SDCC 2011: Why is Spider-Man’s Costume On Fire in this Enigmatic Preview Image?

Huh? You can't eat that!

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  1. ShaunR ShaunR says:

    That looks more like the hoodie that Ben Reilly the Scarlet Spider would wear!

  2. Yup that’s some scarlet spider hoodie action, I know, I made one out of a neon blue hoodie and funny foam in 7th grade. I will post photos when I dig them out of the garage.

  3. icn1983 icn1983 says:

    Spider Man’s going to become the new Human Torch?!?

  4. pyynk pyynk says:

    Next up for the fireplace, Ben Reilly digs out the zubaz!

  5. Heroville Heroville says:

    Spider-Man hates bootleg merchandise

  6. SirSullymore SirSullymore says:

    I maybe wrong but wasn’t there a story where someone accused Ben of being an arsonist or somthing?

  7. StripeyTees StripeyTees says:

    Ben Reilly started the fire.

  8. Simon Simon says:

    Is that the FF costume?

  9. StripeyTees StripeyTees says:

    That’s a hoody drawstring.

    Reed Richards didn’t start the fire.

    Ben Reilly started the fire.

  10. This was the teaser shown directly after the panel where they flat out denied that Ben Reilly would make a comeback in Spider Island. Colour me confused.

  11. powerdad powerdad says:

    Ben didn’t start the fire
    It was always burning
    Since the world’s been turning
    He didn’t start the fire
    No he didn’t light it
    But he tried to fight it

  12. zattaric zattaric says:

    I think it probably has something to do with the Spider Island storyline event coming up.  If other people get Spidey powers, it makes sense that they might wear gear with a spider on it.  I think it might be a cover for an epilogue where (surprise!) everybody blames Spidey for Spider Island and turns against him. 

  13. StripeyTees StripeyTees says:

    Ben was always a big Billy Joel fan.

    It was a clone thing.

  14. convoy83 convoy83 says:

    maybe this is for ultimate spider-man?

  15. LucasEwalt says:

    Ben Reilly is the new host of the Phoenix Force. Obviously.

  16. edward edward says:

    I think it means the people at amrvel who were responsible for the clone saga are going to burn in hell

  17. That doesn’t look like a hoody to me, it looks like the FF costume, with the mask kind of folded inward. I think it means Johnny is coming back and taking his spot on the team back.

  18. RaceMcCloud RaceMcCloud says:

    Scarlet Spider-Phoenix. Clearly. And that’s the end of comics.

  19. MisterShaw MisterShaw says:

    If they bring back Scarlet Spider I will be one happy camper. That’s not being ironic. Scarlet Spider was my favorite as a kid.

  20. LucasEwalt says:

    @JohnVFerrigno  That’s a hoodie alright. There’s a drawstring across the left side of the emblem. And the FF logo is made up of hexagons. This is all rounded ovals.

  21. ericmci ericmci says:

    The Clone saga was mess b/c it didn’t know when to quit.

    But there were Good stories and the Jackal was a smart/creepy/scary character.
    And Ben Reilley was a really good character with a lot of potential that was sacrificed to
    atone for the sins of Marvel not knowing when or how to reign it in with that story.

     

  22. DandySpidey DandySpidey says:

    See, I’m so stuck loving Ben Reilly.  I grew up reading Spidey and when I hit 18 and I’m in the process of becoming who I am, Ben Reilly comes along and its all this “who am I ” stuff.  Which I loved at ate up with a spork.  So I’m always tied to this character.  Even the day I proposed to my wife, I read Spider-man 77,  huge life events happened while I read this character.  Some folks hate him, some love him.  Marvel will never do this character right.  How can you do this character right now?  I want him back of course, but really I also have sevre reservations.  I think his best bet would to have been Venom over Flash Thompson.  I know Marvel will bring him back as some kind of reverse Flash-esque character.  He will not be 90′s Rusted Root Ben.  

  23. DandySpidey DandySpidey says:

    @DandySpidey   My bad. “and”  plus it was Spider-man 75, not 77.

  24. PraxJarvin PraxJarvin says:

    People’s inability to distinguish between a blue hoodie with a drawstring and a while once-piece costume is kind of hilarious. All I know is, I dropped ASM…. Ben Reily might be enough to get me back.

  25. Ragu73 Ragu73 says:

    … Dammit.. Is Ben Coming back?
     

  26. ShaunR ShaunR says:

    I doubt that Ben Reilly would be coming back, but there might be a new Scarlet Spider! 

  27. player1 player1 says:

    I’m willing to believe that Johnny Storm will be returning, Spider-Man will be out of FF, the Scarlet Spider will be making an appearance soon (possibly MVP), and that this is more related to Spider-Island than any of those other things.

  28. Loser13 Loser13 says:

    it’s sad but i liked the hoodie

  29. DandySpidey DandySpidey says:

    @Loser13  I liked the hoodie too.  I mean it’s lame but in a way that tells you the guy feels like a generic Spidey so its endearing.

  30. player1 player1 says:

    Ben Reilly-era reprints came out this week.

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