Dedonus

Absolute Comics: A Brave New World

The Amazing Spider-Man

Peter Benjamin Parker | Mary Jane Watson-Parker

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^{"Her slender fingers gathered to her sides
as long thin legs; and all her other parts
were fast absorbed in her abdomen—whence
she vented a fine thread;—and ever since,
Arachne, as a spider, weaves her web."
~Ovid's Metamorphoses 6.143-5}

It was a brisk night on top of the roof of the Daily Bugle building. A man wearing a trench coat stood next to the giant letter sign that crowned the headquarters of the multimedia giant. Everyone couple minutes, the man peered down at his watch. If that was not a dead giveaway, then his pacing showed that he was waiting to meet someone on the roof. And obviously, that person whom he had scheduled to meet was running a little late.

The man walked over to the edge of the roof and gazed at the street and buildings located below. While waiting, he saw a figure decked in a red and blue suit swinging on some sort of ropes from skyscraper to skyscraper. And this figure was approaching towards the Daily Bugle building. With each swing, he came closer and closer. Finally, with one last swing, the colorfully dressed man landed on the roof right next to the man who had been waiting on the roof.

“Ben Urich.” The costumed man addressed the other man.

“Spider-Man.” Ben Urich said in response, “I suppose you’re here for some leads on the foiled robbery attempt at the Metropolitan Museum of the Arts.”

“Wow, Urich. You read my mind.” Spider-Man joked, “If I didn’t know better, I might have suspected that you might have telepathy.”

“Alas, I do not.” Ben Urich told Spider-Man, “That would, however, make my job way easier.”

“So, what can you tell me about those robbers?”

“As of right now, I don’t have anything concrete. But I can say that there’s a rumor floating around that the Bialyans were behind it, even though their government adamantly denies any involvement.”

“But why would the Bialyans want those Egyptian artifacts? Bialya isn’t even near Egypt.

“Well, the territory of modern-day Bialya was inside of the borders of the New Kingdom of Egypt at its peak. Recently, the Queen of Bialya has been canvasing that some of the Egyptian artifacts that are located in museums around the world to be returned to her country for safe keeping.”

“Keep me posted if you get any updates about the situation, Urich.” Spider-Man then leaped off the building, swinging back the same way from which he had first came.

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Spider-Man landed on the roof of his apartment. Although it would be easier to enter his home through one of the windows, at the same time, it was also riskier, since someone might spot him going inside. Instead, Peter would open up the bathroom skylight and jump down into his apartment. With his spiderlike reflexes, he could perform this feat without making anyone on the floors below suspicious because he would not make a ruckus when he landed.

This time, Peter noticed that the skylight was fogged up. Even when he opened the window, not only could he see the steam rise up into the night air, but he call also feel the high rush out of it. When he hopped through the open when and landed on the bathroom floor, he found his wife brushing her teeth. MJ had a towel wrapped around her wet hair. She had recently changed into her pajamas after she had gotten out of the shower.

“Hi, honey! I hope you left me some hot water.”

“If you had gotten home a few minutes sooner, we could have shared the hot water.” MJ teased her husband with a coy smile.

“I really don't think 'solo vigilante' and 'on-time' quite go together.”

“I bet I could make those skin-tight spandex look fashionable on myself, and still be able to prompt.” MJ joked, since she knew that sometimes some of Peter's superheroics took longer than he might have expected them to have gone.

“I can see Jameson's headline right now.” Peter pulled his wife into an embrace. "Spider-Woman: Our Newest Hero and A Role Model for Our Daughters."

"Isn't there already a Spider-Woman?" MJ asked. "Although I have to admit that he would say that just to spite you."

"Um...I'm not sure. I wouldn't be surprised that someone had taken up my gimmick. But I bet you would be the best one. You've already taken out the Chameleon once, and that was without powers! True potential there."

“Well, on that note, I’ll leave you to your nice cold shower.” MJ winked at Peter as she exited the bathroom.

Peter immediately pulled off the long-sleeved shirt portion of his Spider-Man costume. Thank goodness he had a couple spares of his costume. Otherwise he would be constantly throwing his threads into the washer. No one likes a smelly superhero. Sure, it might distract the villains, but no superhero league would ever be making a call to his number with that type of hygiene. He turned the knob on the shower and held his hand under the water. Yep. It definitely will be a cold shower.

