Man was a success, they never stopped to question... Why? You proposed so many different facts and pieced them together in way that made so much sense (Steve Ditko’s style, the CCA, and the Cuban Missile Strike really stuck out to me). I love #Webruary and all your videos, Keep up the great work!
Would love to see a whole series of the ups and downs of Stan Lee! He has an incredible and profounding past! what do you think
Who could that be, behind the mask? None other than the Comics Code Authority!
As it always is, haha
I believe that Spider-Man’s popularity went viral, as in the 60’s comics and tv shows never really had teenaged superhero’s, even some where just side kicks.
I love this theory and I think it checks out due to how easily spider man himself is made into a horror character. Examples being Marvel Zombies, and the Apocalypse saga in which Spider-Man was the Horseman of Pestilence. In both versions of the character they really don't change much. They keep the suit add a few more arms or lack thereof and then we have a character that is almost certainly a horror in his own right. Venom. Venom's creation may not be inherently horror based but, his behavior reminds me of old world fears. The idea of Jeckle and Hyde, or just the idea that you the reader could do something terrible so easily. Venom may tap into a subconscious fear that exists in the Serial Killer, Cast Away, Post Apocalyptica, and other genres that. The scariest part of the human mind is how easy it is to warp that kind soul into something terrifying.I think perhaps the way Spider-Man fits so easily into these variations as horror is because he already taps into little drops of the well, all he needs to really do is hop into the well and let the writers have their fun. :)
We need more Spider-Man related videos!!!! Please Scott!!
I got more for ya! Subscribe so you don't miss them!
I´ve been subscribed for quite a while lol
I guess you can say this video was... AMAZING! You did a SPECTACULAR JOB! It's almost... SUPERIOR than you other video of Spiderman
THIS IS THE ultimate COMMENT
I'm actually really liking these types of videos, keep them coming! I'll be watching for your Black Panther review! These and comic misconceptions are my favorite videos on this channel! You should do an origin video soon and a comic misconceptions!
I haven't been this early since the first Spider-Man movie.
Sebastien-Loik Ntsangou-Kanda damn
One of my favourite things is I have been watching your channel for years and yet I still love rewatching old videos and enjoy this just as much the second or third time around.
And I am, a dumb, -Scott Niswander
This is true.
Oof
NerdSync do you think the penguin's trick umbrella were the inspiration for the Bulgarian umbrella?
That is the key of what, imo, puts Marvel above DC.
When the Comics Code took reign, DC complied, Marvel said. "how far can we push it"
The pinnacle being Cloak and Dagger.
Cloak and Dagger is a huge FU to the Comics Code authority, featuring an interracial couple, one of whom has a history traumatized by police brutality, that got their powers from an experimental new strain of heroin.
Big Wolf on Campus?! That's a classic!
I USED TO OWN THIS TOWN
Love it! That show was awesome. To bad it didn't get a comic.
have u guys seen the show grimm theres a werewolf episode there and the main villain of the episiode is the same actor that was the wolf on big wolf on campus
I have not but I'm excited to check it out
This was my 1st video. I've never seen anything on this page before. Instantly a fan. Great content. Very informative. Thank you. I can't wait to go back and check out past videos. I love how I can just listen to these. Great when I'm at work or just hanging out sipping some whiskey (spey side scotch for any whiskey nerd reading this). Cheera
Ha! Scott got Big Wolf on Campus into a NerdSync video!
Twice!
The first time I saw Spider-Man was in a Sega Mega Drive 16-bit "The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin" and I love it right away cause he was different and darker than the others, even if he had bright colors he was very shadowy, even the locations, an Warehouse at night, the Sewers, even the enemies were scary, mutated jumping creature, the Lizard, Venom, lightning Creatures, the Hobgoblin, was spectacular! The timer that keeps going even if you need to rest, the keys to find, the photo you have to take to earn money for the cartridges. EPIC! I loved it as a kid
How about doing a video about "House of Dracula" - A marvel comic that clearly violated the "no vampires" rule. Dracula even battled the X-men at one point.
