Changed the title, you guys convinced me 🤝

*One of Spiderman's most depressing stories* "Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"

If Captain America himself says you're one of the greatest men he's ever known, case closed, no more interviews needed.

All I want is for Peter to have a stable life, with the woman he loves and family he deserves. He’s a fictional character but just, please. He’s earned it.

Sometimes I forget that Spiderman is fictional, because for almost my whole life he's been real to me, more real than any other character out there.

I love this story because of how raw it felt seeing Spidey show up at the warehouse and absolutely dismantling the criminals. Haven't seen Pete portrayed that angry since Back in Black

This is who Spider-Man is.

If there's anyone I trust the most to write a heartfelt/interesting Spider-man story, it's Chip Zdarsky definitely

THIS. This is EXACTLY why I love Spider-Man in a nutshell and hands down possibly the best representation of Peter Parker in modern comics. And part of what makes him so timeless is that people don't only make mistakes, fail, and experience hardship when they're teenagers. We mess up throughout life, no matter what age we are. And Peter's no exception. However long we live or wise & experienced we become, we're NEVER perfect. This is one reason I fundamentally reject the "Spider-Man can't grow up because he's more reletable as a teen" argument. No, he can't grow up because writing him as a teen is more familiar and easier to market to kids (despite the fact that his audience grew beyond kids decades ago). A fallible Spider-Man is relatable to any age demographic that resonates with his struggles, however old or young he is in-universe. And history shows that some of the most critically successful stories are the ones set at different stages of Peter's life beyond high school-college. It's not the age range that dictates Peter's relatability, it's the humanity of his fallibility. Specifically, it's relatable to people of potentially any age how this protagonist at his best is written like a believable human being with imperfections that can come back to bite him. He suffers, stumbles, falls, cries, rages, gets scared, feels guilty for not doing better, and occasionally despairs or wants to quit. All of this is what makes Peter great: The man, not the spider. That humanity is his greatest strength and weakness, depending on how it's used. But in the end, Peter learns from his errors, stands up, and perseveres. So long as he's physically/mentally able to go on, Spider-Man will ALWAYS try to do good. To quote Jennifer Tilly's Madame Leota, "You try, you fail. You try, you fail. But the only true failure is when you stop trying."

Jefferson Davis said it best, “A hero is just a guy who doesn’t give up.” It aligns perfectly with the great power and greater responsibility quote

I wish there were more situations where superheroes don't always save someone, much like how in healthcare, there is often times where someone is in a situation where they can't be saved. Seeing superheroes go through the feelings after would be good for people to read and understand.

Ok this is really sad, but, 0:59 Wakandonuts? That’s amazing 5:54 those are the same clothes Peter wore in his first appearance 😭😭😭

This story is actually really sweet and amazing. It may have sad undertones but it truly understands the character, this is Spider-Man. I really hope we get to see more of this in depth and personal relationship between Spider-Man and the public in Spider-Man 4.

There’s this Spiderman comic that always makes me tear up but almost no one covers it. It’s about this kid who is in an abusive household and every time he goes into his room he imagines Spiderman and talks to him the issue ends with the kids mom passing away and the kid has to leave his house and he has to say goodbye to imaginary Spiderman The Spiderman tells him that men don’t hug they shake hands and he unmasks himself as an African American Spiderman. I have no idea what issue it is but it really hits the feels.

The comic reminds me of Spider-Man 1 (2002)'s interview montage of all citizens giving their thoughts on Spider-Man, but this comic pushing it further and make it more touching and emotional, Chip Zdarsky is such good writer.

He's our "friendly neighborhood, Spider-man."

hotdog man could have been the most popular hotdog vendor in the city if he advertised that spiderman eats there everyday

When Spider-Man stops making quips, you know he's furious.

One of the greatest things to learn about Spider-man legacy in the future in the comics is that in the far far far future where cable (X-Men characters) is from. Cable says to Spider-Man that he is the only one who is vividly remembered as THE greatest hero of all time, while most of the heroes faded away which I think is sweet.