Suddenly, he heard a scream come from their bedroom. He knew that voice. It was no doubt MJ’s. Peter instinctively rushed out of the bathroom and into their bedroom, even though he still had half of his Spider-Man threads on. It is a hero’s greatest fear that somebody in their rogues’ gallery had found out their secret identity and was now breaking into their home and possibly threatening his or her loved ones. And Peter was relieved when he discovered that some masked maniac had not broken into his house. He only found MJ in their bedroom. She was crouching behind the far side of their bed.

“Peter.” MJ’s voice wavered because she did not know how he would react to what had just happened. “Don’t freak out.”

“What’s wrong?”

When Mary Jane crawled out from behind the bed, she revealed to her husband what had happened. Her upper body, all the way down to her waist, was now attached to the body of a giant spider. Her waist had been fused into the cephalothorax. Eight legs now supported her up, while an arachnid abdomen followed behind her. And on her ring finger, where her wedding ring had been, now rested the ancient Egyptian ring that the robbers had tried to steal. A scarab symbol engraved into the ring gave off a dim glow and it eventually faded away until it gave off no more light.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

Voyager

The building before them looked a bit old, nothing ancient by any standards but certainly old enough to be an important city building, and as Eva and Voyager encroached upon it they could see the words ‘City Hall’ in bold letters across the front. As Eva grasped the door handle, Riley couldn’t help but stare up at the imposing marble facade, worried for whatever was waiting for them up there. Her thoughts were brought back down to Earth at the sound of the creaking door, and before them a battle already taking place between two Archers; while a Elephant Man stood by the desk overlooking a seated figure.

”Right, I’d say we might have found our Bad Guy Headquarters. We have a guard and the seated guy must be the one behind this.” She said as she patted Dickens and pointed towards the bulky guard. ”Sick em.” A tentacle lashed at Dicken’s eye ass he stood still for a second probably thinking about eating something. Before he sluggishly moved, soon breaking out into a full on charge.

“What the heck is that?” Gajana said when he heard something beginning to charge in his direction. Both the Elephant Man and Talus barely had enough time to lunge out of the way, causing the giant creature to trample over the reception desk, along with the computer that Talus had been using.

“Oh, come on!” Talus shouted in frustration. “I was so using that computer!”

There was a moment of confusion for Dickens, as cords tangled around his foot and he struggled to shake them off. He looked back at the two who dodged out of the way and lunged at the larger man his maws opening as he snapped down trying to bite into him. As Eva charged in herself to help him, Voyager hot on her heels with Psionic energy building in her hands.

Eva needed a good catch line, something Hero like.”Your reign of evil is over.” She said as Dickens rushed forward while Eva paused in embarrassment. That line was cheesy. Horrid and she knew it. She put all her frustration into her swings trying to land them on the Guard.

Gajana in response, rolled out of the way of Eva’s sword swing. Since the swordswoman put much of her strength into that attack, it placed her in an unbalanced position, which allowed Gajana to jump to his feet and counterattack. Since he didn’t want to be sliced by the sword, he immediately grabbed her sword-arm and lifted her off the ground by it.

“Reign of evil? What in the world are you talking about?” The giant of a man demanded out of Eva.

Struggling at the man’s grip she thrashed about.I.. It was a terrible line!” She exclaimed. ”I’ll have something better by the time you’re hauled away by the cops! Once. I get down.” Eva said dropping Excalibur only to summon it to her other hand and slicing awkwardly at the ‘villain’.

“Will you stop that!” Gajana yelled. “You’re going to hurt someone, like yourself.”

Talus hurried forward, leaping into the air and hovering over the ground in order to move just a little faster. While Eva was distracted, he thought he could swipe the sword out of her hand. However, his plan was halted as a purple cluster of energy burst across his chest as Voyager stormed in for the attack, flinging rapid, percussive Psiblasts at the floating menace.

Talus was battered back, although he remained airborne. “Hey, ‘Siris. We have a little situation here. You might want to hurry back.” Talus talked into his wrist where a communicator was built in. He then took aim at the woman who had started to attack him and fired an energy beam in her direction. Voyager just barely got her arms up in time to deflect the energy beam with her Psiforce, leaving her sleeves singed but otherwise unharmed.

