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[trans-spidey]

I would like to know anything and everything about your spidersona

anon I want to start this off before what will be long rambling paragraphs abt my spidersona with (hopefully) doodles spliced between to break it up to say thank you and I love you for asking <3

That being said, let's do this one last time...

Matthew "Matty" Rads (haha radiation get it? my brother came up with that and I had to use it) is a trans teenager who got bit by a radioactive spider on earth-6691. He thought nothing of it until he developed his trichobothria sense, which meant he had developed super sensitive hearing (think similar to daredevil but a little less strong.) To cope with this, he started wearing headphones or ear defenders almost all of the time to prevent overstimulation. He also developed organic webbing from spinnerets on his wrists and a spider sense with increased reflex speed.

Despite having organic webbing, Matty uses webshooters as he's unsure the biological damage overusing his organic webs will have and the manufactured webbing is stronger.

Matty lives with his grandmother, father and little brothers. He's studying art and has a close-knit group of friends. Only one of his friends knows his identity, so he feels withdrawn from them sometimes.

He is childhood best friends with Micah "MJ" James and Gwendolyn "Gwendy" Stacy and he became friends with Harry Osborn and Elizabeth "Lizzy" Allen in high school where they became the self-proclaimed "Coffee Bean Gang". Gwen is the only one who knows his identity and she helped him develop his web-shooters because the strain using his natural webbing put on his wrists wasnt something he could always deal with so he wanted something more manageable.

He's friends with other people from across the spiderverse including cupid-spider (@/thatartkid69 on instagram's spidersona) but mostly stays in his own world as a friendly neighbourhood spider-man

[kudosmyhero]

The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #1.1 – Learning to Crawl, pt. 1: The Show Must Go On

Read Date: June 09, 2022   Cover Date: July 2014   ● Writer: Dan Slott ● Penciller: Ramón Pérez ● Inker: Ramón Pérez ● Colorist: Ian Herring ● Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos ◦ Joe Caramagna ● Editor:  Nick Lowe ● 

SYNOPSIS: 

The story opens after the final panel of Amazing Fantasy Vol 1 15, with Peter Parker walking home, grieving about his dead uncle and how he could have stopped it. Peter realizes now that with great power comes great responsibility, and now it's time for him to live up to the responsibilities of being the man of the house. He promises Uncle Ben he'll step up.

The next morning, Peter is surprised to find a cheery Aunt May making him eggs, until she realizes she accidentally set a third plate. She thinks she should be taking it easy, when the phone rings. Peter picks it up and discovers that there are loans against the house and he doesn't have enough to cover it or the funeral. Pouring what money he has had leftover from his performances as Spider-Man, he decides he will continue to perform as Spider-Man and make more money.

Spidey goes to see his representative, Maxie, and asks for more shows. Maxie holds up the paper and exclaims that a crook was caught using a web and believes that Spidey was the one who caught him. Maxie suggests that they use the news to their advantage and get more money, angering Spider-Man at the idea of using Uncle Ben's death for money. Spidey says that he is no hero, and he will not profit off of this in any way. Maxie says nervously that he will do what he says. Spidey leaves Maxie's office, thinking about how preforming has gone from being a star to being a dancing bear.

At Midtown High, Liz Allen invites Peter over to see Spidey live. Because he is Spidey, he makes up a bad excuse about seeing the doctor. Liz takes offense to his horrible excuse and storms away, thinking that Peter lied because he didn't want to go. Flash overhears the argument and pushes peter against his locker, angry that Peter had shut Liz down. Flash decides to settle this out, Peter agrees awaiting to use his spider-powers on him, but Mr. Flannigan separates them. Peter thinks about going to a private school and getting a good house with Aunt May when the Spider-Man thing pays off.

Meanwhile, Clayton Cole, a rich and extremely intellectual teenager, makes a deal with a seller to get sold out tickets to a Spider-Man show. Clayton Cole goes alone, not having any other friends to go with him, he even reveals he posted Spider-Man's first appearance with Crusher Hogan. Multiple people see the show either in the seats or at home, such as Liz and Flash, also the Chameleon (who would go on to be Spider-Man's first supervillian), and even Jameson gets his first glimpse at Spider-Man. An interview takes place after the show, where Spidey reveals that he made his webshooters by himself, Clayton realizes that Spider-Man is also a tech head. Inspired, Clayton decides to create something similar of his own design, figuring that when Spidey is out of the suit, he's just like him.