Kyle's mom: they killed him, they killed my son! Peter: .... *Black suit theme*

one of the reasons i love spider-man hes so down to earth and truly the friendly neighborhood spider-man unlike other heroes he always has a down to earth feeling

As long as you exist, someone will hate you no matter who you are or what you do. That’s just a fact of life. If you think nobody hates you, you either don’t get out much or you’re lying to yourself. The fact Peter lives with this every day, knowing he’s doing his best but no matter what he does he’ll always be hated by at least somebody, that’s real perseverance and determination. He’s human. He makes mistakes. And those mistakes will always be held against him no matter what. And he keeps going and doing his best. He’s a great role model. He’s not a billionaire like stark, a military man like rogers, or a scientist like banner or richards (although he is definitely smart enough to be one), he’s a kid from queens. He does what’s right because it’s right. Not because he wants something out of it. He represents everything I want to be. If I got bitten by a radioactive spider, I know I wouldn’t be as good as Peter but I’d damn well try to be. (I mean there’s also the issue of be being a girl not a guy but that’s secondary. I’d still try to be a spider-person like him.)

That really does capture the essence of the guy I've been reading about since 1972.

Man I LOVE these kind of Spider-Man comics/stories. So Realistic. So down to earth. Really hits you right in the feels. THIS is Spider-Man. This is the character we all know and love.

Salute to Spider-Man for making his Uncle Ben proud with his great care and responsibilities 👏🏾 ❤❤

I like to imagine this story also happened in Spiderverse 1610 (movie Miles' universe). I'd then like to think the guy would make a second documentary interviewing the same people after the news of his death... Maybe even asking the new Spider-Man (Miles)... It'd be so sad but also kinda bittersweet...

Spider man is literally me ngl

What an amazing story. It really embodies the character of Spider-Man.

There is deadpool comic that showed deadpool saving person from suicide. Also there is comic of superman saving person from suicide. I love comics that show humanity of super heros and not just fighting.

this brought me to literal tears bro

I love Spider-Man. He is the greatest superhero of all time. One thing I have noticed about most great superheroes is that they didn't choose to be a superhero; through tragedy, they were pushed into being one. Spider-Man embodies sacrifice, perseverance, and overcoming personal challenges. And that's what I love about Spider-Man.

when i read this a couple of years ago i cried so hard both for peter and kyle i can't imagine how hard that would be in real life if i were in spidermans shoes i would have been heartbroken, blamed myself and i honestly think i would have lost control and possibly killed the criminals and may have called it a day and quit being spiderman after that

This Story was Beautiful, I teared watching this, People need to see this side of the story in Cinemas, the side of a normal bystanders perspective and how one Person can make a difference for better or worse, this is why love Spiderman ❤

damn that is one of the most beautiful comics Ive ever heard

Peter Parkers the best. probably one of the best role models youths can choose.

One of the best Spider-Man stories ever. Instant classic.

This is the spider man stanley believes in.

I was talking to my wife earlier about Spider-Man. She asked me who was my top five comic book characters. Spider-Man is in the top 3. IT’s stories like this is why I love Spider-Man.

This is why SpiderMan is my favorite hero. Right here. This entire comic.

Spidey on the roof like " Sorry Kyle, another person I failed just like Captain Stacey and Uncle Ben..."😢

This is why spider man is the greatest marvel dc super hero

He's right about Cap. if Captain America says that about you, you will never have to question yourself about if you're doing the right thing ever again. The level of confidence that would give me would be out of this world, changing me forever.

Stories like this are what I'd love to see in a tv show.

Spider man is the best marvel character we can all relate to this character

This is why i love spider man

That peter parker is a good friend to spiderman

People are terrible when they choose to hate what they don't understand, and let themselves be blinded by the truth of how the one person is actually a good soul. If they were to take the time to see the good qualities for themselves they would see that Spider-Man is a true here. Too bad there are those too stubborn to get rid of the blind in their eyes. It's an everyday factor of human kind.

Even the I a wholesome story he suffers

Hands down the best superhero ever created imo.

The fact that Peter actually went to get a hotdog every day is HILARIOUS

This story reminded me of the quote from the movie titled Schindler's list " He who saves one life saves the world entire".

This is actually my favorite spider-man comic: it really encapsulates what Spider-Man is about and what he goes through

Please check out Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 2 14 This issue to me is the reason i will always be inspired by Spider-Man and respect Peter Parker for going through all the pain he's suffered in life and still go out of his way to make others smile.

It’s characters like these that keep me going through life 🥹

This is why Spider-Man is my favorite superhero of all ❤

It's bittersweet, seeing the appreciation of Pete but also the death of Kyle.

That is such a beautiful story.

Zdarsky gets the character and the tone of his series, excellent work.

Masterfully written

Spider man is one of if not THE most selfless heroes of all time.

I almost shed a tear

this was beautiful, truly the beauty of comics encapsulated in one of em

This is great!

Loved this

The Insomniac Spider-Man game theme at the end is a nice touch.