”G-gonna need to try a little harder then that!” Voyager taunted, her voice cracking a bit as she took in how strong the heat from that beam was on her arms, even through the Psionic shielding.

As Eva struggled at her captor’s grasp she spoke. ”You’re awfully gentlemanly for an evil Henchman. However. I. Have a Dickens.” With a smile Eva watched as Dickens lunged towards them, maws extended. The charge of the creature knocked Gajana off his feet, which also caused him to let go of Eva, who also fell down to the floor. ”Not, what I had in mind.”

“What the heck is that thing, already?” Gajana mumbled to himself as he pulled himself back up on his feet.

“I don’t know, but he’s pretty cool isn’t he?” Voyager retorted, sounding halfway between a taunt and just gushing about her new alien friend.

”He’s a Dickens. Once we stop you here all these game characters will vanish right? No, no asking. We’ll find out.”

“That really does not clear anything up at all.” Talus shook his head as he listened.

Meanwhile, two young women hurried through the front door. “Is this the right place?” Selena called back to someone who was a little way behind them.

“Who in their right mind would ever wear anything with heels in a situation like this.” Aubrey complained yet again about the form that Talus had given her.

“Well, Lady Camilla.” Selena interjected, “You would normally be on a flying dragon, so it would otherwise not matter, I suppose.”

“And what’s going on in here?” Aubrey called out when she saw the battle that had broken out on the first floor of the city hall building.

”Don’t worry the situation is under cont-” Voyager started before an energy blast ripped by her defenses and slammed her in the chest. The shock was enough to discharge her Psiforce, the combined power of both blasts knocked her airborne. With a loud crash and the tinkle of broken glass, she collided with the last unbroken display case in the battered city hall.

Eva looked towards Arachne, astounded. ”Is that a Fire Emblem character?” As she stumbled to her feet.

“Well, the two girls with her are.” Talus explained after he had blasted Voyager. “The gal with the lavender hair kind-of is. Hey Vol!”

“Screw you, Talus.”

“Is he the one you wanted me to eliminate, Lady Camilla?” Beruka coldly asked Aubrey.

“What? No! No killing!” Aubrey had to chid her supposed retainer. Then she noticed that one of the combatants that the Immortals had been fighting was struggling to pull herself up from the ruins of a display case. When she saw that the woman was bleeding and that nobody was doing anything, she hurried over as quickly as her heels would allow her.

“You okay?”

”M’fine, m’fine,” Voyager slurred, trying to pull herself into a seated position as she struggled with her helmet. Giving up, she pulled the ruined remnants of her headgear off and dropped it next to her, revealing her tentacle-hair. Wiping away greenish blood from the cut on her cheek, she blinked in surprise when she realized someone was standing over her. ”Oh, hello…” she said awkwardly, painfully aware of how alien she must have looked to her.

“Alright. I’ve seen some pretty weird things since I’ve started being a superhero, including animal people, but what exactly are you?”

”I’m Voyager!” the tentacle-haired girl blurted out before thinking. ”Oh, specifically I’m an alien. Half-alien. It’s complicated. Evidently ‘Voyager’ was not used to being put on the spot like this.

“Okay…” Aubrey said before she turned to the others, “So what lame excuse do you have for fighting? I thought we were after that Game Genie guy?”

”Usually I’m arseholed before I start seeing shit. But not the craziest thing I’ve seen yet, Dickens is an Alien after all. Are you lot, not the bad guys then? I mean, you kinda look like it.” Eva said as she rubbed her left side still sore from her fall.

”Yeah, I thought the big silver guy was the Game Genie person,” Voyager said as she got to her feet and brushed sawdust off her uniform.

“You were the ones who attacked us first. And without even checking whether we were the good guys are not!” Talus defended himself.

”To be fair, you’re in Cube central, on a computer where all the Cubes seem to be gathering, and you have Tusk Man over there looking like a bodyguard.”

“Then how do you explain Odysseus over there fighting Pit?” Talus asked. “Because he’s with us.”

There was a moment where Eva had to admit she didn’t have a well thought out plan.”Yeah, well in my defence he is over there, and Pit wasn’t attacking you lot. Well, not when we entered.”

”So, are we all on the same side or something?” Voyager interjected, hoping to stop another fight that would get her thrown into a glass cabinet.