Later, on the day of Uncle Ben's Funeral, Peter is getting dress, swearing to Uncle Ben that he is looking out for Aunt May. Who just happened to get a call from one of Peter's teachers that he has been skipping classes (due to his performances as Spider-Man), and the teacher suggests that Peter sees an Counselor. Aunt May thanks the teacher and hangs up, walking with Peter to the cab.

During the Funeral, Peter thinks again on how this was entirely his fault, and promises he'll always be there for Aunt May. Peter than relieves that Aunt May is crying, but also smiling. Peter asks why she is so cheery, Aunt May tells Peter to look around. They are surrounded by Friends, loved ones, and every one of their lives Ben has touched and made better for it. It was a life well lived. Afterword, Peter wished that they Ben's friends would've helped them with the money issues considering, but Aunt May tells him that he shouldn't expect the universe to pay back, it's not the reason why people should do good things. (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_3_1.1)

Favorite Panel: The art throughout the issue is beautiful. However, may I present … a kitty!

Fan Art: Spider-Man 2019 by tylercairnsart

Accompanying Podcast:

[spideychelleforever]

Peter: Sometimes I worry I’m gonna mess something up

MJ: Well we only just started dating, I’m worried sometimes too, so it’s cool

Peter: I just mean that... like, you’re already so amazing and cool and beautiful... how am I gonna deal with it when it’s the weekend and you’re... soft and casual and wearing big t-shirts and that... amazing hair of yours is completely down and.. ahh.. I don’t know if I can-

MJ: Peter.. it’s okay. Trust me. I get what you’re saying and you’re.. sweet ❤️ *kisses him*

Peter: Okay, Phew! *breathes* Thanks for letting me get that out

MJ: Of course

MJ: I don’t know if right now is the right time for that, though

Peter: Right time for what?

MJ: That. *points to Peter’s pants where, to his surprise, his ol’ webshooter is very, very visible through his pants*

Peter: *TURNS RED AS A CHERRY*

MJ: 😏☺️☺️☺️ I’m flattered that you just talking about me is enough to get you-

Peter: oh GOD *dying of embarrassment*

Peter: *and also love*

Tagging: my crush @you-guys--are-losers my love @spiderman-homecomeme my dear @theslytherinterran @peterjonesparker @suplosers @spideyxchelle @spideychelle-romanogers @lovely-iris-west-allen @wandrlust-stark @acastleintheair @here-be-spideychelle @miranduh1 @seek-rest @tare8chan @sodafizzyart

[pbnjparker]

The Flash | T. Holland

a/n: this is originally a piece from ‘Tangled Universe’ a story written by a former friend and I. You can find the unfinished story on @webshooter-allen , I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it two months ago :-)

“I also wanted to give a warm welcome to the two newest members of our family, Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch!” JP said, holding up his glass of Champagne.

“They will be going alongside (Y/N) and Tom on a three month press tour, throughout the US and Europe. Let’s give them our blessings and prayers to ensure that these next three months of traveling are fun, and safe”

“Congratulations to the newlyweds as well, we missed you both a lot. Central City has been havoc without the Flash.”

(Y/N) smiled at Grant who pressed a chaste kiss on her temple.

“I don’t want to ramble on any further, everyone take a seat, and enjoy the food and the view! We’ll be moving shortly!”

Tom turned to look at (Y/n), confusion crossing his face. “What did he mean by ‘moving shortly’?”

(Y/n) smiled, “Just wait.”

The floor of the restaurant began to slowly move. Tom’s eyes widened, as he looked down, gripping the edge of his chair. (Y/n) laughed, putting a hand over his.

“We’re fine! Don’t worry.”

He smiled, before grabbing her hand, and watching outside the windows. The curtains have been pulled back, as he was able to see the Vancouver skyline.