Here's a thought that goes along with the "Crwaling on walls is creepy" thought. Why do we have a fear of spiders? While there are spiders out there that could kill you, most spiders out there are harmless, only there to eat bugs, raise spider families and do... whatever a spider does. If I had to give an answer, perhaps it has to do with them being so small, being able to get into your house or where ever without you really knowing about it. Maybe it's a left over fear from our caveman days, where we lived in caves and spiders could have been anywhere.
Yay when my friends want to go see a scary movie I’ll just watch Spider-Man homecoming with them
One of my favorite horror titles: Warren Publishing's Creepy, the Horror comic that revitalized the medium by beating the CCA by publishing it as a magazine rather than a comic book...so many good stories by so many good writers and artists...it ran from 1963 to 1983...some awesome gem by Steve Ditko, sadly missed Bernie Wrightson and Frank Franzetta just to name drop a few people who worked for Warren on Creepy over the years....
Yes a video about the best hero thank you Scott
You're welcome!
i have an example for the radiactive spider-blood. in spiderman regin hes an old man, and MJ died from cancer because she was "close" to peter (like betty rose)
I’m love these videos that have old war history in them like the flash propaganda video
You are one of few, haha. But I'll keep making them because I also like them.
me tooooo!!
I love your channel!!! Lots of greetings from Guatemala ☺... keep up the good work
Nice background in the beginning😁
"What, we can't do vampires or werewolves? Fine, here's a were-pterodactly named Carl because SCREW YOU I'M STAN LEE!!" - Probably Stan Lee, somewhere in the early 1960s.
The first spider-man movie gave me arachnophobia after the spider bite... This makes me feel better about it
When you see a Teen Wolf reference you know a video is going to be great. In all honesty, this is an incredibly fascinating video and is now one of my favourite of your's. Keep it up, the videos are as good as ever.
Signed, a longtime fan.
I gotta say this, amazing fantasy #15 is basically an episode from the twilight zone
This is why it's interesting to compare Batman and Spider-Man. They both embody the terror and strangeness of they're symbols respectfully, at least later on. Considering the wall crawling makes me wonder if Dracula is the first time in popular literature where a character scales a wall in a "lizard like manner".
They both have chaotic and psychotic arch nemesis who sole obsessions is to defeat the hero by any means necessary. Has a large number of allies sharing a similar motif, have an elderly mentor who is like a parent to them, have a future legacy character, has a love/hate relationship with cat theme cat burglars, etc.
NersSync Video for my Birthday? You shouldn't have
Happy birthday!
limberlad same
I'm surprised you didn't mention one of my favorite aspects of Spider-Man comics, which tie them directly to the horror genre: his early villains. The Vulture, Doc Ock, The Lizard, Green Goblin. All creepily wonderful to the eight year old kid I was when I first discovered Spidey during the early 1960's. Even Mysterio (whose powers turned out to be lame) at least looked kinda scary with the mist surrounding him. Ditto (or should I say Ditko?) The Sandman, who half slithered, half clomped about like one of Tod Browning's misshapen Freaks. It wasn't until Romita took over that they really started to go south. With The Rhino, who really didn't belong in Spidey's world, and The Shocker, who was basically a limp-dick version of Electro.
I think Venom is the only decently scary villain Marvel's come up with for Spidey since Ditko left.
I love horror so much and it's actually really cool to me that Spiderman was meant to be in that weird uncanny valley. It's also weird to me because I love spiders at least the ones that don't like... kill you. XD ooooo that's something I didn't know! :D okay... your old timey announcer voice... just made my day. spot on. We are still under the constant threat of nuclear war and we will be until it either happens, or we destroy all nukes. and even then the simple possibility of rebuilding them would be scary. That spider monster was actually kind of cute... he's too fluffy to be scary really. XD There's a horror comic that's independently published that I haven't read yet but the creator is one of my favorite artists ever and I really want to read it. It's called The Molting and it's by Terrance Zdunich. I love his kind of horror.
OH AND JHONNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC! DUH! That one is just... interesting. I don't know if it would be straight horror but it has a lot of horror elements.
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll check them out!
While I was watching this I was drinking a Dr Pepper with Spider-Man on it
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH... sarcastic scream at Spider Man... AAAAAAAAAAAAH...