“I guess so.” Talus admitted.

“Then someone please tell that to the tentacle monster.” Gajana pleaded as he again dodged Dickens’ charge. “And I’m not talking about the green space girl.”

Eva walked over, sore and even more embarrassed than she started as but still in one piece.”Here boy. Come.” Dickens stopped at the sound of her voice, yet looked towards the Elephant man, Gajana. His mind wanted to continue, thinking. ‘Meat stack’. ”Dickens. Here.” There was a snort, and he turned on his heel back towards Eva.

Meanwhile, the Son of Osiris finally arrived at the town hall. “I guess everything...” The Son of Osiris communicated via telepathy with everyone, although he quickly corrected himself when he saw that Odysseus was still dealing with a video game character “I mean, almost everything is under control now.”

”Who said that?” Voyager said franticly, charging up energy in her hands.

As a voice resounded within her head she tensed up and quickly scanned the room.”Tell me everyone heard that yeah! I don’t need anymore voices in my head. I already have a ghost, I don’t need no more.”

“Don’t worry about that.” Talus reassured. “That’s just how ‘Siris communicate with people. It might be weird at first, but you eventually get used to it.”

Eva held her hand up, as if to grab attention. Bloody hell then, So I’m Pendragon, owner of an Alien Tentacle Monster and I have a ghost problem. Let’s keep the voices in my head to a minimum right yeah. I already got weird shit to deal with as it is. Anymore surprises I should know moving forward, and yeah. I’m a nitwit okay, sorry for just jumping in and attacking.”

Before any of the Immortals could introduce themselves, a nearby elevator door slid open, revealing a man wearing a black, hooded robe. He took a few steps outside of the elevator and looked around. When he did not see his archenemy present among the heroes assembled, the Game Genie just shook his head.

“I see that the Blue Blur has lost his confidence in himself if he is sending other heroes to face his greatest foe!” The Game Genie boasted. “Is it so much trouble to ask for one to face his archenemy?”

”Is this a bad time? Should we come back, once you're done with your shower?” Eva spoke, partly to mock him, and legitimately unsure if he just stepped out of the shower.

“You cretin!” The Game Genie barked. “I’m no Hugh Hefner wannabe! I’m the Game Genie! Can’t you see why I’m wearing these wizardly robes?”

”I’m no cretin!” the alien girl announced, defiantly steeling herself. ”I’m a hero and I’m going to put a stop to your creepy plans, Hugh Genie!”

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

I don't know what's going on in the Discord. But I'm assuming it's naughty. And you all should stop, since I can't enjoy it. Or continue, I'll read back later and giggle like a madman. Also. I was bored.

@VATROU

I think there was an update.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

Aubrey Adkins

I’m trying not to freak out right now. Even though I can look around, I cannot perceive any physical form. I don't feel my arms or legs or my body in general moving, despite still being able to examine my surroundings. This can’t be the afterlife, can it? I mean, all these 1’s and 0’s look like something from a computer. Since that Game Genie guy has unleashed a bunch of video game characters on the city, this must mean that I am still alive, somehow. This must be some sort of prison or something. How am I going to escape? I have no idea.

“Hey, Vol!” I suddenly heard Talus’ voice in the sea of green numbers. “I finally found you!”

It is official. I’m in hell.

“I’ve got some good news and some bad news.” His voice echoed through the darkness.

“Yes?”

“I have found a way to get you out of there.”

“Finally! Now get me out of here!”

“Well, I still have the bad news. The only way I can get you out at the moment is by using the same technology that the Game Genie utilized to summon those video game characters. However, the code only allows me to generate characters labelled as antagonists.

“Wait? I’m going to be a bad guy?”

“Not quite. An antagonist can be a good guy, like in an evil campaign or something.”

“Why do I have a bad feeling about this”

“I’ll make a deal with you. If you don’t get mad at me, I’ll reverse engineer this technology for your next photoshoot.”

“I don’t know. That sounds like an awfully large blank check that I would be giving you. Wait, how did you know about that photoshoot?”

Before he answered me, a rush of light filled the darkness that I had been in. Then, I could start to discern a location in Pacific Point. I think it was near city hall. I guess that this meant that I’m now free from wherever I had been imprisoned. But as soon as I could tell that I was back in the real world, I realized that I was falling, as if Talus had released me above the ground. My fall was not high enough to actually injury me, but it did hurt a little.

