Summary

Warning : stop SPOILERS forThe Superior Spider - Man # 4

Spider - Manis one of Marvel Comics ’ most active heroes , and for good reason . With the proportional forcefulness , speed , and lightsomeness of a spider , along with a genius - tier intellect and the ability to stick to walls , there are few threats Peter Parker ca n’t cover . Still , the Webslinger is far from invulnerable – but thankfully , experience has yield him a new defence against one of his most famous weakness .

The Superior Spider - Man#4 – by Dan Slott , Mark Bagley , John Dell , Edgar Delgado , and VC ’s Joe Caramagna – finds the one and onlyDoctor Octopusseeking to once again plant his psyche inside the body of Peter Parker . Unfortunately for Octavius , Spider - Man has leveled up his psychical defense , pointing out that Otto was successful in the past due to Peter ’s lack of psionic experience .

Spider-Man with Ock Arms featured

This prison term , Spider - Man resists Ock ’s attack , put together a psionic army of Marvel ’s greatest heroes and unexpectedly weaponizing an alternate lifetime of computer storage . And though Ock beat some of these defenses , it ’s clear that Spider - Man has upped his game .

Doctor Octopus ’s old tentacle will give Spider - Man the rising slope he desperately needs to fight his definitive enemy ’s fresh deadly weapon .

Peter Parker Won’t Lose His Mind Anytime Soon

Spider - Man is Marvel Comics ’ premier submarine sandwich , and as such , he exit up against the speculative threats that the House of Ideas has to offer .

Unlike other poor boy with more experience in the psychical realm , Spider - Man has always been a more forcible hero sandwich . Even when his battles require the forte of his mind , they incline to rely on his intellect , rather than lay him in a position demand solid psionic artistry – but as it turns out , Peter place his premature lack of psychic defenses and seek to compensate . This earliest vulnerability handed OckhisSuperior Spider - Mangambiton a silver phonograph record , permit the baddie to overpower Peter ’s cognizance through the Webslinger ’s lack of practical knowledge of the telepathic war .

Since recover his body , Spider - Man has clearly been practicing genial defense techniques , clearly unwilling to find himself caught unawares once again . Although Doctor Octopus may have torn through many of Pete ’s psychic defenses this go round , it ’s also worth noting thatOtto is a genius , one with a specific history and familarity with Spidey ’s mindscape , giving him an edge against anything Parker might conjure . Even so , that experience is n’t enough to overwhelm the entireness of Spider - Man ’s new defenses , include the I that Peter himself did n’t even expect .

Spider-Man and Venom Face to Face in Spider-Verse vs Venom-Verse Comic Art

With Foes Like Doc Ock, Spider-Man Must Always Remain Vigilant

Spider - Man is Marvel Comics ’ premier hero , and as such , he pass away up against the big threats that the House of Ideas has to offer . With threats around every corner – and with more than a few of them outclassing Peter Parker in terms of psionic experience – it ’s understandable that the Webhead would take a set of psychical buckler just in sheath . Let it not be say that the Webslinger does n’t get a line from experience , because Peter Parker ’s newfangled psychical defenses undoubtedly make him Marvel Comics ’ one true SuperiorSpider - Man .

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The Superior Spider - Man#4 ( 2024 )

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Spider-Man Dying Wish featured

Superior Spider-Man #4, alternate Peter Parker memories come to his psionic defense against Doc Ock.

Superior Spider-Man #4, Doc Ock attempts to steal Peter Parker’s body…again

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