“Can I stand up?” Tom asked, looking at (Y/n) with a wide smile on his face.

(Y/N) smiled, “Go ahead, the view is astonishing. Take it in.”

“Come with me, I don’t want to be alone.” His smile grew as he tugged at her hand.

(Y/N) got up from her chair, as she pulled Tom over to a nearby window. Her castmates watched, as the two young actors held hands, not letting go, while admiring the view. Their expressions were the same, noticing the spark between them, the comfort they shared while in each others’ presence.

“Wow.”

(Y/n) only nodded, as they continued watching, never once letting go. Tom then turned, looking at her. The light bounced off her face, illuminating her features. Her eyes sparkled under the sunset light, the soft smile on her lips.

Tom turned to look back at skyline, “It’s gorgeous, I-I’ve never seen something like this. You can only see so much on the London Eye but, here you can see all of Vancouver.”

“You’re able to see every skyscraper in Vancouver from here, and if you look in the right place at the right time, you’ll see the slightest bit of the studios.”

(Y/N)s’ gaze never left the window, she was mesmerized by the view.

The view brought back so many memories. The restaurant itself made her think of Evan.

Evan had brought her here on their 6 month anniversary. He told her that he wanted to make up for the all the arguing they had endured the past week leading up to the special date.

(Y/N) stayed quiet, listening to every word, every lie Evan was telling her.

She knew what Evan was doing yet, she stayed with him. Even after every ‘I can’t come over today’ or ‘I am just really busy’ text message, she knew exactly what he was doing.

“So yesterday, I hung out with Shany and Julia, and we went out to the beach. Julia being the dumbass she is, lost her balance while taking a picture.”

(Y/N)s’ eyebrows furrowed together, Evan had texted her saying that he was drowning in piles of homework and couldn’t come over for their weekly movie nights.

“Y-You were with Julia and Shany? You told me yesterday that you could come over because you had homework.” (Y/N) looked at the centerpiece, avoiding Evans gaze.

She had fallen for it again. It felt like she was stuck on a endless loop of her boyfriend ditching her last minute and hanging out with other girls.

“Yeah, sorry. I just didn’t feel like hanging out yesterday.”

(Y/N) glanced at Evan, “You didn’t want to hang out? You just told me you hung out with Shany and Julia. C’mon Evan, get better at lying.”

“If you don’t feel like hanging out, then I’ll leave. Maybe invite Shany or Julia, they’d probably want to hang out with you.” (Y/N) looked down at her hand and slipped off the ring Evan had given her on their three month anniversary.

“While we’re at it, here’s this,” She placed the silver band next to his dinner plate. “We’re done Evan. We’re much better off as friends than what we are as a couple.”

Evan stood up grabbing (Y/N)s’ forearm, “Are you serious, just because I went out?”

“It’s not just because you went out. I know what you’re doing Evan, let me go.” (Y/N) said through her teeth, she pulled away from his grip and walked out the double doors.

The same double doors she had walked in with Tom. She glanced over to Tom who was still staring at the view with a smile on his face.

The smile on her face was now replaced by a frown. She loosened her grip on Tom’s hand and walked out the double doors once again.

Her cast mates looked over to the boy who was no longer standing by their ‘little sister’.

They noticed how slowly the smile on his face turned into a frown. Turning, he looked over where she had disappeared, making eye contact with her castmates and Benedict, who motioned for him to follow her.

He walked through the sea of tables, off the conveyor belt and though the double doors.

He didn’t know where she could have gone, he didn’t know where to go. Turning both ways, he noticed the only two doors down the hallway: bathrooms. His gaze was fixed on the opposite door from him, as he softly knocked, waiting for a response.

It was silent, Tom silently hoping that no one would catch him walking into the woman’s bathroom, as he opened the door, and walked inside. Stepping inside, he heard quiet sniffling coming from the far end, as he walked over, quietly, before knocking on the stall door.

The sniffling stopped, as Tom waited. “Everything alright?”

Silence surrounded him for a couple minutes before he heard the door click, and it opened, revealing her tear stained face. In his eyes, she still looked beautiful. On the opposite hand, she didn’t think so.

