The black costume. Whether a brain-eating symbiote or simply a fashion choice. the black costume has its fans…for example me. I think it makes him look more like a “spider man” than the red and blue costume without the webbing, and it better matches the more stealthier side of his moves while still allowing him to fight like normal. Plus it looks like the pop culture interpretation of a ninja and came out in the 1980s so I’m surprised to find out the trouble Marvel had selling it.
Also interesting is where the idea of the new costume came from, a pitch by a fan looking to become a creator–if only for a brief time. I have two videos here from the YouTube channel and series Casually Comics as host Sasha Wood goes over the backstage history of the black costume, the formation of Venom and the symbiotes, and why the creator of the costume hates the symbiotes and deserves more credit. The first covers the history of the suit (advanced warning…includes the meme-tastic scene from Scanners where a man’s head makes a gory explosion–but you have time to turn away when it appears) while the second goes over the pitch for why Spidey changed his look. By watching them together here you also get my commentary. Ignore reading it if you wish…like I could stop you. 🙂 Hopefully you’ll find something on this page interesting.
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Note: There is swearing in this one, plus whatever violence was in the movie and a lot of Tuvok clips. I didn’t see it, but I did see a detailed enough review that I found this funny.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on July 7, 2020 in Movie Spotlight and tagged commentary, Smokers, Waterworld.
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