“Lady Camilla!” I heard a young woman’s voice call out. At first, I ignored the call. However, when I heard footsteps hurrying towards me, I turned my head in the direction of the voice. Two young women, who were dressed in a mixture of medieval and fantasy clothing. The first girl, who called out to someone, had dark red hair that was tied into two ridiculously long pigtails. The second girl, who followed closely behind the first, had dull blue hair (not quite sure how that is possible besides with dyes). Her hair, unlike the first, was short. Not quite a pixie cut, but still short, at least for a girl.

“Lady Camilla!” The redhead said again when she stopped right next to me. Before she said anything else, she bent over as she tried to catch her breath. The other girl was also breathing hard, probably because they had been running a lot, but she hid it better. “Thank Naga that we found you! We had been looking all over for you!”

“Are you talking to me?” I asked the girl, since I am pretty sure my name is not Camilla.

“Why of course I am! Do you see any other Crown Princesses of Nohr around here?” She sarcastically answered me, as if the answer was obvious. At this moment, I realized that there were locks of lavender hair covering up my left eye. How do I have lavender hair?

“Do I know you?”

“Do you know us?” The young woman with the red hair furrowed her brow when she heard my question. “First Corrin did not recognize us and now you are having amnesia! Sure, we did lurk in the shadows as we protected Corrin as he grew up, but we have always been at your side, Camilla!”

“You still haven’t answered my question. And why do you keep calling me Camilla?”

“Because you are Camilla, the Crown Princess of Nohr. And we’re your retinue! Does Selena and Beruka ring a bell? Because that’s us!”

“Um…what?”

“Here, let us help you up, Lady Camilla.” Selena offered as both herself and the other girl approached closer and pulled me to my feet. When I finally was on my feet, I suddenly got a good look at what I was wearing. I am so going to make Talus’ head roll. I’m not even kidding!

“What am I wearing? Why are my arms and legs completely covered with plate armor while this breastplate isn’t even shielding what’s in its name! It is like I am putting a giant bullseye on my chest and saying ‘please hit me right here’!”

“Since you always ride a wyvern into battle, I would think that you should be more concerned about a stray arrow shooting your dragon out of the sky than about one that might hit some exposed skin.” Selena counter-argued, crossing her arms as she talked.

“And what’s the purpose of this translucent cloth? And why the hell am I essentially wearing a bikini bottom instead of pants? And what is this strap that is going over my left boob even doing?” I then peered into the front window of a nearby store so that I could at least see some sort of reflection of myself. It just felt like an out-of-body experience. Besides my now lavender hair, I looked more or less the same. The only weird thing was the clothes that I was wearing. And I was a little surprised that I looked entirely human instead of being a drider. That’s a plus, right? “If I were to guess, I would say that I look like a cross between some sort of fantasy-genre knight and a stripper. I am so killing Talus for this.”

“Well, Lady Camilla.” Selena spoke again, “Since your mother was a concubine of King Garon, I guess it is kind of fitting.”

“Who is this Talus person.” Beruka finally spoke, pulling a dagger out of her cloak at the same time. “I will hunt down and dispatch him for you.”

“Wait, what? I didn’t mean it like that! It was more of a figure of speech.” I then turned to Selena. “Where did you find her?”

“Where did I find her?” Selena laughed. “You’re the one who hired her on the spot even though she was there to assassinate you!”

“WHAT.”

Absolute Comics: A Brave New World

The Amazing Spider-Man

Peter Benjamin Parker | Mary Jane Watson-Parker

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^{"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" ~Percy Shelley}

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City had a sizable collection of Egyptian artifacts in its North-Eastern wing. All one needed to do was take an immediate right from the Great Hall entrance on the 1st floor and you would be surrounded by the works of the people of the Nile. However, this night was special because the Department of Egyptian Art was able to obtain a special temporary exhibit to augment their already extensive collection. In Gallery 136, where the temporary exhibits would normally go, guests could now view a exhibit displaying artifacts that archaeologists have dated to the reign of Ramesses II. And the centerpiece of this display was an uncanny ring. And this night was the exhibits grand opening.

"Look at that line." Peter complained to Mary Jane when he saw the mass of bodies congesting the entrance to the Egyptian art section of the museum.

"We can always come back tomorrow." MJ toyed with her husband, who had been so excited to finally see this exhibit. Much like a midnight showing of a blockbuster at a movie theater, the Metropolitan Museum of Art had scheduled this grand opening at a special time after the regular visiting hours were over. Therefore, only a limited number of people were allowed to visit this event.

Peter and MJ were able to attend because of some strings MJ pulled in her acting circle. While Peter was a scientific genius, he still had a soft spot for history, too. Mary Jane fully understood that Peter was going to provide an 'extended' tour, where he would tell her some tidbits of random facts that the museum displays did not show. She already guessed that Peter already knew where there were even a mistake or two.

"No, no. Patience is a virtue. So I can wait just a little longer." Peter defended himself as the line for the temporary exhibit slowly inched forward. "Plus, we can pass the time with some fun facts!"

"Alright, Mr. Encyclopedia." MJ teased her husband. "What useless information do you have for me today?"

"Before that ring was discovered, our only evidence of the Israelites being in Egypt was the Book of Exodus. While we do not have any text that ties that ring to that period, the hieroglyphics mentioned something about controlling locusts and scholars have speculated that it might be a response to the 8th Plague of Egypt."

"So, that ring controls insects?" MJ asked.

"Of course not. That's just what the ancient Egyptians believed."

After several minutes had passed, the couple finally reached the entrance to the Egyptian section of the museum. And after a few more, they were just feet away from the exhibit. Unfortunately, Peter felt his spider-sense buzz in his head. He knew that something was about to happen, but he did not know what.

"I'll be right back. Need to visit the restroom." Peter informed his wife. He tapped the side of his head as he alerted MJ. The two developed a secret signal that allowed Peter to tell MJ that his spider-sense was going off without giving Peter's secret identity away to any bystanders.

Peter pushed against the flow of the crowd in order to reach the restrooms, which were conveniently located right next to the temporary exhibit. His usual 'Parker Luck' must not have been sleeping on the job, since there was no one present in the bathroom. Therefore, Peter was able to change into his Spider-Man costume without being interrupted. But when he heard a gunshot echoing outside.

Now in his Spider-Man persona, Peter leaped up onto the ceiling and quickly crawled out of the restroom in this fashion so that he could hopefully move around undetected. At the entrance of the Egyptian art section of the museum, two armed men guarding the exit. These two Middle-Eastern men wore suits, which probably allowed them to blend into the crowd before the trouble started. Their attention was focused on watching the exit so that the police or the museum security guards could not get a jump on them. But they did not expect a certain friendly neighborhood superhero. Sneaking up from behind them, Peter snagged these two men with his web fluid. He incapacitated them by wrapping them up and taking away their weapons. Peter then placed a finger over his lips, signalling to the civilians nearest to him to remain silent so that they would not blow his cover.

After waving those civilians at the exit to run to safety, Peter crawled towards the temporary exhibit. He saw two more men, who were dressed and armed just like the first two, collecting valuables from the museum patrons. A third man was preparing to break open the glass that housed the ancient Egyptian ring. When he saw that they were trying to steal MJ's wedding ring, Peter knew it was time to act. He would have made some quip about diamonds was a girl's best friend and that stealing one from a woman would not help win brownie points. However, since he knew the gravity of the situation, Peter needed to move quickly to make sure no bystanders get hurt.

Swinging on a webline, Peter first kicked the man who was taking his wife's wedding band. In swift movement, Peter knocked the robber off his feet, took away his firearm, and tying him up with his web fluid. As a result of this attack, his wife's ring was flung into the air. Peter dove for it and snatched the ring out of the air. This maneuver positioned Peter to launch an attack against the next robber. As he took out the second man, Peter dropped the ring into the broken display case for safekeeping. And he did the same thing against the third man.

After he had checked to make sure there were no more hostiles, Peter retrieved MJ's ring from the glass case and returned it to her.

"I believe this belongs to you." Peter dramatically presented the ring to his wife. Once she had slipped the ring back on her finger, Peter leapt up into the air and swung out of that section of the museum so that Peter could change back into his civilian clothes and circle back to meet up with Mary Jane. But as he fled from the scene, Peter made a mental note to see Ben Urich to get some information on who these robbers were. They could not have been just your average Joe thieves.