You make some solid points that as a huge Spidey fan I’ve never thought of. Especially since if you involve the whole black suit/venom saga where you see what a true horror Spider-Man would be like.
I feel like this video should have come out in October. That said, Good job.
But it's #Webruary! Plus, I already have my whole October schedule booked with other horror ideas.
I guess you couldn't do Spider-Manuary this year?
Nah, Webruary is where it's at.
I've always felt that Spidey's powers were intentionally icky and gruesome to further establish his story as an allegory for puberty and coming of age. I don't know if this was on a conscious level from Lee and Ditko but Peter looks visibly disturbed by his new abilities in Amazing Fantasy #15. This is explored more in the first Raimi movie, where you actually see hairs growing out of his fingers - it doesn't get much more blatant than that (don't even get me started on organic webbing). Oh and also, I USED TO OWN THIS TOWN!
Spiders are a weird motif to base a superhero around.
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Aren't bats too?
Bats aren't scary, bats are tiny flying mamals
Yea
One of my earliest memories is seeing "Them!" in a hotel during a family trip when I was barely old enough to even comprehend what was going on.
I was terrified of giant ants bursting into my home for weeks.
Good times.
I'm liking the new look, Scott.
Thank you!
NerdSync "it's beautiful" - JonTron
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Okay, there, Bill.
Nersync does such a great job with their videos, they go into such depth with their research and every video never ceases to amaze me or help me learn new things. I love you content and keep on making videos- because by golly they are incredible.
Hey Scott, how's that book on the origins of comic characters coming? I really want to read it.
Running super behind, but progress is happening slowly.
Nice touch with the subliminal. Possibly my favorite vid this year. Well done!
SCOTT HAS REVEALED THE REAL REASON I LOVE SPIDER-MAN!!!......SHOOT
Oh no! It was supposed to remain a secret! I am so sorry!
Wouldn’t all of Marvel’s characters be horror characters then? A man made of rock walking around, Man controlling Ants, and a guy who grows from anger
8:28 The Walking Dead year sucks. Sounds about right.
I don't know what you're talking about. You can't prove I wrote anything.
NerdSync 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂, the show does suck!
I was hoping that someone else would notice it 😂
No mention of Edge of Spiderverse #4 where Patton Parnell gets bitten and transformed into a murderous and genuinely scary Spiderman!
But still an awesome vid!
Have you ever seen Lucas the spider? I can't see spiders as gross anymore.
I saw that as I was editing this, and I thought, "Well, there goes a big chunk of my argument," Haha
Your talking style reminds me a lot of the Vsauce crew, the pauses, diction, it's great :)
Notice me Father Scott
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NerdSync thank you sir
Scott is my new "youtube guy" i like watching or listening to... congrats Scott! you win my views and likes, good job!
#Weburary! What a time!
Got more stuff coming!
OMG! You responded. Incredible!! Looking forward to it than...
I remember you talking about making this vid all the way back in mid summer. The wait was worth it! Possibly my fav NS Vid (ok Adam West is better) your content it only getting better!
Yeah, it's FINALLY out! Hope people like it!
Early again!
I love it!
In the ps4 game there's a segment where you're trying to track down MJ while she's trying to get some information from a captive scientist. It takes place at night and when you get to the cutscene MJ and the Doc are talking, you see Spiderman silhouette appear on the top of the tarp and it's a genuinely freaky moment.
I can definitely see Spiderman as a horror character. I'm just glad he's on our side.
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Huzzah!
It would be funny if you said in the beginning of one video "HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO GAME OH SORRY WRONG CHANNEL"
ANTMAKERHEROS it wouldn't be game theory it would be "comic theory"
Victor Cardenas YEP
Spider-Man also scratched another itch that was popular at the time: Tarzan stories. Spider-Man swings around a concrete jungle and New York became as integral to the character as Tarzan's jungle was to him. People immediately bought in to the idea of swinging around with strong arms because they had SEEN IT before. The jungle motif was so prevalent in adventure comics and movies that most adults over the age of 30 have experienced conversations about QUICKSAND as if it was a likely obstacle to encounter in life.