I was really hoping Peter was gonna tell him he found out from an old friend and it would just be him catching up with the mom. Just plays into his character of being involved in peoples lives.

Fantastic. This is why we need superheroes-- examples, no matter how fictional, of overcoming obstacles and strife. Showing us not what we are-- but what we _can_ be!

I love spider-man so much bro

First spider-man story with a wholesome ending

Spider-man has the best storys a lot of the time I hear that insomniac theme in the background nice! Bro actually said hella😂 6:15

Superheroes are those characters that make you believe in hope. I guess you could say that they guide us. In a way. We read all these comics of our favourite heroes and heroines and spend time in their world and then we're able to make our real one just a little bit better.

He just want to help

Man this was so good I need to read the entire Chip Zdarsky Spidey run. Planning to do the same with his Daredevil and Howard The Duck run as well. I think these will be good to start my first time reading a comic book run

Chip zdarsky is such a great spiderman writer.

One of the saddest and yet greatest Spiderman stories ever. I'm so glad your video came on viewing choices. New subscriber.

It's nice. This book is nice.

Spider man the most compassionate hero

Ok but imagine all of those webs on the walls of random buildings when he swings and imagine how pissed those building cleaners are every day they have to clean those sticky webs

And I wept. Spiderman is my favorite Marvel Hero

I don't really find it depressing. It's sad? Hell, yes. Depressing? Maybe a little, but in the end there he is, Peter Parker, proving that Cap is right about Spidey. How strong you should be to have Spidey's powers and not become Frank Castle with those two goons?

Spider-Man must need like 2 hours sleep if he can keep up a double identity, a relationship, a job and tutor a kid on his maths homework.

Imagine the Punisher getting a story like this.

i imagine the superhero community having quite a bit of a snicker at the fact that the last interview in the documentary (if it ever gets a release) is the man himself.

Spider Man suffers a lot in his comic books. One favorite issue is when spider man was some kind dimensional war. Every spider man was there, every hero and people he knew. This when after he found Gwen having green goblin children and Mary Jane marrying a another man in a different dimension. A lot of terrible things happen to him. As goes on he saves everything, but at a cost. He lost apart of himself. In that final fight. Marvel answered fans is spider man really holding back his powers? Yes he was. He really showed everyone, what truly powerful spider man looks like. Defeat the person that caused him to let go. Broke spider man. He didn’t kill him, but kind and caring spider man is. You can imagine how he felt. After that fight everyone saw him differently in the end of issue. Was it fear? Was it sadness? I really think he was tired of everything and showed he’s human. Spider Man went back to normal after that. Never read anything about it. I guess marvel doesn’t want their characters to really be broken, just sad. But great issue.

3:10 Okay, why did that just make me gasp and clutch my pearls? THAT'S SO CUUUUUTEEEE!!!

Peter should have a stable job Marrying mj have a kid. I admit I was one of the people who wanted a young Spider-Man. I think he’s already physically mature, why not let him mature emotionally. Let him still have that same personality, but let him live his life. Eventually 616 will reset so who cares

Deep.

In a lot of superhero stuff common people are generally a hive-mind meant to represent irrational respect trust or animosity towards the hero a lot of the time writers failed to remember individuals people have their own poorly thought-out and well-thought-out opinions and cognitive dissonance, this is a trademark of a good writer

This is gonna sound weird, but spidey saved me. I was being picked on daily, stopped talking unless spoken to. I just wanted to be invisible and yet I was so lonely. And yeah, suicidal. I was reading comics. The old horror ones, I think they matched my mood back then. I picked up a spidey book when I was 12. This little nerdy quiet kid who had super powers. Far from perfect, made so many mistakes but kept going every day. For some reason, i wanted to be like spidey. My life wasnt perfect, but i kept trying. It really felt like I had a friend. And When I pick up the next graphic novel and sit in the corner, I visit my friend and he tells me a story. Love you Spidey.

if Gavin I Konop makes a sequel to Lotus, he should adapt this story!

Take this upvote.

u my friend, deserve a big chanel bc u are a good person as well.

damn thats deep uncle ben must be proud.

What's scarier: Batman smiling or Spider-Man not telling jokes? Answer: 4:27 I kinda wish he did more to them.

Tragic plot but good ending

Dang that was really good.

I’m first RIP Kyle🕷🐐

Did not expect to see a child death off screen

Get chip zdarsky back as the main writer god dammit!!!

Live action marvel fans thinking Tom’s Spider-Man had gone through the most Comic Spider-Man: