COMICS: Marvel Reveals The REAL Cover For AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #699

i've seen the scans and i'm in shock. i mean, i was prepared for something stupid but this.. i think it's safe to say i won't be reading marvel comics anymore.

@LEVITIKUZ well there not gonna put on it the worlds 3rd best superhero are they it's purely just marketing and trying to sell the book. In terms of popularity it's really neck and neck between spidey and bats because of how successful there movies have been, supermans popularity has declined a bit amoung the general audience due to the fact WB has not taken advantage of him that much since the start of the cbm boom. I have so little interest in Tasm comic book, it's depressing seeing my favourite fictional character being treated the way he has over the last 5 years. It speaks volumes when the 3 best spider-man family books haven't even got Peter Parker in them.

So when Chameleon pretends to be Spiderman its ok, but when Doc Ock does it, its the worst thing to ever happen to Spiderman ever? I don't get it.

@Spoiler -I cant believe you just did that!!

That is a crazy spoil - how?

Must be be bullshit! But how could you...??

heres a random theory. Perhaps he gets "cured" by the anti-venom serum used in Spider-Island to make Ock Peter totally weak and forces him to enter another body, giving peter back his body but then he has to use new tech to become superior spider-man.

@Spideyguy94 - woh dude, there's a difference at the moment.

OMD went against Spidey's character because of the whole Mephisto stuff.

At the moment this is still technically in character, Doc Ock has just one-upped him. And this won't be the end. There's still 2 issues to go. Pete isn't going to be dead and he'll win. Even if he won't be SSM, they won't end the series with a Peter Parker loss. Even if he dies doing it.

@HellsHammer - probably less than there are "best pancakes in town" :)

Oh this is some bull!

Its just a story of another Spidey adventure..we all know Peter will survive & overcome yet another villainous attempt to destroy him.

Just sit back,relax,read the book & dont be crybabies.
It should be fun to see how Spidey gets out of this trouble.

flaws* jesus christ, I hate myself, haha.

First, I love that cover. It has a real old-school feel to it.

As to the 'shocking secret' revealed at the beginning of the comments section, the more I think about, the more I think this is a brilliant story. There was a story back in the '90s- I think it was Kaine that actually killed Peter Parker. Doc Ock nursed Spidey back to health. Parker was shocked to see Doc doing this, and thought it was a trick or a trap. They have this long conversation where Doc Ock tells Parker that he couldn't allow a second-rate guy like Kaine to claim that victory. He saw Parker as an honorable foe, and as he saw it, a foe deserving of a far more honorable death- at his hands- but not now, while Parker was weak. He wanted to put an end to Spidey, but only when Spidey started the fight in peak condition, which would make Ock's triumph honorable. when Parker was healed, Doc Ock let him go, with a warning that they would cross paths again.

I'm probably messing up details, this is from like twenty years ago. I hope someone reading this with a better memory than mine can cite the issues and title this story appeared in.

Anyway, this looks like the culmination of those long-brewing plans. I don't say this much about modern Marvel, but this is really interesting stuff.

i don't care if peter eventually comes back. i simply refuse to read a comic where doc ock takes his place. this is just another stunt marvel has to pull because, let's face it, they've run out of ideas for spidey after civil war.

@MrEko

LOL dude that is hilarious, but yeah man I haven't read 616 Spidey since that One More Day bullshit either.

Yeah, this is pretty crazy. An interesting twist. But I haven't read a Spider-Man comic in forever so I don't know what's been happening previously. I think we can assume Ock will be the mysterious Spider-man in the "relaunch". That's insane, but yeah, surely he won't be there for too long and Peter will be back.


He better be back.

At some point they'll probably just reveal that it wasn't a true mind-swap, but it sort of reprogrammed Peter to think he was Ock, and vice-versa. Peter's true personality will slowly resurface, causing a transition from villain to hero during his final (internal) battle with Doc Ock through the pages of Superior Spider-Man. Seems like a really gimmicky storyline though.

The only thing whinier than Peter Parker is his fans.

CHRONO CROSS.

What else...

Dragon Ball Z: Goku is Ginyu, Ginyu is Goku.

...

I know there's more...

Kind of "The Prestige"

God

This is killing me. Why can't I remember exactly where this twist is from?

@Spoilers...why would you post that in here? I just don't get it. ; )

@Rbfn...you always crack me up good sir.

WOAH WOAH WTF?!?! DOC OCK IS THE SUPERIOR SPIDERMAN?

anybody else find it interesting that Marvel's shaking up the status quo so extraodinarily?

X-men are Avengers, there's a new "FF," Spider-Man's not Spider-Man anymore...

i really think Marvel is mucking it up for the properties to which it does not own the rights, to effectively put a cap on how Sony and Fox will be able to use the characters now.

2 more issues left. Judging by the Superior spiderman scans I've seen. I find it hard to believe that this is Dock Ock. I think it will be resolved by 700. I mean why would he need claws if it was Ock and those mutated looking feet. Notice in the cover to 700 the feet are not mutated. Maybe Pete has to destroy his own body. Maybe the Superior Spiderman is really Pete inside Doc Ocks body. Then with the recent appearances of the Jackal which I do not think is coincidence. I dont think anyone really knows. Then there's Harry coming out of his coma. Why show this if it has no relevance to what will happen? If they do go this route and have Ock in Pete's body and have ock get back with Mary Jane than it will be just as bad as Osborn sleeping with Gwen and impregnating her. Which means if this comes to pass two of Spideys most notorious supervillins would have had their way with two of Peters greatest loves. Which is kida creepy. With two issues left lets hope Marvel does not keep up its track record with storylines like sins past and omd. I'm really hope #700 is what everyone is saying it is but if its not then can any of us honestly be surprised?

for some reason I was reminded SPECIFICALLY of this: