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The Passion of the Scarlet Spider


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There’s going to be a familiar face in the upcoming Spider-Man #600 — mostly because the face belongs to a clone of Peter Parker. Yes, Ben Reilly — everyone’s favorite sleeveless-hoodie wearing Spider-clone, because he’s the only sleeveless-hoodie wearing Spider-clone — appears to be playing a major role, as the saga (cough) will be titled “Who Is Ben Reilly?” Answer: He’s the shitty Spider-clone that Marvel tried to foist on readers as the real Spider-Man, only to cause fans to explode with rage, then had hastily killed by Green Goblin and basically chained up in the secret basement dungeon of Marvel’s House of Ideas.

Of course, we don’t know if Ben Reilly will actually be showing up in Spider-Man #600, or if he has some legacy, of if — maybe there’ll be a clone of the clone. But given how well writer Dan Slott seems to have handled the clusterfuck that was the aftermath of “One More Day,” I think people could reasonably have hope that he’ll bring back Ben Reilly and make an awesome story out of him. I mean, it’s certainly possible, if not actually probable, that Ben Reilly will be getting some long-needed redemption. Which he will immediately squander by weariung a sleeveless, light-blue hoodie. (Via Newsarama)