“I’m sorry.”

Tom tilted his head in confusion, eyes catching her gaze. “What do you mean?”

“I ruined your night. I thought I wasn’t going to cry and I did and I couldn’t help it. I’m sorry.”

Tom grabbed her hands, sad smile on his face as he looked at her. “Don’t apologize. It’s okay, this is normal. I’m sorry if I did anything to make you uncomfortable, it wasn’t my intention.”

“No, no, it wasn’t you.” (Y/N) sniffled, “It’s quite dumb, I really shouldn’t even be crying.”

“You know you can tell me anything.”

Nodding, (Y/n) sighed, before she pulled him outside the bathroom, where there was a waiting area. Sitting down, she grabbed his hand again, enveloping her fingers with his.

“The last time I came here, It was for my six month anniversary with Evan.” Tom sucked in a breath, watching her nervous movements and her flickering gaze. “He had wanted to make things right after ditching me almost all the time.”

“I decided that enough was enough and I confronted him. He got defensive, saying that he just didn’t feel like hanging out when he spent time with his other.. friends. I told him we were better off as friends and he tried making up excuses.”

A tear rolled down (Y/N)s’ cheek, and Tom raised his hand, wiping it off as she looked up at him, meeting his gaze. “I told you it was dumb.”

“Hey, don’t you ever invalidate your feelings.” He said, “Your feelings matter just like everyone else’s.”

(Y/N) smiled, she tightened her grip on Tom’s hand, “Thank you for this. I’ve shut out so many people, I-I’ve felt so lonely and now I’m here, with you and I don’t feel as lonely anymore. You’re amazing company, Tom.”

Toms’ face was now adorned with a smile, “Whenever you need someone, I’m here. Anytime, anywhere, love.”

[racefortheironthrone]

Thoughts on Spiderman: Homecoming

I’ll put my short, non-spoiler version above the cut for people who haven’t seen it yet: it’s good. It’s really good, head and shoulders above the Amazing duology and it holds its own against the Raimi films more than you would think. 

Specifically, it has two major strengths: first, as many people have noted, Tom Holland’s Spiderman feels like a real teenager way more than either Andrew Garfield or Tobey Macguire did - in part because the movie makes the most of out its science high school setting by giving Holland a secondary cast of other teens to bounce off of, and by making the conflict between his superhero life and his regular life being about high school things generally (making Lego Death Stars, Academic Decathalon meets, detention) instead of just about his romantic relationships. 

Second, as other people have noted, Spiderman: Homecoming feels way more New York  (more of a neighborhood Spiderman, you could say) than previous Spiderman movies. The Amazing movies’ idea of New York was some abstracted Times Square theme park, and with the best will in the world, even the Raimi films portrayed an extremely white New York that didn’t go beyond Midtown canyons and various landmarks. But Homecoming felt like Queens, from the multicultural student body at Midtown Science to Spiderman and the Prowler (you were great, Donald Glover!) arguing over which bodegas have the best sandwiches, to the jokes about how the outer boroughs aren’t well-stocked with tall buildings to web-swing off of, to Spiderman’s interactions with neighborhood locals who get pissed when would-be superheroes web their hands to their cars or repay subway directions with churros. 

Protagonist

So let’s start with Tom Holland. For all that people complain about the Marvel “machine,” one of the things the machine does very well is make sure that their writers and directors nail the main characters, even if that’s at the expense of the plot, because you have to sell the audience on the character to get the audience to care, and because superhero plots are generally pretty secondary anyway. And Homecoming does a really good job of building on the excellent work that Civil War did. To quote myself:

“I buy Tom Holland more than I ever bought Andrew Garfield or Tobey Maguire - Tobey was always a bit too soft and saccharine for me to buy that he was the irreverent snarker behind the mask, whereas Andrew’s performance was way too much of an over-reaction to the backlash against Spiderman III, and came off as way too cool.

That’s the thing about Spiderman/Peter Parker that makes him tricky: he’s a nerd and a bit nebbishy (although he kind of ages out of that a little - there had to be something there that Mary Jane Watson liked), but once he puts the mask on, he gains the confidence to express himself, even if that is as a smart-alecky motor-mouth. There’s a side of Peter Parker that has an ego, a yearning to show the world that he’s not Puny Parker any more - after all, the first thing he did when he got super-powers was to get in front of TV cameras - that makes him prank J. Jonah Jameson to get back at him, or not just fight the Kingpin but relentlessly crack fat jokes at him.

As I’ve said above, it’s really easy to grab one part of that personality and not the other. And one of the things I really like about Tom Holland’s Spiderman is that I feel like you have both...”

So how did Homecoming build on this? First, the nerd side of Peter Parker was nicely contextualized by his high school (which because it’s an elite magnet school is full of nerds) - he’s extremely high-scoring (he’s bullied by Flash because Peter’s constantly showing him up in class, and he’s the lynchpin of the Decathalon team until MJ steps up in his absence) but you get the sense that he feels like he’s maybe too smart for school so he sometimes gets himself in detention and probably hurts his GPA a bit by not doing homework in favor of his own projects; he’s a joiner (Decathalon, band, etc.) because he’s not very socially confident (hence his small friend circle of Ned and MJ, hence his mini-freakouts about Liz’s party and the eponymous dance) BUT he’s also someone who over-extends himself and then quits (holy crap did that one hit close to home), so he’s seen as a bit of a flake. 

Second, that nerd side nicely parallels his super-hero side, with the wonderful euphemism of the “Stark internship” (god, no wonder Flash is jealous). Peter is desperate for recognition, to get called up to the big leagues, to the point where he’s constantly biting off more than he can chew (literally taking the training wheels off too early) to prove himself to “Mr. Stark” and then tries desperately to hold everything together or explain his screwups away when it blows up in his face. (Notably, all of the major action setpieces in the movie except the last one involve situations where Peter’s over-enthusiasm has actually created a bigger problem: foiling the bank robbery causes the bodega fire, his investigation of the alien power source causes the damage to the Washington Monument, his web-slinging damages the fission gun that damages the ferry, etc.) At the same time, he’s trying to live up to the image of what he thinks a super-hero ought to be, whether that’s in posing for commuters and doing backflips for hot dog vendors or making quips at bad guys (notably, his smart-alecking always comes off as a mixture of nervous posing and too much energy rather than coming off as mean). 

But most importantly, at root Spiderman is a genuinely selfless hero - his first thought is to save the bodega owner and the bodega cat, he gives the ferry rescue everything he’s got even if he comes up short as 98% sucessful, he tells criminals to shoot at him rather than at anyone else, and in the film’s master-stroke, he goes all-out to save Adrian Toombs who’s repeatedly tried to kill him the moment he realizes that his wing-suit has gone unstable, because Spiderman doesn’t want to “instant death” anyone. And he’s utterly determined, as we see in the whole third act where he goes right after Toombs despite getting his ass kicked by the Shocker, then pulls himself out from the rubble Toombs buried him under, then gets himself onto the Quinjet then saves Coney Island from the crashing Quinjet, and on and on....

Antagonist

So...Michael Keaton. While not given a ton of time, Keaton does a great job reframing Adrian Toombs as the voice of blue collar upper-middle-class resentment, justifying theft and murder with his hatred of Tony Stark and the 1% on the one hand and the need to provide for his family on the other, and selling you on how this guy gives more and more reign to his dark side while trying to hang on to his hypocritical moral code. Also, it was an inspired idea to build on the idea of the Vulture being a scavenger by making him both a salvage operator and someone who later makes his money by stealing the aftermath of the Avengers’ battles and turns them into weapons. (BTW, even though the wings were re-done as military high-tech, they still had some personality - the way they draped down feather-like when he was resting on the billboard, the way he used them to pick up Peter and maybe use them as blades.)

Critically, the movie didn’t kill him off. See, Marvel’s villain problem isn’t always about how generic they are (although that was a problem for Malekith and Ronan the Accuser) but that they constantly kill off their villains which means that there’s no opportunity to build up a relationship between hero and villain - Robert Redford’s HYDRA true believer or Ultron would be great recurring villains, except they’re dead now. If Keaton ever wants to reprise his role, it would only take a jailbreak to put him back in the mix gunning for revenge according to his own code. 

Also, the movie did a good job seeding future villains. We see the mantle (or rather the gage) of the Shocker get passed on in the film, the Tinkerer seems to get away in the end so is on hand for future movies, we get a great setup for why the Scorpion would go after Spiderman, and we even meet the Prowler who’d make for a great frenemy villain. 

Secondary Cast

The kids are more than all right, they’re damn fantastic. Ned was a great audience stand-in as well as a voice of reason, was great as “the chair,” and even got to use the webshooters, Liz Allen nicely avoided a lot of “superhero girlfriend” pitfalls, Flash was a nice alternative to the over-used jock archetype, and Zendaya was a genuinely oddball presence who makes for a very different MJ than we’ve ever seen before (my friend @elanabrooklyn thinks that she’s basically comics Jessica Jones in all but name, which I would be ok with). 

Marissa Tomei as Aunt May could have used more screen-time, but what there was, was great, from the ongoing gag that she’s completely oblivious to the fact that pretty much all the men in the service sector she meets are in lorb with her, to her very real mix of showing concern and trying to encourage while giving a teenager room, to her final F-bomb - which thankfully cut short the “Aunt May can’t know” storyline. 

RDJ as Tony Stark actually didn’t over-shadow the film as much as people had worried - mostly, he’s there being simultaneously neglectful (answering some text messages, providing some encouragement outside of post-crisis situations, and actually explaining why you’re doing what you’re doing would be a good idea, Tony) and over-bearing (tracking devices and surveillance cameras are not a substitute for communicating, Tony), which is sort of how you’d expect him to handle being a mentor/surrogate father on his first go-round.

Plot

Despite how confident people were about what was going to happen in the movie from the trailers, the film actually did a great job throwing the unexpected at you, whether it’s the suburban lawn-chase sequence that wasn’t in the trailers, or the FBI showing up on the ferry, or the fact that Peter and Ned were directly responsible for the Washington Monument crisis, or why the Vulture and Spiderman were on a plane. 

More importantly, the high school plot really really worked and intersected nicely with the superhero plot - Peter’s indecision about using his Spiderman persona to boost his and Ned’s social standing leading into the suburban lawn-chase, the Academic Decathalon giving the Washington Monument rescue real stakes, and best of all, the moment where Adrian Toombs opens the door for his daughter’s date and the commonplace dad/boyfriend tension goes into overdrive.  

[webshooter-allen-blog]

happy birthday, to our favorite webslinger!!

also, donut forget that today is National Donut Day! (see what we did there?) and don’t forget that chapter four of Tangled Universe goes up today at noon, so keep an eye out for that! 

June is filled with many special events! Here’s a list of just a few events, that are especially important to us! 

June 1st: Tom Holland’s Birthday, National Donut Day, Angel’s Graduation Day and the beginning of Pride Month!

June 3rd: Bisexual Pride Day!

June 30th: Angel’s 18th Birthday!

P.S: DUNKIN DONUTS IS GIVING AWAY FREE CLASSIC DONUTS WITH A PURCHASE OF A REGULAR SIZE COFFEE

[pbnjparker]

i cant believe i move this weekend!!

send in your requests to @webshooter-allen !! i’ll be hella more active on that account once i’ve setteled into my new home.

this is a collab acc with my bby @fuckyou-imspiderman !

we’re both incredibly busy, with school, internships (ambs), graduation (me), and so much more, so we really appreciate your patience :)

ilysm

[pbnjparker]

go show some love

to my new collab blog with my bby ambs! ( @webshooter-allen ) , super excited to start this with her! ( @fuckyou-imspiderman ) , we’re planning a lot of things! starting off with barry allen tuesday’s hopefully soon!

[webshooter-allen-blog]

hi guys! we’ve decided on changing our upload dates for Tangled Universe, You’ll now be getting an update every Monday and Saturday.

we have both been incredibly busy with school and work. hopefully you all can understand :)