Madame Web seems to have briefly brought the world together in that everyone who has seen it universally has declared it to be an awful movie. Apparently the Spider-Women of the movie only appear in costume for a vision of the future late in the film that only last a couple of minutes and the rest of the run time is filled with disjointed scenes and laughable dialogue. Maybe Sony Picture would have been better served by featuring a trio of bug-based heroes like the ones on the cover above?
I saw it at my hometown multiplex on the Wednesday afternoon it opened. So, I can tell you for a fact that the precognitive vision also happens relatively early in the movie, as well. I also enjoyed it for the most part. Definitely far more than I enjoyed either of the Venom flicks!
ReplyDeleteAlthough, personally, I would've preferred Judas Traveler being the name of the Chief Bad Guy rather than Ezekiel Sims. But, that last remark is more of a nitpick than a legit complaint.
Haven't seen "Madame Web" yet; so I'll just comment on the cover.
ReplyDeleteClever idea bringing these three together, with their shared insect/arachnid theme. I assume that "The Exterminator" is an original creation for the STF Universe?
This one really works well Great idea and excellent execution.
Jared, yes just a fitting sounding villain name for these three, I figured. There is a recurring STF Original villain that will start to begin regularly - actually, he's already had his first appearance: Mr. Universe!
ReplyDeleteFinally!! I've been waiting for this cover for years (or something very much like it).
ReplyDeletePart 2 from STF #988, just missing the fabled lead...Irving S.!!!The bugs are back!
Irving is Irwin twin brother with sight problems. (Thanks Matt & Mike)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to join Cary in breaking that "everyone" and "universally." After seeing Madame Web on its first showing, can say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Once I saw that the three girls were apparently not going to get their powers by the end, I just accepted it for a "pre-origin" story for them. And that makes sense; after all, the movie is Madame Web, not The Spider-Women.
ReplyDeleteI also didn't have much trouble with the dialogue. Perhaps it was the way it was delivered; on the other hand, my real baseline for bad dialogue is The Rise of Skywalker (the only thing I really don't like about that movie).
As for today's cover, this would make for an interesting team-up. As an interesting side-note, The Exterminator was the original alias of the original Death-Stalker. Whether there's any connection with this one, of course, is up to you.
And as long as you have Mr. Universe as an original recurring villain, I think it'd be fun to see a multi-parter where a series of individuals take on the mantle of Captain Universe to battle him. And I think it might be appropriate to put him against Iron Beetle, too (possibly in another team-up with GL Murdock).
Aah Fly-Girl.. the Fantastic silly stories of her Era, the All star from Roy Thomas, and the Only Spider woman that the public would know…. a Fun Team up…
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Spidey will ever meet The Web (from MLJ)?
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Deathstroke will ever meet Lady Deathstrike?
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Deadpool and Raven will ever become the parents of Ravenpool?
ReplyDelete@Jared Mello: I wonder if the Exterminator is another name for the Frazetta Death-dealer?
ReplyDeleteI'd thought you'd use Web Woman or even DC's Insect Queen (instead of DC's Tarantula) for a female insect threesome. Maybe for some future covers then?
ReplyDelete@Cary & Jared: more likely a rogue Dalek.
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