How does one approach a longitudinal story like this? Which story elements have to be hit and which can be skipped over? Lucky for you, AiPT! recently spoke with Zdarsky to find those very things out. No, joined by artist Mark Bagley - as all the best web-slinger writers are - Zdarsky has crafted a stunning tale that is equal parts reference and remix with all the heart and existential dread to boot. This is no beat-by-beat remake of Spidey’s bests from each decade, nor is it just watching Peter age into obscurity “old man yells at cloud” style. I think those are the things I want to push in this book: impossible odds and reminding people why they love Spider-Man.Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! Superior Spider-Man managed to do that superbly while not even having Spider-Man as a character, which was incredibly bold with a fantastic payoff. I also love stories that remind you of why you love the character. Even though he’s been on teams, Spidey as the loner trying desperately to survive and save everyone is key. introduced Morlun, an unstoppable, single-minded villain. The classic scene from issue #33 of him struggling under the wreckage his defeat of Firelord, Galactus’s herald the introduction of Venom, which was terrifying or when J. I also loved the stories that made you feel like Spidey was up against impossible odds. The mystery of the Hobgoblin hooked me as a kid. I’m a child of the ’80s and ’90s, so a lot of books from that time really imprinted on me. What are your favorite Spider-Man stories? Are there any in particular you’ll be drawing inspiration from on the new series? That’s the fun of Spider-Man, you’re playing with the outside perception of two characters. Peter could get a new job, a new girlfriend, but Spider-Man is accused of a crime and is public enemy number one. There are still periods where one is doing better than the other and I’ve always loved that aspect of secret identities. And part of the fun of the character is seeing how he gets out of the holes he digs for himself.

But inevitably his “Parker luck” spoils things, even as Spider-Man. Peter can be having a crummy time of things, put on his Spider-Man outfit and feel like he can do anything.

Can you imagine? Spider-Man is kind of like when you’re a kid and you go to camp or a new school, and you think, “I can be a new person here,” but you invariably end up with the same problems because you’re still, you know, the same person. In a lot of ways, I feel that “Peter Parker” is the mask and-just kidding. How do you see the interplay between the Peter Parker and Spider-Man identities?

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