Absolute Comics: A Brave New World

I have a Spider-Man post ready. However, I'm going to wait for the server issues to be fixed before I get the post up.

Absolute Comics: A Brave New World

@Lord Wraith: You added an extra "o" in my name in the character sheet tab. Just fyi.

Absolute Comics: A Brave New World

The Amazing Spider-Man

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^{"Who would have thought that a radioactive spider could give a boy superpowers?"}

^{Peter Benjamin Parker ♦ 1991 (25) ♦ Male ♦ Hero}

C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:

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One concept that I've been wanting to do in one of these games is the Silver/Bronze Age Insect Queen. However, I'm not familiar enough with Superman and Lana Lang to do them any justice (no pun intended). Therefore, since this game combines the lore of Marvel and DC (along with some others), I thought I could give the ring to someone else because it is not an essential part of Superman's lore. Since in the Amalgam comics MJ was given this role (I don't plan on using Amalgam beyond justification for why MJ would have the ring), I believe using Spider-Man would be a better fit (at least for me as a writer). I would also use the current "Renew Your Vows" comics as an influence, since part of the arc will be dealing with Peter having a superpowered spouse.

A basic outline of the beginning of the arc would be as followed: Peter and MJ would be attending a grand opening at a local arts museum that would be featuring the ring (although the general public would not know that it actually grants powers). A robbery would be staged by an unknown foreign entity (or at least unknown to the characters). These robbers would take the valuables from the attendees in order to mask their true intentions to snatch the Egyptian ring. Now, it is up to Peter to stop these thieves.

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I am going to keep Spider-Man's history pretty vanilla so that if someone else wants to pick up the character, then they can do so without much problem.

Bio-Genetic Ring: A magical, ancient Egyptian ring that the wizard, Shazam, forged for the Pharaoh, Ramesses II. Besides granting superhuman strength and endurance, this magical ring allows the user to control arthropods and transform him or herself into a human-anthropod hybrid.

Bialya: A Middle-Eastern country located on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean. This nation was forged out of the ashes of the Syrian Civil War by an individual only known as Queen Bee. Although the Bialyan people have elected a democractic government, it only has de iure power and the Queen Bee actually has the de facto control over the country.

Absolute Comics: A Brave New World

The Amazing Spider-Man

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^{"Who would have thought that a radioactive spider could give a boy superpowers?"}

^{Peter Benjamin Parker ♦ 1991 (25) ♦ Male ♦ Hero}

C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:

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One concept that I've been wanting to do in one of these games is the Silver/Bronze Age Insect Queen. However, I'm not familiar enough with Superman and Lana Lang to do them any justice (no pun intended). Therefore, since this game combines the lore of Marvel and DC (along with some others), I thought I could give the ring to someone else because it is not an essential part of Superman's lore. Since in the Amalgam comics MJ was given this role (I don't plan on using Amalgam beyond justification for why MJ would have the ring), I believe using Spider-Man would be a better fit (at least for me as a writer). I would also use the current "Renew Your Vows" comics as an influence, since part of the arc will be dealing with Peter having a superpowered spouse.

A basic outline of the beginning of the arc would be as followed: Peter and MJ would be attending a grand opening at a local arts museum that would be featuring the ring (although the general public would not know that it actually grants powers). A robbery would be staged by an unknown foreign entity (or at least unknown to the characters). These robbers would take the valuables from the attendees in order to mask their true intentions to snatch the Egyptian ring. Now, it is up to Peter to stop these thieves.

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I am going to keep Spider-Man's history pretty vanilla so that if someone else wants to pick up the character, then they can do so without much problem.

Bio-Genetic Ring: A magical, ancient Egyptian ring that the wizard, Shazam, forged for the Pharaoh, Ramesses II. Besides granting superhuman strength and endurance, this magical ring allows the user to control arthropods and transform him or herself into a human-anthropod hybrid.

Bialya: A Middle-Eastern country located on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean. This nation was forged out of the ashes of the Syrian Civil War by an individual only known as Queen Bee. Although the Bialyan people have elected a democractic government, it only has de iure power and the Queen Bee actually has the de facto control over the country.

Marvel - Dawn of Heroes

Glad to hear that.

I'll try to get a post up in a day or so.