Summary
- Spider-Boy claims his existence has been erased from historical past by the Totem Dagger, which is why nobody remembers him as Spider-Man’s sidekick.
- Spider-Boy is aware of so much in regards to the Marvel Universe, however Earth-616 heroes and villains don’t have any recollection of him, suggesting he could also be from a unique timeline within the Multiverse.
- The inconsistencies in Spider-Boy’s story could also be organising the reveal that he’s within the mistaken universe, which might have devastating penalties for Spider-Man’s new sidekick.
Warning: Spoilers for Spider-Boy #1!
The existence of Spider-Man’s new sidekick is turning into even more complicated. The phrase “new” might have to be used loosely, as a result of upon being launched, 10-year-old Bailey Briggs claimed that he is been a hero inside the Marvel Universe for at the least three years, serving as Spidey’s sidekick in that point. The motive nobody remembers him is as a result of, till now, he’d been erased from historical past by the Totem Dagger.
Bailey’s clarification for why no different Marvel heroes keep in mind him – that his existence has been wiped from the collective reminiscence – is, so far as the requirements of a superhero story go, actually believable; it has occurred earlier than, to established characters.
Spider-Boy #1 – written by Dan Slott, with artwork by Paco Medina, – finds Spider-Man attempting his finest to consider Bailey’s claims; nevertheless, there could also be holes in his story unearthed in his story, main Peter Parker to develop suspicions in regards to the new hero and the true nature of their hero-sidekick dynamic.
That is not to say that Bailey is mendacity about something he’s speaking about, as he has expressed an excessive amount of correct data in regards to the Marvel Universe round him to be thought of a liar. However, there have been indicators to counsel that whereas Spider-Boy could also be a hero in his universe, Earth-616 will not be his actuality of origin.
No One Remembers Spider-Boy, Or His Villains
As has been the operating theme with Spider-Boy to this point, nobody – not even his personal supposed rogues’ gallery – remembers who Spider-Boy is. Yet, nobody even remembers these villains both. When dealing with Gutterball in the beginning of the problem, Spider-Man has clearly by no means heard of or seen him earlier than. Meanwhile, Spider-Boy is aware of every part about him, suggesting that that is considered one of his “deadliest foes.” Still, including one other layer of uncertainty, not even Gutterball himself remembers Spider-Boy. The similar might be stated for Professor Emilio Helio, a.ok.a. the Balloon Man, somebody who Bailey alone acknowledges, however seemingly has no recollection of the younger hero.
The easiest clarification for all of that is that Bailey, the brand new Earth-616 Spider-Boy, initially hails from a unique timeline within the Multiverse.
Bailey’s clarification for why no different Marvel heroes keep in mind him – that his existence has been wiped from the collective reminiscence – is, so far as the requirements of a superhero story go, actually believable; it has occurred earlier than, to established characters. The existence, however lack of recognition by Spider-Man of villains like Gutterball and Baloon Man, calls the true nature of those characters even additional into query.One would assume the villains must be simply as tenured as Spider-Boy claims to be and if that is the case, heroes like Spider-Man and Squirrel Girl ought to at the least have distorted recollections of those villains, even when they’d been tampered with.
Theory: Spider-Boy is Back within the Wrong Universe
The easiest clarification for all of that is that Bailey, the brand new Earth-616 Spider-Boy, initially hails from a unique timeline within the Multiverse. It is feasible that he doesn’t even notice he’s within the “wrong” universe. All of those inconsistencies along with his story might be setting the stage for the reveal that Bailey’s true universe is adjoining to Earth-616, however not 616 itself –therefore why he holds a lot delicate data about Spider-Man and his superb buddies, however they do not acknowledge him. The similar might be stated for Bailey’s villains. All of those new characters might have merely crashed into the mistaken universe. If that is true, the reality goes to crush Spider-Man’s sidekick.
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