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I recently realized Johnny Storm has never really appeared in a significant role in a Spider-Man series, nor has the Web-head been properly featured in a Fantastic Four show, and so their friendship has remained pretty much completely un-adapted.

Somehow, despite being best friends for years and appearing in numerous animated shows, the only thing to give a proper team up with Spider-Man and The Human Torch is a Disney Junior show.

Like, the only other times I can recall them even interacting was Spider-Man TAS, where Johnny had a small role in Secret Wars, and Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, where Peter is a nameless photographer Johnny hired (although that was due to rights issues) and Scarlet Spider making a cameo in the 90s FF show. Spectacular Spider-Man WOULD have had Johnny in at least one episode, but since it was a Sony production and could only use Spider-Man characters, those plans, as well as plans to use any other Marvel hero was scrapped. Licensing issues are also why Amazing Friends created Firestar instead of using Johnny and why the FF show from that time created H.E.R.B.I.E.

Somehow, despite Disney and Marvel, basically owning the rights to everything in regards to animated shows. They still haven't.

Even with a new Spidey show coming out every few years, still nothing. Even when every show tries to throw in a bunch of other Marvel heroes, no Johnny. I mean, it's especially odd when the antagonistic dynamic Peter had in Ultimate Spider-Man with Nova felt like they were trying to write him like how Peter and Johnny were early on.

I mean, each show has had a habit of making Peter's supporting cast other superheroes, or at times turning his supporting cast INTO superheroes (Ultimate made Harry both a hero and villain as Black Suit Spider-Man, Venom, Patrioteer, and Anti-Venom, and made MJ Spider-Woman via the Carnage symbiote. While 2017 had Harry be Hobgoblin) but not have included the guy, who's arguably been Peter's best friend for years and already is a superhero! (Though that may be because Marvel didn't want to use the FF or X-Men, as they felt it would promote Fox's movies. Which was stupid and petty, but might be the reason).

And now, another show has not only made another Marvel hero be Peter's best friend, but they made the Future Foundation suit, the outfit Peter wore when he took Johnny's place on the FF, per his last will and testament, something given to him by Norman Osborn!

That might have come off like I dislike the new show, I haven't seen it yet, so I can't judge its quality, and I'm not going to, off that alone. This post isn't really meant to criticize anything, really. Just voice something I've noticed recently and how odd I find it. I guess it doesn't really matter, but I like Peter and Johnny's friendship, and I wish it was in more things than just the comics. Marvel Rivals seems to acknowledge it, though.

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Here's just a dump of drawings I've made that I've posted elsewhere, but not here.

Can you tell that I really like Spider-Man?

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I guess I forgot to put this here. A homage to Batman #9. Not a exact replica of it, but still recognizable.

It was my first time inking a piece, and it was a little messy, but I still feel it's alright.

I would have colored it in, but I don't have any flesh color markers.

Original cover for comparison:

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So I was rewatching Spider-Man 2, and I somehow just noticed that the suit looks a little different in some of the artwork in the opening from the actual film.

It's sort of got Alex Ross's usual style for how he draws the classic suit, mixed in with the Raimi film design. It actually looks pretty cool.

Don't know how it's taken me my whole life to notice this, but oh well.

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I like Scarecrow and Joker's team up during Knightfall. Where they're dousing the Mayor with Fear Toxin and forcing him to cause mass mayhem and send the city into disarray...

... but also, kinda just hanging out

Don't have anything special to say about, I just thought it was fun =)

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New Batman sketch

It's similar to the last one, but I'm experimenting with shading a bit

Also, some design elements are a bit different

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New Spidey sketch

For this one, I took a little bit of influence from Todd McFarlane, Erik Larson, and Mark Bagley.

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Batman sketch

I took influence from how he was usually drawn in the 70s. I'm not imitating any artist in particular, just pulling from their general style

I feel like this could've come out a bit better. I feel he's a little slim. Also, something seems off with the skyline, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

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Another sketch of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man

For this one, I took a bit more influence from older appearances of the character.

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So, the SDCC Marvel Studios announcements...

Specifically, what I feel is the big one...

Eugh

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Just wanted to share these

The Iron Man and Cap image comes from Young Avengers #1

Batman and Superman's is from Batman/Superman: World's Finest #19

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Now, I've mostly been making Batfamily related blog posts, but I want to talk a little about something different.

Now, Spider-Man is quite literally my favorite character in not just comics but all of fiction. I just got done reading The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives, and it was great!

I may say this should be on any essential reading list for anyone interested in Spider-Man, Mary Jane, and their relationship. Also, it should be shown to anyone online before they say anything about MJ. I think this would help stop most of the bad takes and misconceptions people have about her.

I love the two of them together, and this book does a pretty good job at showing why they work.

Also, Doc Ock's in it, and he's used pretty well. It was not his best appearance, but it was still a pretty good one.

Below are just a couple of pages from the story. Read them if you want to, but if you would prefer to go into the story blind, then, of course, don't.

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In Lego Batman: The Video Game, Spoiler was a secret character that you could only play as if you used the character creator

I wish there was an official minifigure of Steph

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From Detective Comics #32, Batman, at one point, was sitting outside a door standing gaurd

Is it me, or does he look really upset or something? Like he's been punished and sent to his room.

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Spoiler. Just Spoiler.

No other Bat Family. No other Gotham Vigilantes. No other DC characters.

Just Steph. She's cool

I just wanted to say that. Thank you for reading

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Just a pretty basic Spider-Man sketch

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Huh, it's been well over a month since I mentioned my favorite crossover rarepair that's somehow canon. So time for more of Tim and Jubilee, this is from DC/Marvel All Access #2.

There's not much to it, nor do I really have anything to say, I just like talking about them. I'm pretty much scrapping the bottom of the barrel for these two. I'd say I wish there were more of them, but I like it for how brief it was and that it wasn't meant to last. The bittersweetness of it is what I find endearing.

And to reiterate or clarify a little on how I feel about some of their other relationships.

I like Tim with Steph, although probably not as much as other people do. Sometimes they're good. Other times, I just don't see it as much (I still like them both individually, though). I find Bernard as bland as Kix cereal. Sorry to those who like him, but I, for the life of me, just can't find any reason to care about him. Everyone else, I either haven't read much on or just don't care for.

On Jubilee's side, I've seen a couple of pages with her and Chamber that were they seem fine, but not enough to form a full opinion on them as a couple (I'll get around to reading both that and the original run of Gen X eventually). I just don't like '97 Sunspot as a whole, since, from what I've heard, he seems like such a massive downgrade from the character he is in the comics. What few other love interests Jubilee has had, I don't have much of an opinion on.