#Kaine Parker

[wr3hart]

‘94 Spider-Bros

[jelliedspider]

I thought Ben and Kaine would look nice in the SM/DP cover poses soo

[zed-sabre]

Imagine kinda wanting this dynamic between Kaine and Peter, where Kaine justifies his more lethal approach to fighting crime, his enemies and maybe even blames Peter for him having to resort to such measures because Peter doesn’t have the balls to get the job done.

it's funny you say this, because that kiiinda happened at the end of Minimum Carnage

^minimum carnage: omega

except it wasn't to peter, it was to agent venom (doki doki)

when it comes to peter though, the confrontation vibes are a little like Grim Hunt

^amazing spider-man #635

^amazing spider-man #636

but i say vibe because what they're talking about is practically the opposite. kaine is literally going, 'you should stop fighting the bad guys because you're going to die. but intrinsically you can't, because you're a hero - so i'm going to die instead of you'. this is something he does with great orchestration and intent.

when it comes to the daredevil and punisher, they make great foils because frank is the picture of 'this is what matt could become, if he loses himself'. if loss and vengeance drives his hand instead of justice. and in that scene, frank thinks matt SHOULD be like him! they're on the same side, matt just sucks at it.

i don't think kaine is like that at all. i mean for starters, the number of people that kaine has actually killed since he started being scarlet spider is... a werewolf, but he was in berserk monster spider mode, and also that werewolf killed and cannibalized him like a few minutes earlier so imo fair game. the other is shathra, and he was also in berserk monster spider mode. he shot the evolutionary point blank in the head with a laser gun because he was about to kill aracely. and... solus, the big daddy of the inheritors in spider-verse, to avenge ben... also in berserk monster spider mode.

oh yeah and he killed ben in ben reilly: scarlet spider but that whole ending was a clusterfuck. it's unclear how much of that killing intent was due to mephisto influencing him.

so really his track record is... mostly the Other did it in a fit of extreme emotion.

the thing is, kaine IS willing to kill, and he really talks up his urge to kill, but at the core of him, he doesn't really want to anymore. not because the bad guys deserve it less, but because he wants to be a better person. when he tells off flash, that is right after he's been traumatized by the failure to save a ton of people - and immediately after, he has to go get drunk to deal with it. guilt and the ability to blame yourself for every bad thing ever is also a spider-power and he's lashing out at flash, not stating his moral philosophy. the boy has never heard of emotional regulation in his life.

but peter is what he wishes he could be. i mean, he was literally built for the purpose of wishing he could be peter. yes, he thinks peter is stupid and naive. but in no world do i think kaine wants peter to be like him. kaine doesn't even want to be like kaine.

[antygabo14]

Here’re a bunch of marvel character designs

[toastydumpster]

personally I think Wade would be dazzled to meet a spidey with the same affliction as him

[drempen]

Big 'ol Spidey lenses are my gender

[big1ron]

… yeah

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Spider-Clones from the art of Across the Spider-Verse

[star-serpent]

Bestie 🤧

[wwprice1]

10 great Marvel covers for August!

[wr3hart]

Spider-Men

[why-i-love-comics]

Chasm: Curse of Kaine #4 (2024)

written by Steve Foxe art by Andrea Broccardo & Brian Reber

[zed-sabre]

anyways move over spider-clones

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