Oh, yes, Kaine Parker has a major place in this comic. Do you currently have plans for Kaine Parker?
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Of all the characters Ive written who are having identity problems and God knows, Ive done a few Ben is easily the most unhinged.īen being the titular Scarlet Spider of your new series is bound to have fans of the man who last took up that identity wondering if hell appear in your series. Hes trapped in the middle, endeavoring to balance the two. He has his Scarlet Spider identity on one shoulder, urging him to follow his better angels, and the Jackal on the other hand, trying to get him to return to the path that led him to disaster. He is trying to decide what to do with his Jackal personality, and he is literally being haunted by his earlier incarnations. What can you say about Bens emotional state and status quo when you pick up with him in Scarlet Spider #1? Hes a hero at heart, but a villain in his head and he is constantly trying to sort everything out. Ben is trying to understand the world around him and his relationship to it.
Someone like Peter is truly fixed in his personality and lifes ambitions. And now, he has died literally so many times that its completely unhinged him to the point where he doesnt know what the hell he wants anymore.
He spent so long trying to emulate Peter Parker, to be a hero, and then he had as huge a fall from grace as anyone could imagine. Peter David: I love the fact that hes a character who has been around for a long while, but that he has a history that has caused major changes in his personality. Plus, we have the first look at Bagleys redesign of the Scarlet Spider costume.ĬBR: What made a monthly Ben Reilly book an appealing assignment for you? Which of the characters personality traits do you find especially interesting?ĮXCLUSIVE: ∻en Reilly: The Scarlet Spider #1 cover art by Mark Bagley, John Dell and Jason Keith RELATED: Marvels Spider-Man Animated Series Reveals Summer Premiere in First PromoĬBR spoke with David exclusively about his take on Ben, what it means for his title character to once again put on his signature hoodie, the new character with a vendetta against Ben, and what role the most recent Scarlet Spider, Bens clone brother Kane Parker, will play in the series. In April, the events aftermath will find Ben Reilly torn between his identity as the Jackal and his original heroic legacy as Spidey veterans writer Peter David and artist Mark Bagley launch the ongoing ∻en Reilly: The Scarlet Spider title. ∼lone Conspiracy wraps up in March, but Ben Reillys story will not conclude with it. Yes, Ben has returned, claiming his creators identity and launching a plan to rid the world of the suffering of death by resurrecting people as clones. In ∽ead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #3, writer Dan Slott and artist Jim Cheung gave Ben Reilly fans a big surprise when the events antagonist, the Jackal, unmasked and revealed himself to be Spider-Mans fallen clone. RELATED: Marvel Stealth-Announces Spider-Man Title by Peter David, Mark Bagley Bens tenure as Spidey was as controversial as it was short, and both it and his life seemingly came to an end in December 1996s Spider-Man #75, which saw Peter Parker reclaim the webbed mantle.
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For many fans who first read about Spidey in the ∙0s, theres only one true webslinger and his name isnt Peter Parker.īen Reilly, the clone of Peter Parker created by the villainous Jackal, re-entered Spideys life as the hoodie-clad hero known as the Scarlet Spider in the mid-∩0s, before taking over the Spider-Man identity full time in 1996, as storylines briefly established Ben as the real Peter Parker. SPOILER ALERT: The following interview contains spoilers for ∽ead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #3 and ∺mazing Spider-Man #22.įirst Ben Reilly returned, and now the Scarlet Spider is back in an all-new ongoing series set to debut in April.Ī persons favorite incarnation of Marvel Comics Spider-Man often depends on when they discovered the character.
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