Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
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Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The title is derived from a trademark self-referential comment often made by Spider-Man (as in "just another service provided by your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!"), ironic in that Spider-Man is often falsely considered by the general public to be a dangerous vigilante and/or a criminal, and to many his perceived reputation is anything but "friendly". The series began in October, 2005 and is currently written by Peter David and drawn by Mike Wieringo. There is some controversy resulting from the fact that the first issue goes immediately into a crossover, but nonetheless is enjoyed by many fans.
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[edit] The Other (issues #1-4)
The first story arc is the twelve-part crossover, "Spider-Man: The Other", one-third of which was told in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (the other two-thirds told in Marvel Knights Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man).
[edit] Web Log (issue #5)
Web Log was a one-issue storyline featuring a young woman (although her first name being Vanna was confirmed, J. Jonah Jameson called her "Ms. Smith", indicating that her full name is Vanna Smith) who is convinced Spider-Man has been stalking her since high school, because over the years, Spider-Man just happened to be around when Vanna was doing something. She later gets a restraining order to Spider-Man. The story then moves to approximately 50 years into the future. Mary Jane meets up with Vanna in an unidentified park. They talk, and Mary Jane shows Vanna Spider-Man's bloodied mask, thus proving her thoughts of him surviving were wrong. Mary Jane then walks away. Vanna later writes in her web log, "Nothing important happened today."
[edit] Masks (issues #6-7)
A storyline notable for its use of luchadores, lucha libre, and discussion of the meaning of being an icon.
[edit] Jumping the Tracks (issues #8-10)
The story begins in an alternate, future timeline. The daughter of Spider-Man 2211 (nicknamed Hobby) is the alternate Hobgoblin. She enjoys killing alternate or future versions of Spider-Man, but accidentally dies by her own retcon bomb (a bomb that not only kills the victim, but erases them from ever existing). Early in the storyline, she brings an alt-Uncle Ben to the 616 reality as part of a mind game for Peter. As Spider-Man 2211 prepares to return Uncle Ben to his proper reality, Uncle Ben shoots him, deciding to stay in this one.
[edit] I Hate a Mystery (issues #11-13)
Francis Klum returns as the new Mysterio and traps Spider-Man and the students and staff of Midtown High inside the building. Daniel Berkhart, the second Mysterio, enters the fray as well as Quentin Beck, the orginal, long thought dead from a gunshot wound. Also of note is the inclusion of Miss Arrow, a nurse who falls in love with Flash and may be more than she seems: she is able to emit stingers from her wrist, much like Spider-Man and the "Other".
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