If you click on the thumbnail and read the editorial by Peter Bagge (
taken from the fanzine COMICS COMICS #2, 2006), you'll get an idea of just how Mr. Bagge feels about Spiderman (and superhero comics in general).
Once you've read that, it'll come as no surprise that this is a very mean-spirited parody of Marvel Comics (and actually published by Marvel. *SUCKERS*!!!). Despite his motivations for the story, many parts of this parody (and accompanying editorial) ring very true.
In the same way that he had been painfully honest with the BUDDY BRADLEY series from HATE, he hits upon many of the things that are actually wrong with comics. I'm assuming that it was this brutal truth which made this one-shot so unpopular amongst the more hardcore fans out there. Too many comic fans take comics, and themselves far too seriously. If that sounds like you, you might not like this little four page excerpt so much.
As a big fan of the aforementioned BUDDY DRADLEY series, I've always admired Bagge's honest and pessimistic approach to satire, and this was no exception. This is a somewhat rare book that most people have a hard time locating, but I loved it.
By Peter Bagge.
from STARTLING STORIES #1, June 2002
Peter Bagge's take on another classic character,
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